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"Hung Up"
12/20/2020 Trembling With Fear |
It isn't easy letting go, as this drabble proves . . . |
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"Truck Nuts"
11/27/2020 The Unholy Trinity |
Some good ol' boys end up doing some mighty bad things in this trio of drabbles . . . |
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"Blythe Crest"
11/22/2020 Trembling With Fear |
This dark drabble serves as a quick homage to the works of H.P. Lovecraft . . . |
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"Chastened"
11/12/2020 Dark Moments |
A unique kind of parasite lurks within this drabble's protagonist . . . |
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"Jonah"
10/29/2020 Dark Moments |
Misfortune sails the seas of this pirate-themed drabble . . . |
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"La Flor"
10/26/2020 HORROR #3: Lockdown Horror |
A faulty love. A dark god. A black rose. And, of course, revenge . . . |
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"Dead Man's Fingers" (Reprint)
10/6/2020 Halloween Horror: Volume 2 |
It's All Hallows Eve, and five young friends might just find out how much truth there can be to urban legends on this particular Halloween night . . . |
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"Bad Seeds"
9/29/2020 School's In |
There's no use for bad seeds in the school of this drabble . . . |
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"Incarnate"
9/17/2020 FANTASY #2: Lockdown Fantasy Adventures |
A village left destroyed; a boy filled with rage; a monster, soon to be born . . . |
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"Hey!"
9/14/2020 Trembling With Fear: Serial Killers Volume 1 |
Originally serialized in six parts, “Hey!” is a story of guilt and ghosts that is now presented in whole, thanks to this collection of TWF’s serialized fiction of 2019 . . . |
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"A Certain Art"
9/13/2020 Trembling With Fear |
Violence is an art, and this drabble calls you to a grisly gallery . . . |
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"Lamashtu" and "The Huodou"
8/31/2020 ANCIENTS: A Dark Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles Book 10) |
From Rome to Thebes, Nefertiti to Cleopatra, Aristotle to Sappho—tiny tales of ancient peoples, myths, and philosophies. What miracles can more than one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words? |
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"Jiang Shi", "Overcast", "To Rival Dionysus", and "Five"
8/26/2020 Trembling With Fear: Year 3 |
Trembling With Fear: Year Three features all the drabbles and short flash stories published online at Trembling With Fear, HorrorTree.com’s weekly zine during 2019. |
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"The Big Bad Boy"
8/12/2020 Welcome to the Splatter Club |
Junk food may be bad for you, but the sweet treats in this story take it to a whole new level . . . |
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"The Spirit of the Harvest"
8/9/2020 Trembling With Fear |
The Spirit of the Harvest is calling to you in this drabble. Can you hear her . . . ? |
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"A Scarlet Promise"
7/12/2020 Trembling With Fear |
A strange desire is fulfilled in this otherworldly drabble . . . |
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"Shinjitsu"
7/1/2020 The Sirens Call #50 |
After his plane crashes in the ocean, a lone survivor swims to a nearby island for refuge. But the saving grace soon becomes something much more sinister . . . |
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"Sick Boy"
6/21/2020 Trembling With Fear |
This drabble proves that nothing haunts a person quite like loss . . . |
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"Calling", "Service", & "Reward"
5/12/2020 The Horror Tree - The Unholy Trinity |
Dark deities sway a man to their service in these three connected drabbles . . . |
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"First Date", "Separated", & "Separated Again"
3/17/2020 LOVE: A Dark Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles Book 7) |
Twisted tales of love in tiny proportions. What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words? |
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"Dead Man's Fingers"
