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Read the best short stories online by short story writers of all ages from around the world,
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
The Lake 2 By Tammera

horror

The Grind By Jason James Parker

The rat race is tough on everybody...

Storystar back on track... By JD

Let me know if you discover any more problems....

Cold Eyes, Fierce Fury By Lee Fenton

A Mina Harker Tale -- Celebrating Bram Stoker's Dracula and Public Domain Literature

Auschwitz. By Stephen Pearmine

A woman and her daughter try and survive the war.

The Overlook By CPlatt

Hotel owner Jeff would treat his polite guests as though they were family, those who were unpolite would be treated very differently indeed.

BERMUDA TRIANGLE NIGHTMARE By BEN BROWN

A sailing vessel enters the treacherous Bermuda Triangle. What terrors await the sailors? What becomes of them? Do they survive?

Captured Souls By Stephen Tallevi

Mr. Parker discovers the words "help me" on an old tombstone in St. Bede's cemetery. Delving into the cemetery's history uncovers a dark revelation, one that summons an ancient and sinister evil.

The Shock of the Lightning By CPlatt

When a worker dies on one of his building sites, Sean makes sure the fingers are not pointed his way. Then the strange incidents started.

The known beer disaster By Erik

A band named Quinn Band Star invited Averill to the pub. What could possibly go wrong?

It Wasn't A Wonderful Life By Randy Johnson

This short poem is about George Bailey getting revenge against old man Potter

JUNGLE NIGHTMARE By BEN BROWN

A monster is being released into an enclosure, but everything goes horribly wrong. Based on one of my earlier stories. (Nightmare in the jungle)

Cogs in the Demon Machine By Dreyri Aldranaris

I had a nightmare. It was one of the most terrifying dreams I've ever had. I wrote it down almost as soon as I woke up. It features monsters and analogies and a city.

The Hooded Man. By Stephen Pearmine

A woman hears something in her garden late at night.

The Cursed Mirror part 2 By Rachel

Continuing part 1 of the cursed mirror... What will happen next?

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