Below you will find a list of 31 Anthology & Short Story Collection books to sink your blades into each spooky season. Adult, middle grade, young adult, this one’s all about the short stories that give you the creeps. There’s something for everyone to help get them into the holiday spirit. If you checked out my 31 Halloween themed post you’ll know with the nature of the season, all of these (for the most part) are horrors!
Anthology Reads
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ACROSS DIMENSIONS, IT CREEPS AND CONSUMES.
Hidden in the vaults of a world-spanning library lie the records of a mysterious book, one made of mold and magic. Varied accounts of its existence remain scattered throughout the multiverse, but when an archivist attempts to bring its pages together, she will learn how dangerous a book—and her own ambitions—can be . . .
A mind-altering fantasy, science fiction, and horror anthology, The Book of Spores collects sixteen strange stories by authors from the FanFiAddict book blog and SFF Addicts Podcast, including M. J. Kuhn, Greta Kelly, Krystle Matar, C.M. Caplan, Emma L. Adams, Ryan Kirk, Kaden Love, and more. Prepare for your imagination to be colonized by The Book of Spores.
Also features an introduction by the father of fungalpunk, Adrian M. Gibson.
Kickstarter | From the team that brought you…all these reviews!
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Welcome Back to Devil’s Hill, Arizona—a town that never quite lets the dead rest.
Every Halloween, horror-loving locals tune in to The Midnight Halloween Horror Show, a late-night horror program that once aired on the local access channel. Hosted by the macabre and beloved Spooky Bones, it was the highlight of October… until Spooky’s sudden death last year.
But this Halloween, Spooky Bones is back—broadcasting one final show from beyond the grave.
Each “episode” of the night’s program unveils a new nightmare:
Demonic Access Television — a Halloween broadcast becomes cursed.
Bloodlust — a party out in the desert turns into something horrible.
The Doll Collector — you can’t buy these dolls at the store.
Aliens in the Cornfield — a local maze becomes an alien hunting ground.
The Witch of Maple Drive — a man recounts a scary incident.
Halloween Visitors — these trick-or-treaters are creepy.
In This House — a man wakes up in a home he has never been in.
The Clown Animatronic in My Backyard — and it’s not plugged in.
A Killer POV — a man and his camcorder capture a slasher in action.
Turn off the lights. Tune in to the static.
Because when midnight hits in Devil’s Hill… the show must go on.
Amazon | This one released this week!
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An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand!
Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel—generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of characters.
Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand—brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the classic, bestselling novel.
Featuring an introduction by Stephen King, a foreword by Christopher Golden, and an afterword by Brian Keene. Contributors include Wayne Brady and Maurice Broaddus, Poppy Z. Brite, Somer Canon, C. Robert Cargill, Nat Cassidy, V. Castro, Richard Chizmar, S. A. Cosby, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Meg Gardiner, Gabino Iglesias, Jonathan Janz, Alma Katsu, Caroline Kepnes, Michael Koryta, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Josh Malerman, Ronald Malfi, Usman T. Malik, Premee Mohamed, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, David J. Schow, Alex Segura, Bryan Smith, Paul Tremblay, Catherynne M. Valente, Bev Vincent, Catriona Ward, Chuck Wendig, Wrath James White, and Rio Youers.
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A horror anthology edited by the genre’s greatest, Ellen Datlow, with one side featuring stories about what haunts the night while the other side showcases the terrors that can exist in the light of day in this new addition to the Saga Doubles series.
This anthology contains stories from some of the most evocative and bestselling writers of horror and speculative fiction.
