This issue of Assemble Artifacts is packed with thrillers, sci-fi, horror, and more. It features Hongfei Liu's brilliant artwork and stories of elite survival, supernatural battles, and eerie mysteries. You'll find haunting twists on a childhood tale, genetic secrets with life-or-death stakes, and unsettling explorations of relationships under pressure.

"Still" by Z. K. Abraham (narrator: Sharon Freedman)

In the remote Alaskan wilderness, a failed marathon runner faces a relentless fight for survival when she’s attacked by creatures that can only sense her when she’s still.

"Belladonna" by Nick Kolakowski (narrator: Abigail Reno)

At her eerie university, a student covertly moonlights as an exorcist, waging war against evil and streaming her supernatural adventures to her vast social media following, all while taking on an even more terrifying monster—dating in Generation Z.

"Little Door, Little Door" by Wendy N. Wagner (narrator: Adam Conner)

Amidst renovating his decaying childhood home, a single father discovers a horrifying truth when his daughter loses her first tooth: the tooth fairy is terrifyingly real.

"Birthright" by Jessica Payne (narrator: Cynthia Fiallo)

After taking an at-home genetic test, a woman’s life turns into a deadly fight for survival as clandestine groups are alerted to a truth she never knew about herself, forcing her into a web of espionage and danger.

"Dead Light Across the Lake" by Timothy G. Huguenin (narrator: Moniqua Plante)

An estranged couple goes on a weekend getaway, only to find themselves fighting for more than just their marriage when their reflections in the cabin’s windows reveal their murderous tendencies.

"Play or Die" by Cynthia Pelayo (narrator: Moniqua Plante)

A group of 20-somethings returns to their hometown for an old friend’s funeral, only to be ensnared in a twisted, supernatural version of the childhood sleepover games they used to play. The rules are simple: play, or die.