Short Horror

This collection of short stories from the master of modern fiction is available only as an audiobook. In Blood and Smoke, Stephen King takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the world of the smoker. In this audio-only collection, the now politically incorrect habit plays a key role in the fates of three different men.

The Forgotten Warnings: Lessons We Ignored A Myth-Inspired Horror Anthology They told us not to stray from the path. Not to speak certain names. Not to touch what was buried. We didn’t listen. In this haunting collection of first-person horror stories, The Forgotten Warnings reimagines ancient myths, folklore, and cautionary tales through the eyes of those who ignored them—and suffered the consequences. Each story is a confession from the edge of madness: a streamer haunted by his own reflection, a researcher seduced by sentient code, a wanderer who finds forbidden fruit beneath the ...

A chilling horror short story by the author of The Bombay Lovecraft Society. In a city where myths sleep lightly beneath the surface, one woman stumbles into a forgotten horror that remembers her name. When Lisa, a brilliant young artist seeking solace in the shadowed aisles of an old bookstore, discovers a passageway that shouldn’t exist, she thinks she’s found a secret worth treasuring. But what lies beneath the Bombay Bookshop isn’t treasure—it’s worship. And hunger. Drawn into a hidden world of ancient rites and cosmic devotion, Lisa must confront a truth older than any ...

A young boy, Tineboy, is having trouble with his multiplication tables and the number seven. Bored in class one day, he falls asleep and dreams of a story told by his teacher about the number seven going mad. This leads to a world without the number seven and the confusion that comes from getting rid of a number. The schoolhouse bully and Tineboy’s own pet crow play important roles in his vivid daydream, full of intelligent wit and humor.

Horror writer Michael Richards is disturbed from his daily grind by blood dripping from the ceiling, which steadily worsens. Soon, the blood becomes Michael's personal metaphor in a battle of denial. When a compulsive gambler is forced to seek out a loan shark rooted in myth, he discovers the dark saviour teaches more to his pupils than deliverance from debt. Trapped within a room of sinister dolls, an average man is forced to confront his very worst fears ... and quickly learns staring into the abyss does not grant you a reprieve from them. Interweaving horror into socially relevant ...

At Moran and Moran, haunted relics whisper secrets of the past, drawing James into a world where spirits refuse to rest. Each one tests his resolve as he faces vengeful entities, cursed objects, and echoes of his own family’s past. Join James as he investigates a cursed money clip that brings fortune at a deadly price, searches for answers after his father's passing, and confronts a spirit claiming to be the devil itself. Each case leads him deeper into the hidden world of haunted items, where power, grief, and deception bind the living and the dead in ways he never expected.

16 stories to light your fright. Ghostly counselors collect something stolen and Brian needs to give it back. In the Summer job Night Watch, a cold river killer is still on the loose and it's up to the employees at the city fair to stop him. Supernatural stories that can't be explained. Secrets untold and strange lights unfold, short stories that go bump in the night.This book includes: Knocking in the Dark, The Tech Ghost • Summer Camp Nightmare • Night Hike • Accidental Betrayal • The Backwoods Eater • A Camping Trip Gone Wrong And more! A start to the summer night series. ...

Here Is A Book Where Every Story Ends with a Twist. In this captivating anthology of 50 short stories, the familiar landscapes of the UK are transformed into scenes of suspense, mystery, and unexpected turns. From chilling murders to perplexing kidnappings, each tale is meticulously crafted to draw you into its web and leave you breathless with an unforeseen twist. Whether you find solace in the warmth of a cosy mystery or thrill in the darkness of the unknown, this collection has something for every reader. These stories will keep you guessing until the final sentence, delivering the kind ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: THE KILLER IN THE CLOSET: Elvis awakes with a butcher knife in his gut and calls 911 to save his life. AS RARE AS A WHITE CROW: An Uber driver picks up a fare, and a series of calamities occur on his way to the airport. MASSANUTTAN ACRES: A family enjoys their vacations camping each summer until a truck transporting a polar bear runs off the road. WAXWORKS: Sue discovers the wax figure of Jack the Ripper at the museum looks exactly like her new boyfriend. THE END OF ...