Night—Dreadful Dark: Tales of Nighttime Horror
Table of Contents
Trash Night by Clay McLeod Chapman
We Take Off Our Skin in the Dark by Eric LaRocca
The Door of Sleep by Stephen Graham Jones
At Night, My Dad by Dan Chaon
The Night House by Gemma Files
The Night-Mirrors by Pat Cadigan
Fear of the Dark by Benjamin Percy
The Picknicker by Josh Malerman
Secret Night by Nathan Ballingrud
Day—Merciless Sun: Tales of Daylight
Table of Contents
The Bright Day by Priya Sharma
Faire by Rachel Harrison
Trick of the Light by Brian Evenson
One Day by Jeffrey Ford
The Wanting by A.T. Greenblatt
Hold Us in the Light by A.C. Wise
Dismaying Creatures by Robert Shearman
Bitter Skin by Kaaron Warren
Cold Iron by Sophie White
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“The range of authors in this collection is impressive…an ideal horror sampler.” —The New York Times
35 BRAND NEW TALES OF TERROR, including stories by New York Times bestselling authors Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, and Caroline Kepnes! Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They’re our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They’re the people we’re supposed to trust…and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of…human monsters. Edited by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) and co-ower of Night Worms, Ashley Saywers, with introduction by Christopher Golden, bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows.STORIES BY:
Linda D. Addison, Gemma Amor, Jena Brown, Nat Cassidy, Venezia Castro, Andrew Cull, Andy Davidson, L. P. Hernandez, Laurel Hightower, C. S. Humble, Emma Alice Johnson, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Stephen Graham Jones, Rebecca Jones-Howe, Caroline Kepnes, Samantha Kolesnik, Chad Lutzke, Josh Malerman, Catherine McCarthy, Francesca McDonnell Capossela, Jeremy Megargee, Tim Meyer, S. P. Miskowski, Archita Mittra, Stephanie Nelson, Leah Ning, Cynthia Pelayo, Sam Rebelein, Belicia Rhea, Stephen S. Schreffler, Greg Sisco, Elton Skelter, John F. D. Taff, Dana Vickerson, Kelsea Yu
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Nick Roberts delves into the darkest corners of the soul, where horror meets raw emotion.
Dive into the chilling depths of the human psyche with Nick Roberts, the acclaimed author behind bestsellers like The Exorcist’s House and Anathema. Presenting a collection of fifteen tales, It Haunts the Mind masterfully weaves horror with raw emotion, leaving an indelible mark on the reader’s soul.
From the malevolent presence in “Sally Under the Bed” and the eponymous “It Haunts the Mind” to the raw brutality of “The Noose” and “The Bitter End,” Roberts showcases his unparalleled ability to terrify. Yet, it’s not just supernatural dread that lurks in these pages. Stories like “Thanks for Sharing” and “The Weeping Wind” delve into the very real horrors of addiction and grief, while “The Paperboy” and “Voodoo Bay” introduce monsters that defy reality.
John Durgin, author of The Cursed Among Us and Inside The Devil’s Nest, praises the collection, stating, “Come for the horror, stay for the heartbreaking emotion that bleeds into every page… It Haunts The Mind is that damn good.”
James Aquilone, a Bram Stoker Award-nominated editor and writer, warns of the collection’s potency: “Nick Roberts has an uncanny ability to scare the bejesus out of readers… Highly recommended if you don’t want to sleep in the dark again.”
Perfect for aficionados of horror short stories, suspenseful tales, and narratives that explore the human condition, It Haunts the Mind is a testament to the power of storytelling, blending supernatural terror with the very real demons that haunt our lives. Whether you’re drawn to tales of possession, substance abuse, or coming-of-age horror, this collection promises to both terrify and move you in equal measure.
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
All of the Scary Stories books are now available in one hardcover!
These stories are some of the most terrifying tales of horror, revenge, and supernatural events of all time, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the classic artwork by Stephen Gammell.
This jacketed hardcover edition includes the complete original books in the series in one volume:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
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For the fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, here comes a new illustrated children’s horror anthology with works by Neil Gaiman, Sephen King, and more. You have been warned!
The stories in this book are scary. Real scary! After reading these horrible tales and staring at the creepy drawings, don’t complain that you couldn’t sleep or they started haunting your dreams—we warned you!
If you love ghosts and monsters and enjoy getting goosebumps, this spine-chilling book is for you! Inside, you will find:
- A creature that lives in the dark and feeds on those who do not pay attention
- A monster created by the descendant of Doctor Frankenstein
- A haunted house at Halloween
- A big cat that snacks on schoolteachers
- A boy who is afraid of what will come down the chimney at Christmas
- A school with very strange pupils
- A decidedly odd zombie costume
- A puzzle set by a ghost
- And more!
Compiled by award-winning horror editor Stephen Jones and featuring the authors Ramsey Campbell, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Neil Gaiman, Charles L. Grant, Stephen King, Lisa Morton, Lynda E. Rucker, Robert Shearman, Michael Marshall Smith, and Manly Wade Wellman, this book is filled with nightmarish illustrations by acclaimed artist Randy Broecker.
So, whether you’re reading this book alone or with friends, get ready to be afraid. Very afraid!
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Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can’t escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations from Iris Compiet that will absolutely chill readers to the bone.