11/1/2019 Literary Hatchet #24 |
It's All Hallows Eve, and five young friends might just find out how much truth there can be to urban legends on this particular Halloween night . . . |
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"Five"
10/13/2019 Trembling With Fear |
Like the old saying goes: a mind is a terrible thing to waste . . . |
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"To Rival Dionysus"
9/29/2019 Trembling With Fear |
A creature of the night brings a unique Greek tragedy with it in this little drabble . . . |
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"Reaching Out", "Kaidan", and "Anchored"
9/5/2019 Beyond: A Paranormal Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles) |
Micro myths of the paranormal; poltergeists, spirit boards, ghosts and ghouls, avenging apparitions and horrifying hauntings. What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words? More than three hundred 100-word drabbles from around the world. |
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"The Dolmen of Austburg"
9/4/2019 100 Word Horrors Book 3: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles |
Over 100 drabbles by some of the finest horror authors writing today. |
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"The Poppet", "Corpse Powder", "Kitchen Witch," "Kitsunetsuki," "The Mamalarang," "The Pack," and "Bewitched"
8/20/2019 Curses & Cauldrons: An Anthology of Witchcraft Microfiction |
Over 200 tiny dark tales of magic, mischief, murder, mayhem & madness... You do not want to get on the wrong side of these witches! Let us cast a spell on you... with just 100 words. |
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"Bogeyman", "The Wechuge", The Children of Camazotz", "Ghouls", and "The Penanggal"
8/20/2019 Monsters: A Horror Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles) |
Wendigos, vampires, things that go bump in the night or hide under the bed, witches, demons, upirs, kelpies, toad people, zombies, sirens and hundreds of other tiny terrifying tales. What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words?More than three hundred 100-word drabbles from around the world. |
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"Janie Wept"
8/13/2019 The Macabre Museum |
There are precious things in our lives; things that we desperately try to hold onto. Our loved ones. Our memories. Our very souls . . . |
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"Hey! (Part 6 of 6)"
7/31/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Punxsutawney Elegy" (Reprint)
7/28/2019 Alternative Apocalypse |
Follow a man as he traverses the waste of a post-apocalyptic world, determined to enact a strange sort of vengeance . . . |
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"Daisy"
7/25/2019 self-published |
Even the light of fading stars can bring beauty to our world. |
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"Hey! (Part 5 of 6)"
7/24/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Hey! (Part 5 of 6)"
7/24/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Hey! (Part 4 of 6)"
7/17/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Grounded"
7/11/2019 Angels: A Divine Microfiction Anthology (Dark Drabbles #2) |
Beatific angels, holy wars, kitty saviors, epic battles between good and evil, devils and demons, fallen angels and many more tantalizing tiny tales of blasphemy and piety. What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words? More than three hundred 100-word drabbles from around the world. |
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"Hey! (Part 3 of 6)"
7/10/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Ahp"; "Poor Nathan"; "Bogeyman"; and "Eat Your Greens"
7/5/2019 Trembling With Fear: Year 2 |
Trembling With Fear: Year Two features all the drabbles and short flash stories published online at Trembling With Fear, HorrorTree.com's weekly zine during 2018. |
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"Hey! (Part 2 of 6)"
7/3/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Bones"
6/28/2019 Organic Ink, Vol. 1 |
Poetry; a unique and beautiful way to express feelings and ideas. Weaving words into perfect poetic prose, these fifty authors remind you of your childhood, bring comfort from the hardships of life, fiercely spur emotions, and tell tales of old. All lovers of poetry will find a favorite here. |
