PARABNORMAL MAGAZINE March 2025
parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including
ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic.
This issue also include three articles related to paranormal activities. Read this
magazine with all the lights on…
Stories
Foretastes of the Grave by Robert J. Krog
Missing You by Sophia Adamowicz
Winds of Acolus by Susan E. Rogers
Them Boogers Will Get Y’all by Ginger Strivelli
Thanks for the Memories by Mike Murphy
The Man with Red Hands by A.K. McCarthy
An Old Fireplace by Jade Jiao
Poems
Fearwood by Freya Pickard
The Visitor by A J Dalton
Tylwyth Teg by Christian Dickinson
The Girl Who Fed On Nightmares by A.A. Alhaji
The Sacred Cats of Burma by Lavinia Kumar
Doppelgängers by Simon MacCulloch
Articles
Treating the Supernatural, the Mysterious, the Occult, and the Weird with the writings of
Arthur Machen…by Sonali Roy
The Bizarre Sis-Boom-Bah of Bride of the Gorilla by Denise Noe
Polyvagal theory: a Potentially Unifying Conceptual Framework for Paranormal Experiences
by R.D. Hayes
Illustrations
Abandoned by Sonali Roy
Untitled by Naomi Sheely
Reseñas
Parabnormal Magazine March 2025 ed David Blalock 5/5
A delightful collection of 7 supernatural stories with horrific elements to them. Also contains 6 poems and 3 articles.
My favourite poem is The Sacred Cats of Burman by Lavinia Kumar, where a cat “turned its face, its tail, dark colors of earth / drew into its eyes the sapphire sky.”
The articles are fascinating; three completely different essays discussing the writings of Arthur Machen, the meanings behind Bride of the Gorilla and, a short piece on paranormal experiences.
The short stories are well written, totally different in tone and execution and held my attention from beginning to end.
My favourite tale is “Foretastes of the Grave” by Robert J Krog, which tells of a murderer punished for his crime. He has to live in a half-world, or death world until his execution. I enjoyed the themes of confession, redemption and acceptance of death and loved the uncomfortable ending!
Missing You by Sophia Adamowicz is a creepy ghost tale which leaves you guessing the worst. Winds of Aeolus by Susan E Rogers is a visceral tale that’s put me off wind sculptures forever! Them Boogers Will Get Y’all by Ginger Strivelli has a lovely narrative voice that’s totally at odds with the subject matter. Thanks for the Memories by Mike Murphy is a split narrative story that reveals bit by bit what’s led to the current situation. The Man With Red Hands by AK McCarthy is a sad tale of vengeance. And The Old Fireplace by Jade Jiao has put me off entering any Care Home currently located in an old house!
I also love the cover illustration by Mat Kaminski which encapsulates the eerie tales and poems within.