Short Horror

Horror stalks the sideshow tents of the 40’s and runs a 70’s era dive bar steeped in murder… It preys from the frozen peaks of a small, 80’s Alaskan town and spills across the streets of modern-day New York City. From the Great Plains of Native America to war-torn North Korea and the cradle of civilization itself in ancient Mesopotamia, the Beast is out for blood but the werewolf hunter pursues and will not stop until the last drop of blood has fallen.

Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together—for better and for worse.

Stranded during a hiking trip gone wrong, Sandy finds herself being stalked by ferocious werewolf. Now she's trapped in the middle of the wilderness with a gorgeous young alpha male whose looking for a mate. He's deep in heat and looking to seed and nothing is going to stop him from claiming Sandy as his own, fast and hard without protection. Can Sandy handle being seeded by the werewolf of this forest? Click inside to find out. This is a 5000+ word BBW shape shifting werewolf story full of raw mating mayhem.

Come with me on a journey into the dark distance. What will we find waiting? A wooden soldier that is much more than the toy it appears to be... A father who wants nothing more than the forgiveness of his abused son... The most tragic automobile accident in history... A trip to Mexico that is anything but a relaxing vacation... A tower with a valuable jewel that turns out to be not what's expected... A vampire who finds faith can come in many forms... An interplanetary outpost haunted by a rogue alien... A serial killing shaman who takes refuge in the most dangerous swamp on the planet, ...

Akakij Akakievic Basmackin è un mite impiegato, deriso dai colleghi, copiatore di lettere ad un ministero, così povero da dover risparmiare un intero anno per potersi far fare un nuovo cappotto dal sarto. La felicità di sfoggiarlo dura un solo giorno: la sera stessa viene assalito e derubato del suo bene prezioso. La polizia lo tratta malamente e non riesce neppure una colletta tra i colleghi. Dopo pochi giorni Akakij Akakievuc muore di disperazione e di freddo.

Lily wants more excitement in her life. She has been sharing erotic fantasies with an online stranger for months. They decide to meet in person for some vampire role play and sexy foreplay. When Lily’s car breaks down en route to meet her blind date, things take a dangerous turn. As the two strangers meet beneath the moonlight, they boldly engage in their erotic fantasies, but tensions escalate when one of them exposes an unsettling secret. What is intended to be a night of thrilling exploits leads to a shocking and brutal climax.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: TOP OF THE WORLD: A dangerous hybrid of several species of animals has escaped from its cage at a remote research facility in the Arctic during a prolonged blizzard. THE ASYLUM: Paranormal investigators are sent to an abandoned mental institution when a teenager disappears after visiting it for a good scare with his buddies on Halloween. THE DEVIL'S DIARY: A horror author rents a creepy cabin to cure a bad case of writer's block and finds a journal written by a serial...

Dreaded Tales includes 13 short horror stories personalized for the ultimate horror fan, with everything from the paranormal to the supernatural. The book features, zombies, psychological fears, creatures, ghosts, slasher, demons, ghouls, and vampires.*Virus of the Hunched Monkey - A scientific lab experiment becomes deadly. *Fear of Funeral Plans - Harry uncovers that funeral planning can harm his mental health. *This Lady is a Bug - A hybrid creature seeks revenge. *Haunted Cabin in the Cemetery - Jordan encounters a cabin's ghostly past. *Hicksville's Zombiefest - Father and son are ...

Amazon Summary for “Below the Surface: True Accounts from the Deep Web” They told you the internet was mapped. Safe. Archived. They lied. Below the Surface is a chilling anthology of first-person horror stories unearthed from the darkest corners of the deep web — a place where surveillance bleeds into possession, forgotten code comes alive, and data doesn’t just track you... it rewrites you. Each story is a self-contained descent into paranoia, identity collapse, and technological dread. You’ll meet: A coder haunted by a keylogger that finishes his thoughts… better than he can. ...

Do you believe bedtime stories? Do you believe in fairy tales? For Josh, Sarah, and Eric, the childhood fairy tale may prove to be all too real...

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 oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form... As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.

Journey through the sinister corridors of history with these chilling tales of horror and survival. From the freezing desolation of Barbarossa to the war-torn memories of a young Georgian expat in Vienna, and from post-apocalyptic nightmares to the forest witches in the Ardennes feasting on the souls of Belgian soldiers, each story unravels a dark narrative of human endurance and fear. Encounter monstrous moral dilemmas, vengeful spirits, and eerie confrontations in this anthology where the past's shadows collide with horror's depths. Prepare for a gripping blend of history and the macabre ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE JOKER: An author plans to use the comedic M.O. of the way a real serial killer staged his victims in his next novel. FORTUNE COOKIES: Mr. Ryder receives two fortune cookies with his Chinese food this time. One says he'll be rich; the other says he'll be dead by midnight. WHITE RABBIT: No one believed a rabbit had disabled George's Lincoln Town car and blocked two lanes of traffic. CREEP: Homer only watched pretty girls when they didn't know he was there until he...

I Died Yesterday, But I’m Still Here by G.J. Fene What happens when death doesn't stick? In this chilling anthology of near-deaths, glitches, and second chances that shouldn’t exist, people return from the brink—but not all of them come back whole. A photographer finds a stranger in every image he takes—one who was never there before. A transcriber hears her name whispered in captions that haven’t aired. A teen girl breathes underwater—only when no one is looking. And in a quiet tunnel beneath the city, a voice echoes warnings it never spoke aloud. Each story is told in raw, ...

A Siamese cat with frightening powers. A writer who is terrified of her literary agent. A wooden-horse factory with a dark secret. An attic in Stockholm's Old Town with a mysterious cupboard. These unpleasantries and more can be found in this sinister collection of short stories set in Sweden. Just open the door and step into Annika's storage space ... if you dare.

Venture into the shadows of Anger, New Hampshire, where a teenager with a unique ability fights a war hidden from the naked eye. This anthology features Jimmy Hsu’s chilling encounters with entities beyond the grasp of ordinary men. Join Jimmy as he races against time to save his friend from a vengeful spirit, comes face to face with the horrors of a haunted pet cemetery, and confronts the undead in an abandoned neighborhood.

👣 They Thought It Was Just a Legend… Until It Was Too Late. Something massive is lurking in the woods. It watches. It waits. It leaves behind enormous footprints and eerie howls in the night. Bigfoot Stories is a pulse-pounding collection of terrifying short fiction exploring the most chilling encounters with the legendary creature. From isolated cabins deep in the forest to unsuspecting hikers on lonely trails, each tale drags you into a world where the line between myth and reality vanishes—and survival is anything but guaranteed. If you think Bigfoot is just a campfire tale, think...

While on a run, Ariel finds herself chased by a truck and the demons of her past. Will she conquer her fears or succumb to the darkness of the road ahead...

David has had a desire ever since he was a boy to ride the train. Today, he will fulfill that desire, at Monica's expense...