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"Hey! (Part 1 of 6)"
6/26/2019 Serial Killers, Trembling With Fear |
An unfortunate misunderstanding leads to grave consequences for a young writer in this serialized piece of dark fiction. Soon, she'll be forced to ask herself: is it guilt that's haunting her, or something else . . . ? |
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"Sympathy For the Demoness" (Reprint)
6/17/2019 Horror Sleaze Trash: Prose in Poor Taste, Vol. 2 |
Ashra may be a demon from the fiery pits of the underworld, but she'll realize there are different sorts of hell when she runs afoul of an unlikely sorcerer . . . |
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"Pequeño Terro"
6/14/2019 Full Metal Horror 2: A Bloodstained Anthology |
Spring Break, gente! It's Hank and Will's senior year at college, and they’re rounding out their school days with some fun and sun down in Mexico. But the good times turn into an all-out rumble for survival when they wind up in the ring with a mini luchador from Hell . . . |
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"Absolution"
5/31/2019 Wild Frontiers: Nine Stories of the West |
A wandering soul could find just about anything in the vast Wild West, and if one looks hard enough, they might even find Absolution . . . |
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"Overcast"
5/26/2019 Trembling With Fear |
This little drabble lends a far darker side to the innocent act of cloudspotting . . . |
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"Trenton Lane"
4/30/2019 The Sirens Call #44, Can You Feel It? |
A young woman's jog down Trenton Lane leads to something much more dire in this short story . . . |
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"The Big Bad Boy"
4/24/2019 Trigger Warning: Body Horror |
There's a lot of junk food out there that isn't good for you health, but the snack cakes featured in this story take it to a whole other level . . . |
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"Hiyakō"
4/12/2019 America's Emerging Fantasy Writers: Midwest Region |
In this short work of fantasy, a Japanese youth on a mission of mercy crosses paths with a pair of bandits—and someone else . . . |
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"Old Shuck" (Reprint)
4/8/2019 Animal Uprising! |
If you hear its howl, run for your life; if you see it, pray for your soul. Old Shuck is in the streets, and it may just be searching for you . . . |
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"The Puckwudgie, or Thomas Clay and His Convictions"
4/7/2019 Schlock! Webzine, Vol. 14 Issue 18 |
Faith and superstition will butt heads in this dark fantasy piece set in 17th century Massachusetts . . . |
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"Jiang Shi"
3/31/2019 Trembling With Fear |
Clack. Clack. Something is coming this way in this little drabble . . . |
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"Hellfire and Hamnation"
2/11/2019 Don't Cry to Mama |
There are plenty of misdeeds that could condemn a person to Hell—but who ever would’ve guessed that eating a ham sandwich could be one of them . . . ? |
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"Sympathy for the Demoness" (Reprint)
2/8/2019 Horror Sleaze Trash |
Ashra may be a demon from the fiery pits of the underworld, but she'll realize there are different sorts of hell when she runs afoul of an unlikely sorcerer . . . |
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"Mrs. Krampen" (Reprint)
12/24/2018 O Unholy Night in Deathlehem: An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity |
Two young men are thinking with their Yule logs when they try a little blackmail on a rather peculiar woman . . . |
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"The Faoladh"
12/16/2018 Neon Druid: An Anthology of Celtic Urban Fantasy |
All sorts of predators roam the streets of Limerick in this dark piece of period fantasy . . . |
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"Tommy's Knocking"
12/15/2018 Darkling's Beasts & Brews: Poetry with a Drink on the Side |
This little poem is about the Tommyknockers of folklore, and like every poem in this collection, it comes with a recipe for a tasty drink . . . |
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CRANKED!
