No matter if you’re a believer or a skeptic, the October 2025 issue is filled with fodder for the imagination. In the spirit of the season, we explore the supernatural, the mythical, and the transcendental. In “Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire,” Laredo native and San Antonio-resident Katie Gutierrez dives into the annual Mexican tradition of welcoming back loved ones who have died during Día de los Muertos celebrations across the state. For “Spirited Away,” writer Asher Elbein takes on “dark tourism,” which has become a thriving industry as Texans seeks the truth behind spooky hotels, cryptids, and all manner of haunted history. And Panhandle native Lauren Hough gets lost in the ghost towns of Texas in “It’s Dead Around Here,” revealing stories of vanishing histories and the locals working to bring them back to life. Throughout the rest of the issue, a writer seeks the unexplained Marfa Lights, a Waxahachie administrator searches for paranormal activity in her town, and we interview the creator behind the new Alien: Earth.