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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...

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 • ...

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...

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 ...

When the clock strikes midnight, the world tilts—and the familiar turns sinister. Once Upon a Midnight: Twisted Tales for the Morbidly Curious is a gothic short story anthology that blends dark fantasy, psychological suspense, and modern horror into one unforgettable collection. Each story invites you to explore the line between fascination and fear, comfort and kindness, destiny and fate: from eerie small towns and cursed objects to ghosts of the past and the monsters we make of ourselves. Featuring new works from five talented authors, this anthology delivers: Atmospheric gothic horror ...

Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories Terrifying Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Slenderman watches. Jeff the Killer waits. BEN is still drowning. And the Rake is already under your bed. Step into the shadow-soaked heart of internet horror with Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories, a chilling anthology collecting the first 50 twisted tales submitted to the cult-favorite Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. These aren’t just stories, they’re warnings. Whispers. Glitches in the veil that separates what we imagine from what’s actually waiting in ...

"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed "Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile Magazine From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of...

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.

Step into the shadows—where every whisper hides a secret. From haunted houses to cursed towns, Whispers in the Dark delivers twenty chilling tales of fear, guilt, and the things that won’t stay buried. A radio host hears his own ghost on air… A house learns to listen… A teacher returns long after death. Each story pulls you deeper into the dark—where nightmares feel familiar and silence has a voice.

This chilling collection of short stories explores the dark side of love, dating, romance, where first dates go terribly, terrifyingly wrong. Each of the tales in this book of short stories dives deep into a different kind of horror, all set against the eerie backdrop of Halloween night. From the date that leads to a haunted house with a terrifying secret to a seemingly charming encounter with a member of a coven of witches, you'll discover that some dates come with far more baggage than a bad breakup. Inside, you'll find stories like: The Halloween Date from Hell: A couple visits a ...

The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America. "The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." —BuzzFeed News on What Moves the Dead Alex Easton does not want to visit...

Welcome to Campfire Stories for Kids: The Shadow Camp Mysteries Collection - 34 chilling, funny, and unforgettable tales designed to keep kids hooked from the first whisper to the final twist.

The Best From My Vault of 400+ Nightmares Published in Chillers, Horrors, Terrors, Creepers, and Scary Stories A collection of spine-tingling horror and thriller tales for readers who wouldn’t think twice about strolling through a graveyard after midnight. If you love creepy horror stories collections with quick shocks and twist endings, this two-hour horror short story collection will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside this psychological horror anthology of supernatural horror short reads, you’ll find: THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT: Charles likes to watch horror flicks by candlelight with ...

A quick read for those looking for dark fiction that you can devour in one sitting. These are creepy, crawly, and grotesque stories meant to make your stomach churn and your toes curl. The fierce auction of an abandoned storage unit leads to a mysterious box finding its final resting place. Assigned to a military post, a man watches security cameras capture the end of the world. An unusual illness leaks into society and leaves a man isolated and battling for his life. On a dark fall night, a happy family is tormented by an invisible beast from under the bed. A man with an overbearing mother...

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-...

A Spooky Halloween Short Story - The Perfect Treat. Being eleven has its perks. Jimmy is more than ready to head out of his first solo Halloween trick-or-treating adventure. But his mom and dad have laid down three inviolable rules: 1. Stay close to home. 2. Don't go into anyone's house if invited. 3. If you see mean older kids causing trouble, run home and don't get caught. On a perfect Halloween night, Jimmy sets out after an unbeatable prize: full-size candy bars from the rich neighborhood of his Michigan suburb. But along the way he will learn a valuable lesson: maybe Mom and Dad's ...

A deadly virus spreads across the world, changing the way humankind behaves. Jackie Mendoza quarantines herself in her home for weeks, fearful of catching the disease. But is it the virus or something more she should fear? Bestselling author Scott W. Kimak takes you into the deepest depths of the human psyche and unlocks its inner demons in this scary page-turner.

From the twisted mind of horror master Thomas M. Malafarina comes the seventh short story collection in his Malaformed Realities series, appropriately entitled Malaformed Realities Volume 7. With eighteen terrifying tales of horror such as Argogork, Harbinger of Death, Vaccine, and many more, Thomas takes you into the deepest and darkest recesses of his bizarre imagination. Stories included in this volume: Bloody Creek To Bee or Not to Bee Art’s Work Friends Arborgork Dream Is But a Life Infection Death Throws a Dart Harbinger of Death Problem Deleted Dark Is Where the Monsters Dwell Hot ...

"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance....seamlessly switching between English, Scottish, and American accents to distinguish the variety of characters." —AudioFile on What Moves the Dead, an Earphones Award winner) The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic...