Modern Horror Anthology

Are you brave enough to enter a world where the line between reality and nightmare is impossibly thin? The Horror Files beckons you into a realm where legends stir from the past, and every corner hides a terror waiting to strike. This is no ordinary collection, it's a descent into darkness, where fear takes on many faces, and no secret stays buried for long. Ancient myths claw their way into the present. Unsolved mysteries evolve into chilling realities. Brutal horrors of today collide with the restless whispers of forgotten legends. With 18 heart-pounding stories, The Horror Files will ...

You found the book. Or maybe…it found you. Inside this volume are stories no one should read—yet they exist, waiting for someone to turn the page. A girl finds her reflection smiling back without her. A birthday party has one extra guest no one invited. A viral slime recipe starts changing kids into something else. A father keeps working for his family, even after death. Each tale in Inkbound is sharper than the last, pulling you deeper into the curse that binds them. At first, they seem like fiction—urban legends, school rumors, creepy YouTube stories. But then they start to echo ...

Every city has a story. Some will chill you long after the last page. From the neon glow of Las Vegas to the haunted tunnels beneath New York, America hides dark secrets in every skyline. This gripping anthology dives into 50 terrifying urban legends, each rooted in real locations, whispered folklore, and chilling mysteries that refuse to stay buried. 👻 Inside, you’ll discover: • Ghostly apparitions roaming iconic landmarks • Cursed objects and sinister doppelgängers • Unexplainable creatures lurking in lakes and alleyways • Vanished souls who demand to be remembered • ...

12 short stories of terror. Demons from hell. Gods and Devils. Unspeakable monstrosities. Humans with a taste for flesh. An upscale clothing store in the middle of New York City that offers its customers more than they bargained for. A prodigal son returns home for his aunt’s funeral, only to discover that an ancient entity awaits. A town shelters against the first snow, and the evil it brings. A mad king. A hired assassin. A world in the balance and an eternal force manipulating all of them. And seven other tales of horror that will forever change the way you experience the holiday ...

Some truths hide in plain sight. Others whisper from locked doors, static-filled frequencies, and pages that were never printed. Things I Wasn’t Supposed to Know is a haunting anthology of modern supernatural horror, each story a first-person account of knowledge that should’ve stayed buried. From cursed livestreams to echoing tunnels, from unlisted hospital wings to languages that think back, this collection explores what happens when the veil of reality wears thin… and you peer through. They warned you not to look. You did anyway. And now it knows your name.

Ten nights. Ten legends. Ten reasons you’ll never sleep easy again. Urban legends aren’t just stories whispered around the fire—they’re warnings. And in this chilling collection, those warnings come to life. From the shadowed ruins of Staten Island where Cropsey waits for the brave, to the isolated woodland cabin stalked by The Rake, to the fog-choked streets where Spring-Heeled Jack leaps into nightmares—these are the tales we swore were only make-believe. Until they started answering back. Inside Campfire Lies: 10 Urban Legends That Won’t Stay Dead, you’ll discover: Hook-...

A terrifying, thrilling collection of must-listen horror stories chock-full of nightmarish supernatural beings and the murderously disturbed that are sure to keep you up all night long.

You think you’ve had a bad rental experience? These guests didn’t just lose their deposit—they barely escaped with their lives. The Rooms You Should Never AirBnB is a chilling collection of 40 short stories inspired by the dark side of modern travel. Each listing has its own horrifying secret: • a bedroom where something else sleeps beneath the mattress, • a shower that turns on by itself—and weeps, • a cabin with a guestbook full of warnings that erase themselves, • a coastal villa where the previous tenant still walks the halls, • and an apartment that changes its layout...

In every city, behind every locked door, and beneath every streetlight, something watches. Concrete Curses: Urban Legends Reimagined is a chilling anthology of 50 modern horror stories inspired by the myths that thrive in the cracks of civilization. From haunted subways and cursed elevators to viral digital rituals and forgotten city gods, these stories breathe new life—and death—into the legends we thought we outgrew. Each tale peels back the layers of ordinary life to reveal the supernatural truths lurking beneath. A phantom jogger keeps pace on empty streets. A live-streamed ritual ...

Seven Rooms. Seven Rules. One Book You Won’t Forget. The Seventh Room and Other Hauntings is a chilling collection of modern horror stories where nothing is as it seems, and the echoes of the past refuse to stay silent. From cursed architecture to sentient towns, haunted seas to fractured reflections, these tales explore the places we aren’t meant to go—and the things that wait for us there. Step aboard a derelict vessel that rewrites the names of its crew. Stand beneath a nesting tree that feeds on grief. Explore a collector’s basement where stories aren’t written in ink. Stare ...

