Short stories: Tales of horror 208 Articles

by Seth Newton

The sun finally goes down and the clouds begin to roll in. The dark clouds block any chance of an appearance by the moon. Soft rain seeps out of the clouds and falls gently to the ground. Even though it had been a ...read more

by Jeff Barnhart

Night Faces Eden Desire had just entered her living room when she saw what appeared to be a blurry image of a face dart past her and dissolve into particles of air. "Ohh crap?" she said, as she dropped the Pepsi she had i...read more

by Dean Jolly

Mercy Killing The night was a bitter pill not easily swallowed, and detective inspector Keith Garrety thought that he might just puke it back. He sat in the front seat of his patrol car, his head against the wheel, beads ...read more

by DM Cain

Starved For Affection The dreams came more frequently now. Often, she wasn't even sure she was dreaming; a blessing, she supposed during her more coherent moments. Sometimes she had conversations with her mother, or her s...read more

by Rose Oscura

The warm water gently washed over her silken skin. Ensconced in the large, spacious bathtub, her head lulled back against the cold white porcelain. The water was warm, but not hot. Just comfortable enough to bathe in witho...read more

by Bryan Belrad

I knew he was going to come for me. Somewhere inside, I accepted it. Still, I had been hoping that, against all odds, he would never come. I knew better, but I hoped anyway. Maybe something would happen to him before h...read more

by deadmanswill

PURPLE HORROR 1. Dream and Rebirth Colin tossed uneasily in his sleep. The two moons in the sky shone upon the forest below with a virgin ferocity unseen anywhere. As the light of the moons filtered through the gigantic ...read more

by Anthony Waugh

Photo Synthesis Fear was a feather that brushed the back of his neck ever so gently, causing him to shrug his shoulders, slowly and involuntarily as the chill trailed down his spine. He was looking at a photograph. He ...read more

by Tom Fowler

The Man Who Fell Apart Howell was puzzled. He was in shock and suffering the grief that most people would when losing a brother, but still puzzled. Joe Carruthers, his good friend, called him in London with the news, expl...read more

by David O'Brien

Relaxed and fed, we travel this road of total unknown. Our distant destination awaits, far from where we currently wander. With the taste of a good meal still upon us, and the breath of a recent cocktail, no fear has enter...read more

by Robert Pace

The hand that held the knife was firm. There was no wavering, this was simple. This was murder. Anthony Salvo plunged the knife into the lifeless body three or four more times and each time he did so with more and more ...read more

by Joe Slade

Whispers & Shadow It's not the individual details of some strange sound in the middle of the night seeking out the unsuspecting listener, or even the eruption of some utter darkness during midday that disturb us...read more

by Scott Scherr

The Funeral He ran from the cemetery. John almost made it to the main road before collapsing. As he passed out from exhaustion and blood loss, John thought about the funeral: He remembered the funeral invitation. Stephen ...read more

by Peggy Montgomery

Marie sat in a small ball in her hiding place. She was curled behind a lilac bush in the corner of her spacious backyard. The light from the porch did not reach her, and she felt a little safer. She could he...read more

by Cassiopeia Ghent

Chapter Eight Part of him was angry that his love didn't remember him, but he felt ashamed for scaring her. She had been afraid of him and he was sad that his appearance scared her. Though she looked nearly like she used t...read more

by Donald Z Smith

The horror we faced was unimaginable to most of the world in 2009, except for the terrorists that had been planning the new attacks against America for a long time. They simply waited since 9/11 for the right time to stri...read more

by Joe Williams Jr.

There once lived a man in a mansion, a man filled with hate, and greed, and all the other things that make up the nastiest of evil men. But this story is not about this man you see, this tale focuses on his lovely daught...read more

by Evan Carden

I'm bleeding on the floor. I feel a dull anger about that. It took me three days to put in the floor. I know my anger is misdirected. I should be angry at the man who shot me, who took my wallet and said he was coming back...read more