Category: Stories

• A BRIEF TREAT

  by William J. Jackson           Ilsa Waters found her future waiting, pink and fragrant, atop the marble island in her remodeled kitchen. Surrounded by wood paneled walls and white countertops, a stainless steel sink with elephantine faucet, it greeted her quietly. Softer than love in sugary whorls over placid fondant.           “I can’t believe you got me…

  Will Mowass

  January 5, 2026

  Stories

  Fiction, horror, readers, short story, story, surreal, writing fiction

• A Risk Worth Taking

  I feel I must apologise to the real writers here as I feel somewhat of an imposter. I really can’t offer any insight or advice about the writing process or the genre of horror. Like Jack has recently declared, I too am not a real writer. Not in the sense of being driven to write.…

  Peter

  December 11, 2025

  Biographical, Stories

• The Door

  

  There are few objects more ordinary than a door. We pass through them a dozen times a day without thought. They separate rooms, mark boundaries, provide privacy. But in horror, doors carry far heavier meaning. They become symbols of fear—of what lies beyond, or of what might cross through when we least expect it. A…

  bryceraffle

  October 30, 2025

  short story, Stories

  Fiction, horror, monster, short story

• FLASH OF FATE

             Recently I had an idea to further the wickedness of my Horror In The Hundreds, but my brain decided to touch down on a bit of writing I admittedly am not good at but do enjoy. Flash fiction has been a fun thing for years now, completing a tale in under 2,000 words (often…

  Will Mowass

  October 16, 2025

  Stories

  fear, flash fiction, horror

• The Uses Of Horror

  We don’t have to understand why art works to enjoy that it works, but as craftspeople it can be helpful to consider how stories function. Most writers enjoy words, so our natural tendency if a story feels wrong is to fiddle with the prose. Sometimes, however, the reason a story isn’t working isn’t because the…

  raven

  September 29, 2025

  Halloween, horror books, monsters, Philosophy of Horror, Philosophy of Writing, Stories, writing

  catharsis, fear, Fiction, Halloween, horror, John Carpenter, monsters, psychology, Raven, story mechanics, writing, writing theory

• Heart on her Sleeve

  We first crossed paths at the Greyhound station in San Antonio. It was mid-summer, lousy hot, and she had tossed her duffel bag against an out-of-the-way wall and was reclining against it, maybe trying to catch a nap, maybe not. She was wearing denim shorts and a tank top to combat the heat, but from…

  Jack Tyler

  September 11, 2025

  Stories

• A Jagged Domain

  AUGUST 10, 1970          New keys are a beautiful sight to behold, especially at the start of Summer, when the world is welcoming all to step out and embrace new promises.          “There you go, Mister Newfield,” Mike Parsons said, voice lethargic, eyes red. “The Block’s all yours. Rent’s due every first of the month.”           Walter Newfield,…

  Will Mowass

  August 14, 2025

  Stories

  fear, horror, short story

• Mister Jack-0-Lantern

  

  Mister Jack-O-Lantern “Have you ever taken a long look at Johnny Waite’s eyes? Johnny’s eyes are as black as his stained soul, and what is behind that boy’s eyes is pure evil. The worst monsters are human beings. The ones who appear normal on the surface.” ~ Dr. Thomas Davison, author ***** Jack: The good…

  Dr. Thomas Davison, author

  August 7, 2025

  Stories

• The Marvelous Miss Myrta

  The mind is a wonderful thing to waste. In an idle moment, for some unknown reason I found myself wondering whether the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and the occultist Aleister Crowley ever got together or otherwise communicated with each other, since they were contemporaries. So, I looked it up online—and then, still being a writer…

  Garrett Dennis

  July 10, 2025

  cosmic horror, Stories

• Membranes

  A relic of my steampunk days. Ignore the made-up vehicle and enjoy the chills… “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~ WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Hamlet “Mr. Potter. Mr. Potter, you need to wake up. There are some people here to see you.” Lucius Potter opened his…

  Jack Tyler

  June 12, 2025

  Stories