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Insomnia Horror Collection

Insomnia is a small collection of short horror tales no longer than a chapter each. Insomnia is designed for readers to jump in and out for small, quick doses of terror without the hours of commitm...

Night Terrors

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Night Terrors

A collection of 13 terrifying short stories that will keep you awake at night. Night terrors. Mental demons that pounce on my sleep, slashing it to bits. Begging to be let out of my tortured mind. ...

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Haunted

Raven Zheng can see ghosts. Cade Woods sees how people die. When a serial killer comes to town, they'll have to team up to get to the bottom of it, even when the story hits too close to home. Rave...

Sign of the Devil's Footprint [THE DEVILS CULT SERIES BOOK 1]

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Sign of the Devil's Footprint [THE DEVILS CULT SERIES BOOK 1]

The gods are vanishing. The realms are unraveling. And two detectives from opposite worlds are the only ones who can stop it. Melione was born in the shadows, trained to be a soldier. Grym was rai...

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Surrounded By Darkness Horror Stories

Welcome to a compilation of horror stories to fill you with dread when you're sitting in the dark. You should be able to find at least one story that creeps you out. From supernatural and malevolen...

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Storm of the Century

Experience Stephens haunting encounter with the dark and depraved. During a storm, strange occurrences start to happen, quickly spirally out of control. This short horror is sure to get your hair ...

Mortala: Horror Story Collection

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Mortala: Horror Story Collection

Fear what you know is safe. Family, friends, lovers, none of them can be trusted. Darkness lurks around every corner, in every mind, in every heart, and every soul. No matter what you do or where ...

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Mister White's Last Victim

Writing this down didn’t help at all. I thought it would give me some kind of perspective. Purge me of what terror I now harbor in the depths of my soul. Allay the guilt.

My Night Shift at Lot 131

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My Night Shift at Lot 131

I often find my mind floating away to other, distant places, places where there are things of such great horror that they will not fit through the puny pipeline that is human understanding.

A Very Strange Bedfellow

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A Very Strange Bedfellow

Exactly what can turn us into monsters? And at what point do those monsters visit us?

You Wanna Party?

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You Wanna Party?

Betti Lafore was the death of the party.

A Gazing Globe

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A Gazing Globe

Perhaps Nietzsche was on to something.

Don’t Look

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Don’t Look

I can’t even look at my own son anymore.

Bonehead

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Bonehead

I’m your dream, mind astray, I’m your eyes while your away.

She Wouldn’t Eat

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She Wouldn’t Eat

No matter what food we gave the little girl, she’d only scowl and turn her head away.

Unplaces

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Unplaces

Some places aren't meant for humans. Trails by a highway, a playground at night, dark cabinets, warehouses, churches in Texas, an abandoned Walmart, a pond or lake in suburban neighborhood, a hospi...

Careful What You Wish For

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Careful What You Wish For

Sophie Smith is a very pretty girl with a big broken heart. It has been months since her breakup with Evan but Sophie is having trouble letting go. She is heartbroken, and very very angry. How...

Short Story: The Doll with the Blue Eyes

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Short Story: The Doll with the Blue Eyes

Isn't it eerie if a doll you picked at an antique store could talk back? Or maybe that's something you found extremely fascinating as a child... Yes, well, Lynn thought so too, until she brought it...

Him

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Him

We all have our own quirks. Lawrence is lucky enough to find happiness despite his oddities, but can it last with something sinister lurking just beneath the surface?

Step Into My Office

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Step Into My Office

When everything seems to go so easily and according to plan, perhaps that is when you should question things. What is it they say about if something is too good to be true? Having a position of p...

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