Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. TABLE OF CONTENTS Fiction To Die Dancing—Sam J. Miller Blood on Beacon Hill—Russell Nichols The Beacon and the Coward—Day Al-Mohamed Signal to Noise—Gemma Files Nonfiction Cthulhu Apocalypse and the Terrifying Tradition of Horror Role-Playing Games—Ed Grabianowski Interview with Author Russell Nicols—Andrea Johnson Interview with Artist James Lincke—Russell Dickerson Poetry Rolling Dice—Chloe Clark Mother Doll—Brittany Warman When the Gods Come Knocking—Julia Kingston Time Missing—Michael Sikkema Excerpts The Flux—Ferrett Steinmetz The Weight of Chains—Lesley Conner How to Pass as Human: A Guide to Assimilation for Future Androids by Android Ø — Nic Kelman Editorial Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore