Anthologies & Short Stories

"The Devil in the Belfry" is a satirical short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in 1839. In an isolated town called Vondervotteimittiss (wonder-what-time-it-is), the punctilious inhabitants seem to be concerned with nothing but clocks and cabbage. This methodical, boring and quiet little borough is devastated by the arrival of a devilish figure playing a big fiddle who comes straight down from a hill, goes into the bell tower, brutally attacks the belfry-man and rings thirteen o'clock, to the horror of the town's inhabitants.

"The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is regarded as one of the early examples of the modern science fiction genre. The story traces the journey of a voyage to the Moon. The story opens with the delivery to a crowd gathered in Rotterdam of a manuscript detailing the journey to the moon by Hans Pfaall. The manuscript sets out in detail how Hans Pfaall, a mender of bellows, contrived to reach the Moon by benefit of a revolutionary new balloon and a device which compresses the vacuum of space into breathable air.

Shadow. A Fable: Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long since gone my way into the region of shadows. For indeed strange things shall happen, and secret things be known, and many centuries shall pass away ere these memorials be seen of men. And when seen there will be some to disbelieve, and some to doubt, and yet a few who will find much to ponder upon in the characters here graven with a stylus of iron.

During the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage orné on the banks of the Hudson. We had here around us all the ordinary means of summer amusement; and what with rambling in the woods, sketching, boating, fishing, bathing, music and books, we should have passed the time pleasantly enough, but for the fearful intelligence which reached us every morning from the populous city.

I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon... I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow. The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow .

Book 19 in The Horror Collection series brings you a multiplicity of horror stories, written by some of horrors best known names, Bram Stoker award winners, and rising stars.

In A Wake and Other Ghost Stories, debut author Gerard Larkin conjures a world where shadows linger, voices call from beyond, and folklore comes alive. This evocative collection transports listeners across windswept Irish cliffs and along the sun-drenched but haunted Riviera, uncovering tales of shape-shifting pookas, ancestral whispers, and unseen watchers. Drawing from the deep well of Celtic myth and rural superstition, each story invites you to cross the threshold into the unknown, where nothing is ever quite as it seems.

Lance, Brandon, and Chris venture into the woods of Holly Hills in search of their brother, Josh, who went missing on a solo hunting trip. What starts as a rescue mission quickly turns into a fight for survival, as something in the forest begins to take root.

Think you know the real Las Vegas? Think again. Beneath the tits, glitz, and weapons of mass distraction lies an occult truth. Las Vegas is home to a powerful, transformative energy that amplifies and magnifies all that it touches. What happens in Vegas happens on a whole new level. For some, Las Vegas is paradise. For others, it's the Disneyland of the damned. Be warned. Once you find Las Vegas, Las Vegas finds you. Welcome to Wack City... the real Las Vegas. Where dreams come true, and nightmares too.

Twenty short stories about losing one's sense of home: a sleep study gone wrong, a pair of ghostly baby shoes that won't leave a grieving father alone, a serial killer who lurks in the shadows of suburbia, a halfway house haunted by an unorthodox kind of ghost, a hallucinogenic plant that compiles the most gruesome elements of past and future; penned by some of horror fiction's best upcoming authors, these are just a few of the terrifying tales in 'Under the Stairs: An Anthology of Homebound Horror.'

From the author of the gripping Now What? series comes a chilling collection of fifteen stories that explore the darkest corners of the human mind and beyond. That’s Bloody Disgusting is D.E. Jones’s first short story anthology, combining psychological tension, supernatural dread, and flashes of unsettling science fiction. Most of the stories are set in the UK, moving through different time periods and places, from quiet suburbs to shadowed city streets. Each one examines obsession, loss, and the fragile line between imagination and reality.

Prepare-se para mais uma imersão de tirar o fôlego nas profundezas do fórum r/Nosleep do Reddit. De viagens no tempo alucinantes que dão terrivelmente errado a um brinquedo de parque de diversões com uma reviravolta aterrorizante, esta coleção fará você questionar a realidade — e manter as luzes acesas muito depois de terminar a leitura.

A late-night commuter falls asleep aboard the final train home. When he wakes, the train no longer stops at stations. The passengers sit frozen in silence. Nobody blinks. Nobody speaks. And when one of them finally smiles at him, he realizes something...

Love and Horror, stories of family and of woe. Herein lies a series of short terror tales told from the perspective of each member of one unlucky family. Some say it's fiction, others aren't so sure.

A mental collapse in slow motion, with horrific consequences for the poor main character.

I do not think Forres Manor is haunted. The ancestral Scottish home my ailing aunt manages is dark, solitary, and falling into ruin, but as a man of science I cannot support her notions that a ghostly woman dwells upstairs. My only aim is to give medical assistance to my aunt. But here, the vicious past melds into the present. Perhaps I'm running from ghosts too.

By day, Bunny is a sex worker skilled at becoming whatever her clients want. By night, she listens—really listens—as powerful men confess what they’ve done, what they’ve funded, and what they crave. When Bunny puts on the rabbit mask, the fantasies stop being pretend. Her victims are men the justice system failed to touch: philanthropists, politicians, predators hiding behind money and reputation. Each death is careful. Surgical. Marked with whisker scars the city learns to fear.

We invite you, fellow horror aficionados, to take a ride on HellBound Highway – a terrifying trip into the darkest recesses of the human mind you'd care to discover, your ticket to ride provided by a bunch of the very best authors writing on the independent horror scene today.

Step into the fire… if you dare. From the haunted depths of England’s most cursed woods to the shadow-filled corners of the everyday world, Hell’s Collection gathers J. Gomez’s most chilling and twisted short stories into one unforgettable volume.

Three days after identifying her sister’s body at the morgue, Lina receives a terrifying voice message from Maya’s phone. “Lina… I can’t breathe down here.” As the late-night recordings become more desperate and disturbing, Lina begins to suspect a horrifying truth: her sister may...