11/25/2018 |
Kick out the jams, horror lover! It's time to hit the pit and have your spines tingled, because this collection of stories was born to be wild! Each of these nine tales was inspired by a tasty lick of the hard rock or heavy metal variety, so get ready to thrash and crash to the brutal beats inside! These stories will take you to the big-haired 80s, post-apocalyptic nightmares, and beyond. Flee through the misty forests of Japan; have a slice of pizza that's truly out of this world; suffer a workday from Hell; fight for love and life in the ruins of Las Vegas -- and of course, keep on rockin' through it all! Now throw those horns up, bang your head, and enjoy the musical madness!!! |
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"Drag" (Reprint)
11/8/2018 I Will Fight For You: A Charity Anthology for the Fight Against Cancer |
Troubles arise when an average joe comes home to a strange and unexpected visitor . . . |
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"The Wind at the Crossroads"
10/31/2018 The Sirens Call #41, Halloween Screams and Other Dark Things |
When Halloween night comes around, find a crossroads, stand at its center, and listen to the wind. It will tell of all that will happen to you until your next Halloween . . . |
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"Separated"; "Mental Check"; "Separated Again"; "Kaidan"; "Monsters"; "Diao Si Gui"; and "The Basement"
10/11/2018 Trembling With Fear - Year One |
This Trembling With Fear anthology is a compilation of all the drabbles, flash fiction stories, and dark poetry published during 2017 at HorrorTree.com. |
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"Eat Your Greens"
9/30/2018 Trembling With Fear |
Chew on this drabble; it’s a tasty little pun . . . |
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"Shuffle, Remember, Repeat"
9/12/2018 Illinois’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Nonfiction |
Sometimes when you walk down memory lane, you need a soundtrack to go along with it. In this rare bit of memoir, I put my iPod on shuffle to see what tunes came up—and to see what memories they happened to stir . . . |
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"Motorbreath"
8/21/2018 The Rock N’ Roll Horror Zine #2 |
Heavy metal! The 1980s! Rip-roaring rage and crazy chaos! This little tale is guaranteed to make you bang your head and throw up those devil horns . . . |
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"11 Steps"
8/17/2018 Home Sweet Home: A Millhaven Anthology |
A young boy is told to never go into the attic at his grandmother’s house—so naturally, he does . . . |
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"Memorease"
8/7/2018 Illinois’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction |
In life, we find love; in our memories, we cherish it . . . |
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"The Basement" / "Bogeyman" / "Poor Nathan"
6/20/2018 Drabbledark: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles |
Within these pages are 101 tales of dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction from 87 new and veteran voices of speculative fiction. |
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"Serial Serendipity" (Reprint)
5/1/2018 The Sirens Call #38, Straight-Up Horror! |
Being a serial killer isn't all it's cracked up to be . . . or so I've been told. There's a lot of planning involved—and in spite of it all, some things are just left to a strange bit of chance . . . |
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"WEERD"
4/21/2018 Barnes & Noble |
Welcome to the worrisome works of Patrick Winters, where weird worlds are weaved, one wicked word at a time. This short story collection features sixteen yarns of dark fiction, ranging from the odd and zany to the morbidly twisted. In these pages you'll come face to face with cursed carnival organs, devil dogs, seriously killer toothaches, talking toilets—and plenty of other oddities that are just plain WEERD. Now, find a comfy spot in your nearest padded room, crack this sucker open, and try to enjoy . . . |
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"Tempt Me Not"
4/20/2018 The Big Book of Bootleg Horror, Vol. IV |
Our desires can define us. Consume us. Change us . . . |
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"Bogeyman"
4/8/2018 Trembling With Fear |
Fears change just like we do, as this drabble goes to show . . . |
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"It Happened on Hump Day"
4/1/2018 Grotesque Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 2 |
If you’ve ever had a particularly rough day at work, then you might be able to relate to this strange story . . . |
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"Phi Tai Hong Tong Klom"
3/25/2018 Trembling With Fear |
Life and death, love and indifference — the haunter and the haunted . . . |
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"Poor Nathan"
3/4/2018 Trembling With Fear |
We never know exactly when our time of passing will come, as this drabble goes to show . . . |
