Skin Thief
By Sophia Krich-Brinton From #CHM 73 July 2026 Her face looked delicious, so I stole it. Reached right out and snatched it off of her. She almost screamed, but her head crumbled up before any sound could be heard. I…
Category Fiction
Original cosmic horror themed short fiction. Reader beware
From the Crypt: The Finale
By WM. MERRIT Originally published in Weird Tales, May 1923 Thornton Stowe was always a puzzle to me. Very methodical in everything from early childhood, he always seemed utterly devoid of impulsive emotion. The only thing he ever did that really…
Ignition
By Margo Pecha From #CHM 72 June 2026 Nothing remained of Solomon’s grandmother save for a few charred fingertips, a toe, and a stinking pile of ash. She’d ignited in her recliner while watching her programs. The TV still chattered…
Party Line
By Christi Nogle From #CHM 72 June 2026 Daphne thought she might never get over the quiet here. It wasn’t silence, not quite. Loud sounds were still loud—carhorns, cheering at the football game, barking dogs—but too much empty space fell…
Toothbrush
By Michael A. Destro From #CHM 72 June 2026 The Cleaner is the god of toothbrushes. So, the Upright salesclerk up front tells Mani. Generates its own toothpaste. Out of all the toothbrushes Mani searches through at Upright’s self-care aisle,…
Jamieson by Margaret St. Clair
Originally published in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1949 From #CHM 71 May 2026 The Curse (said the man who was sitting in the armchair with the orange upholstery) which fell upon Jamieson was unjustified. As a husband he was kind,…
