Chthonic Matter Quarterly: Summer 2026 (Vol. 4, Issue 2)

Chthonic Matter is a quarterly offering of tales from the darkside. Its contents range in tone from the quiet horror of Shirley Jackson to the bleak stylings of Thomas Ligotti — and everything in between.

This issue contains the following stories:
- It’s Always Ourselves We Find in the Sea, by Derek Austin Johnson
- Playing Out Late Down Home, by Lynn Graznak
- Kiss, by Gordon Grice
- What’s Behind The Walls, by M. Stern
- Au clair de la lune, by Michael Gray Baughan
- Salt Beet, by Kay Vaindal
- Search: Why is There a Mouth in My Floor?, by Joshua Rex