Reality glitches. The familiar twists. And terror seeps through the cracks. From the unsettling hum of a faulty connection to the shadowed corners where technology and the supernatural collide, Inkbound: Volume III pulls you into fifteen chilling tales that blur the lines between the wired and the otherworldly. Inside, you’ll encounter: • Glitch-born horrors that duplicate, distort, and destroy. • Urban legends reimagined for an age of streaming and surveillance. • Supernatural intrusions in ordinary places—schools, stores, even your own home. • The Eden Biosystem files and ...

“A real page turner. Every time I thought I had it figured out, the plot twisted into a different shape. Thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully grotesque, and an absolutely satisfying read.” —T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of What Feasts at Night Drawing on the creatures and...

In every city, there are stories people whisper about late at night—stories of strange phone apps that appear without warning, download themselves, or perform tasks no technology should ever be capable of. What if your weather app predicted death instead of rain? What if your map revealed streets that don’t exist? What if a chat app connected you with a version of yourself that shouldn’t exist? The Urban Legends of Phone Apps That Shouldn’t Work is a pulse-pounding anthology of 40 terrifying, mysterious, and mind-bending tech horror stories. Each chapter uncovers a new digital ...

Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories Even Darker Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Slenderman doesn’t just watch anymore. Jeff the Killer doesn’t just wait. BEN is still drowning—but now he wants company. And the Rake? He’s no longer under your bed. He’s in the corner of the room. Welcome back to the shadow-soaked heart of internet horror with Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories, a new anthology that gathers the next 50 twisted tales from the cult-favorite Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. If the first volume was the invitation, this one ...

The ink spreads. The stories grow darker. The terror is never finished. In Inkbound: Stories of Horror, Vol. 4, the nightmare continues with a new collection of terrifying short stories that blur the line between folklore, urban legend, and modern dread. Each tale drips with cursed ink, unholy rituals, and haunting whispers that refuse to stay buried. No need to read the previous volumes—each story in this anthology stands alone, ready to chill both new and returning readers. Inside this volume, you’ll discover: A flesh-bound script that rewrites itself—and its victims. A moonlit ...

Ash and Cinders: Encounters with the Witches Who Burn Back is a chilling collection of modern witch tales where the hunters become the hunted. From lonely highways to forgotten ruins, each story follows ordinary people who cross paths with witches that don’t just curse, they strike back. These are no broomstick hags, but women of fire, bone, and shadow who fold roads, twist blessings, and ride the airwaves of the dead. Told in raw, first-person voices, truckers, mothers, hikers, and survivors, this anthology blurs folklore and terror, pulling you into encounters where the price of guilt, ...

From ghosts hiding in parking structures to the stranger who sits behind you on empty buses, Urban Myths People Wish Were Fake dives into the nightmares hiding between modern lights and concrete walls. This chilling anthology transforms brand-new, original urban legends into terrifying short stories—each inspired by the strange rumors we hear but hope never come true. Inside these pages, you’ll encounter: • Apps that reveal things you were never meant to see • Shadows that follow you home from grocery stores • Elevators that stop on “secret floors” • Roads that don’t exist...

Strange Hours: Pop Fiction Stories for the Restless Mind is a hauntingly addictive collection of short fiction that blurs the line between the ordinary and the uncanny. Each story is designed for late-night reading, when the world is quiet but the mind won’t rest. From a dating app that knows too much, to a midnight TV channel that speaks your secrets, to an elevator ride that swallows its passengers whole, these tales lure readers into unsettling worlds that feel one step removed from reality, and dangerously close to home.

The time is the early '80s. The characters go to the same schools and eat at the same restaurants. Their voices enfold us as seamlessly as those of DJs heard over a car radio. They have sex with the same boys and girls and buy from the same dealers. In short, they are connected in the only way people can be in that city.

They Were Watching Me: True Encounters with the Digital Abyss is a chilling anthology of first-person horror stories from those who wandered too deep into the code, clicked the wrong link, or accepted the wrong friend request. Told with eerie realism and paranoid intimacy, these tales of online stalker cults, cursed livestreams, and identity-fracturing AI blur the line between digital safety and modern damnation. What begins as a DM, a strange forum invite, or an archived username quickly unravels into something far more sinister something watching. Something remembering. Something waiting....