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Short Stories - By Genre: Dark
in the "Dark" genre

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Blind Revenge 🥇
She vowed to collect restitution. Personally. For Short Shots Oct 2020 - 1st place winner!
Rated: 13+
~4,440 Words
Supernatural, Fantasy, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
Rated: 13+
~228 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Impossible Things
A man, who is looking for a story, finds a lot more.
Rated: E
~1,022 Words
Dark, Ghost, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Paparazzo
Jason sat staring at his camera. Weekly Poetry/Story Contest Entry (Flash Fiction)
Rated: 13+
~247 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Thirteen Peas
A bloody end in the Bronx
Rated: 18+
~665 Words
Contest Entry, Crime/Gangster, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Her Smile
They had no idea what was coming
Rated: E
~282 Words
Dark, Death, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Dark Cathedral
Oh to hear the maddening screams
Rated: ASR
~113 Words
Death, Dark, Spiritual
Type: Poetry
Updated 10 years ago
Woden Pie
A tale of a dusty old professor and his new student.
Rated: 13+
~2,614 Words
Dark, Psychology, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Voices of Reason
A cult of the mind
Rated: 13+
~279 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
A Broken Mind
Details of the victim of a shipwreck.
Rated: ASR
~265 Words
Contest Entry, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Violins
First attempt at terror/horror/supe rnatural
Rated: ASR
~505 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Taxidermy
A flash fiction horror story.
Rated: E
~325 Words
Horror/Scary, Gothic, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Luring
A journey takes a dark path
Rated: ASR
~106 Words
Dark, Death, Occult
Type: Poetry
Updated 10 years ago
Chance
Not all encounters are what they seem.
Rated: 13+
~2,562 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Rated: E
~290 Words
Contest, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Homecoming, Ch.1
An unwanted, unexpected visitor shows up to help - Chapter 1 contest entry
Rated: 13+
~2,523 Words
Dark, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
In The Dark
What's at the bottom of the stairs? [Daily Slice entry for 04-25 prompt].
Rated: 18+
~746 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
What We Became - Ch 1
Fresh off of his probationary period, Clyde is told to select a partner
Rated: 13+
~1,659 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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When the Blood Moon Rises: Part 1
Evil plans to destroy Etias. The king, known as the Reaper, must save the realms.
Rated: 18+
9 Entries
Fantasy, Dark, Action/Adventure
Type: Novel
Updated 4 years ago
The Dire Dogs
A random event 12000 years ago result in the distruction of humanity
Rated: 18+
~649 Words
Dark, Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
How are you?....fine!
It's a story of a girl, who is an Asian greatly influenced by the western culture.
Rated: E
~9 Words
Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Excrescence
Harvey has a cleaning problem.
Rated: 13+
~478 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Voices In My Head
A spin-off of Eternal Escape. This one deals with a lady who's been through tough stuff.
Rated: ASR
~1,871 Words
Drama, Dark, Spiritual
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Why no Wimple?
Detective Hansen hunts down a missing word.
Rated: 18+
~474 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Just a Dream
Life is simple and complicated all at the same time.
Rated: 18+
~745 Words
Emotional, Death, Dark
Type: Fiction
Updated 10 years ago
A Bad Abaddon
A special outcast feels special things...(2nd Place, “Quotation Inspiration, 02.21)
Rated: E
~1,715 Words
Mythology, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Long Walk Home
Blake meets Death.
Rated: 18+
~1,114 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Will of the One Who You Can not See
You know they’re there, right? Alternate title, The One Near the Willow
Rated: E
~281 Words
Dark, Supernatural, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Officer Knise
One cold night... (Winner of The Daily Slice horror contest 11/19/13)
Rated: 18+
~750 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
An Unseen Direction
A young woman brought up by strict parents tries to escape, but will she manage it?
Rated: 13+
~1,281 Words
Dark, Contest, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Blind Revenge 🥇
She vowed to collect restitution. Personally. For Short Shots Oct 2020 - 1st place winner!
Rated: 13+
~4,440 Words
Supernatural, Fantasy, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months ago
Endings and Beginnings
SCREAMS!!! 5/1/21 Prompt:SHE COULDN'T TELL IF THIS WAS A BAD END OR A GOOD BEGINNING
Rated: 18+
~488 Words
Dark, Death, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Completion
The quest to become a witch is nearly completed.
Rated: 13+
~623 Words
Fantasy, Dark, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Doorstop
it comes in the night
Rated: E
~944 Words
Dark, Death, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Awakening
A janitor works on a boiler. Winner of SCREAMS!!! April 13 2021.
Rated: 13+
~1,209 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Winding Up Clocks
Bernard buys a strange clock.
Rated: 18+
~1,091 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Dark Cathedral
Oh to hear the maddening screams
Rated: ASR
~113 Words
Death, Dark, Spiritual
Type: Poetry
Updated 10 years ago
Bliss
Do you really want to know when it all ends?
Rated: 13+
~3,121 Words
Dark, Death, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Grave Diggers
Grave Diggers are outcasts, ghosts that work in the night to hide the traces of death.
Rated: 13+
~930 Words
Dark, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Duel
An unusual duel.
Rated: 18+
~1,135 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Estranged
Do we really know who we are?
Rated: 18+
~1,642 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Ghost Hunter
Who exactly is the hunter?
Rated: 13+
~1,195 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Luring
A journey takes a dark path
Rated: ASR
~106 Words
Dark, Death, Occult
Type: Poetry
Updated 10 years ago
Sister Mary Crous
A nun has gone crazy and has made puppets out of people!
Rated: 18+
~820 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Religious
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Black Sands
Hanson flees from a dark threat.
Rated: 13+
~1,029 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Notebook
Henry buys more than he bargained for. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 21 2021.
Rated: 13+
~442 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
My First Victory
someone's first victory.
Rated: ASR
~442 Words
Dark, Paranormal, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Karmic Station
Purgatory, or a dream?
Rated: E
~1,537 Words
Drama, Adult, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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When the Blood Moon Rises: Part 1
Evil plans to destroy Etias. The king, known as the Reaper, must save the realms.
Rated: 18+
9 Entries
Fantasy, Dark, Action/Adventure
Type: Novel
Updated 4 years ago
Giving Head
A detective has a clandestine meeting at an abandoned factory.
Rated: 13+
~330 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Christian Roy Versus the Afterlife
The spiritual misadventures of an erstwhile traveler examined retrospectively.
Rated: 18+
~1,942 Words
Dark, Spiritual, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Two-Faced Woman
It was only a figure of speech with Janice, until her ex- saw a way to make it true!
Rated: 13+
~1,502 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Hashing It Out
A conversation leading to a decision. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 09 2021.
Rated: 18+
~1,130 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
My First Duchess
The Dukes of Malvern always married twice. The second for themselves and the first for ...
Rated: ASR
~960 Words
Dark, Fantasy, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Just a Dream
Life is simple and complicated all at the same time.
Rated: 18+
~745 Words
Emotional, Death, Dark
Type: Fiction
Updated 10 years ago
The Eidolon
A return of something cold, something from the past.
Rated: E
~915 Words
Dark, Contest Entry, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Ingram on the Case
Ingram works it out. Winner of SCREAMS!!! March 07 2021.
Rated: 13+
~443 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Isolated
The lockdown and its psychological effect, sparking hope for better days.
Rated: E
~467 Words
Travel, Dark, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Haunting of the Lighthouse on the Hill
Contest entry for the Haunted Houses Short Story Contest
Rated: 13+
~1,429 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Mid-Season Replacement
They say you're best at being yourself. But what if someone else was better?
Rated: 13+
~1,748 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Paranormal
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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