chthonic press

chthonic press publishing imprint of sarah “sam” saltiel. i create and publish experimental games and literature.

This is a book about death. This is not a book about death. It starts in March 2020, texting your ex while the world shu...
06/24/2026

This is a book about death. This is not a book about death.

It starts in March 2020, texting your ex while the world shuts down from the global pandemic. Rekindling your love while the virus rages on and the country breaks out into protests, the question that floats to the surface is, “how do we endanger the ones that we love…and what does it mean to love each other anyway?”

Death Anxiety: A Book of Attempts is a fragmentary memoir in the style of writers like Maggie Nelson, Leslie Jamison, and Eula Biss. The book interrogates questions of mortality, complicity, and intimacy through the lenses of illness, su***de, race, and inter generational trauma.

This book will be launched on Kickstarter, estimated Summer 2027

A helpful assistant in playtest set up for, “How Long Do You Mean to be Content?” An upcoming two-person tarot-based sto...
06/07/2026

A helpful assistant in playtest set up for, “How Long Do You Mean to be Content?” An upcoming two-person tarot-based story game about seeing your own doppleganger

CHOMP! is a short solo journaling game in which you play a zombie returning to your childhood home. Inspired by games li...
05/28/2026

CHOMP! is a short solo journaling game in which you play a zombie returning to your childhood home. Inspired by games like Thousand Year Old Vampire, sort through the destruction, find artifacts of your past life—the rage, the joy, and the sorrow, these foundational forgotten memories that wrench at your rotting heart—then, in response, choose whether your CHOMP!, SHAMBLE!, or GROAN!

Estimated publication Spring 2027

Some initial experiments in printmaking for the cover of, “ten prophecies”. Swipe ➡️ to see the evil mastermind behind c...
05/24/2026

Some initial experiments in printmaking for the cover of, “ten prophecies”. Swipe ➡️ to see the evil mastermind behind chthonic press

Been hard at work getting everything set up behind the scenes, just wanted to share a sneak peek of chthonic press’ esti...
05/24/2026

Been hard at work getting everything set up behind the scenes, just wanted to share a sneak peek of chthonic press’ estimated publication schedule.

First up is “ten prophecies,” a poetry zine that explores the complicated slippage between family and mentor. People you have yet to meet carry echoes of the people you want them to be. The sparse language and brittle, broken form moves the narrative between continually ruptured illusions. What is a family and what is the power of the idea of one?

Slated for publication Fall 2026.

05/15/2026

I’ve started a business! Very excited to share this update.

chthonic press will be an indie publisher of experimental literature and games. I’m working on setting up the infrastructure but am aiming to release a zine later this year and start releasing more full-length books and games sometime next year.

To help support this adventure (and to read more about the decision to start a press), check out the first post on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157951888

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