Fear: An overwhelming awe towards the divine; the dread we feel in our everyday existence; an experience of the unexpected that leads to panic.

This powerful emotion has long been immortalised in art and poetry. And now, for its 29^th issue, Dapper Dan explores the important relationship we have with the cult of fear today.

Angelo Flaccavento shares his personal struggle with the fear of writing; India Doyle muses on middle class monsters and the gory horror of aspiration in Saltburn; and Anastasio Koukoutas explores fear through the prism of colour.

Dries Van Noten talks to Matthew Hicks about preserving beauty while also accepting its inevitable destruction—and knowing when to move on. Turner Prize-winner Jesse Darling hijacks his interview with Kim Laidlaw to steer us through chaos. Artist Melanie Jame Wolf discusses outlaw behaviour with Luke Forbes, and musician Curses chats to Faye Fearon about the intoxicating sounds of the underground.

Our contributers also push our emotions to the limits. Fanny Latour Lambert and Chiara Ficcola transport us to the Sleepy Hollows, while Johan Sandberg and Mattias Karlsson take us on a nighttime escapade in Les Nocturnes. Yis Kid and Elena Psalti harness The Force, and Ferdi Sibbel conjures The Man Who Knew Too Much. Keeping us on the straight and narrow, Alvaro Beamud Cortés and Anastasia Barbieri guide us along La Ligne Droite. Plus, Clarke Shrager takes us on an exhilarating ride through the Wild West with a profile on Jacques Marie Mage.