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

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The Martian Codex - Book One - Act Two
A discovery in Judea serves as the impetus for mankind colonizing the Red Planet.
Rated: 18+
~27,883 Words
Sci-fi, Mythology, Occult
Type: Draft
Updated 9 years ago
CERASTES
A giant sand snake that uses its horns as a lure to catch and eat humans and other animals
Rated: 18+
~6,596 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 days ago
A Green Queen
A green queen arrives in a brown land. Second in Free For All in March 2024.
Rated: E
~1,313 Words
Fantasy, Mythology, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 days ago
The Sun and The Moon
A short little love story
Rated: E
~224 Words
Mythology, Fantasy, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
THE MANTIKHORA
The Mantokhora (or Manticore) is a legendary creature with a man's face and a lion's body
Rated: 18+
~6,629 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 23 days ago
Galahad
A man finds that his name is not a complete waste of time after all.
Rated: 18+
~1,364 Words
Fantasy, Mythology, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
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A Superhero's Duty (Preview)
A contract villain turns hero to protect a six-year-old boy.
Rated: 13+
~1,524 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 3 years ago
THE SUNBIRD
A Sunbird (Phoenix) arrives in Glen Hartwell and starts burning people to death
Rated: 18+
~6,636 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
GATERMEN
Creatures half-man, half-alligator haunt the Yannan River in Glen Hartwell
Rated: 18+
~5,931 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Rusty and the Shillelagh
The shillelagh belonged to the leprechaun.
Rated: 18+
~1,030 Words
Mythology, Entertainment, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
THE ACID MAN
Acid Man lives in a pool of acid and dissolves people to murder them
Rated: 18+
~6,479 Words
Mythology, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
NAN
Set in the future Nan are bear-like creatures that terrorise and eat human
Rated: 18+
~6,453 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
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War of the Blue Pearls
Or, The Very Gullible Unicorn - For The Whatever Contest
Rated: 13+
~3,140 Words
Fantasy, Mythology, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
THE ALMOST PEOPLE
Forgotten stage of evolution between Cro-Magnons and true humans
Rated: 13+
~6,624 Words
Mythology, Fantasy, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
THE QUESTING BEAST
A Questing Beast is a Dragon that hunts out knights to fight and kill!
Rated: 18+
~6,745 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
THE POSTMAN
Evil postman sends round letters that drive people to suicide and murder
Rated: 13+
~6,884 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
A BANSHEE SHRILLING
A Banshee comes to Glen Hartwell and Terri Scott has to somehow stop it
Rated: 18+
~6,341 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
THE BATTLEFIELD
Ghosts of long-dead soldiers return to refight ancient battles
Rated: 13+
~6,797 Words
Sci-fi, Mythology, War
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
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The Land of All But Forgotten Things
A chance meeting with a Unicorn opens the door to adventure... To be continued
Rated: E
~2,063 Words
Fantasy, Mythology, Folklore
Type: Poetry
Updated 2 years ago
DARK ANGELS
Dark Angels are Satan's Messengers sent to Earth from the planet's molten core, Hell
Rated: 18+
~6,633 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
THE THUNDERBOLT
Absorbing power from lightning the Thunderbolt uses this power to hurl bolts at people
Rated: 18+
~8,253 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
A Tale of Glass
A crystal clear cryptid speaks to us
Rated: 13+
~537 Words
Fantasy, Relationship, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
The Purple Dragon
This is a story of a little girl who has to fight the evil empire.
Rated: 13+
~889 Words
Fantasy, Contest Entry, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
THE CRYSTALLINE WARRIOR
Man of sand turns to crystalline warrior to slaughter people
Rated: 18+
~6,192 Words
Mythology, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
THE PLOUGHMAN
For thousands of years, he's been murdering people, then ploughing their graves
Rated: 13+
~6,735 Words
Mythology, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
The Witch's Request - Revised
A witch sees the creation and upbringing of one of the greatest wizards in history.
