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Over twenty stories to disturb, excite, and immerse. DimensionBucket Magazine presents its debut issue of horror, science fiction, and fantasy with new short stories, flash fiction pieces, and editorials to keep you on your toes. Get pulled into stories of parasitic monsters, dystopian surveillance, ancient evil, and courageous heroes. Whether you're looking for scares, suspense, action, comedy, or just an overall good time, there's something in this issue for everyone. Editorials include our personal favorite Halloween reads, an exploration into clowns as popular horror figures, and a fiery review of the movie "Drag Me to Hell," among others. Explore a host of new and talented voices in genre fiction, and go on a trip to all sorts of places along the way... From Don't Look Back by Dominika Lein: We were being followed though I didn't know why. All I knew was the roadster had kept behind us ever since we'd left the gas pump north of Oklahoma City. I wasn't sure whether to tell Paul or not. He'd brush it off as another girlish fancy, but it wasn't my imagination that the exact same Ford roadster that'd been tailing us for miles, also parked next to us when we stopped for supper. In the driver's seat, there was a stranger covered in woolen clothes despite the southern heat. He turned while I stared at him and his tinted glasses didn't let me see much else, yet I knew he was looking right at me. Paul shouted to hurry up. I fixed my kilted skirt and squeaked past the narrow space between the cars. I memorized the license plate, those yellow numbers '100-626' on the black plate with tiny W VA at the bottom. Paul pushed on my lower back. "Hello Nora, you there?" "Mmhm." We walked into the diner. I ran a finger along a wire spinner, pretending to look at postcards and trying to see if the stranger would get out of the car. "Let's get some food in you," said Paul, guiding me to the seating area. I sighed and listened to th