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: Houses Without People: A Nightmare In Four Parts by Gordon Brown In Every Heart, a Hydra by Dexter McLeod The Tumulus by Joe Koch Nellie Longarms by Jade Jiao The Truth of Clouds by Charles Wilkinson Manhole by Jon Carroll Thomas The Caravan by Maureen O'Leary A Paper Game Teacher by Samuel M. Moss The Scent of Lightning by Gregory Lawrence