Punks, zombies, Ronald Reagan. A slimy creature and a video game arcade. Secret government facilities and experiments gone wrong. All this and more inside! Aphotic Realm, home of the strange and sinister, brings you GRUESOME, a collection of ALL NEW stories, comics, and articles in the realm of gory, popcorn horror inspired by the classics of the 1980's. 94 full-color 8.5" x 11" pages for your reading pleasure. INTERVIEW WITH MICHELLE GARZA AND MELISSA LASON a.k.a. THE SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER // SHORT STORIES: GETTING TO THE GIG by Damascus Mincemeyer KISS ME IN THE ANODYNE by Joanna Koch TWO TASTES by Brianna Fenty A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ED GEIN by Augie Peterson THE CEASELESS WAVE by Tom Over HAPPY BIRTHDAY by Michael Carter HEADCLEANER by Lachlan Watt COMICS: ROMERO AND JULIET Written and Illustrated by Danial O'Brien THE SECRET Plot by Marcello Bondi Script by Marcello Bondi/ Petri Hanninen Art and Lettering by Gabriele Schiavoni Translations by Petri Hanninen and Elisa Miolo HUNGER PAINS Written and Illustrated by Bo Chappell IT'S A LIVING Written by Christopher R. Matusiak Illustrations by Mohamed Rezk and Andre Short Lettering By Nikki Powers KIDNAPPINGPlot by Marcello Bondi Script by Marcello Bondi and Andrea Gallo Lassere Art by Matteo Galardini Lettering by Lorenzo Zazzeri VOID&VALOR (Series Teaser)Written by A. A. Medina Art and Lettering by Gunnar Larsen COVER ART AND ARTIST SHOWCASE: Sal V Cloak NON FICTION: DISCOMFORTING THE COMFORTABLE: HORROR IN THE 1980'S by Jordan Gerdes GORE: A HISTORY by Toni Miller FEATURED BOOK REVIEWS by Morgan K. Tanner and S. J Budd