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Fiction - By Genre: Dark
in the "Dark" genre

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SHORT STORY

Blind Revenge 🥇

by Roari ∞ parties on ... 🥳

Rated: 13+ • Supernatural • #2233683

She vowed to collect restitution. Personally. For Short Shots Oct 2020 - 1st place winner!

Created: Oct 1, 2020 at 4:45am

Modified: Oct 9, 2023 at 6:37pm

Size: 31.08 KB

Genres: Supernatural, Fantasy, Occult

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Hunger

by M.N.Ball

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2355941

Flash Fiction, 587 words. He was really hungry, he just didn't know why.

Created: Mar 12, 2026 at 7:07am

Modified: Mar 12, 2026 at 8:52am

Size: 3.15 KB

Genre: Dark

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A Collection of Flash Fiction

by Gio Aranda

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2355838

Bits and pieces that Gio Aranda has written over time.

Created: Mar 9, 2026 at 6:29pm

Modified: Mar 9, 2026 at 6:29pm

Size: 9.19 KB

Genres: Dark, Drama, Teen

FICTION

Sam and his dad

by ChangChi67

Rated: E • Dark • #2355833

This is about a boy named Sam. He is with his dad, and his mother is in Miami for work.

Created: Mar 9, 2026 at 4:36pm

Modified: Mar 9, 2026 at 4:40pm

Size: 1.01 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Teen

FICTION

Papa...

by I Heart My Sox

Rated: 13+ • Comedy • #2266235

writer's cramp entry due 1/29/22

Created: Jan 28, 2022 at 9:48pm

Modified: Mar 8, 2026 at 6:51pm

Size: 3.71 KB

Genres: Comedy, Dark, Family

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POETRY

The Dark Cathedral

by Fairport

Rated: ASR • Death • #1565237

Oh to hear the maddening screams

Created: May 28, 2009 at 6:06pm

Modified: Jan 4, 2014 at 5:12pm

Size: 0.79 KB

Genres: Death, Dark, Spiritual

FICTION

Author's dark life or light

by C

Rated: E • Adult • #2355705

Welcome to the author's mind and her world where you can feel and experience every emotion

Created: Mar 7, 2026 at 5:51am

Modified: Mar 7, 2026 at 5:51am

Size: 4.81 KB

Genres: Adult, Dark, Young Adult

FICTION

The Salesman

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #684745

Selling door-to-door can be gruesome work

Created: May 5, 2003 at 8:40pm

Modified: Mar 4, 2026 at 10:48pm

Size: 8.27 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Thriller/Suspense

FICTION

Alone

by 🖤Kadie🖤

Rated: E • Death • #2355491

Something I wanted to share...

Created: Mar 1, 2026 at 4:01pm

Modified: Mar 1, 2026 at 4:02pm

Size: 2.90 KB

Genres: Death, Dark, Fantasy

FICTION

The Weight of Hate

by Redtowrite

Rated: E • History • #2221824

A writer comes across a disturbing old newspaper article that needs fresh eyes.

Rewards 1,875 GPs per review

Created: May 13, 2020 at 11:02am

Modified: Feb 22, 2026 at 12:27pm

Size: 15.16 KB

Genres: History, Emotional, Dark

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POETRY

The Luring

by Fairport

Rated: ASR • Dark • #1816822

A journey takes a dark path

Created: Oct 8, 2011 at 9:25pm

Modified: Jan 4, 2014 at 5:16pm

Size: 0.74 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Occult

FICTION

Silent Partner

by f.x.keenan

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2221713

Love means never having to say a thing.

Created: May 11, 2020 at 9:18pm

Modified: Feb 21, 2026 at 1:17pm

Size: 1.75 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Other

FICTION

Flesh

by f.x.keenan

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2221638

Cuisine can be such a subjective thing...

Created: May 10, 2020 at 11:16pm

Modified: Feb 16, 2026 at 6:36pm

Size: 2.33 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Comedy, Dark

FICTION

Love is Always a Risk

by Redtowrite

Rated: 13+ • Drama • #2267593

People are complicated, you never know who you will fall for and how they'll change you.