So turn off your lamps, click on your flashlights, and prepare—if you dare—to be utterly spooked!
The complete list of writers: Linda D. Addison, Courtney Alameda, Jonathan Auxier, Gary A. Braunbeck, Z Brewer, Aric Cushing, John Dixon, Tananarive Due, Jamie Ford, Kami Garcia, Christopher Golden, Tonya Hurley, Catherine Jordan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, N.R. Lambert, Laurent Linn, Amy Lukavics, Barry Lyga, D.J. MacHale, Josh Malerman, James A. Moore, Michael Northrop, Micol Ostow, Joanna Parypinksi, Brendan Reichs, Madeleine Roux, R.L. Stine, Margaret Stohl, Gaby Triana, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rosario Urrea, Kim Ventrella, Sheri White, T.J. Wooldridge, Brenna Yovanoff
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“Pure goth.” ―Leigh Harlen, author of Queens of Noise and Blood Like Garnets
The stories in this collection of dark fantasy and horror short stories grapple with the complexities of identity, racism, homophobia, immigration, oppression and patriarchy through nature, gothic hauntings, Trinidadian folklore and shape shifting. At the heart of the collection lie the questions: how do we learn to accept ourselves? How do we live in our own skin?
Includes the stories:
- “The Pull of the Herd”
- “Personal Rakshasi”
- “Her Voice, Unmasked”
- “Of Claw and Bone”
- “Propagating Peonies”
- “Kill Jar” (original novelette)
- “Tessellated”
- “Laughter Among the Trees”
- “Apolepisi: A De-Scaling”
- “Tara’s Mother’s Skin”
- “The Bride”
- “Douen”
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Fear – arguably humanity’s strongest emotion – is both a blessing and a curse.
It hinders some, while it fuels others, but without it, our species would not have survived hundreds of thousands of years. However it might affect you, you’ve felt fear. We all have. Within this book, you’ll come face to face with new fears as you open your imagination and experience the incredible lives of original characters in eight vastly different short stories that span many unique and gripping genres, including thriller, tragic romance, crime, science fiction, retelling, and more.
Each story is a different face of fear.
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Enter “Nightmares from a Desk.” A chilling collection of horror stories bound to take you on a rollercoaster of terror and suspense. Each tale is meticulously crafted to take you through twists and turns, designed to lure you into a world of spine-tingling encounters, unearthly creatures, and unspeakable nightmares.
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“Jason’s writing is absolutely wonderful…”—A.D. Jones, author of Born of Bloodshed
Remember when strangers came door-to-door with fresh-baked pies, families gathered around black-and-white TV sets, and small towns held tight to their secrets? Jason A. Jones remembers—but in this collection of blood-curdling tales, these slice-of-life moments curdle into something far more sinister.
A pie salesman promises sweet autumn comfort… but delivers something far darker. Two murderous thieves flee into an abandoned mall, where vengeful spirits have prepared a very special shopping experience. An unmarked horror tape possesses a mother with a demonic entity. In the 1960s, a little girl’s television set starts making malevolent demands. An AI writing assistant begins manifesting its creator’s darkest prompts into reality.
In these tales and others, Jones proves that the good old days weren’t just simpler times—they were hunting grounds.
“Jones is a growing voice in indie horror and you do not want to miss out on his progression!”—Alana K. Drex, author of The Scampering
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An anthology of spine-tingling tales of urban terror from modern masters of horror, including Sherrilyn Kenyon, Cherie Priest, and Seanan McGuire
In shadowy back alleys, crumbling brownstones, and gleaming skyscrapers, cities harbor unique forms of terror. Here lie malicious ghosts, cursed buildings, malignant deities, and personal demons of every kind . . .
Twenty of today’s most talented writers bend their skills toward the darkness, creating brand-new tales guaranteed to keep you awake at night—especially if you live in the dark cities.
Far worse than mythical creatures such as vampires and werewolves, these are horrors that lurk in the places you go every day—where you would never expect to find them. But they are there, and now that you know, you’ll never again walk the streets alone.
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Lock your doors, hide under your covers, and prepare to be terrified by this bone-chilling anthology of twenty-nine all-original tales about monsters from legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow.
WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology!
A Shirley Jackson and Locus Award Finalist! A World Fantasy Award Nominee!
