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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.
GOOSEBUMPS SHORTS By BEN BROWN

A few of my own short Goosebumps stories.

Maggie By Hazel Dow

A man, his wife, and his birds

Americium By Terri Talley Venters

Go Gators!

The Satanic Pizza Deliveryman By Seniha Haksever

Must read till the end!... This horror story will creep you out!

Ghostly Goings On By CPlatt

Kieran loved practical jokes, was always pranking people. When his wife tuned in to the TV show about a haunted house, it gave him an idea for his best prank ever.

Wide Awake By Kate Bailey

A girl struggles to sleep in her new house.

Smile! By Ashi soni

It’s a story of a smile, in a poetic verses.

The Hollow Vessel By Rich Puckett

Trying to do something a little different home after Morava Hitchcock style story

Lead By Terri Talley Venters

"Faster than a speeding bullet!"

Hush Of Shadows (1) By Jayden

A mysterious shadow more of black cloud that consumes light and brings horror in the picture, read to be surprised

War Torn By Jason James Parker

War is Hell...

The Wrong Target By Tom Di Roma

A vampier discovers she picked the wrong target.

Alone In The House. By Stephen Pearmine

A woman living on her own in the middle of nowhere, hears a noise in the garden.

To the Unknown and Back By Mahreen

When Henry and his friends search for answers in the haunted Mau Forest, they uncover a terrifying truth—one of them was never truly alive. Some spirits never rest.

The Clock By Asmita Majumdar

a safe haven changed to a haunting crime scene

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