Original cosmic horror themed short fiction. Reader beware
By Hazel Zorn From #CHM 68 February 2026 He contemplated his so-called problem: his compulsive online shopping. What he loved was the manufactured mystery of it, the pristine joy of opening the door and wondering what delights each parcel would…
Remember, You Are Expendable By A. Katherine Black From CHM #68 February 2026 It’s said that when you stand or crouch, or float within the heart of an ecosystem, you feel its pulse behind your eyes. We can confirm this is true. At the very center of any ecosystem entity, the flora, fauna, and funga move with mystifying coordination. With awe-inspiring, terrifying coordination. Few humans are granted audience with these entities and return…
By Kaya Skovdatter From #CHM 67 January 2026 Rani loves Vixi like the ocean loves the shore; like the root loves the soil. Has loved her since the day they met in that stupid fucking pop-up coffee shop in Vancouver…
by Ellison Hyde From #CHM 67 January 2026 Gloria did not like coffee, but she liked a cup of hot cocoa in the morning. Or cold, depending on the season, though the other was vastly preferable. She sipped at her…
By Eugen Bacon From #CHM 67 January 2026 She sees the wild dog on the eighth day of starvation. He’s a commanding watch, more compelling than the cockroaches Zama’zama has been crunching. Xuma once said the taste of cockroach is…
By R.L. Meza From CHM #67 January 2026 According to Head Nurse Tildy, the village women took pregnant in batches, and I was only being offered the temporary position because no one else had applied. Despite her conducting the interview like a dissection—a male nurse? How odd—I accepted the job. I’d been laughed out of everywhere else, and, like Head…
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