Short Horror Evil

Dare to enter Harmony House... if you can survive its curse. Nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, Harmony House is a striking estate with an allure that draws people in—only to trap them in a web of terror. Five new owners have crossed its threshold, each unaware of the horrors waiting inside. What starts as a dream home quickly turns into a nightmare as they confront the malevolent spirits that haunt its halls. Each story reveals the twisted history of Harmony House through the eyes of its ill-fated residents. From terrifying apparitions to sinister forces that toy with the mind, ...

This is a short story. Suffering from sleep deprivation for months, Anna begins hearing a voice in her head. The voice provides her with the reason why she can't sleep and tells her what she must do to finally get some rest.

Ryan isn't your average serial killer. People pay him to kill those who deserve to die and he loves every minute of it.

En cada uno de los cuentos de El buen mal, Samanta Schweblin nos abduce a otra dimensión donde quedamos en contacto íntimo con sus personajes. Encandilados por el fulgor de la inminente tragedia, vulnerables y profundamente humanos, advierten cuánto podría transformarlos la irrupción de lo inesperado. A algunos los dejará de pie frente al dolor, a otros dialogando con la culpa y a todos atravesados por la incertidumbre. ¿Importa saber qué es verdad? Se trata, de principio a fin, de ser partícipes de un fenomenal artificio literario.

Frank Stedman is an ex-athlete who retired due to injury, but his critics feel his lackluster NFL career should have concluded sooner. Having failed at everything since leaving football, he goes back to Pearl, Texas, because he has no place else to go. Debby Newsome has worked for every media outlet her father owns. When Frank arrives in Pearl, she is hiding out at Daddy’s retirement ranch, determined to do something on her own. Thomas “Buddy Tom” Matlin is an aged African-American ranch hand and Frank’s boyhood friend and mentor. Buddy Tom knows where all the bodies are buried. As ...

A lifelike dummy. A strange dinner party. A soul that won’t stay dead. When struggling actor/waiter Luke Barrett is assigned to serve a bizarre memorial dinner, he doesn’t expect the guest of honor to be a creepy carpool dummy—or for the night to follow him home. But soon, Luke begins blacking out. Seeing things. Becoming someone else. As his reality unravels, he realizes the dummy isn’t just a lifeless prop. It’s watching. Waiting. And it wants in. From bestselling author William Massa comes a chilling short story of possession and occult terrors. A quick read that can be read or...

Two terrifying novellas from one of the most chilling and original new voices in horror today! In Drive, a routine trip in a self-driving robotaxi becomes a nightmare when the car imprisons its passenger and embarks on a savage rampage through the streets of Boston. The Last Swim follows the final hours of a broken man who's decided to swim away from his life and seek his end in the dark and lonely depths of the Pacific Ocean. Evil Chose You hits you like a homicidal robot car and drags you into the deepest, darkest depths of human despair. An absolute must-read!

Waking the Dead by breakout author Bryan Asbury features eight short stories that will take you by the hand and lead you down a dark, shadowy path where terror and retribution reign supreme. Asbury, the product of far too many 80’s and 90’s cinematic thrillers, knows what horror fans want, and he knows how to deliver! Lock the doors and sit back, because this is a collection that you will appreciate—at least until it’s time to shut off the lights...

We all have them. Those dreams that leave us shaking. Gasping. Grateful to wake up. But for some, waking doesn’t help. Susan has spent years haunted by unrelenting night terrors. Nothing helps, not therapy, not medication, not even changing her diet. Every time she closes her eyes, it returns: a monstrous presence that feeds on her fear, night after night. Until she finds an old, slender library book. Its battered pages promise a way to fight back. Written by a man long dead, it isn’t just a self-help guide—it’s a manual for confronting the thing that has ruined her life. Because ...

Y’ALL AIN’T RIGHT is an anthology of Southern Extreme Horror stories featuring 17 of the best extreme horror authors in the genre. From gator infested swamps to the overgrown backwoods, be careful how far you venture off of the main road. And if you hear banjos… well, you better paddle faster!

There's a stranger in a rabbit mask outside Krissy's house. What does she want? And why does she have a knife?

Angela and Terry return home after several grueling months of filming the popular television show, Let's Switch Houses!, only to find their residence in ruin. Sure, the décor and framed photographs are the same; the color of the walls hasn't changed; the furniture sits unmoved. But something is off. Their quiet New Jersey home feels tainted. Angela can sense it. Crawling inside her. Infecting her mind. Poisoning her thoughts. Then the nightmares begin. Awful, lucid visions that cause her to question her own reality.

They were young and they were dumb. Strangers brought to the same place by the same call. Helpless victims plagued by a demonic summoning... And now they're back. Years have passed but the Act remains. The curtain opens on a world the same, and now it demands their presence... But how will strangers once united determine their fate? The time has finally come, for the world to open. The monster of Willow Park is back... and this time, it's got something in store...

The five tales here are dark short stories with a twisted tail - not the ending you expect. Sit back on the beach as you read, but don't enter the sea. The first story tells of an agoraphobic woman on her first holiday away with her family. Her children get more than they expected from the water. An artistic daughter is unhappy with her father's plan to close his art supply shop. Oh, dear, somebody spilt the oils. Would you take her in if you found a young girl on a lonely road? You had better think long and hard. Taxidermy is a hobby that interests few people. But in this tale, a man is ...

Sigrid ventures into the realms of Madness to confront Vodo, and her agent, the furry terror...

Matthew Cahill is a simple man leading a quiet life... until he is tragically killed in an avalanche at a ski resort. Three months later his corpse is found and sent to the morgue - but then something inexplicable happens. He wakes up. Now he can see evil... as a festering rot that eats people alive from the inside out. And he can see Mr. Dark, the horrific figure who gleefully spreads it like a plague... and whois the only one who can tell Matt whether he is still a man... or the walking dead.For Matt, each day is a journey into a supernatural world he knows nothing about....

Listeners know that few authors are able to create an atmosphere of unease and terror as well as Oates, a fact confirmed by the four novellas presented here. All the novellas in this collection revolve around the theme of love gone wrong - horribly, shockingly wrong.

An old man buys a dream. When the product is defective, is there a warranty to cover the nightmare?

Journey through the twisted minds of evil children, those who are born not of childish whimsy, but rather sprout from the seeds of nightmares. Presenting Evil Little F---s, a curated anthology of horror stories penned by leading authors in the genre. Traverse a universe where humanity’s own offspring unleash a level of brutality that surpasses the capabilities of most adults. Just remember, you brought them into this world, and you just might have to take them out.

In the quiet shadows of her family’s past, Vivienne discovers a power she never knew existed—and a darkness that may consume her. When a desperate attempt to heal her aunt Carolyn unleashes forbidden magick, Vivienne opens a door to an ancient and primal force, one that has lain dormant for centuries. The entity she summons is more than a demon—it's a living, breathing hunger that feeds on her fear, her soul, and her very essence. As the shadows grow, Vivienne finds herself caught between the faith that once anchored her and the magick that now threatens to tear her apart. With every ...