Rewards 375 GPs per review

Created: Feb 17, 2022 at 4:47pm

Modified: Feb 14, 2026 at 11:09am

Size: 11.00 KB

Genres: Drama, Emotional, Dark

FICTION

Sagittarius

by Rae

Rated: E • Contest Entry • #2354394

Anika hates being asked when her birthday is.

Created: Feb 8, 2026 at 10:19am

Modified: Feb 13, 2026 at 5:12pm

Size: 1.66 KB

Genres: Contest Entry, Dark

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FICTION

Just a Dream

by insomnia_at_rest

Rated: 18+ • Emotional • #1851023

Life is simple and complicated all at the same time.

Created: Feb 27, 2012 at 6:06am

Modified: Oct 16, 2014 at 2:23am

Size: 5.22 KB

Genres: Emotional, Death, Dark

FICTION

New Year’s Resolution

by Sumojo

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #2353347

Barry decides to get fit.

Created: Jan 20, 2026 at 8:39am

Modified: Feb 11, 2026 at 12:33am

Size: 8.94 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Death

FICTION

Home Sweet Home (part two)

by Redtowrite

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2233852

Cecile, from "The Corpse Reader", reappears as life goes on in the spooky Bayou Teche.

Rewards 1,125 GPs per review

Created: Oct 2, 2020 at 1:37pm

Modified: Feb 7, 2026 at 12:23pm

Size: 5.64 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Mystery

FICTION

Tragedy Strikes at the Huntley Mansion

by Redtowrite

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2235802

A couple fond of exploring small towns and out of the way places find a surreal adventure.

Rewards 1,500 GPs per review

Created: Oct 20, 2020 at 9:54pm

Modified: Feb 1, 2026 at 4:22pm

Size: 13.30 KB

Genres: Dark, Drama, Emotional

FICTION

What I Saw Without You Chapters 1-4

by Dragonbane

Rated: 13+ • Fantasy • #2350194

Mathias Bryn, wrongfully imprisoned, is visited by a mysterious woman

Created: Nov 16, 2025 at 8:04pm

Modified: Feb 1, 2026 at 3:25pm

Size: 34.70 KB

Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Dark

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SHORT STORY

A Psychiatric File

by Clyde015

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #1400023

A story of a man's psychiatric case file...

Created: Mar 12, 2008 at 7:16pm

Modified: Nov 15, 2013 at 9:29am

Size: 4.50 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense

FICTION

The Icarus

by Bearclaw

Rated: E • Sci-fi • #2287178

An abandoned spaceship is found floating in space on a routine Space Patrol.

Created: Dec 23, 2022 at 3:01pm

Modified: Jan 24, 2026 at 1:49pm

Size: 11.93 KB

Genres: Sci-fi, Dark, Other

FICTION

The Premonition

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #2014359

A man suffers with depression

Created: Oct 14, 2014 at 8:14pm

Modified: Jan 20, 2026 at 3:58pm

Size: 9.97 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Relationship, Dark

FICTION

Kangaroo

by Sumojo

Rated: 18+ • Animal • #2353290

A trip of a lifetime turns lethal

Created: Jan 18, 2026 at 11:56pm

Modified: Jan 19, 2026 at 12:01am

Size: 6.99 KB

Genres: Animal, Dark, Death

FICTION

The Uninvited

by Odessa Molinari

Rated: 18+ • Comedy • #2347665

Journey Through Genres

Created: Sep 30, 2025 at 1:01am

Modified: Jan 18, 2026 at 4:59am

Size: 4.74 KB

Genres: Comedy, Dark, Romance/Love

FICTION

Sophestria chapters 1-3

by Dragonbane

Rated: 13+ • Fantasy • #2152675

Raised by the leader of assassins & protected from their methods is now hunted by them

Created: Mar 18, 2018 at 4:15pm

Modified: Jan 10, 2026 at 6:39am

Size: 21.87 KB

Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Dark

FICTION

The Seeker

by SlightlyPsychicPaper

Rated: E • Men's • #2352311

Burden Personified - the value of objective reality in a world increasingly remiss of it.

Created: Jan 1, 2026 at 6:04pm

Modified: Jan 1, 2026 at 6:04pm

Size: 37.59 KB

Genres: Men's, Dark, Philosophy

FICTION

Spare parts

by Sumojo

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #2232077

Barry is swept up in something he’ll live to regret.

