A man discovers the philosopher's stone is far stranger and more sinister than he could have believed.

Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.

A man comes to grips with the crushing silence of a post-apocalyptic landscape.

Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.

A young man has to make a life-threatening journey to the top of a building and back down again to avoid a grisly, frigid death. And he's on the clock.

Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.

Indiana's roads get pretty spooky mid-Winter. Sometimes all you can really make out behind you is the headlights...

Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.

What if you found an AI program that did more than just created an image of something? What if it was creating something else entirely?

Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.

A man's cat brings him an unwelcome surprise. A meditation on how not making a choice is it's own choice and what that means.

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In a witchy twist on the hitchhiker story, a young girl flags down a ride into town and gets more than she bargains for.

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Short horror and science fiction stories, narrated by the author. If you'd like to see more, consider subscribing to my Substack at areldridge.substack.com.