Banner art © Rob Shields (from Dark Matter Magazine issue 007)

Established 2020

The Story Factory

Before there was Dark Matter INK, before there was Dark Matter Audiolab, there was only Dark Matter Magazine. Launched in April 2020, the bimonthly dark science fiction art and story magazine, affectionally known to fans as DMM, published its first issue on January 1, 2021. The inaugural issue featured eight original stories, one story in the original Spanish, one reprint, one essay, and three stunning art features. Over the next three years, DMM would go on to publish twenty-one issues (eighteen standard issues and three Halloween special issues) in full-color print and digital, and end its run with Issue 018, November/December 2023. During its tenure, the magazine published more than 180 stories and more than forty art features from newcomers and established voices alike. Print issues have ceased production, but Dark Matter Magazine continues to live on in digital and audio, and every issue is now free to read online, right here on our website.

Every Issue for Free

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NOTE FEB. 1, 2025: Some issues are still being uploaded or have been partially uploaded. Every issue will soon be available to read in full for free.

Issue 001

Issue 002

Issue 003

Issue 004

Issue 005

Halloween 2021

Issue 006

Issue 007

Issue 008

Issue 009

Issue 010

Issue 011

Halloween 2022

Issue 012

Issue 013

Issue 014

Issue 015

Issue 016

Issue 017

Halloween 2023

Issue 018

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