Created: Sep 12, 2020 at 2:03am

Modified: Dec 29, 2025 at 6:21am

Size: 8.59 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Drama

FICTION

8 AM

by Eight-7

Rated: E • Experience • #2351871

Slice of life

Created: Dec 23, 2025 at 2:07pm

Modified: Dec 23, 2025 at 2:07pm

Size: 1.02 KB

Genres: Experience, Dark, Entertainment

FICTION

When the Ladder Breaks

by iKïyå§ama

Rated: 18+ • Drama • #2350936

The year is coming to an end and what does he have to show for it?

Created: Dec 2, 2025 at 8:08am

Modified: Dec 2, 2025 at 12:25pm

Size: 5.29 KB

Genres: Drama, Relationship, Dark

FICTION

The uselessness- Entry 03

by Kjjs

Rated: E • Opinion • #2350064

The cult in and out

Created: Nov 13, 2025 at 10:02am

Modified: Nov 13, 2025 at 10:02am

Size: 0.19 KB

Genres: Opinion, Dark, Philosophy

FICTION

Family Tree (First Chapter)

by Sumojo

Rated: E • Dark • #2349967

A discovery of a long lost painting stirs up best forgotten memories

Created: Nov 11, 2025 at 4:22am

Modified: Nov 12, 2025 at 9:46am

Size: 4.39 KB

Genres: Dark, Drama, Emotional

FICTION

Spa Day

by iKïyå§ama

Rated: 13+ • Drama • #2349916

Two women’s spa day masks a dark secret that binds them in guilt and loyalty.

Created: Nov 10, 2025 at 8:46am

Modified: Nov 10, 2025 at 8:50am

Size: 7.66 KB

Genres: Drama, Relationship, Dark

FICTION

Auditions

by Spud- a writer

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2348911

Nobody expected what showed up to a casting call.

Created: Oct 23, 2025 at 10:44am

Modified: Oct 23, 2025 at 11:17am

Size: 1.83 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Comedy

FICTION

The Festival of Forever

by iKïyå§ama

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2348379

At the festival of forever, every song is a requiem.

Created: Oct 13, 2025 at 2:54pm

Modified: Oct 14, 2025 at 12:14pm

Size: 6.92 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Mystery, Dark

FICTION

For The Want Of Everything

by John

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2348139

When Phyllis becomes so possessed with what others have, she forgets what she has.

Created: Oct 8, 2025 at 2:56pm

Modified: Oct 8, 2025 at 2:57pm

Size: 16.48 KB

Genres: Dark, Tragedy, Emotional

FICTION

Sleep Warm

by papabigsauce

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2341682

Exercise said write about something you don't see yourself doing. It's dying on death row.

Created: Jun 6, 2025 at 5:14pm

Modified: Oct 8, 2025 at 2:33pm

Size: 3.67 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Psychology

FICTION

Tide

by papabigsauce

Rated: E • Dark • #2344556

A literary adaptation of a short screenplay I recently wrote, albeit much darker.

Created: Aug 1, 2025 at 2:33pm

Modified: Oct 8, 2025 at 2:28pm

Size: 5.84 KB

Genres: Dark, Emotional, Romance/Love

FICTION

Echoes of Darkness and Time

by brinas

Rated: E • Dark • #2347906

Short Story

Created: Oct 4, 2025 at 2:30am

Modified: Oct 4, 2025 at 2:30am

Size: 1.58 KB

Genres: Dark, Supernatural, Fantasy

FICTION

Coal

by Kåre เลียม Enga

Rated: 13+ • Career • #2347716

He took his blinders off, amazed at what he could see. Unshackled... he could breathe.

Created: Sep 30, 2025 at 11:28pm

Modified: Sep 30, 2025 at 11:34pm

Size: 0.64 KB

Genres: Career, Health, Dark

FICTION

The letter

by Sumojo

Rated: E • War • #2347090

100 word Drabble

Created: Sep 19, 2025 at 5:13am

Modified: Sep 19, 2025 at 5:17am

Size: 0.65 KB

Genres: War, Military, Dark

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Prophecy

by DS

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2327402

First try at a 'prophecy' for my, as yet untitled, urban fantasy novel...