In Screams from the Dark, award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, Indrapramit Das, Priya Sharma, and more explore what makes something, or someone, truly monstrous. From traditional creatures like werewolves and vampires, to modern demons and aliens, these suspenseful and twisted stories range from mainstream to literary, delivering spooky thrills and creepy chills that will keep you up at night.
With diverse voices and scary styles perfect for fans of horror short stories and dark speculative fiction, Screams from the Dark has something to please—and terrify—everyone. Contributors include Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Joyce Carol Oates, Brian Hodge, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Stephen Graham Jones, Kaaron Warren, Joe R. Lansdale, Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, John Langan, and more.
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Thirteen ordinary kids. Thirteen ordinary towns. Danger lurks around every corner!
“Wonderful and weird, compelling and unsettling.” – Gary Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor author
Get ready for a collection of thirteen short stories that will chill your bones, tingle your spine, and scare your pants off. Debut author Josh Allen masterfully concocts horror in the most innocent places, like R.L. Stine meets a modern Edgar Allan Poe. A stray kitten turns into a threatening follower. The street sign down the block starts taunting you. Even your own shadow is out to get you! Spooky things love hiding in plain sight.
The everyday world is full of sinister secrets and these page-turning stories show that there’s darkness even where you least expect it. Readers will sleep with one eye open. . . .
A glow-in-the-dark cover and thirteen eerie full-page illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah J. Coleman accompany the tales in this frightful mashup that reads like a contemporary Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Don’t miss the author and illustrator’s other creepy collections: Once They See You and Only If You Dare.
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The New York Times bestselling classic tale of the last man on Earth, I Am Legend by Richard Matheson–one of genre literature’s most honored storytellers. Now a major motion picture starring Will Smith!
Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth…but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville’s blood.
By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.
How long can one man survive in a world of vampires?
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Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre.
With dozens of stories of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats. This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki, Edith Wharton, and Franz Kafka.
The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature, and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader’s consciousness. A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume, reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight, a shadow exists somewhere.
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Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night: A Halloween Horror Anthology is filled with spooky stories by new trick or treaters to the big kids that know which streets give out the best candy.
All of these stories capture the storytelling style of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with each author’s own twist.
We know you miss Halloween and October. With this collection you can stop and savor it every day of the month with these fun size seasonal nostalgic tales.
We hope that reading this anthology will bring you just as much excitement as when you received a full bar on Halloween night.
ALL HARROWS’ EVE Jeff C. Carter
SPOOK ALLEY V.S. Lawrence
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Renee Thomasin
THE PUMPKIN PATCH POLTERGEIST Anthony Michael Murphy
WITCH APOTHECARY Morgan Briceno
THE BEST HALLOWEEN Dana Gricken
MORGANA MACABRE’S HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Wendy Dalrymple
SWEET TOOTH Amanda Wittman
POSTS Tanya Pell
THE PANTHERA PROJECT Lawrence Vernon
WE DON’T GO IN THE HOWARDS’ HOUSE William Sterling
BOOGER SUGAR Clay McLeod Chapman
MRS. KING’S CANDY Hayden Robinson
THE LIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE J.A. Barrios
THE CRAVING M.K. Hewitt
TRICK OF THE TREAT Nidheesh Samant
LAST REQUESTS Louie Sullivan
YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR HALLOWEEN Brian McAuley
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PENGUIN HORROR: A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated and kept readers wide awake at night.
Step into the terrifying world of ghostly apparitions, grotesque monsters and terrible, creeping dread – but be careful, who knows if you’ll make it out alive?
This collection brings together ten of the greatest literary horror stories every written, from Mary Shelley’s iconic tale of a ‘body swap’ gone wrong, to Edgar Allen Poe’s terrifying account of a great family’s downfall, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s chilling description of female subjugation. A treasure trove of scares and spooks, Classic Horror: An Anthology is a timeless celebration of all that curdles the blood and goes bump in the night …
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Welcome to Mad Days!
A vanishing town. A cursed cemetery. A treasure hunt on Earth’s last day.
Mad Days features 38 illustrated stories, including 19 drabbles and 3 terrifying novelettes.
Alley’s latest collection takes you on a tour of rural wastelands throughout Texas
and Oklahoma. There are ghosts here. There are monsters too. All manner of heinous things, hiding in dead hearts and rotten soil.
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Stories of the worlds that lie just below and behind this one.
