This flash-submission third issue is launched in honour of The Violet Hour Magazine's first Halloween in print, and is based on the themes of "Gothic" and "Macabre." It contains short fiction by Kevin M. Folliard and Alyson Faye, short non-fiction by Vivian Wagner, and poetry by Doc Wallace, Devon Balwit, Hannah Litvin, and many more.

In this issue: We flout rules and regulations We bond with unsavoury characters We explore the dark side of fame and fortune We are accosted by punchy verse We are left to question right from wrong, intent from mistake We are presented with moral dilemmas We are... entertained!

An anthology of contemporary poetry and stories.

In our first issue, a demon ponders his past enslavement, zombies go to Mars, a forbidden romance leads to violence and tragedy, and a seven-year-old has a strange sexual encounter in a church bathroom. Join us for a whirlwind of magic, heartbreak, absurdity, and more in this premiere issue of poetry and fiction edited by established authors Mandi Jourdan and L.J. Engelmeier. Launched in this issue is the first part of a multi-part serialization, Blood and Fury, in which vampires wage a war against the mages who have long hunted them. In this installment, the new generation of vampire soldiers attacks a school for mages.