Apex Books & Zine

Apex Books & Zine Apex Books & Zine is a small press that focuses on dark and spectacular SF, fantasy, and horror. New issues are released every two months.
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Apex Magazine is a genre zine that focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Issue content is made available for free on this website via piecemeal over the two months between issues.

Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of Ivy Grimes's Russian fairytale-inspired folk hor...
11/10/2025

Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of Ivy Grimes's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! ๐ŸŒŒ Out February 18th, available for preorder now at https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the-cellar-below-the-cellar!

Cover Art: Jack Hillside

Cover Design: Silent Q Design

As night falls and the sky begins to dance, something looms over the dark horizon... ๐ŸŒ•๐Ÿš๏ธ๐ŸŒŒFull cover reveal of Violet Lic...
11/07/2025

As night falls and the sky begins to dance, something looms over the dark horizon... ๐ŸŒ•๐Ÿš๏ธ๐ŸŒŒ

Full cover reveal of Violet Lichen's first horror novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by Ivy Grimes coming Monday!

"Through this shared heritage, the Westernโ€™s influence in literature and entertainment proves as boundless as the fronti...
11/06/2025

"Through this shared heritage, the Westernโ€™s influence in literature and entertainment proves as boundless as the frontiers it first depicted." ๐Ÿœ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‚

New nonfiction today by Michael Knost: "Dust, Stars, and Shadows: How Western Genre Literature Helped Shape Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/dust-stars-and-shadows-how-western-genre-literature-helped-shape-fantasy-science-fiction-and-horror

Visit SIBERIA'S WHITE WOOLLY MAMMOTHS and give your kids a holiday they'll NEVER forget! โ„๏ธ๐ŸฆฃWe're so excited to have Lou...
11/05/2025

Visit SIBERIA'S WHITE WOOLLY MAMMOTHS and give your kids a holiday they'll NEVER forget! โ„๏ธ๐Ÿฆฃ

We're so excited to have Louis Evans's ecofiction โ€œA Seder in Siberiaโ€ in ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION.

Join him and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books on November 18th for a FREE launch party to celebrate ECO24, including live readings and a talk with the authors!

RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evans-and-kay-vaindal-launch-eco24-tickets-1853598596299

Want to snag this natural wonder of a book? Preorder ECO24 BEFORE NOVEMBER 18TH and get 30% OFF at https://www.apexbookcompany.com! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ’ธ

In case you missed it...๐Ÿ”ฎ Violet Lichen's first fiction novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, is available for preorder ...
11/04/2025

In case you missed it...๐Ÿ”ฎ

Violet Lichen's first fiction novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, is available for preorder at a 30% discount! A surreal folk horror inspired by Russian fairytales, solar storms, and the secrets we keep buried underground ๐ŸŒŒโ˜€๏ธ Cover reveal coming soon!

Preorder HERE: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the-cellar-below-the-cellar

We're celebrating Michael Wehunt's new novel THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT with a limited time sale!Read the celebrated antholo...
11/03/2025

We're celebrating Michael Wehunt's new novel THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT with a limited time sale!

Read the celebrated anthology GREENER PASTURES, featuring the short story which inspired the novel, "October Film Haunt: Under the House" for just $10! Available only until November 30th!

We celebrate Michael Wehunt's new novel The October Film Haunt (based on the Greener Pasture's story "October Film Haunt: Under the House" by offering his collection Greener Pastures for $10! Available only until November 30th! They say there are always greener pastures. These horror and dark fantas...

ICYMI ๐ŸŒŸ Lofty Pigeon Books is hosting a โœจFREEโœจ ECO24 launch party with Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal, authors of featured ...
11/03/2025

ICYMI ๐ŸŒŸ Lofty Pigeon Books is hosting a โœจFREEโœจ ECO24 launch party with Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal, authors of featured short stories โ€œA Seder in Siberiaโ€ and โ€œPig House,โ€ on Nov. 18th at 6:30! Enjoy a night of readings, book signings, a Q&A, and reception to celebrate the launch of ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ„

Seats are limited! Reserve your spot at the event link below โฌ‡๏ธ

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evans-and-kay-vaindal-launch-eco24-tickets-1853598596299

The Apex Book Company submission window is now open! ๐Ÿ“šโœ๏ธWe're looking for surreal, dreamlike novels and novellas with un...
11/03/2025

The Apex Book Company submission window is now open! ๐Ÿ“šโœ๏ธ

We're looking for surreal, dreamlike novels and novellas with unknowable horror, POVs that push the boundaries of "human" characters, and a fresh twist on new and classic monsters!

Please email your cover letter and manuscript to [email protected].

Full submission instructions: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/submissions

The Apex Magazine Kickstarter is officially OVER! We successfully funded four new issues of Apex Magazine! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰On behalf ...
10/31/2025

The Apex Magazine Kickstarter is officially OVER! We successfully funded four new issues of Apex Magazine! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

On behalf of the entire Apex team, thank you to all of the backers, authors, and readers for donating your funds, time, and attention to our Kickstarter. Your enthusiasm and unwavering support is what allows us to keep doing what we do best. We can't wait to bring you another year of strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful fiction ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ‘ฝ

SEE YOU IN 2026! ๐Ÿพ

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Apex Magazine is a bi-monthly genre short fiction zine focused on dark SF, dark fantasy, and horror. We are planning to return from hiatus this coming January, 2021.

But first, we are running a Kickstarter in mid-July to help fund the relaunch. You can sign up to be notified when it goes live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/apexpublications/apex-magazine-2021.