Created: Sep 23, 2024 at 8:18pm

Modified: Sep 17, 2025 at 10:59pm

Size: 0.58 KB

Genres: Dark, Supernatural, Paranormal

FICTION

Capt Tony's Saloon

by MD Maurice

Rated: 13+ • Ghost • #2328918

An unwitting tourist experiences local lore in an unwelcomed way.

Created: Oct 18, 2024 at 4:04pm

Modified: Sep 9, 2025 at 4:51pm

Size: 5.84 KB

Genres: Ghost, Dark, Death

FICTION

Claimed

by MD Maurice

Rated: 18+ • Dark • #2229877

depression takes the form of something monsterous

Created: Aug 19, 2020 at 1:27pm

Modified: Sep 9, 2025 at 4:37pm

Size: 3.81 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Emotional

FICTION

The Forever Dream

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 13+ • Thriller/Suspense • #2305147

A man is caught in the grips of a nightmare

Created: Sep 26, 2023 at 12:01am

Modified: Sep 6, 2025 at 5:23pm

Size: 4.50 KB

Genres: Thriller/Suspense, Dark, Horror/Scary

FICTION

Monster

by Enthusiasm

Rated: 13+ • Psychology • #2341620

A man drags memory through ash, chasing meaning the void won’t return.

Created: Jun 5, 2025 at 3:32pm

Modified: Aug 19, 2025 at 1:51pm

Size: 8.15 KB

Genres: Psychology, Dark, Thriller/Suspense

FICTION

The Drive Home

by Teller of Tales

Rated: 13+ • Drama • #2330122

A flash fiction story.

Created: Nov 8, 2024 at 3:54am

Modified: Aug 17, 2025 at 7:27pm

Size: 1.63 KB

Genres: Drama, Writing, Dark

FICTION

Secrets of Forever

by Teller of Tales

Rated: 18+ • Dark • #2345207

Ethan and Melania, a mysterious woman he meets during a storm. 11400 words.

Created: Aug 12, 2025 at 7:24pm

Modified: Aug 13, 2025 at 11:02pm

Size: 73.22 KB

Genres: Dark, Romance/Love, Fantasy

FICTION

47 Steps

by DS

Rated: 18+ • Contest Entry • #2345098

Created: Aug 10, 2025 at 8:37pm

Modified: Aug 10, 2025 at 8:40pm

Size: 57.65 KB

Genres: Contest Entry, Horror/Scary, Dark

FICTION

King Of Beasts

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2136691

An afternoon in the park turns into terror

Created: Oct 5, 2017 at 12:38pm

Modified: Aug 2, 2025 at 1:46am

Size: 4.47 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Death

FICTION

Soul Drinkers

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #1864853

Black-velvet shadows approached the house eager with need

Created: Apr 30, 2012 at 10:19pm

Modified: Jul 24, 2025 at 2:45pm

Size: 9.84 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Sci-fi

FICTION

Till Death Us Do Part

by Sumojo

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2336703

Not even death could tear them apart

Created: Mar 14, 2025 at 2:08am

Modified: Jul 23, 2025 at 10:33am

Size: 7.53 KB

Genres: Dark, Psychology, Romance/Love

FICTION

The Dust

by W.D.Wilcox

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #2187538

There are things that live in the desert, beautiful things . . . dead things.

Created: Apr 7, 2019 at 11:02am

Modified: Jul 17, 2025 at 3:22am

Size: 14.39 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Fantasy

FICTION

The Flat Mate

by Sumojo

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2311572

Be careful who you share your living quarters with.

Created: Jan 6, 2024 at 10:15pm

Modified: Jul 12, 2025 at 5:22am

Size: 12.32 KB

Genres: Dark, Drama, Environment

FICTION

Languish of Lunacy

by Xenos Pseudonymous

Rated: 18+ • Horror/Scary • #2340486

After weeks of struggling, a man's battle with his supernatural stalker comes to a head.

Created: May 18, 2025 at 2:21am

Modified: Jun 25, 2025 at 1:47am

Size: 12.85 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Supernatural

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DARK Writing

Fiction - By Genre: Dark in the "Dark" genre

Fiction - By Genre: Dark
in the "Dark" genre