Our next submission call is right around the corner. Check out our guidelines to learn more: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA

Merry Christmas from the crew at CHM. We wish you all a safe and low-stress holiday!

As lifelong horror fans, we can all pretty much agree that this dude is a legit Christmas icon, right? If more holiday movies came with a grim reaper I'd be so much more invested in the season.

COVER REVEAL! 2026 is getting off to a great start with issue #67 (don't tell your kids). Featuring stories from R.L. Meza, Louis Inglis Hall, Ryan Marie Ketterer, Olivia Sowers, Eugen Bacon, Ellison Hyde, Chris Kuriata, and Kaya Skovdatter. Art by Asya Yordanova

We hope your solstice sacrifices went off without a hitch! Now, sit back and celebrate with some free short fiction, like "Hunigsuge" by Jonothan Pickering: https://bit.ly/4qj4NvQ

Shopping for the cultist in your life? Check out our shop on the CHM website: https://bit.ly/499T2SK Sidenote: I think this design goes kinda hard.

Short fiction continues to push the envelope of what's possible in the horror genre. I remember reading BOOKS OF BLOOD and feeling my definition of horror expanded in a single sitting. What are some short stories or collections that changed the way you think?

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Free stories on the CHM website! Check out "Pink Baby" by Erin MacNair right here: https://bit.ly/4aMY3Su

We have a new episode of CHM's podcast, Cosmic Goblins. Alex Wolfgang narrates his own story, "Out of the Bubbling Muck." Listen here: https://bit.ly/4q8t7Re

What's everyone reading this weekend? I'm between books right now but am thinking about continuing on with THE BLACK MAYBE by Attila Veres, but I also have NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MONSTERS by Ballingrud and THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED by Enriquez on deck.

If you want to stay up-to-date on the greatest weird and cosmic horror short fiction, but don't want to commit to a full subscription—try CHM for free! Our free magazine has just enough to give you our vibe, sign up here: https://bit.ly/3i9qgu4

Read "The Ones at the Top Didn’t Fall There" by Joule K. Zelman for FREE on our website: https://bit.ly/48VCKNc

Hey @chmmagazine.bsky.social Patreon members, that hideous thing is scurrying through the streets again! Will he make it to the room where the people are waiting? Read my story "Running Late" to find out!

For all of our constant readers: do you have a favorite story published in CHM?

Looking for single issues? December is available right here: https://bit.ly/4ptJPdS

What's on your holiday wish list this year for cosmic horror and weird fiction themed stuff? I'm on the lookout for Joel Lane books and Keith Rosson's COFFIN MOON.

CHM will be open for submissions at the beginning of the new year! Read our guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA

We have free fiction on our website! Check out "Announcement" by Emma Burnett right here: https://bit.ly/3XKVRn7

Our December issue will be arriving in a mailbox near you! Want to get in on the action? Subscribe today: https://bit.ly/3WmVbRP

New episode of the Cosmic Goblins Podcast! This week, we're featuring "Pink Baby" by Erin MacNair! Listen here: https://bit.ly/4rs7tIX

We've got a new episode of Cosmic Goblins up, featuring "Throwing the Bones" by Christina Ladd. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48lcjiH

Happy holidays and safe travels from the team at CHM!

Ready for some free fiction? Check out "Pairing" by Mathilda Zeller, free on the CHM website: https://bit.ly/48tbvJL

COVER REVEAL! Our December issue is right around the corner—featuring art by João Antunes Jr. and stories by Siobhan Gallagher, Ali Maloney, Aaron Romano, Thomas C. Mavroudis, and more! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3WmVbRP

Our editor Jolie Toomajan went on The Night Librarian to talk about pulp, editing, and what makes a successful story from the slush pile! Listen here: https://bit.ly/4oYof0T

Don't forget! CHM is on Patreon! Subscribe to the magazine with extra goodies here: https://bit.ly/3jntREZ

Depending on your tolerance for such things, the holidays are either here right now or approaching soon. Y'all have any go-to gift ideas for the cosmic horror fan in your life?

It's hump day! Time for some free fiction! Check out "Spore and Yeast" by D.A. Straith here: https://bit.ly/49VXgye

Can we talk about this cover, too? 😍

Our Shirley Jackson award winning anthology of feminist dark fiction is still available and still supporting the Chicago Abortion Fund! Grab a copy here: https://bit.ly/3LjnWfz

The November issue is out now! Any favorite stories? Subscribe and be a part of the conversation: https://bit.ly/3WmVbRP

New Ballingrud always demands attention. I really enjoyed the first in the series and I'm excited to dive into the sequel. Anyone else reading CATHEDRAL OF THE DROWNED?

What did everyone think of Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN?

Free horror stories on the CHM website! Check out "Growing Daffodils" by Anne Wilkins here: https://bit.ly/43kGPrf

Out sister magazine—Goblins and Galaxies—just came out with issue #1! Get your sword and sorcery on here: https://bit.ly/49IRpfy

Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6

Happy Halloween! Whatever you do today, we hope you have a fun, safe, and exceptionally spooky experience. What do you have going on for the big day?

🎃HALLOWEEN READS🎃 Cuz books don't have expiration dates @jolietoomajan.bsky.social & @carsonwinter.bsky.social's POSTHASTE MANOR takes you on a tour of the most f%&ked up haunted house imaginable. Think HAUSU (Japan, 1977) but middle America Art @slimyswampghost.bsky.social tinyurl.com/28ez4hb6

You can try CHM for FREE! Our lite magazine is a shorter version of the premium edition and a great way to try CHM before you buy! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3i9qgu4

Check out the Table of Contents for the November issue! We have stories from Max D. Stanton, Jonothan Pickering, Christian M. Ivey, Matt Thompson, K. Wallace King, Erik McHatton, and a crypt story from C.L. Moore! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WmVbRP

New episode of Cosmic Goblins out NOW! This week, we're featuring "Thornback Hall" by LC von Hessen. Listen here: https://bit.ly/49gbM3y

Our friends at Grimscribe Press just released DAUGHTERS OF CATASTROPHE by SP Miskowski—one of my favorite authors in the genre. Support another great indie press and grab it here: https://bit.ly/4qnhoPK

COVER REVEAL! October isn't over yet, but we stay scary all year around at CHM. Check out November's cover, by Becca Snow!

The spookiest month of the year is a good time to GET F*CKIN COZY🔥☕️ and read some short horror fiction❗️ 📚🦑Issue 61 of @chmmagazine.bsky.social features my clown school corporate team-building exercise gone horribly wrong, set in a fictional Lost Coast, CA town 🌊🌲 #horrorbooks #newhorror #horror

I just saw HOUSE (1977) for the first time, and it kinda blew my mind. It has the anarchic quality of Looney Tunes, with the surreal imagery of Lynch. There was no point in the film where I could guess how any scene would unravel. Brilliantly executed, fun, and unsettling.

"Heavy as Gold and Lace" by Alexis DuBon (issue #62) is available to read for free here: https://bit.ly/4ho05Km

I have stories in issues 42 and 54, but you really can't go wrong with any issue. Kathleen Wallace King's "Slipskin" in #50 is a personal favorite.

Looking for some Halloween creepiness? We have single issues on our website here: https://bit.ly/4gWsFCg

Goblins and Galaxies is our sister magazine specializing in sword and sorcery! Issue #1 is coming soon. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/4lkbRpN