<b><i>Chthonic Matter</i></b> 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. <p>This issue contains the following stories: <p><b>Garbage Juice</b> by Harris Kauffman<br><b>Where the Monsters Are Lonely</b> by David Surface<br><b>The Book of Brats</b> by Christi Nogle<br><b>The Sorrow of Our Interminable Stasis</b> by Carson Winter<br><b>A Damnable Life</b> by C. W. Stevenson<br><b>Wax Caesar Displaying His 23 Wounds to the Crowd </b>by Tim Major<br><b>A True History of Drowned Heralds</b> by R.L. Summerling<br><b>A Righteous Man</b> by Zachary Rosenberg