Cosmic Goblins

Climb aboard, we're taking a voyage to the most terrifying corner of the ocean. This story was first published in Goblins & Galaxies #3. Check out the full issue here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-3/

If you forgot about your childhood fear of spontaneously combusting, we're here to reignite it. Ignition was first published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #72 in June 2026. Check out the full issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/cosmic-horror-monthly-issue-72/

Today we examine monsters, some strange, some uncomfortably familiar. The story can be found in the Spring issue of Goblins and Galaxies here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-3/

Hope you don't have a family curse, because if you do, there's not much you can do about it. This story was first published in the May issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly. Full issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/

Nemo Herndon's Chasing the Briars is a classic dark fantasy yarn about persistence and agency, danger with a glimmer of hope. You can find the written story (among many others) in the Spring 2026 issue of Goblins & Galaxies. Check it out here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/category/fiction/

An epistolary story that blends modern horror with classic Weird Tales vibes. The Red Stone by Maxim Alexander LeFleur was first published in issue #70 of Cosmic Horror Monthly, available here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-70/

A wholesome, "good for her" story about an empowered young woman taking control of her destiny (you can't see me winking, but I am). Stick around after the episode for a chat with author Carly Racklin. This story is adapted from Goblins & Galaxies #2. The full issue is available here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-2/

If you have a bloodsucking leech attached to you, we hope it's at least the metaphorical kind. Then again, is that really better? This story was first published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #69 in March 2026. Check out the full issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-69/

Dark wizards were behind the NFT craze, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Amara Mesnik's The Wretched Liberation of What's-His-Face was published in Goblins & Galaxies #2 last week. Check out the full issue here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-2/

A frigid story about changing the past, featuring guest narrator Jenifer Witcher. Full issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-68/

Take a fun, phantasmagorical romp through the fogways with Jason Plouffe's Fool's Gold, originally published in Goblins & Galaxies #1. Check out the full issue here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-1/

This episode features Baker's Dozen by R.L. Meza, a weird coastal horror tale about some very unusual births. Stick around after the story for a chat with the author. Baker's Dozen was first published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #67. Check out the full issue here: CHM #67 January 2026 – Cosmic Horror Monthly

Happy Holidays! We're finishing off the year with a short, sweet, and weird episode. See you in 2026! Check out the full December issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-66/

Today I adapt one of my own stories! "Out of the Bubbling Muck" appeared in Goblins & Galaxies #1, available here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-1/

Pink Baby was first published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #64 from October 2025. The full issue is available here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-64/

Discover the price of forbidden knowledge in Christina Ladd's Throwing the Bones. Also featuring an interview with the author. Issue #1 of Goblins & Galaxies is available now! Check it out here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/issue-1/

Happy Halloween! Today's episode is a haunting, gothic, gruesome affair from LC von Hessen. Check out the rest of the issue here: https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-63/

Happy October! Today's episode features a tale by CHM alumni Jonathan Gensler that ties ritualistic witchcraft to high school football. The story appeared in our September issue, #63. We also have a chat with Gensler afterward!

We're back to fantasy this week with Tournament in Frow by Rik Hoskin! Check out issue #0 of Goblins and Galaxies here: https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/product/goblins-galaxies-0-summer-2025/

Today's story is a Shirley Jackson-esque tale of familial dread and regret. Camden Rose's Just Visiting was published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #62 in August 2025.

This week, we've got a shorter tale that might be the most wistful and tender story about farming giant spiders you'll ever hear. Beyond Those Shadowed Hills was published in Cosmic Horror Monthly #61 in July 2025.

Cosmic Goblins presents a creepy, crawly, violent, and hilarious tale from Timaeus Bloom. Bugmen and Proud of It! Was originally printed in Goblins & Galaxies issue 0.

Welcome to our brand new fiction podcast! Every episode features a story adapted from Cosmic Horror Monthly or Goblins & Galaxies magazine. Today, we're starting off with Replacement Wanted by Premee Mohamed, first published in issue #59 of Cosmic Horror Monthly in May 2025.