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Imagine yourself so broken as a person that death no longer means the final end of life, but rather a merciful reprieve, the final option that appears as the only way out of a lifetime of pain, isolation, and loneliness.And then imagine you fail in your attempt to take that exit.Dr. David Keating, genius geneticist and biochemist has done just that - but upon his return to the conscious world he considers another alternative: Fixing himself through the sciences he has pioneered throughout his life.But in performing his radical self-experimentation, Keating has done far more than just repair his tragic afflictions; he has both cast himself into a netherworld while unlocking what could very well be the next stage of human evolution - THE ASCENDANT.

Silver Hill, Nevada - 1874The 1870's offered a peaceful, simple, life after the strife of the Civil War. Its mine promised steady work. Abigail and Martin Beckett's parents owned and ran the mine, often away for days at a time, leaving the twins to... find their own fun. Tales of strange creatures, eerie cries, men and women gone missing in a blink... Folktales flow like whiskey amongst the miners. When curiosity gets the better of Abigail, she ropes her brother into an expedition, finding far more than they bargained for. With their parents and miners acting strangely and unseen influence beginning to take hold of her faculties, Abigail reaches out to her correspondence course professors for aid. Even when they arrive, though, these wise men can hardly believe what has become of the town and its people. Amid fires and armies of the undead and other monsters, how will they survive, let alone save their parents or the town?

DOUBLE FEATURE magazine kicks off 2024 with it's first sci-fi dedicated issue, Invaders from Earth! (it's us. We're the invaders. Cause like - we're from Earth but you know we're - AH NEVERMIND...). Set against the magical pastiche of 1950s sci-fi B-movies that find themselves the frequent targets of the MST3000K, we thought we'd let you get some peace and quiet from those meddlesome, funny-only-one-out-of-eight-times robots and let you enjoy that heady days of "Them!", "Plan 9 from Outer Space", and "The Day the Earth Stood Still". With featured author John A. McColley taking the 'director's chair' with his features THEY CAME FROM BELOW and SON OF THE MONOLITH - classic DOUBLE FEATURE flicks to ramp that camp to the stars and shorts by first-time contributor Vickie Smalls and old friends of DOUBLE FEATURE Lucienne LeBeau and Michael Strong, this is the sci-fi issue you do not want to miss!!!

Splinter is the story of Maggie, a unique but otherwise unremarkable teenager growing up in Anywhere, USA. Her life begins to unravel as the first signs of paranoid schizophrenia rear their ugly heads. Set in the nineties, her story is one fraught with fear, delusion, and uncertainty worsened by her drug use to cope with her new realities-plural.The narrative takes both Maggie - and the reader - through the years and the progression of her condition to the darkest corners of her own mind, or wherever her increasing madness decides to take her.Maggie must eventually answer the question that will shape and define her destiny as well as that of those who love and care about her:What kind of life can one live when their own mind is working against them?

DOUBLE FEATURE magazine rounds out 2023 with "GOURMETS and GHOSTS", which should be pretty self-explanatory but if we need to drop some details....paranormal encounters! Food-based horrors! Probably cannibalism! Tootsie pops! Wait, what? TOOTSIE POPS!This issue we feature the splendidly sordid and gruesomely graphic work of our own MADI QUINN as she lights up our matted and musty marquee with her tales The Unbeating Heart and Chef de Cuisine - not to be missed for those with discerning tastes. Our shorts come from John A. McColley with Shift Change and w.p. Quigley's Tootsie Pop.Plus, a preview of what's in store in 2024 for DOUBLE FEATURE, and w.p. looks back on year one of DOUBLE FEATURE. CHECK IT OUT!!!

Theresa Dolen is dead. Her husband Raymond has not handled her passing well. Despite the efforts of their daughter Amanda, Raymond seems to be pulling away and collapsing inward. Perhaps its the grief. Perhaps its the loneliness. Or perhaps its the things Raymond has started seeing in the edge of his vision. Things that seem to be getting closer.

