Short Horror

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

From the mind of the man Stephen King calls "a master of the macabre", comes a brilliant new collection of no-punches-pulled horror stories, some never-before-collected and many originals that have never been published anywhere before. Bentley Little can take the innocuous, twist it around, and write a story that will change your way of thinking. Walking Alone: Short Stories is a shining example of his talent to scare you, creep you out, and make you shudder.

BLACK AS NIGHT AND OTHER NIGHTMARES is a compilation of 32 short stories, most in the horror genre, and most with surprise endings. THE NIGHTMARES INCLUDE: THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT Charles likes to watch horror flicks by candlelight with his monster mannequins... MASQUERADE The Madeira Club has hired a travel agent to rent a castle in Transylvania for this year’s gala Halloween party... BLACK AS NIGHT Two teenagers try to rescue a helpless woman from being buried alive by a masked rider on Halloween... HANGMAN’S OVERLOOK A scam artist wagers $800 he will spend the night on Hangman’s ...

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.

Struggling writer Elijah stumbles on an antique fountain pen buried in a forgotten desk. The words flow like never before—vivid, raw, unstoppable. But something isn’t right. The stories feel too real. Too alive. As fiction bleeds into reality, Elijah must uncover the pen’s secret before it finishes his story for him. Dark, elegant, and addictive, The Ink Thief is a gothic short story that grips from the first line and doesn’t let go.

A die-hard paranormal skeptics beliefs are turned upside down after a night of unimaginable terror trapped inside a notoriously haunted house. Pages torn from a lost journal recount a camping trip gone terribly wrong. A teenager investigates a knock at the basement door of an abandoned church in the woods. A late-night gas station clerk encounters disturbing pale figures in top hats. Airline passengers glimpse tentacled monsters outside the plane windows.

Brace yourself for bone-chilling fear, the haunting horror collection you'll be too afraid to read at night is finally here. In Haunted Horrors, author Silas Toombs unleashes ten terrifying tales of the supernatural, the disturbed, and the downright depraved that will make you second guess leaving your bedroom lights off ever again. From the malicious urban legend of Purple Aki who stalks young weightlifters leaving the gym alone, to Sideways Bob and the deadly secrets of his unassuming roadside bridge where he's known to have lived his entire life, no chapter is safe from the nightmares ...

A quick read for those looking for dark fiction that you can devour in one sitting. These are creepy, crawly, and grotesque stories meant to make your stomach churn and your toes curl. The fierce auction of an abandoned storage unit leads to a mysterious box finding its final resting place. Assigned to a military post, a man watches security cameras capture the end of the world. An unusual illness leaks into society and leaves a man isolated and battling for his life. On a dark fall night, a happy family is tormented by an invisible beast from under the bed. A man with an overbearing mother...

PUMPKIN 31 TALES OF TERROR From the twisted mind that brought you The Hole in the Wall and A Second Skin comes a chilling celebration of horror's darkest holiday. PUMPKIN – a unique collection of 31 tales designed to unsettle, disturb, and haunt you long after the final page. One terrifying story for each night of October, culminating in a Halloween you'll never forget. Journey through landscapes of psychological terror, supernatural dread, and unflinching horror as Steven Blackmore weaves nightmares featuring haunted trick-or-treat sacks, bloodthirsty vampires, fracturing realities, and ...

It started in 2017 with “The Big Men.” Now, The Nod/Wells Timelines conclude with a collection of all-new stories spanning generations, touching and expanding on a host of events and characters from Michael Shotter’s most-beloved works of speculative fiction such as “309,” “Shards,” “The Nemesis Effect,” “Big Man Down,” and “500.” This collection includes six brand-new tales, plus the acclaimed novelette, “Mr. Perkins Goes to Hell,” previously only available via Kindle Vella. Prepare yourself to experience some of the most intense, poignant, and emotionally-...

Stories of famous monsters in a new horror anthology featuring Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, and many others.

Much of Richard Matheson's work has found its way into pop culture: The title story became a memorable episode of television's The Twilight Zone, and more recently, Will Smith starred in the blockbuster movie I Am Legend. Stephen King has declared Matheson to be one of his favorite writers. Find out why as you listen to the classic horror story of a man who peers out of his airplane window to see a gremlin destroying the wing.

Find your way through the darkness with seven new thrilling short stories by bestselling Amazon author Stephen R. King. Do not let the lack of light stop you from discovering more adventures and stories that will keep you up at night and ignite the imagination. There is no place to hide in, THE DARKNESS!

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: THE OTHER SIDE: After Gerald dies and is resuscitated, something evil comes back with him from the other side. THE PAINTING: Ellen buys a creepy painting at an antique shop that keeps changing and not for the better. THE GRIZZLY OR THE ZOMBIE: Two hikers are attacked by a grizzly bear and then a zombie twenty years after the apocalypse has ended. THE BOX WITH RED AND BLUE RIBBONS: A surly humpback slips an identical-looking box among a counter full of surprise ...

My self-help tape told me to kill myself. It was the best advice I've ever received. My reflection smiles more than I do, but maybe his world is better than mine. It wasn't a hit and run murder. I reversed too. Your dead dog might not do tricks, but I'm teaching mine to speak. My soul is in a paper lantern. My life hasn't been the same since it sailed away. Over 50 unique and chilling horror stories include haunted houses, gothic Hellscapes, murderous psychopaths, human experiments, alien abductions, alternate dimensions, mind-warping drugs, terrifying paranormal encounters, and so much ...

Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set.

Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of...human monsters.

A chilling anthology in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant, and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and listeners. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, brings together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.

Night is falling. Horror awaits. Evil thrives. Step with trepidation into these pages as dark descends. Run from murderers, monsters, and ghosts. Chase after the truth, but forget everything you thought you knew. Here is where the monsters lurk, waiting to strike. The ravenous, the religious, and the unholy lie within these pages, eager to plague the reader as they devour each and every word. Pixie Forest Publishing brings you our darkest anthology yet, showcasing seventeen tales of terror to keep you up at night. From the supernatural to heart stopping suspense, Dark Descending will leave ...

The Cthulhu Mythos is one of the 20th century's most singularly recognizable literary creations. Initially created by H. P. Lovecraft and a group of his amorphous contemporaries (the so-called "Lovecraft Circle"), The Cthulhu Mythos story cycle has taken on a convoluted, cyclopean life of its own. Some of the most prodigious writers of the 20th century, and some of the most astounding writers of the 21st century have planted their seeds in this fertile soil. The Book of Cthulhu harvests the weirdest and most corpulent crop of these modern mythos tales.