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Apex Magazine Issue 93 by Jason Sizemore

mikewhiteman's review

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3.0

Queen Of Dirt - Nisi Shawl ***
A martial arts teacher at a community outreach camp gets her class ready for their big show, while worrying about nearby "entities" that have driven people to suicide. Nice feel to the teacher-student relationships but a bit too vague on story.

You Too Shall Be Psyche - Rich Larson **
Sort of horror with a god turning its sacrifices into artworks. Some gruesome imagery but the shift at the end didn't work for me, too abrupt and without consequences - I don't think the story really changes if it was removed.

The Bells - Lyndsie Manusos ****
Dark allegory for sexual assault and abuse where a marionette is hired out to clients and carved and shaped to demand by a carpenter. Unflinching from the difficulty of resistance and the consequences meted out by an abuser.

Servant Of The Aswang - Samuel Marzioli **
Nothing special, a girl helps a Filipino demon hunt young children to avoid being killed herself.

Flash

As Long As You Can Stand It - Joanna Truman ****
Dreams and nightmares, fleeting moments.

Butterfly Man - Tonya Walter ***
Sacrifice, regret.

St Theophilus The Penitent - Rich Larson ***
Self-flagellation, remembrance.
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