Category: Horror

• Fiction Horror Short Story

  The Long Cold Night

  My fingers were cold on the keyboard. The air was only getting cooler with the coming of night. It was going to only get colder. Morning was nearly twenty four hours off. I had a long night ahead of me.The arctic research station was nearly empty. Staff members were switching…

  January 4, 2025
• Fantasy Fiction Horror Short Story Speculative Weekly

  Helping a Skeleton

  Sam and Teri held their breath. Something was shambling past them towards the gorge. The click and drag of its movement was suggestive. Teri quietly exhaled through her nose and slowly and carefully inhaled. She saw stars. She blinked them away trying to calm her swaying head. As her vision…

  February 16, 2023
• Fiction Horror Short Story

  The Peanut Butter Boys and the Horrific House

  The smell was overpowering. He retched. He wasn’t even to the front door yet. “Who called this in?” He yelled over his shoulder.“The next door neighbor.” His partner said.Bill heard Sam loudly vomit behind him. Bill grimaced as he pulled out a mask. He pulled it over his ears. He…

  October 16, 2022
• Fantasy Fiction Horror Informational Sci-Fi Short Story

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  January 13, 2022
• Fiction Horror Short Story

  Suddenly a Spider!

  “UGH” She huffed. “Alec, turn down Sleepy Head” She called to the other room. Every night he played Sleepy Head, like it was some funny joke. She could hear that bassline and that tinny noise and immediately recognize the song. Stupid stupid song.The song suddenly cut off. Meghan sighed at…

  December 16, 2021
• Fantasy Horror Short Story Speculative

  Just Out of Sight

  Kevin did a double take. He’d seen something out of the corner of his eye, again. It was happening more and more often. Kevin shook his head. There was nothing to be done about it.Kevin went on about his day. It was routine, clean the toilet, collect the feminine hygiene…

  September 30, 2021
• Fantasy Horror

  Is That You, Death?

  I woke up and found Death’s grinning face peering down at me. The face pulled back, allowing me to focus on the rest of the Death’s being.Death cocked its head at me. Then Death glanced about, scratching the top of Death’s head.I realized then that Death wasn’t wearing the traditional…

  September 22, 2021
• Fiction Horror Sci-Fi Short Story

  Death, the Accountant

  Douglas decided it was time for him to step out of the darkness. to take his rightful place in the world again.He smiled as he looked at the little people studying his home. They had these little brushes, large wide brimmed hats, and sacks with pieces of chalk and string.…

  August 26, 2021
• Fantasy Fiction Horror

  Trials of Meditation

  Robert sat in his favorite chair. This was the chair he sat in every morning for his routine. He just finished his breakfast and was settling in for his meditation. His coffee was still too hot, so he liked to spend about 10 or so minute meditating to cool the…

  August 4, 2021
• Fiction Horror Sci-Fi Short Story

  Out of Time

  Emily woke with a start. She shouldn’t have been sleeping. She glanced about. No one was looking her way. Though, none of the other students looked familiar. She scratched her neck. There was an odd bump there.The professor wasn’t in class yet. She glanced at the time. 3:45. She pulled…

  July 14, 2021