DOUBLE FEATURE magazine returns with issue #3: "Que Sera Sera" featuring author S.N. Humphreys! The talented and unique mind of Humphreys, architect of previous entries Have the Day you Deserve and Le Jardin de Gomorrhe (The Garden of Gomorrah) is front and center this time around with her tales The Amazing Half-Girl and The Girl Who Dreamed Too Loud...stories of dread and dark fantasy to thrill and delight! Born from her unique imagination and fashioned in her unique style, DOUBLE FEATURE is proud to dedicate this issue to her truly special imagination and style. With additional shorts by DS Vernon (Imposter Syndrome) and Madi Quinn (Sleep) rounding out our stories, AND with special guest artist Paul PJ Johnson providing cover art for the issue, DOUBLE FEATURE #3: Que Sera Sera will chill and excite horror , fantasy, and film fans of all shapes and sizes. Grab your popcorn and take your seat, the show is about to begin...

Dr. David Keating is in a coma, his consciousness fractured into an infinite number of fragments, descending into a netherworld where nothing should exist. His condition is brought on through self-experimentation, an attempt to use his knowledge and skills to 'cure' himself of his afflictions.In desperation, he reaches out from the void to a woman thousands of miles away, hoping she can save him. In calling out, Keating has unwittingly created a connection that does far more than call for rescue - the bond between them could create the next stage in human evolution....The Ascendant.

After its raucous and playful, shocking and controversial, and wildly entertaining first two issues, DOUBLE FEATURE magazine returns with its double-sized annual issue: "A Night at the Grand Guignol"...Welcome to Le Theatre du Grand Guignol! Our reputation proceeds us as the foremost purveyors and portrayers of the bizarre, the mad, the violent and twisted - suffice to say none that attend will return home...unsatisfied, shall we say. Nine tales, from nine authors await behind these doors - stories of revenge, of greed, and of denial. But just in case you might think you may uncover some deeper truth upon our stage, think again. We are to shock you, to terrify you with acts so vile, so fantastically savage, you may wonder if our scribes haven't themselves fallen victim to their own more baser drives. Our tales tonight include a garden party of a different sort, a diner where the evils of Americana and monstrous legends of old Europe meet to do battle for their lives...and another slice of pie, and a destitute man learns that something never comes for nothing, and when its time to give back it's too late to escape his darker fate. Featuring the all-star collection of authors Michael Strong, Melody Alice, w.p. Quigley, S.N. Humphreys, John A. McColley, and Lucienne LeBeau alongside talented first-timers DS Vernon, Madi Quinn, and Maggie Moreau - "The Troupe" deliver nine unflinching and gory visions into the darkest regions of the human psyche.CONTENT WARNING: A NIGHT at the GRAND GUIGNOL contains frank, graphic scenes and depictions of everything that could have a content warning attached - as was the tradition of that early 20th century French cultural phenomenon. Reader discretion is advised.As well as potentially twice-weekly therapist sessions after finishing.

Hold onto your thunderbolt! Double Feature magazine Issue 2: Masculinity: Toxic is with us. The second publication from Ascendent Publishing, Double Feature magazine is a loving, literary tribute to all of those cheesy, surly, low production-valued and yet still so wonderful B-movies, horror flicks, science fiction epics, and cult classics from the sixties all the way through the years to today. Moreover, the no-limits fiction presented in Double Feature magazine is showcased in an aesthetic reminiscent of Grindhouse and Drive-In Movie Theatres! Within its full-color and lavishly designed pages, Double Feature magazine captures the entire devilishly fun and guilty pleasure of those experiences and delivers them straight to your hands! Featuring two novelettes presented back-to-back as a Friday or Saturday night "Double Feature" billing, along with two warm-up, flash fiction style "Short Films", Double Feature #2: 'Masculinity: Toxic' showcases the talents of writers S.N. Humphreys and Michael Strong, along with magazine managing editor Lucienne LeBeau taking the spotlight with her rantings and ravings of all that is evil and inglorious: Lipstick Atomic, a tale of what happens to men who step out of line in a post-atomic horror timeline, and Fever Dreams, a foray into the world of CNS transplants and what really lurks within us.