In a forgotten corner of the Slavic lands, where the trees grow thick with secrets and the rivers whisper ancient tales, a grim tradition lives on. Once a generation, the villagers of Ternok offers a sacrifice to the creature that stalks the night—the vampire who has haunted their hills for centuries. This time, the lot has fallen upon Nadia. She must resist the sexual temptations of the vampire throughout the night, hoping to slay him with sunlight. Will her betrothed, Branek, make it to the sacrificial altar in time to save Nadia, or will she fall victim to a vampire who will stop at ...

Sean and Amber are on a weekend getaway when Sean needs to make an emergency restroom stop. But the decision will possibly cost their lives as some killers lie in unexpected places...

Happy Birthday to Me! I’m turning 21 … and there’s Only ONE Thing I Want . . . My birthday's coming up. Will I finally get what I want? What I wanted most for my twenty-first birthday was to be fisted by my stepbrother, Kyle. I've made my wish and blew out the candles, now all I need is for Kyle to make my birthday wish come true. Will it be a birthday to remember? Will my rock-solid stepbrother be willing to stretch my tight and hot little hole? Will I get a birthday bonus as well? Short erotica: 10,000 words.

Come on board for a Gothic journey in a funicular railway in Victorian England, a freight train in the Carpathian mountains, a high tech sky train in Bangkok, an underground railway in Tokyo. Visit stations which lure with the promise of safe shelter but harbour unexpected dangers. Meet the people who work on the tracks – stationmasters, porters, signal-men – and those who travel – commuters, tourists, dead bodies, murderers and ghosts. In this volume, editor Rayne Hall has collected twenty of the finest– and creepiest – railway tales. The book features the works of established ...

Eighteen short horror stories, one terrifying collection. A set including all of the short stories from Embrace the Darkness, Tunnels, and The Artist in a single audiobook.

"Tearing at the Cracks" by Jonathan True is a spine-chilling collection of thirteen horror stories that will plunge readers into the darkest depths of the human psyche. Each tale is a haunting exploration of fear, desperation, and the thin veil that separates the mundane from the macabre. From the eerie whispers of forgotten ghosts to the visceral terror of ancient curses, True's stories weave a tapestry of dread that will leave readers trembling with each turn of the page. In "Tearing at the Cracks," nightmares come to life and the monsters under the bed are all too real. Enter a world ...

We’re all afraid of things that go bump in the night. Shadows in the graveyard, wind moaning through the trees, a creaking door in a sinister old house. There are things hiding in the darkness. And sometimes, what you can’t see can definitely hurt you.... Scare Street is proud to present Night Terrors: Volumes one to three in a single collection. A menagerie of macabre nightmares, featuring 39 tales of supernatural horror for your listening pleasure.

A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.

Something Goes Bump In the Night… Short-short spooky stories about different encounters with apparitions in different situations and settings. Some are based on true accounts; others may be embellished by the tellers–But all are unsettling if not outright scary! 25 First Person Ghost Story Shorts, Quick Reads That Offer a Little Spooky Chill… Thank you to everyone who agreed to allow me to include their story.

Terrifying Tales 3—Seven More Stories to Haunt Your Dreams The nightmare continues in the third installment of Terrifying Tales, where shadows whisper, reality warps, and the dead refuse to rest. In this chilling new collection, award-winning horror meets unrelenting dread, delivering seven sinister stories that will claw into your mind and refuse to let go. "Something in the Walls" – In this Lovecraftian horror novella, an ancient evil lurks just beyond the boundaries of human perception. Will the walls hold... or will something unspeakable break through? "The Memorial Fountain" – ...

Fear, terror, and frightening horrors are a bound within this book of haunting short stories. Immerse yourself in a world where a corpse rages with revenge. A simple junior high dare ends with ghastly results. A mysterious package holds within it, life or death consequences and more.