A collection of offbeat and unusual ADULT short stories from authors across the globe. Hosted and narrated by podcaster Donnie Lansdale
In all my years in demonology, never have I encountered a demonic possession of such brutality as the E-MILL Ritchie case. The case story of a 14 year old boy tortured by Nuns, and then by a demon within his own shadow.
“Be careful what you “witch” for and spell your spells right.”
Amelia was struggling to remain calm, although she was sure there was something terrible going on. Soon, she would come face-to-face with the worst living nightmare.
Two best friends cycling through England take refuge from the weather in a very strange hotel. What they discover is the secret horrors of Hidden House.
The time is now, and earth's population has been enslaved to supply the invaders with the resources they need to survive. Agatha, a feisty teenage girl, is the answer to saving the human race. Will she find out what makes her so special before it's too late?Or will our world become a permanent home for the invaders?
"Oceans apart tells the tale of an author who may have killed his wife . . . or was it a dream or a story he wrote?"
“Each one was special, but he discovered giving them immortality couldn't promise love. “
"A good-for-nothing man wastes his life until it's suddenly taken away from him. He learns that even in death, what little he can do is worth doing."
There was only one way to get to the village, and it was down a narrow gravel path wide enough for a small 4x4 vehicle. The village had been cut off from the rest of the world, and they were living in a daze, surviving on farm animals and vegetables grown in their gardens.
He was willing to admit to himself that Hyde was probably the only real friend he had, excepting Shanna. But sometimes that cold miserable feeling made him wish the other boy would get a tapeworm.He said: “I know a story about this place.”Shanna leaned forward, interested, shrugging out of Hyde's grasp. The other boy let his hand drop without protest.“The dead speak!” he said.
This story is centered around a character on the brink of suicide after the consecutive bereavements of three close family members, the mother, father and stepfather. This actually happened to me in 2019, I lost my stepdad (who had been the primary influence of my entire life) suddenly in the October of that year after a short but sudden illness. My mum, who was utterly devoted to him simply could not cope with his loss and systematically drank herself to death within a year. Then (amazing as this may sound) my biological dad committed suicide (the circumstances weren't linked) cutting his wrists in the bath, I discovered his body. I wrote the chapter as a way of learning to cope with my own grief and in a strange way, it did help, usually most things in my life, both good and bad, manage to find a route into my work.
He was guilty of wanting things he could not afford and was sentenced to what he would never become.
A tale of madness is revealed when a cold-blooded murderer gives his unbelievable confession to a stunned homicide detective on the night of his monstrous crimes. When a man brutally kills his nagging wife to put an end to her constant barrage of complaints, his sanity is pushed to the limits as her vicious words continue to taunt him. But this is no haunting. This is a nagging. And this time she'll let her wounds do the talking for her!
A doomed man wakes to find himself bound with his killer walling him into a makeshift grave. With the end approaching fast, he weaves a tale of greed, lust, and lies only to reveal that things are not always what they seem.
Two sisters with a secret unshared. An Innocent road trip. Their car forced down an unfamiliar path - or is it? Don't underestimate the power of the wind. It can blow you right to your nightmare. Welcome to Barbara Rein's nightmares. The Detour, is from her book, Tales from the EERIE Canal: 22 Stories of the Delightfully Dark and Creepy. This book won the Florida Writers Association's 2021 Royal Palm Literary Award for “Best Published Book of the Year.” In2ition Magazine named her “2021 Short Story Writer of the Year.” She writes “horror lite” short stories (goosebumps, not gore) culled from a childhood of macabre fairy tales and endless episodes of Twilight Zone. A Floridian transplanted from New York, Barbara admits to being dachshund-obsessed. The long dog occasionally shows up in her short stories, though more often on her sofa, bed, and lap. Available on Amazon!
"It's face was distorted, almost melted looking, it resembled a waxwork of a boar that had melted in the desert heat".
Something is not right with the abandoned house on Maple Avenue. The basement windows are painted black, and I need to find out what happened there.
This weekly podcast is a collection of the very best stange, creepy and bizarre short stories from award winning authors worldwide. The podcast is hosted and narrated by Donnie Lansdale and is a production of Hawk Nest Studios. For contributing author information, a full episode schedule and to shop the Monster Store, please find our website at - hawkneststudios.com
My father says if I am to be a doctor, I should keep a journal. “Dead bodies are like steak; best to get them fresh,”says our illustrious professor.
Everyone has there breaking point. With Mrs. Carter we were convinced it was only a matter of time before the neighborhood trash did her in.
The story of the Wizard Clip has been passed down in our family for several generations. My mother used to point out the grove of trees where the house once stood. We kids would get all shivery when she'd tell the story. I felt like I just had to write it down.
This creepy tale comes from the short story collection Scary Tales for Dark Nights by C S C Shows available from Amazon and other retailers.
Justice often is hard to find. Sometimes Justice comes not in the courtrooms, but in the wild.
Stolen Away explains the common almost ordinary kind of betrayal that can haunt the lives of both those betraying and those betrayed. Our author, Will Maguire is a musician and writer living and working in Nashville. His stories have appeared in various publications, most recently the Saturday Evening Post.
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