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"Family Time"
3/3/2018 Ghostlight, the Magazine of Terror - Winter/Spring 2018 |
A family’s day of fun and games takes a strange turn in this short story . . . |
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"The Cold" (Reprint)
2/28/2018 Dreams of the Past: 2017 Anthology |
The wintery winds are cold and the heart of a cruel man is even colder in this tale of dark fantasy . . . |
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"Curses and Shit"
2/25/2018 Shit Fest |
It really hits the fan in this short story filled with chaos and caca . . . |
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"First Date"
2/4/2018 Trembling With Fear - Valentine’s Day Edition |
Love is in the air with this special Valentine’s Day drabble . . . |
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"Ahp"
2/4/2018 Trembling With Fear |
A young boy has an unlikely encounter in the Cambodian forest of this flash piece . . . |
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"Sympathy for the Demoness"
1/8/2018 Blood Moon Rising Magazine #71 |
Ashra may be a demon from the fiery pits of the underworld, but she’ll realize there are different sorts of hell when she runs afoul of an unlikely sorcerer . . . |
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"Roogcha"
11/23/2017 A Little Death For The Holiday, SFM Storytime |
So, you think Thanksgiving with your family is a nightmare? Read this story, and you might end up thinking otherwise . . . |
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"Shrieks in the Snow, Shrieks in the Night"
11/1/2017 Unoriginal Magazine #5 |
A deserter may have more to fear in the dark of the woods than he would have faced on the battlefield in this piece of dark fantasy . . . |
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"The Basement"
10/15/2017 Trembling With Fear |
Something absolutely horrible lurks in the basement of this drabble . . . |
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"Thoughts in Bed with Pain" (Reprint)
10/1/2017 Infernal Ink Magazine, Vol. 6 Issue 4 |
When a young woman's marriage starts to go south, her dreams of the perfect man begin to lead her towards some dark temptations... |
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"The Cold"
9/8/2017 Fantasia Divinity Magazine #14 |
The wintery winds are cold and the heart of a cruel man is even colder in this tale of dark fantasy . . . |
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"Daniel's Scream" (Reprint)
9/2/2017 See Through My Eyes |
This account of a childhood experience with the seemingly supernatural leaves people screaming . . . |
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"Bad Spirit"
8/14/2017 Tales of the Weird West #4 |
The Gravedigger rides again! And this time he's on a desperate mission to save a boy from a terrible creature right out of Native American myth. And it's hungry . . . |
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"Diao Si Gui"
7/23/2017 Trembling With Fear |
Regret is for the living and vengeance is for the dead in this quick ghost story . . . |
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"His Bright Muse"
7/12/2017 Sanitarium Magazine #52 |
A blossoming romance shows signs of wilting as dark secrets come to light in this Victorian era tale . . . |
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"A Long Way from Dolly"
7/10/2017 Drabble Harvest #8: Dear Ashley in the 24th Century |
In this drabble, the troubles of love and cloning in the 24th century are broached through a "Dear Ashley" correspondence . . . |
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"Little Bastard"
7/3/2017 Schlock Magazine, Summer 2017 |
If you've ever had a killer toothache, then you just might be able to relate to this weird story . . . |
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"Me, My Zombie-Self, and the Blonde Girl"
7/3/2017 Strangely Funny IV |
What's worse than being an awakened youth? Well, being an awkward zombie after the apocalypse comes . . . |
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"Monsters"
6/25/2017 Trembling With Fear |
This drabble proves that monsters can take all shapes and sizes . . . |
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"The Life and Death of Jacoby Fogg"
6/3/2017 Stay Weird and Keep Writing Print Co. |
Things are awfully murky in this poem about the life of poor Jacoby Fogg . . . |
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"Max"
5/30/2017 Hellfire Crossroads, Vol. 6 |
Each of us has feared a Bogeyman at some point, back when we were children. Maybe we had good reason to . . . |
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"Texas Awaits"
5/27/2017 Fantasia Divinity Magazine, Issue 10 |
The mysterious Gravedigger makes his grand return to print with this long-lost journal entry, composed by a figure straight out of history . . . |
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"Kaidan"
5/21/2017 Trembling with Fear |
