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Five strange stories. Five unforgettable chills. One hour when ordinary things stop behaving normally. Welcome back to The Midnight Story Club. In The Creepy Hour, five new spooky short stories take young readers into places that seem perfectly normal—until something changes. A Halloween photo booth prints pictures that include a child who was never there. At exactly 9:17, the entire world suddenly freezes... except for two kids and a strange figure walking from person to person with a clipboard. An old wooden chair keeps moving through a house by itself, getting closer and closer to one ...

“The pages practically turn themselves” (USA TODAY) in this collection of four “disturbing, fascinating” (The Washington Post) novellas centered around the theme of retribution from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. “1922” (also a Netflix original film): A...

Deep in the Appalachian backwoods, legends don’t just survive—they linger. In this chilling collection of Appalachian horror, step into the shadowy world of mountain people whose lives are steeped in isolation, superstition, and stories that have been whispered for generations. This book features: A haunting short story of a family's descent into madness in The Hollow’s Hunger A detailed exploration of eerie folklore with The Hollow Walkers A gripping first-person account of a terrifying encounter in The Hollow’s Shadow Each tale draws you deeper into the dark hollers, fog-covered ...

Three towns. Twelve volumes. Endless nightmares. The first three towns of the Terrifying Towns series—Haunted Hollow, Bloodhaven, and Coffinsview—now together in one massive mega-bundle. Abandoned mines filled with mysterious whispers, forests that nobody escapes alive, babysitters left alone while a maniac from the asylum stalks the night, restaurants with ingredients best left unknown. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, “true story” style that will make you question every quiet town you ever wander through.

Six Halloween stories. One long walk into the dark. In Walking After Midnight: Tales for Halloween—Part I, Evan Camby gathers six creepy Halloween stories filled with haunted roads, old cemeteries, night terrors, Ouija boards, autumn rituals, and things best left waiting after midnight. Read them beside a bonfire on a chilly October night, under a blanket by candlelight, or alone in a quiet house after everyone else has gone to sleep. Just don’t look behind you. Inside this Halloween horror short story collection: Hayride A family trip to an apple orchard takes a terrifying turn on a ...

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Coffinsview, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Terrifying things lurking in the alleyways, houses at the end of desolate roads that no one should ever step foot in, beet fields that hide deadly secrets. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you. Consume one per night... or devour them all at once. Ready for your first night in Coffinsview? "Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!"—VICTOR MILLER, Writer of Friday the 13th.

Step into the shadows with The Big Book of Scary Stories by Mike Nesbitt—a chilling collection of over one hundred terrifying tales designed to keep you awake long after the lights go out. From haunted houses and cursed objects to restless spirits and sinister whispers in the dark, each story plunges you into a world where fear lurks around every corner and nightmares are waiting to be unleashed. Inside these pages, you’ll encounter Crimson Manor, where ivy-covered walls hide secrets that claim the souls of the curious. You’ll meet Lucinda the Shadow Doll, a porcelain terror who moves...

"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —People From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online...

One hundred short psychological thrillers. One a night, if you dare. Looking for something unsettling to read before the lights go out? 100 Twists Before Bed delivers one hundred short, sharp psychological thrillers — each one different, each one designed to leave you slightly uneasy as you turn off the lamp. From quiet domestic dread and unreliable narrators to gaslighting, hidden secrets, and chilling final twists, these stories specialize in atmosphere, paranoia, and the kind of endings that linger long after you close the book. No excessive gore. Just clever, claustrophobic, and ...

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Ghoulsboro, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Notorious killers waiting in the darkness, haunted churches that should never be entered alone, restaurants with ingredients best left unknown. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you. Consume one per night... or devour them all at once. Ready for your first night in Ghoulsboro?

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Haunted Hollow, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Forests that nobody escapes alive, trains passing behind lonely houses that carry mysterious passengers, cryptic GPS devices that guide drivers to the darkest of destinations.

Gabriel has spent the last decade trying to forget his best friend, the first boy he ever loved: Jacob. Ripped away from each other in the midst of a family tragedy, Gabriel grieved for Jacob alone, surviving in their small religious town before finally breaking free to attend college, where they found new friends and relationships to pursue. To Gabriel, Jacob became a distant memory. Until one fateful Halloween night, when the two are reunited.

Winner of the 2025 Audie Award for Short Stories/Collections Includes an afterword written by Stephen King and read by Sean Patrick Hopkins Includes a bonus story, “The Music Room” NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR...

The Big Book of Scary Stories 2 is a massive collection of horror short stories built for readers who want fast, brutal chills with zero filler. Open to any page and you’re dropped straight into a fresh nightmare - the kind that starts with a normal moment (a ferry ride home, a hospital corridor, a quiet street) and then tilts sideways into something wrong. This volume delivers creepy tales, ghost stories, and supernatural horror with a sharp edge of modern dread — the feeling that the world is still the world… but something is watching from just outside the light. You’ll find ...

A collection of 31 spine-tingling horror and thriller tales. If you love creepy horror stories with quick shocks and twist endings, this one will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside, you’ll find: THE VELVET FEED: A showman discovers a one-of-a-kind act that turns his fortunes around. EASY MONEY: A private investigator uncovers a more dangerous truth than he ever imagined. THE SUBSTITUTE: A substitute teacher enters a troubled classroom and quietly turns the students’ cruelty back on them. THE LAST SONG: A physically impaired singer hired for a wedding soon realizes the host has an ...

Some roads should never be traveled. From isolated rest stops to forgotten overpasses, Haunted Highways takes you deep into the eerie silence between mile markers—where lost travelers hear whispers in the dark and headlights vanish into nowhere. These 25 immersive horror stories are inspired by real unexplained encounters across America’s roads. Each tale pulls you into a nightmarish stretch of asphalt haunted by phantoms, cryptids, and things far stranger. Perfect for fans of Creepshow, The Twilight Zone, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this collection brings atmospheric, slow-...

Terror from the strangest of sources--a simple summer rain. Kate and Daniel, a troubled couple, go to their lover's hideaway in the North Georgia mountains. There, they find not the answer to their troubles, but parasitic creatures who care only about survival. Read this taut story about isolation and unexpected loss of identity. The Rain by author Paul Neuhaus, a scary monster story for adults.

There are stories that burrow. Inside this volume lie twenty grotesque tales of body horror, cosmic dread, and splatterpunk depravity. From hollow-eyed dolls that stitch children into the walls, to corridors that breathe and birth spider gods, to astronauts rewritten by cosmic hunger—each story drags you deeper into decay. Featured in this collection: • The Rag Girl – A malformed doll-child stalks abandoned homes, sewing her victims into wallpaper or peeling them into new playmates. • The Eighth Corridor – A hallway that stretches into unreality, where spider-human hybrids prepare...

John Glover reads a selection of unabridged short stories, including "Graveyard Shift," from Stephen King's best-selling collection Night Shift...

Push past the curtains of your rational, safe world and explore the unnameable horrors living in the darkest corners of our conscience. This is the realm of monsters and shifting shadows, where a single wrong step can plunge you into a terrifying fight for your life