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Short Stories - By Genre: Horror/Scary
in the "Horror/Scary" genre

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Horror Movie
When Mutt, Luther, and Pete go see a special feature they are in for more than a movie...
Rated: E
~1,330 Words
Children's, Horror/Scary, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
House of Wax
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.--W.B. Yeats
Rated: 13+
~3,203 Words
Horror/Scary, Supernatural, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated about 12 hours ago
Not A Matter Of Belief
Payton explains his theory about ghosts.
Rated: 18+
~275 Words
Ghost, Horror/Scary, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated about 12 hours ago
Barney Investigates The Price Mansion
The Price Mansion is haunted. In progress Sept. contest entry.
Rated: E
~334 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated about 21 hours ago
Disbelief Personified.
Lucy had trouble believing Rum.
Rated: 18+
~264 Words
Horror/Scary, Fantasy, Activity
Type: Short Story
Updated a day ago
Rated: E
~636 Words
Paranormal, Fantasy, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 days ago
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Charlie - A Halloween Tale
A young boys experience on Halloween
Rated: E
~370 Words
Horror/Scary, Ghost, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Rated: 13+
~1,916 Words
Horror/Scary, Relationship, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 days ago
SpaceHorrors: “Rotten to the Core”
Trapped with a DeathBringer in a rotting, decaying planet. What could be worse than that?
Rated: 18+
~1,858 Words
Horror/Scary, Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 days ago
Be Careful Who You Trust
After reading a book, and young woman's life is never the same.
Rated: 13+
~406 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 days ago
Homecoming
A party for a returned troll.
Rated: E
~458 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 days ago
Mannequin
A True Story? Sometimes you encounter something strange while at work.
Rated: 13+
~1,035 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 days ago
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The Fun House
"Come on in ... if you dare."
Rated: 13+
~3,706 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Possession
In an asylum for the criminally insane, a young orderly discovers true possession...
Rated: 18+
~4,550 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 days ago
Samantha
Entry for the Phoenix Point on-line writing contest
Rated: ASR
~817 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 days ago
To Go Forth Into the Light
A Frenchman in Victorian London searches for the secret of immortality.
Rated: ASR
~982 Words
Gothic, Horror/Scary, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 days ago
Adriana's Tale
Something evil lives on Nob Hill and only a sacrifice can keep it there.
Rated: 13+
~4,736 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 15 days ago
Sophie
Sophie follows the music into the forest. Winner of SCREAMS!!! 8/16 - 8/31 2023.
Rated: 13+
~965 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 days ago
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Past the Pinion Point
A writer tries to overcome his addictions, but something far more evil is after him.
Rated: 18+
~10,202 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
The Eye
We all have a little devil inside just dying to get out.
Rated: 18+
~4,389 Words
Horror/Scary, Sci-fi, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 days ago
Stairway To Hell
Traveling the corridor between life and death.
Rated: 18+
~1,044 Words
Horror/Scary, Contest, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 days ago
The Snake Tattoo
Beware 21st birthdays...
Rated: 18+
~3,054 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
The Living Daylights
A young girl is confronted by her doppelganger
Rated: ASR
~1,862 Words
Supernatural, Teen, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
Candy Store Ghost
A ghost visits a candy store after closing time. Japanese style ghostly tale.
Rated: 13+
~1,309 Words
Ghost, Horror/Scary, Foreign
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
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Writer's Block
Not merely just a writer looking for his muse, something much worse.
Rated: 18+
~7,322 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Mistaken
A man is obsessed with a spider bite
Rated: 18+
~1,587 Words
Horror/Scary, Psychology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
A Spell Gone Wrong
A man grieves and does what believes must be done.
Rated: 13+
~1,095 Words
Supernatural, Horror/Scary, Paranormal
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
Jo-Jo the Clown
Nowadays, kids just don't like clowns...
Rated: 18+
~1,940 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Melodrama
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
Intruders
A couple preparing for a birthday celebration before strangers interrupt their party.