In the Japanese language, "kaidan" can be roughly translated as "ghost story," and that's exactly what this quick drabble is . . . |
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"The Release"
5/17/2017 Depraved Desires |
There's kinky, and then there's whatever this is . . . |
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"The Gnarl"
5/14/2017 With Candlelight |
A lonesome little girl makes a unique friend in this piece of dark fantasy . . . |
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"Harper's Glen"
5/6/2017 Speculative 66, Issue 8 |
Superstition and local legend are abound in "Harper's Glen;" meanwhile, love is conquering death itself in "Undying." |
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"Carly's Seventh"
5/2/2017 The Sirens Call #32, "Hack & Slash" |
It's little Carly's birthday, and her father has bought quite the peculiar present for her . . . |
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"Amore"
4/24/2017 Living Paranormal Magazine, #2 |
A romantic vacation becomes a little less lovey-dovey when a unique gift is given from husband to wife . . . |
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"Punxsutawney Elegy"
4/24/2017 Literally Stories |
Follow a man as he traverses the waste of a post-apocalyptic world, determined to enact a strange sort of vengeance . . . |
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"The Spot"
4/6/2017 Flash Fiction Offensive, Out of the Gutter |
Romance isn't always easy. Sometimes you have to work at it and go to great lengths to figure things out. In this flash piece, those lengths lead a couple out into the woods on a very special rendezvous . . . |
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"Though He Walks"
4/1/2017 He's Risen |
The undead have inherited the earth, but one man still wanders in hopes of salvation . . . |
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"The Time I Done Pranked Some Spacemen"
3/15/2017 Horror Sleaze Trash |
The southern swamps of the U.S. offer plenty of rare sights to see: an array of wildlife, colorful flora, and maybe even an extraterrestrial or two . . . |
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"Drag"
3/15/2017 Literally Stories |
Troubles arise when an average joe comes home to a strange and unexpected visitor . . . |
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"Separated Again"
3/12/2017 Trembling With Fear, Week 9 |
Fall in love. Split up. Reunite. And in this drabble, it goes to pieces all over again . . . |
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"Serial Serendipity"
2/22/2017 Feverish Fiction #3 |
Being a serial killer isn't all it's cracked up to be . . . or so I've been told. There's a lot of planning involved—and in spite of it all, some things are just left to a strange bit of chance . . . |
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"The Pitch"
2/22/2017 Literally Stories |
Door to door salespeople have been known for selling a rather odd array of items and offers in the past; this story and its salesman have something extremely odd to pitch . . . |
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"Mental Check"
2/19/2017 Trembling With Fear, Week 6 |
Ever go to the store and feel like you've forgotten to get something . . . ? |
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"Screwed"
2/1/2017 No Safe Word |
"Screwing around" can lead to being just plain screwed, if you're caught . . . |
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"Old Shuck"
1/31/2017 Sanitarium Magazine, #51 |
If you hear its howl, run for your life; if you see it, pray for your soul. Old Shuck is in the streets, and it may just be searching for you . . . |
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"Goodnight's Alternative Carnival of Curiosities"
1/30/2017 Massacre Magazine, Issue 10 |
The Vernaldi Organ has a history as striking as its appearance; wherever it has gone, tragedy has tended to follow. But when an enterprising carnival owner gets the opportunity to buy it, its sensational reputation may be too much for him to pass up—no matter the potential consequences . . . |
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"Separated"
1/15/2017 Trembling With Fear, Week 2 |
See just how hard being separated from your loved ones can be in this quick drabble . . . |
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"I Have a Very Good Brain, and I've Said a Lot of Things"
1/6/2017 Trumpocalypse |
Being the President of the United States isn't all it's cracked up to be. There's always something to deal with: press conferences, meeting with world leaders, zombie outbreaks . . . |
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"Merry Mary"
1/5/2017 Dark Dossier Magazine #14 |
Sometimes, an urban legend turns out to be a little more than just legend . . . |
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"Mr. Mean"
12/31/2016 The Sirens Call #30, "Death In All Its Glory!" |
Friendship is a wonderful thing. Most of the time . . . |
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"Crazy?"
