Horror Fiction Short Stories

Karen is an art student attending her first overnight summer camp. She loves being around other artists. Her days are spent drawing, meeting new friends, and fluttering over a super-hot guy who seems to have the same feelings for her. Everything seems to be going well, until she discovers her roommate's unique method for creating art.

Three boys investigate a mysterious thicket. What will they find? Forgotten junk? Frogs? An abandoned bike? What starts out as a fun way to waste away a few boring hours soon turns into a day of terror.

Twelve-year-old Rosario and his parents have arrived at Devil's Creek for a weekend of camping and family fun. The boy's parents have a surprise for Rosario, a secret. But the eyes of the crows are watching. And Devil's Creek holds a secret all its own.

DES HISTOIRES À NE PAS ÉCOUTER LA NUIT. Seize récits d'épouvante cultes de la littérature classique, qui suscitent toujours l'horreur et l'effroi du lecteur. Ce recueil rassemble les œuvres suivantes : Mujina, Lafcadio Hearn; La Porte du monstre, William Hodgson; La Chute de la maison Usher, Edgar Allan Poe; L'Affaire de Lady Sannox, Arthur Conan Doyle; L'Épouvante Mikhaïl Artsybachev; L' Enterrement des rats, Bram Stoker; L'horrible, Guy de Maupassant; L'Araignée, Hans Ewers; Un Stylet, William Chambers Morrow; Construire un feu, Jack London; L'Horloge, Maurice Level.

Nature is beautiful...until it tries to eat you. Jaxon is just your average janitor, but when he's caught in the crossfire between advanced science and terrorism, he ends up running for his life and watching the world around him get swallowed whole. Mother Nature takes revenge, and Jaxon has nowhere to go!

Thirteen terrifying horror stories from the master of the macabre....1. 'Pickman’s Model' 2. 'The Terrible Old Man' 3. 'Dagon' 4. 'From Beyond' 5. 'The Cats of Ulthar' 6. 'Nyarlathotep' 7. 'Imprisoned with the Pharaohs' 8. 'The Book' 9. 'Memory' 10. 'The Beast in the Cave' 11. 'The Evil Clergyman' 12. 'In the Vault' 13. 'Cool Air'

Travel along a backcountry road as two bickering siblings encounter a sadistic masked menace. Watch from a couple’s window as a mysterious figure lurks through the darkness of the vacant house next door. Witness a malevolent presence threaten to unravel a man’s sanity decades after testing an urban legend.

An elderly couple living in Victorian London struggle against despair as their small resources dwindle. When an eccentric and mysterious gentleman answers their advertisement for a lodger, they celebrate. But as women begin dying at the hands of "The Avenger", they start to suspect something too horrific for words.

"The Last Broadcast" isn't just an audiobook - it's a mind-melting descent into cosmic madness that will leave you breathless and question your very existence! FEEL THE TERROR grip your heart as Billy Wood's frantic voice cuts through the static, desperately fighting against horrors beyond human comprehension. Your cozy world is about to be RIPPED APART at the seams!

Here are some truly spooky stories, given a spine-tingling read by Richard Pasco. The stories include "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling, "Aurelia" by E.T.A. Hoffmann, "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Mrs. Amworth" by E.F. Benson, and "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker.

The most terrifying thing that you can possibly imagine is your own body in the hands of a monster. Or worse, in the hands of another human being. In this definitive anthology of body horror selected by a World Horror Grandmaster, you'll find the unthinkable and the shocking: a couture designer preparing for an exquisitely grotesque runway show; a vengeful son seeking the parent who bred him as plasma donor; a celebrity-kink brothel that inflicts plastic surgery on sex workers; and organ-harvesting doctors who dissect a living man without anesthetic.

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do - they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family finds they are completely unprepared for what comes next. The Monkey’s Paw is a classic horror tale that gives new meaning to the phrase “be careful what you wish for”.

Max receives a piece of his mother's funerary jewelry and realizes that he now has the power to touch certain objects and relive their owner's last moments. But exactly how far will he need to go to reach divinity? This audiobook includes the original short story, as well as an essay about the origins of the idea for this tale.

On a dark desert highway, hidden from sight, there is a place that exists just beyond the shadows. A place that calls to the broken, the lost, and the tormented who wander the desolate roads of night. Temptation to leave the world behind presents itself as a beautiful seductress offering a variety of exquisite pleasures, luring you further into the dream. But elegant parties and pretty faces quickly dissolve into the stuff of nightmares as the door closes and the feast begins.

It's glorious spring in Darkbridge and time for the first match of the cricket season. A single father shuns the friendly overtures of the neighbours. What sinister secret is he trying to hide?

Melanie doesn't understand why she's not allowed in the cellar, and the curiosity is getting the better of her. Finally, she's determined there's no way around it. Even if her parents and her nanny will be angry she just has to understand why she hears noises and why she's not allowed inside. This thrilling little gem is yet another example of why Arthur Pendryll is rapidly gaining a name in the world of short horror fiction.

The piano was a gift, a symbol of enduring love, but from the moment she began playing it, Melody's nights became filled with terrifying visions. Visions of an ancient city in ruins where the streets run red with blood and winged creatures watch lustfully from high above. Visions of murder, betrayal, and madness. She knows that her night terrors are inextricably entangled with the piano and its troubling history, but she must keep playing...searching for that one melody that will quiet the haunting voice that threatens her very sanity.

Navy wife, Andy Davenport, would do anything to make amends with her husband, Tyler. The trouble is, he never made it back from deployment. When Andy's free spirited sister suggests a seance, Andy is skeptical at best. But could this be her chance to see Tyler again and make things right? Some ghost stories are worth believing in...

The calm of a suburban evening is shattered by a horrific murder. An average man and his beautiful wife are dead, killed in a horrific orgy of blood. A child is missing, and a disturbed man in a police interrogation room holds the key to everything. A detective is driven to arrive at the truth, but how can he possibly find truth in the mind of a man so deranged?

The year is 2013 and you have found that which you were seeking. However, you have inadvertently placed yourself in harm's way and zombies are hunting you.