> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.andrewliptak.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Table of Contents, October 2026 - URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-october-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-01T16:29:43.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-01T16:34:00.000Z - Description: New stories for spooky season - Author: Andrew Liptak - Tags: Table of Contents, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror It's a new month and a new crop of short stories are here for you to check out! You can check out last month's (newly updated!) installment [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-september-2026/), and the prior installments [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/tag/table-of-contents/). Here's what you can read this October: --- ## [*Adventitious*](https://www.adventitious.net/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October/November 2026, Issue 5) Subscribe [here](https://www.adventitious.net/subscribe/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “[Burnt Sage and Bygones](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Em Harriett - “[How to Understand Each Other](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Emmie Christie - “[God in the Vacuum](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Tehnuka - “[Sensitive Ice](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Keyan Bowes - “[Organs of Mortal Obstruction](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by H. Marin - “[The Gorilla Fighters Under Texas, or: Derek King, Age 8, Shares His Take on the Salvadoran Civil War With Classmates at Sam Houston Elementary Based on a Viewing of ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings on January 19, 1988 (Confederate Heroes Day)](https://www.adventitious.net/stories/the-gorilla-fighters-under-texas-chris-baker/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Chris Baker - “[Starfall](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by V.M. Ayala - “[The Adventures of Zakar Hussani, Boy Oracle](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Amanda Ilozumba - “[Cordyceps crystal](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Sarah Grace Tuttle - “[Last Farewell of the Emperatrix](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Daniel Ausema - “[Puddlejumping](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Parker M. O’Neill - “[In The Gardens of Allster Hall](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Rebecca Halsey - “[New Game Plus](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Abhijeet Sathe - “[Ruby Tips To Her Feathers](https://www.adventitious.net/stories/ruby-tips-to-her-feathers/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Ash Vale - “[The Big, Cushy Cutie](https://www.adventitious.net/shop/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Jennifer Lesh Fleck ### Nonfiction - [The Museum Tombstone Card For “Last Original Plank Replaced On King Theseus’ Ship”](https://www.adventitious.net/stories/issue-five-editorial/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Scott Beggs --- ## [*Aurealis*](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October 2026, Issue #194) Subscribe [here](https://aurealis.com.au/product-category/subscriptions/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Boy Leaves Girl Inside a Giant Octopus](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#boyleavesgirlinsideagiantoctopus)" by Cameron Semmens - "[](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com)[Form a Shape, Besides Yourself](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#formashapebesidesyourself)" by C.H. Pearce - **"**[The Vineman of Nancy](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Benjamin George Coles ### Nonfiction - [From the Cloud](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#editorial) - [How Pop Culture and A.I. Interacted from 2000 to 2025](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#howpopcultureandaiinteractedfrom2000to2025) by Lynne Lumsden Green - [Who put all these tentacles in my eldritch horror story?](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#whoputallthesetentaclesinmyeldritchhorrorstory) by Annie Mills - [Conservative Mythology in Weapons (2025)](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#conservativemythologyinweapons2025) by Ani White --- ## [*Clarkesworld Magazine*](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com)() Subscribe [here](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/donate/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction ### Nonfiction \- --- ## [*Flash Fiction Online*](https://www.flashfictiononline.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October 2026, Issue #157) Donate [here](https://weightlessbooks.com/flash-fiction-online-12-month-subscription/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "A Face Slipped Off Its Skull" by Ashlee Lhamon - "Really and truly dead" by Emma Burnett - "下楼 – Next Floor" by Crystal Leung - "They’ve Got Your Number" by Aeryn Rudel - "You/we/us" by Beth Goder - "In the Garden of Death" by Chris Clemens - "The Shit Thing About Being a Werewolf on the Moon" by Eliza Pry - "right here, on this spot" by Parker M. O’Neill ### Nonfiction - [Introduction: A Genre of Losers](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/october-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#introduction-a-genre-of-losers) by Jacob Baugher --- ## [*Forever Magazine*](https://forever-magazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October 2026, Issue #141) Subscribe [here](https://forever-magazine.com/subscribe.html?