Zero Dark Thirty

<p><strong>DARK MATTER MAGAZINE'S 30 DARKEST STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINE'S FIRST TWO YEARS (2021-2022)</strong></p><p><em>Zero Dark Thirty</em> is a curated collection of the thirty darkest stories to haunt the pages of Dark Matter Magazine's first two years of publication (2021-2022). These are the most depressing and deranged tales the magazine has to offer. Enter if you must but beware.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stories include:</strong></p><p>Potato by Ken Altabef</p><p>Annihilate Mankind and Impress Your Friends: A Correspondence Course by Matthew Andrew</p><p>Set for Life by Warren Benedetto</p><p>Helter Smelter by Mark Burnham</p><p>Declare the Typhoon's Coming by Noah Codega</p><p>Bodhisattva from Bit by Andy Dudak</p><p>Decommissioned by Brittany Groves</p><p>The Liminal Men by Thomas Ha</p><p>Recycle of Violence by Andrew Leon Hudson</p><p>The Three Breeds of Lie by T. M. Hurree</p><p>Scintillae by Ariel Marken Jack</p><p>This Choir of Ghosts by Monte Lin</p><p>Little Lives by Patrick Lofgren</p><p>Of the Sea-Born and the Brine-Hearted by Christine Lucas</p><p>Lady of the Dullahan by Anna Madden</p><p>The Hottest on the Hotline by Evan Marcroft</p><p>Storm Cellar by Jen Marshall</p><p>A Twisted Run by Guy McDonnell</p><p>Binge by R. L. Meza</p><p>Finishers by Christi Nogle</p><p>Queen of the Cloven Heart by Hailey Piper</p><p>Rider Within by Lowry Poletti</p><p>Cube by Grace R. Reynolds</p><p>Her Tongue Was Weighted with Salt by Alexandra Seidel</p><p>The Devil's Travel Agency by Alex Sobel</p><p>Marasa or a Withdrawal of Pure Joy for Mr. Antar by Prashanth Srivatsa</p><p>The Ground Shook by Roni Stinger</p><p>All the Sludge You Want to Drink by Mary G. Thompson</p><p>This Will Be the Most Vulnerable Post I've Ever Made by Marissa van Uden</p><p>Your Augmented Home is Now Ready by Erich Alan Werner</p>