Short Horror

Prepare to be terrified with four bone-chilling tales that will keep you up long after the last page is turned. "Echoes of the Unseen" takes you on a journey through haunted spaces where reality bends and nightmares come alive. In this gripping collection, you'll encounter: - A group of friends who awaken a malevolent presence while creating the ultimate haunted house attraction - An architect uncovering cosmic horrors in an abandoned train station - A novelist trapped in a Victorian mansion where the seasons themselves hold captive souls - Three children who discover a treehouse that ...

Joanie is an orpan who lives with her aunt in a poor urban neigihborhood. She longs for so much more in life than what she has. Her life changes after she answers an extraordinary classified ad, put in the paper by the marvelously eccentric Mrs. Applegate. Soon, Joanie finds herself working for Mrs. Applegate and her world is given fresh, new meaning. But Mrs. Applegate isn't who she seems to be. Everything isn't always peaches and honey when Joanie is forced into a life-altering decision inside the deceptive walls of Mrs. Applegate's House of Worship...

Leo Moreland does more than chase shadows—he brings solace to tormented souls and those they haunt. Join Leo as he unravels the chilling consequences of a ghost summoning gone wrong in an abandoned school bathroom, investigates a haunted condominium to uncover a gruesome truth linked to one of the residents, and confronts a malevolent spirit attached to a ring that drives its owner to darkness, revealing the sinister depths of its past.

The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

The town of Ebonton was well on its way to being the next "Black Wall Street", For the people of that town, the goal was to live lives of peace, to raise families and build up their community. But things are never that simple for Black people it seems. A faction from a couple towns over in a place called Haron Oaks had plans for the men, women and children of Ebonton, and their plans meant a lot of bloodshed.

Three deeply unsettling stories. One world where monsters wear human faces, shadows whisper secrets, and legends aren’t just bedtime tales. Each story grips you quietly… then drags you into darkness. Inside this chilling mini-anthology, you’ll discover: psychological dread, haunted homes, urban legends, and survival against impossible evil.Stories Included: Smile In a cold and cruel future, people are forced to smile through unimaginable pain or die trying. One mother watches helplessly as her son dares to resist… and pays the ultimate price. Lady in My House After moving back into ...

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Some jobs are boring. This one is deadly. When college student Ben Suarez takes a third-shift security job at a desolate railyard, he expects long hours, quiet nights, and the slow creep of exhaustion. What he doesn’t expect is the feeling of being watched. The shadows that move when they shouldn’t. The whispers that slither through the empty train cars. Armed with only his smartphone and desperate texts to his girlfriend, Ben begins to unravel a chilling truth buried beneath the steel and gravel—a past soaked in blood, where the dead refuse to rest. As the nights wear on, his fear ...

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 ...

Stories of our deadly sins: Greed. Envy. Wrath. Sloth. Technological advancement has not led us to overcome our basic human flaws but helped carry them into the future. These short stories will challenge your view of what it means to be human and keep you up at night wondering what comes next. "If you like Black Mirror or Twilight Zone you will love S.A. Wooderson's books," A.E. - reader

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, listeners are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe’s Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave. Join the treasure hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead. Lay beside a homeless man in a shelter, but make sure you’re not trespassing.

-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- Welcome to STAT: Crazy Medical Stories as told by the healthcare professionals themselves. From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and ...

A Collection of Folk Horror Novellas What if the land remembers? What if it never forgives? Step into five isolated villages where ancient rituals still hold sway, grief grows like roots beneath the soil, and forgetting can be fatal. From forest pacts and weatherbound sacrifices to mirrored souls and orchards that bloom with teeth, The Root Remembers gathers five original folk horror tales that peel back the pastoral to reveal the rot beneath. Inside, you’ll find: The Root That Weeps – A grieving woman inherits a cabin with a sealed root cellar... and a tree that feeds on loss. The ...

In this erotic lesbian and futanari romance-thriller, 23-year-old Miranda, a beautiful hairdresser from the city, meets cute 19-year-old Jess from the mysterious yellow house near her parents’ summer cottage. As the secrets of the yellow house’s inhabitants unveil, Miranda finds herself in a battle against powerful supernatural forces of evil. Miranda found that Jess’ voice was deep, soft and attractive. She also couldn’t help but notice the brunette’s beautiful mouth and intense hazel eyes… As she turned and walked towards the road, she glanced to her left and saw the side of ...

Echoes of the Forgotten: A Short Story Collection In Echoes of the Forgotten, five gripping tales unfold, each exploring the fragility of memory, the unspoken darkness lurking in everyday lives, and the harrowing choices that define us. The collection opens with "Echoes of the Forgotten," where Avery wakes in a sterile room with a family she doesn’t remember. As she unraveled the truth behind her accident, she discovered a terrifying conspiracy that threatens to erase her past and her future. In "The Golem’s Heart," Grim, a golem brought to life to protect a village from monstrous raids...

What would you do for love? What would you do if only you knew someone you loved was guilty of murder? And: How far would you go for the one chance to be with the love of your life? What would you do if you learned your sister killed her husband to get out of an unhappy marriage, and no one else knows or even suspects? You believe your sister's husband died in a tragic accident, but shortly afterwards you learn your sister was seeing another man. You also learn that your sister was out with that man the night her husband died. Suddenly the husband’s death looks less like an ‘accident’...

A Haunted Collection of Scary Stories by R. Saint Claire Experience the thrill of haunted bike trails, mysterious midnight parties, vengeful siblings, hexes gone wrong, and more! These five chilling tales and a suspenseful time-travel novella guarantee sleepless nights this Halloween and throughout the year. Includes: The Trails: Jimmy never refused a dare, not even on Halloween at midnight. Party in the Pines: A stranger invites you to a Halloween party in the middle of nowhere. What could possibly go wrong? The Mummy's Tomb: An annoying little brother gets the best of a lovesick teen. ...

Human beings are abundant. Yet for every person on Earth, countless insects thrive, chewing through the roots and underpinnings of nature. This year, it will be a very good year for bugs! An ocean of insecticide cannot suppress their demonic hordes. They could easily dominate the planet. Why not?

An angel just carjacked someone? For Boston Cop, Chloe Mayfield, it's her first day in the city's Blue Moon Division and things are about to get weird. The poor schmuck with the missing car is convinced the glowing being who assaulted him and took his wheels was straight from heaven – he even heard a chorus of angelic music during the crime. Raised catholic, Chloe not about to suggest angels don’t exist, but her gut wants to find a more rational explanation behind this crime. Time to find out.

Haunted relics hide chilling secrets in Moran & Moran, a family-owned antique shop where the past refuses to stay buried. Each meticulously chosen artifact throbs with a supernatural presence, beckoning to a world where spirits linger. Follow James as he embarks on a dangerous family mission against a vengeful spirit, deciphers cryptic warnings from a restless spirit trapped in a skull, and protects powerful artifacts from a sinister collector.