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “Wyatt Earp 2.0” by Wil McCarthy - “Cuttlefish” by Anil Menon - “Encore” by Wole Talabi --- ## [*GigaNotoSaurus*](https://giganotosaurus.org/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(October 2026) ### Fiction - "[People Like Us](https://giganotosaurus.org/2026/10/01/people-like-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Grace F. Hopkins --- ## [*Kaleidotrope*](https://kaleidotrope.net/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Autumn 2026) Subscribe [here](https://kaleidotrope.net/supporters/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - [“The Bargain”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/the-bargain-by-mari-ness/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Mari Ness - [“Soul Food”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/soul-food-by-rob-gillham/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Rob Gillham - [“Rain”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/rain-by-emily-omalley-liu/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Emily O’Malley Liu - [“Boxed In”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/boxed-in-by-by-stuart-docherty/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Stuart Docherty - [“The Sea Calls”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/the-sea-calls-by-jennifer-skogen/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jennifer Skogen - [“A Brief History of the Doorway Program”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/a-brief-history-of-the-doorway-program-by-damian-stockli?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Damian Stockli - [“Monsters in the World”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/monsters-in-the-world-by-jenny-rae-rappaport?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jenny Rae Rappaport - [“The Beasts of Altain”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/the-beasts-of-altain-by-jay-kang-romanus?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jay Kang Romanus - [“Unsought Books”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/unsought-books-by-corey-farrenkopf?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Corey Farrenkopf - [“The Commodore’s Dreams”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/the-commodores-dreams-by-jake-stein?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jake Stein - [“Something in the Air”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/something-in-the-air-by-chris-barnham?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Chris Barnham ### Poetry - [“Good Morning Forgetfulness”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/good-morning-forgetfulness-by-kit-macallister/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kit MacAllister - [“Bluebeard at Midnight”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/bluebeard-at-midnight-by-faith-allington/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Faith Allington - [“Spellbound”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/spellbound-by-robert-borski?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Robert Borski - [“The Old Vagabond Club”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/the-old-vagabond-club-by-marisca-pichette/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Marisca Pichette - [“Field Notes from a Failing Simulation”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/field-notes-from-a-failing-simulation-by-david-anson-lee?ref=andrewliptak.com) by David Anson Lee - [“Takoyaki Tuesday”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/takoyaki-tuesday-by-k-m-praschak?ref=andrewliptak.com) by K.M. Praschak - [“And Yet”](https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/and-yet-by-neile-graham/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Neile Graham --- ## [*Lightspeed Magazine*](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October 2026, Issue 197) Subscribe [here](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/store/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-raspberry-manifesto-of-professor-warana/?ref=andrewliptak.com)*"* by Adam-Troy Castro - "[Congratulations on your Magic Sword™](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/congratulations-on-your-magic-sword/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by John Wiswell - "Guidance" by Martin Cahill - "Until the Cure" by Marissa Lingen - "Master/Slave Couple Seeking Physicist to Feed to a Black Hole" by Arden Powell - "Uncanny Jack" by Susan Palwick - "Ice Like Honey" by Rob Cameron - "All the Shapes We Have Ever Been" by Kehkashan Khalid ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: October 2026](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-october-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by John Joseph Adams - Author Spotlight: Marissa Lingenby Phoebe Barton - Book Review: *Strange Lights* by Mira González by Chris Kluwe - Author Spotlight: Arden Powel by Erik Grove - Book Review: *Lo que nos siguió a casa; Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror* by Cynthia Pelayo, ed. by Arley Sorg - Author Spotlight: Rob Cameron by Robin Jeffrey - Author Spotlight: Kehkashan Khalid by Delia Cullity - Book Review: *Where We Go at Night* by Ikwo Ntekimby Melissa A Watkins --- ## [*Nightmare Magazine*](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (October 2026, Issue 169) Subscribe [here](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/store/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "An Unavoidable Consequence of . . ." by Kurt Fawver - 'The Taker" by Mari Ness - "Shambling Groaning Brain-Dead Endocannibal on Exeter Street" by Ferdison Cayetano - "There Is Blood Coming Through the Ceiling of My House" by [Natalie Wang](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/authors/natalie-wang/?ref=andrewliptak.com) ### Nonfiction - Editorial: October 2026 by Wendy N. Wagner - Author Spotlight: Kurt Fawver by Devin Marcus - The H Word–The Final Girl Fifty Years Later by Tanya Pell - Author Spotlight: Ferdison Cayetano by Alex Puncekar - Feature Interview: Michael Wehunt by Erik Grove --- ## [*Uncanny Magazine*](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (September / October 2026, Issue #72) Subscribe [here](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/support-uncanny/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "Dragon Pearl" by Emily Y. Teng - "Children of Calliope" by Seanan McGuire - "Home/Body" by P. H. Low - "Recollection" by Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe - "Butterfly Effect" by Angela Liu ### Nonfiction - Magic Mirror: Folklore and Fairy Tales for Writing the Self by Kristiana Willsey - When the Book Wasn’t Better or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Adaptation by Luke Elliott and James Bailey - Interview: Emily Y. Teng by Caroline M. Yoachim --- As always, thanks for reading. Check back at the end of the month for the next round of updates, and let me know in the comments what you read!