12/20/2016 A Story In 100 Words |
Every second changes everything . . . |
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"Bad, Bad, Bad"
12/6/2016 Deadman's Tome |
Santa Claus isn't the only one who might pay you a visit come Christmastime . . . |
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"Krampuslauf"
12/5/2016 Deadman's Tome |
A Krampuslauf is a lively celebration that can be great fun — or just terrifying . . . |
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"Ah, Love"
12/3/2016 A Story In 100 Words |
Love is strange — kind of like this 100 word drabble . . . |
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"Mrs. Krampen"
12/1/2016 Feverish Fiction #1 |
Two young men are thinking with their Yule logs when they try a little blackmail on a rather peculiar woman . . . |
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"Beast"
10/31/2016 A Story In 100 Words |
In this Gothic little tale, one should be wary of what lurks in the dark — and in the self . . . |
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"Superstition"
10/29/2016 The Sirens Call #29, "Hallowe'en" |
Superstitions — childish, foolish, and utter hogwash, right? Well, this account of a young boy's Halloween night from long ago may prove otherwise . . . |
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"Little Green Man"
10/1/2016 Devolution Z #15 |
It's the day after St. Patrick's Day, and a group of country boys are on their way back home after a holiday of drinking and good times. But an unlikely encounter is about to bring the good times to a screeching halt . . . |
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"Upset" / "Venom" / "Heretic" / "Nuts"
8/31/2016 The Sirens Call #28, "Terrifying Tales" |
In this ezine, you'll find one short story and three flash pieces that are short on words, but full of malice, hilarity, and — perhaps — even a little poignancy. Download for FREE and read for yourself! |
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"Her Name's Not John"
8/18/2016 Trysts of Fate, #6 |
There's "toilet humor," and then there's humor about toilets. With this story of a young man's unlikely infatuation, the line between the two gets blurred . . . |
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"Chirp"
3/23/2016 Ghostlight, The Magazine of Terror: Winter 2016 |
Ron can't stand the noise of crickets chirping outside his window at night. It bugs him. But the noise soon goes from being a simple nuisance to something else entirely... |
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Gravedigger: Six Feet Deep
3/22/2016 self-published |
These six supernatural-western stories follow the strange, violent, and mysterious life of the title figure, the Gravedigger. Traveling across the United States circa 1800s, the enigmatic man known only as the Gravedigger seeks out outlaws and wrong-doers, greeting them with his revolver and saying his farewells with a freshly-dug grave. Along the way, he encounters the wilder things the Wild West has to offer, including the undead, horrid monsters, and the stuff of legends and folklore ... |
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"Thoughts in Bed with Pain"
2/22/2016 Trysts of Fate, Issue 5 |
When a young woman's marriage starts to go south, her dreams of the perfect man begin to lead her towards some dark temptations... |
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"The Stranger"
9/30/2015 Sanitarium Magazine, #37 |
In an Old West saloon, customers regale each other with stories of a strange figure being spotted throughout the Wild West – and who buries those he goes looking for... |
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"Manifest Tragedy"
4/3/2015 The Nightmare Collective: An Anthology of Short Horror Stories |
Three friends taking a road-trip to a rock concert come across a hitchhiker who may not be as meek and mild as she appears... |
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"Murmur"
10/24/2014 NOOK, self-published |
A simple walk through the woods was all that Jacob Crane needed to get away from his troubles – a chance to be alone and to unwind. But he is not alone. Something in the woods is whispering through the trees, and Jacob is listening... |
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"Daniel's Scream"
9/20/2014 Sanitarium Magazine, #25 |
This account of a childhood experience with the seemingly supernatural leaves people screaming... |
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"Damned Happy"
8/27/2014 Sanitarium Magazine, #24 |
The clown at his daughter's birthday party is no laughing matter for a man who has a fear of clowns – especially when the entertainer returns for a party of its own... |
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Caress
6/30/2014 NOOK, self-published |
After the tragic death of his wife, Christopher desperately tries to cope with his loss and with life. |
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"Before the Ash"
3/21/2014 Sanitarium Magazine, #19 |
A young man starts to feel the heat when a mysterious urn and an even more mysterious note are left on his work-desk... |
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