Psychological Horror Short

A collection of four critically acclaimed, gripping short novels that delve into the depths of survival, obsession, and the dark side of human nature. Box of Bones Jim, an American expat teaching English in the Philippines, wakes up after a night out to find himself trapped inside a pitch-black coffin—running out of oxygen and out of time. With only his cell phone and his wits, he must fight panic and exhaustion in a desperate race against death. Six Bullets Thirteen months after a massive asteroid wiped out civilization, survivalist Burt James is still alive—bunkered in his fortified ...

Welcome to Eternal Rest Funeral Parlor, where death is just the beginning of the story. The grandfather clock strikes midnight. The oil lamps flicker. And Mortimer Graves—yes, that's really his name—invites you into his preparation room for an evening you'll never forget. Or survive. In this chilling collection of fifteen macabre tales, the Graves family's peculiar undertaker proves to be more than just a keeper of the dead. He's a collector of their darkest secrets, and tonight, he's sharing them with you. From a young woman who accepts a ride from a mysterious stranger at an abandoned...

Read this with Vincent Price's voice in your head. In the world's forgotten corners of the darkness, where shadows stretch long and whispers never fade, Stories that will make you Sh17 yourself, weave together a chilling collection of ghostly and supernatural tales. Each of the 40 stories explores a different haunted place, where the past refuses to stay buried and fear takes on a life of its own. From eerie carnivals and cursed paintings to malevolent mansions and spectral islands, these stories delve into the unknown, where the boundary between reality and nightmare begins to blur. Within...

After a devastating heartbreak, McKenzie Bishop swears off love to focus on her career as a branding consultant. But when her parents convince her to try the dating app, A Dime A Dozen, a seemingly harmless connection resurrects buried trauma and ignites dangerous desires. What starts as a reluctant search for companionship quickly spirals into a twisted game of deadly revenge. As McKenzie’s obsession deepens, fears are weaponized, secrets are uncovered, and no match is safe. Yet, someone has been watching her every move and is determined to expose her darkest truths. Can McKenzie ...

Where the Shadows Feed: Short Tales of Horror - Volume I Are you brave enough to confront the darkness that lurks within? Joe Ippolito invites you on a chilling descent into the macabre with Where the Shadows Feed, a collection of short horror stories that will haunt your dreams. More than just jump scares, these tales delve into the psychological landscapes of fear, exploring the lingering echoes of trauma, the corrosive power of guilt, and the terrifying realization that we are not always in control of our own destinies. From the depths of the Amazonian jungle, where a research expedition...

Step right up… if you dare. When the lights go out and the crowds disappear, the carnival awakens. The Carnival After Dark: 20 Horror Short Stories of Twisted Entertainment by Adrian Cave invites you beyond the ticket booth and into a world where laughter echoes too long, mirrors reflect more than they should, and every ride demands a price. Inside this collection, you’ll discover: A carousel that steals more than childhood joy A fortune teller whose popcorn predicts gruesome fates A clown whose painted smile becomes permanent A Ferris wheel that descends into something waiting ...

Seven Stories. One Dark Ride. 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 WIDOW: A series of staged murders draws a detective into an investigation where justice, misdirection, and long-buried wrongdoing collide. NEVER A BRIDE: A ...

A collection of twenty-two 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: BOGUS: A comic book artist draws a demon so lifelike it scares him to death. JETHRO: A man created from body parts of cadavers tries to survive after the death of his master. BAD ...

The 30 Nightmares: The CONDOM IN THE COFFIN: A wife finds a condom in the lining of her husband's coffin which triggers suspicions someone at the mortuary is a necrophiliac. THE LOOKER: Kidnappers abduct an unusually beautiful woman to harvest her organs for half a million dollars. THE BEAST OF SPOOKY HOLLOW: A freelance writer goes to his college reunion and decides a legendary beast devouring the locals there may be his ticket to a Pulitzer. THE ALIEN: A man struck by lightning while having an MRI is the only one who can see aliens invading the Big Apple. THE INTRUDER: Mary calls 9-1-1 ...

Every small town has secrets. Behind the white picket fences, beneath the cornfields, under the church floors and cracked Main Streets — something is waiting. In this chilling collection of twenty horror short stories, Adrian Cave takes you into the quiet heart of rural life… and then drags you beneath it. A phantom train that never stops. A harvest queen who never comes home. A grain silo filled with voices that shouldn’t exist. A road that appears on no map — yet always finds you. These are not haunted castles or distant cities. These nightmares grow in familiar soil. Each story ...

Step into the chilling world of Samantha Leary Psychological Thrillers with this suspenseful short story. When a neighbor spots someone loitering near an empty house, crime reporter Samantha Leary discovers a pattern of staged crime scenes—each one meticulously arranged like a grotesque gallery. As Samantha pieces together the killer’s intentions, she realizes these aren’t random acts of violence—they’re deliberate, methodical, and designed to be seen. In this dark and immersive story, murder becomes art, and the town of Pleasant Falls hides secrets beneath its orderly surface. ...

A collection of 28 spine-tingling horror and thriller tales. HOUSE OF SPIDERS: A man moves into a new house and discovers every spider he kills is replaced by two more. MOUNT HER GENTLY: A taxidermist accepts a commission to preserve a man’s daughter as he wants her—forever. BEYOND THE VEIL: When a surgeon collapses during surgery, the hospital discovers his body is a patchwork of organs from missing people. BORROWED BREATH: After briefly dying on the operating table, Marcus returns to life haunted by a vengeful spirit who followed him from the other side.. RED: A village turns to a ...

Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories Terrifying Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Step into the heart of internet horror with Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories, an anthology featuring the first 50 chilling tales submitted to the viral Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. These aren’t just stories, they’re warnings. Whispers. Glitches in the veil between what we imagine and what waits in the dark. These stories are unearthed from inboxes, shaped in sleep paralysis, and shared with trembling hands. Whether you're a fan of Creepypasta lore or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Seven Stories. One Dark Ride. 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: NO PLACE ON EARTH: After awakening alone in an abandoned prison, a convicted murderer discovers the freedom he always wanted no longer exists. ICEBORNE: A ...

Creepypasta - Omnibus One gathers all 150 terrifying stories from Creepypasta: Volume One, Volume Two, and Volume Three into a single, definitive omnibus, a dark archive of internet horror born in inboxes, comment threads, sleepless nights, and flickering screens. Pulled from the viral Fiction by Mark Watson Substack, these stories aren’t polished campfire tales. They’re warnings. Whispers passed along too quickly. Fragments of nightmares that feel uncomfortably familiar. Together, they chart the evolution of modern horror as it spread through forums, emails, corrupted files, and half-...

The office lights flicker. The clock strikes midnight. You're still on shift. In The Night Shift: Twenty Tales of Workplace Horror After Dark, Adrian Cave drags the everyday working world into the shadows, where performance reviews become interrogations, suggestion boxes answer back, and the graveyard shift never really ends. Across twenty chilling short stories, supermarkets, call centres, hospitals, corporate towers, warehouses and hotels become stages for quiet terror. Employees clock in, but don't always clock out. Emails arrive from the future. Payroll includes the dead. Elevators stop...

Short story collections are awesome! Science fiction is probably my favorite genre. But I also really like horror & thriller. I wondered if there are others like me, who would like stories of both genres in one volume. So I put this short story collection together. In this collection I have split them down the middle. Three sci-fi stories, and three horror. Six awesome stories in all. Over fifty thousand words of story in this volume. I hope the stories in this book will help you fight those Lonely Nights. Stories inside: Into the Basement Aisle 6 Road Kill Dome Number Five The Helper Trent...