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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 about a year ago
I am not mad.
The ramblings of a madman who has discovered "the truth".
Rated: 18+
~782 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about 20 hours ago
The Eidolon
A return of something cold, something from the past.
Rated: E
~972 Words
Dark, Contest Entry, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated a day ago
The Appearance of a Vampire
Dream Date: 01/08/25 - Short Dream Story
Rated: E
~290 Words
Dark, Personal
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 days ago
Innocent Yet Guilty(weird tales #7)
The concept of evil evolves under climate change.
Rated: 13+
~718 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 days ago
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To Delight in Exceptional Gifts
A woman gives a very special gift to her mother
Rated: 13+
~1,001 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 days ago
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The Dark Cathedral
Oh to hear the maddening screams
Rated: ASR
~113 Words
Death, Dark, Spiritual
Type: Poetry
Updated 11 years ago
Morgue
Night shift at the morgue goes slightly wrong. Winner of SCREAMS!!! 06.16.23.
Rated: 18+
~954 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 24 days ago
Will He?
A dark Vignette (Vagrant Vignettes, Dec 2024)
Rated: 13+
~423 Words
Contest Entry, Emotional, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 29 days ago
Insidious
Santa's long-lost nephew shows up with a gift...
Rated: 13+
~2,404 Words
Dark, Drama, Holiday
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Game Over Cards
High-stakes game, where every gamble turns far greater than just the cards over the table.
Rated: E
~2,609 Words
Crime/Gangster, Dark, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Don't Bother Me
An absurdist story. Please review.
Rated: 18+
~921 Words
Nonsense, Comedy, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
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The Luring
A journey takes a dark path
Rated: ASR
~106 Words
Dark, Death, Occult
Type: Poetry
Updated 11 years ago
To Turn or Not to Turn
A decidedly different kind of vampire story. Please review.
Rated: 18+
~1,465 Words
Fantasy, Dark, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
He Knows
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Entry for Dialogue 500, Dec 2024.)
Rated: 18+
~660 Words
Contest Entry, Occult, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Nights In White Satin
Discarded entry for Vagrant Vignettes, December 2024.
Rated: 13+
~665 Words
Contest Entry, Emotional, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
A Shadow of Guilt
A man's guilt becomes an obsession.
Rated: 18+
~1,040 Words
Supernatural, Dark, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Sins of a Father
A young man experiences some unnatural phenomena and turns to his estranged dad for help.
Rated: 13+
~2,277 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month 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
Bloodlines
Twisted Tales - Moving to a new State brings a new house, school, friends, and surprises.
Rated: 18+
~7,467 Words
Relationship, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Despair came knocking.
Inspired by Daniel johnston's song of the same name.
Rated: E
~89 Words
Philosophy, Dark, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The fireworks
a short thriller written by a 15year old new writer :)
Rated: 13+
~447 Words
Dark, Thriller/Suspense, Teen
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
This darkness
She ended up in an abandoned house
Rated: 13+
~304 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Dark, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
Last Day
The world is ending. Today. So… what do you do? Serious question. And one answer here.
Rated: 13+
~909 Words
Dark, Drama, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
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A Psychiatric File
A story of a man's psychiatric case file...
Rated: 13+
~642 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 years ago
Rated: 13+
~102 Words
Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Vengeance served Hot
The witch is back, and there's hell to pay.
Rated: 18+
~403 Words
Dark, Occult, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
There's a little witch in all of us!
Which is a very scary thought if you think about it.
Rated: 18+
~89 Words
Dark, Food/Cooking, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Rated: 13+
~332 Words
Cultural, Business, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Welcome To My Nightmare
I think you're going to like it.... eternally
Rated: 13+
~290 Words
Dark, Comedy, Cultural
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months 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 about a year ago
Oct 26 Plot Background Story
What Longfellow Wright can see
Rated: 13+
~883 Words
Ghost, Dark, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The Maniac Across The Lake
What has changed the once loving man?
Rated: 13+
~1,787 Words
Dark, Cultural, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The Beasts that Lurk
A retelling of Hansel and Gretel. Winner of the 12-23-22 Writer's Cramp.
Rated: 13+
~832 Words
Folklore, Dark, Holiday
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The shadows in the mirror
This story is wonder full story for those who love reading horror stories
Rated: 13+
~576 Words
Dark, Mystery, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The Dark Lake
A Horror story about facing fears.
Rated: 13+
~1,276 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
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The Dark Cathedral
Oh to hear the maddening screams
Rated: ASR
~113 Words
Death, Dark, Spiritual
Type: Poetry
Updated 11 years ago
Living on Colonized Time
A woman lashes out in a last-ditch effort to take back control over her life.
Rated: 13+
~5,415 Words
Sci-fi, Dark, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Oct 12 Antagonist Background
Was it a dream? Did it happen?
Rated: 13+
~699 Words
Ghost, Dark, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Barnabas: Angelique Strikes Again
Angelique deceives Barnabas again.
Rated: ASR
~892 Words
Dark, Fanfiction, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Echoes of the Forgotten
Three men lost in surreal dreamlike setting confronting themselves in peculiar ways
Rated: E
~1,313 Words
Fantasy, Psychology, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Night Drive
The endless cycle of life.
Rated: E
~142 Words
Dark, Writing
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
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The Luring
A journey takes a dark path
Rated: ASR
~106 Words
Dark, Death, Occult
Type: Poetry
Updated 11 years ago
Oct 5 2024 Protagonist Background Story
Longfellow is left at the altar, and he sees a face from his past.
Rated: ASR
~496 Words
Other, Ghost, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Bad Girls
Page 1 This is a story about revenge
Rated: E
~185 Words
Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The Box of Shadows
The glass rippled, and a dark figure began to form within it.
Rated: E
~1,868 Words
Contest, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
The Shadow Weaver
"The path to redemption is paved with thorns, Shadow Weaver. Are you willing to bleed?"
Rated: 13+
~1,354 Words
Dark, Emotional, Inspirational
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Enriqueta Martí i Ripollés
The Witch Doctor of Barcelona
Rated: 18+
~685 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months 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
Gates to Success
entry for Quotation inspiration September 2024
Rated: E
~1,003 Words
Action/Adventure, Dark, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Nightmare in the road
This is a story of a young girl who was frighten by the sign
Rated: E
~99 Words
Action/Adventure, Dark, Experience
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Blue
Growing up came with many changes as did their secrets
Rated: 13+
~888 Words
Dark, Emotional, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Party Time
Arcturian grudgingly attends his master's birthday party.
Rated: 18+
~246 Words
Horror/Scary, Animal, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Timeframe
She watches the hours slipping away... 740 words, Writer’s Cramp winner, 9-4-24
Rated: E
~679 Words
Mystery, Comedy, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
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A Psychiatric File
A story of a man's psychiatric case file...
Rated: 13+
~642 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 11 years ago
how can I possibly put the last two...
years of my life with you into words?
Rated: E
~459 Words
Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
Alone in a Crowded Room
Traversing the busiest shipping motorway in the Solar System, a ship loses power.
Rated: 18+
~1,381 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
It Happened One Night
An ominous creature approaches a campsite on a dark night.
Rated: 13+
~412 Words
Dark, Comedy, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
The Hunter Hunted
A werewolf tries to escape his pursuers.
Rated: 13+
~826 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
Foresight
Norman weathers the storm of the past.
Rated: 13+
~1,512 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
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