Rated: 13+
~2,965 Words
Contest Entry, Supernatural, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 22 days ago
Silver Lake
Is Silver Lake truly the place for a perfect camping spot?
Rated: 13+
~941 Words
Horror/Scary, Supernatural, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
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Horror Movie
When Mutt, Luther, and Pete go see a special feature they are in for more than a movie...
Rated: E
~1,330 Words
Children's, Horror/Scary, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Needle
A haunted tattoo needle…
Rated: 18+
~3,331 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
Rated: 13+
~1,433 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 26 days ago
The Photograph of Carolina Stump
A writer finds an old photograph and discovers a horrifying secret...
Rated: 18+
~4,428 Words
Horror/Scary, Supernatural, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 28 days ago
A Contradiction or Two
An unusual tutorial. Winner of SCREAMS!!! July 17 2020.
Rated: 13+
~1,531 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 29 days ago
Lab Boy
Written years ago, but seems a lot more likely to happen now.
Rated: E
~445 Words
Horror/Scary, Contest, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 30 days ago
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Charlie - A Halloween Tale
A young boys experience on Halloween
Rated: E
~370 Words
Horror/Scary, Ghost, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Olivia and Jake and ...
Is a book contract worth it?
Rated: E
~2,685 Words
Contest, Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Shard
Flash fiction piece about an intense moment against terrifying odds.
Rated: 13+
~650 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Horror/Scary, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Eternity in Monochrome
Ink on paper gives immortality to some. A demon sends a writer 100 years into the future.
Rated: 13+
~1,570 Words
Horror/Scary, Occult, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
A Fairy Tale
A Horror Story, sort of...
Rated: 13+
~1,367 Words
Horror/Scary, Fantasy, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
SpaceHorrors: “How Do They Die”
DeathBringer can die. The big question is how can the GeOns do it?
Rated: 18+
~1,875 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
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The Fun House
"Come on in ... if you dare."
Rated: 13+
~3,706 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Beacon
Salvation on the horizon, death underfoot
Rated: 18+
~635 Words
Death, Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Weird Dream
I wrote this after having a very vivid dream.
Rated: 13+
~1,076 Words
Experience, Comedy, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
SpaceHorrors: Learning From My Victims
DeathBringers weren’t as bad as everyone thought they were. Some also wanted to learn.
Rated: 18+
~1,846 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
You Never Know...
Aliz's first night at her new school
Rated: 18+
~724 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Sloth
A wandering dog returns but is subtly changed.
Rated: 18+
~1,616 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Animal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
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Past the Pinion Point
A writer tries to overcome his addictions, but something far more evil is after him.
Rated: 18+
~10,202 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Dreamer
A classic romance has an unexpected ending. Winner of Quotation Inspiration, June 2023.
Rated: 13+
~1,743 Words
Horror/Scary, Romance/Love, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Freedom
TU entry R7~ Monster: Jordan & Angeline find freedom in the night.
Rated: 18+
~1,714 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The Swing
A young girl swings while her brother drowns. Winner of SCREAMS!!! July 30 2023.
Rated: 18+
~994 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Halloween Battle in Shibuya
A demon witch from another world comes to conquer.
Rated: 13+
~1,108 Words
Horror/Scary, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Grafton has a seismic experience. Winner of SCREAMS!!! Feb 03 2021.
Rated: 18+
~775 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
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Writer's Block
Not merely just a writer looking for his muse, something much worse.
Rated: 18+
~7,322 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
The Locket's Lullabye
A fun little contest story for Screams inspired by a wonderful prompt video...
Rated: 18+
~2,671 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Thump, Thump, Thump... WC 238
Noises in the night turn out to be something...or do they?
Rated: E
~240 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Paying The Bill
Jeff and Susan have car trouble.
Rated: 18+
~531 Words
Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Angels
Fallen angels
Rated: 13+
~503 Words
Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Aliens
attempted world domination
Rated: 18+
~580 Words
Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
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