Rated: 13+
~974 Words
Fantasy, Mythology, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
HERCULES
Hercules, a baked clay statue of the Greek God, wishes to procreate but cannot ejaculate
Rated: 18+
~6,322 Words
Mythology, Horror/Scary, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
THE DRIFTER
Kock on Wood says the Drifter tapping something/-one to cause death and disaster.
Rated: 13+
~6,267 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
NIGHT FEEDERS
Metre-high bird-like reptiles run down and eat almost anything including each other
Rated: 18+
~5,994 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
THE SUBSTITUTE
THE SUBSTITUTE TAKES ON THE GUISE OF OTHERS TO COMMIT HORRIFIC CRIMES
Rated: 18+
~6,232 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
THE HARVESTER
A man dressed as a hillbilly, carrying a scythe, harvests souls to sell to the devil
Rated: 13+
~6,412 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
A BEAUTIFUL DEMON
A beautiful lamia checks into a motel & starts devouring the male guests
Rated: 18+
~8,693 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Evil shadow takes over people by merging with their shadows, to make them commit murders
Rated: 13+
~6,596 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
THE DEATH RUNNER
Ancient Samurai runs at a furious pace to slaughter the innocent
Rated: 13+
~6,516 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
DRYANNA
An evil dryad makes trees and plants kill people
Rated: 18+
~6,102 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE MISERY SEEKER
Tall old man spreads misery and death wherever he goes
Rated: 13+
~7,243 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE PAINTER
A painter paints into existence monsters that come alive to destroy his enemies.
Rated: 13+
~6,881 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE ICE-MAN COMETH
ICE-MAN TURNS SUMMER TO WINTER; KILLS PEOPLE BY TURNING THEM INTO ICE STATUES
Rated: 13+
~6,368 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
METHUSELAH
Methuselah ages people to death, stealing their life force
Rated: 13+
~6,984 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE WHISTLER
About a fiend who hypnotises people by whistling, making them dance themselves to death
Rated: 13+
~6,183 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE NIGHT FLOATER
The Night Floater wraps itself around its victim's face to asphyxiate them.
Rated: 18+
~6,175 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE LILY WHITE BOYS
Just my 2nd short story in the last 11 years
Rated: ASR
~6,776 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
GLUG-A-LUKI
A Dream-Time horror story
Rated: 13+
~7,272 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE GREEN WOMAN
Looking under his son's bed, Lon Travers finds a mould green live woman
Rated: 13+
~5,437 Words
Sci-fi, Mythology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
ACROSS THE PLAINS COMES THE VERDILLAC
Story about a gigantic bat-like monster that terrorises a country town.
Rated: 13+
~7,640 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE BLUE MAN
The Blue Man is an original "legend" about a watery monster that drowns people
Rated: 18+
~10,183 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE TAR BABY
Another Colin Klein horror-mystery, concerning a dream0time legend.
Rated: 13+
~5,653 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
THE GREEN MERMAID INN
My 2nd attempt to revolutionise the mermaid legend
Rated: 13+
~4,025 Words
Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 months ago
An Ode to The God of Shipping
This is an unfinished project. I haven't found the right "middle" bit yet.
Rated: E
~199 Words
Mythology, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 months 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 7 months ago
Kvasir and the Mead of Poetry
Norse Pagan Mythology - the creation of Kvasir, the wisest being, and the Mead of Poetry.
Rated: E
~1,318 Words
Mythology, Children's, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
Creation Myths for Kids
By Hrafnarfjall Hearthside This is a retelling of the Norse Creation Myth
Rated: E
~595 Words
Cultural, Action/Adventure, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
The Legend of the Isle of Ys
The old legend of the Isle of Ys and the Sunken Cathedral, retold.
Rated: E
~1,995 Words
Folklore, Fantasy, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
The ring
This is just the first page. Feedback accepted.
Rated: E
~576 Words
Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 months ago
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