A grieving boy finds a doorway within a burnt out house that opens onto the past. A woman researching her dissertation on a famous Irish poet discovers secrets she wishes she could forget. A red, lichenous growth rises out of the seas and destroys everything in its path. A boy discovers the crawlspace beneath his house and begins a transformation that he can not begin to understand. A couple find a strange pool in the trees behind their house, seeming to offer pure happiness but unleashing terror. A small Montana town is invaded by Sovereign Citizen militiamen, and find no recourse but to open the door to the old mine, releasing what lives beneath.
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27 Brand-New Tales of Technological Terror!
All leaps in technology are scary. Mysterious. Misunderstood. Until they slowly creep into our daily lives and become impossible to get rid of, like an evolving parasite.
The unique camera lens that exposes hidden monsters. The blue-collar robot that would do anything to not become obsolete. The app that knows your needs better than you know them yourself.
In OBSOLESCENCE, technology gets repurposed, subverted, and redefined.
This anthology features a special foreword by American Horror Story’s Naomi Grossman and features…
- Kealan Patrick Burke, “The App”
- Adam Cesare, “Disc Rot”
- Clay McLeod Chapman, “Pump and Dump”
- Gemma Church, “The Invisible Cure”
- Johnny Compton, “Everywherever”
- Lyndsey Croal, “Hush, Little Sister”
- Nicole Dieker, “Planned Obsolescence”
- Louis Evans, “Fact Check”
- Rob Hart, “Justis”
- Laurel Hightower, “The Living Ghost”
- Gabino Iglesias, “One Thing at a Time”
- Ai Jiang, “Premium Platinum Plan”
- Simon Kewin, “The Birds Sang in Both Worlds”
- Nick Kolakowski, “555 Raleigh Avenue”
- Eric LaRocca, “We Become Godlike Each Time We Bleed”
- Caitlin Marceau, “PartingWords.exe”
- Emma E. Murray, “Mother of Machines”
- Christi Nogle, “Harvest”
- Ute Orgassa, “Irina’s Choice”
- Tanya Pell, “Sleep Study”
- Hailey Piper, “Why a Bicycle is Built for One”
- Teagan Olivia Sturmer, “All Our Fertile Bones”
- Sara Tantlinger, “The Song of Stridulation”
- David Niall Wilson, “SecretShit.txt”
- Alex Woodroe, “Homegrown”
- Katie Young, “The Harbinger”
- David Lee Zweifler, “The Best Buggy Whip You Ever Saw”
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Get ready for Halloween with ten new stories from Goosebumps author R.L. Stine that are sure to leave you shivering.
A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player’s skin starts to almost drip off his hands—but no one else can see it. Three friends find a hole in the ground that just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger… And each story is introduced by Stine himself, providing a personal touch sure to delight fans.
Laced with Stine’s signature humor and a hefty dose of nightmarish fun, Stinetinglers is perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Stine’s own Goosebumps books. These chilling tales prove that Stine’s epic legacy in the horror genre is justly earned. Dive in, and beware: you might be sleeping with the lights on tonight!
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First Landing State Park. Antarctica. Mongolia. France. Norway. Ireland. Somerset. Egypt. A giant glacier in an unnamed land.
What do all these places have in common?They’re the perfect place to set a horror story, is what. In this brand new collection of destination based tales of terror, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author Gemma Amor (The Folly, Full Immersion, Six Rooms, Dear Laura) takes us on a series of adventures through the weird and the wonderful, the strange and the unexplainable, across the remotest, wildest parts of this world, and through lands yet to be discovered. Expect dark and deranged encounters, beautiful vistas, old gods, ghosts, peculiar creatures, vampires, and that most terrifying of all monsters: mankind.
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Eighteen stories of found footage horror.
Featuring stories by: Bev Vincent, Ali Seay, Holly Rae Garcia, Clay McLeod Chapman, Nick Kolakowski, Ally Wilkes, Alan Baxter, Tim McGregor, Jeremy Hepler, Angela Sylvaine, Josh Rountree, Donna Lynch, Kurt Fawver, Robert Levy, Joe Butler, Fred Fischer, Georgia Cook, and Aristo Couvaras. An anthology edited by Andrew Cull and Gabino Iglesias.
Reader caution is advised.
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Five short tales of the eerie, tragic, and macabre.
Three friends venture into an abandoned church, unaware the foundation is haunted.
An expert in the occult is asked to remove a presence from the beach.
Two survivors of the zombie apocalypse watch a final sunset together.
Two lovers will do anything to keep their home and love safe.
A serial killer is on the loose, but his step is watched by more than his victims.
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What do you see when you look at a painting? The image, the brush strokes, the stippled canvas beneath? What if you looked beyond it? And what do you know about the person who created that picture that’s hanging on your wall? They say art requires a certain acceptable degree of madness. What secrets then lie beyond the pigment in the darkness between depiction and delusion?
Herein you’ll find stories about self-destructive lovers on a quest to find themselves while getting lost in each other (“Sometimes They See Me”), meet a man who wakes to find himself bound to a chair in a gallery of nightmarish paintings (“The Binding”), discover how one horrific act converts a child’s grief into artistic talent in “The Portrait”, witness the unveiling of an art collector’s most precious and macabre find in “The Acquisition”, visit a comic book store with a pair of thieves intent on robbing a man they don’t know is expecting them (“The Barbed Lady Wants for Nothing”), and read a roadie’s account of a band’s final days after they discover “The Amp.”
Inspired by Rod Serling’s NIGHT GALLERY, GRIM PORTRAITS features six stories of art, madness, and horror by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Kealan Patrick Burke.
Browse at your peril.
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What’s that sound? Do you feel it?
The signals are already inside you. You never even had a chance.
A tome of horror fiction featuring radio waves, numbers stations, rogue transmissions, and other unimaginable sounds you only wish were fiction. Forget about what’s hiding in the shadows, and start worrying about what’s hiding in the dead air.
With stories by Matthew M. Bartlett, T.E. Grau, Joseph Bouthiette Jr., Josh Malerman, David James Keaton, Tony Burgess, Michael Paul Gonzalez, George Cotronis, Betty Rocksteady, Christopher Slatsky, Amanda Hard, Gabino Iglesias, Dyer Wilk, Ashlee Scheuerman, Matt Andrew, H.F. Arnold, John C. Foster, Vince Darcangelo, Regina Solomond, Joshua Chaplinsky, Damien Angelica Walters, Paul Michael Anderson, and James Newman. Also includes an introduction from World Fantasy-award-winning author, Scott Nicolay.
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How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out with Half-Minute Horrors, a collection of deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations by an exceptional selection of writers and illustrators, including bestselling talents Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L.Stine, Faye Kellerman, Holly Black, Melissa Marr, Margaret Atwood, Jon Scieszka, Brett Helquist, and many more. With royalties benefiting First Book, a not-for-profit organization that brings books to children in need, this is an anthology worth devouring. So grab a flashlight, set the timer, and get ready for instant chills!
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ENANTIODROMIA – collected stories
Featured Stories: Turning of the Bones – A lost spirit in Madagascar seeks to guide his descendants to his body so he can finally be free.
The First and Last Drink of Ilona Odd – A recovering alcoholic waits at a tavern in order to pay off a hit man. But there are more spirits around than just those behind the bar.
You Might Get It – A drunk and grieving widower has his wish fulfilled when his recently deceased wife knocks on the front door.
Tuesdays with Moran’d’arth – Sandy Kavanaugh is a world-renowned horror author with millions of dollars and a loving family. So why is he so miserable? Is it the ageless demon in his barn?
Peta Babkama Luruba – A Babylonian slave recounts the events that led to her emancipation – over 4,000 years ago.
Whether it’s pumpkins or blood, ghosts or ghouls, slashers or massacres, this list is sure to have something for everyone. This was a bit easier than the Halloween themed one! Let me know which ones you plan to check out…
And if I may be so bold (again), I too have a short story collection titled, Tales From Cemetery. 10 horror shorts perfect for spooky season
Author C. J. Daley welcomes you to Cemetery.
Whether this is your first trip, or your return to town, get ready for ten blood-fueled nightmares. Read the stories Hudson Valley residents tell around campfires about Cemetery’s dark underbelly. While the police chase serial killers, the streets run rampant with occult, paranormal, and supernatural beings. And while on the surface these stories tell the lore of the town, don’t be surprised if you make some connections between them…
Be prepared to experience an unhinged killer clown, a blood thirty monster in the woods, sinister killer phone calls, vampires with hidden pasts, star-crossed ghost lovers, seances gone awry, a flesh hungry zombie, confinement in a basement, two best friends tackling a haunted mansion, and a shapeshifting woodland spirit.
Buy now and be the first to read the next official part in Det. Williams’ story in the bonus novelette, Off with their Sleds.
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