Horror - Modern - Stories

The Time To Escape Might Be Before It Begins

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These are just story prompts, or random ideas.

The year is Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Nine and one William Harker is on the brink of starting the rest of his life.

Little does young William Harker know that his whole future has been a manipulation by powers he cannot possibly comprehend! From the time of his birth to now in his flowering manhood, he has been watched over by one of the great powers of this world! A power secret, ancient, hidden, and often feared.

Lucas is serious about Lifting. However, he notices some strange things are going on at his gym. Guys show unnatural gains and there‘s a group of twinks acting rather suspiciously. Soon, the twinks make Lucas an offer he can‘t refuse…

This story is based on a reader’s comment on chapter 3 of my „Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir)“ story, where he thought about „hungry bottoms“ and if the action in my story could possibly be vampiric in nature. It wasn’t, but it got me thinking … So that‘s what this story is about. The first 5 chapters used to be a self-contained short story that I now have slightly revised.

The Obsidian Order has long stood between worlds, warriors bound by shadow and blood, led by Prince Kael... the last heir of an ancient legacy. But when a mysterious boy crosses into Kael’s world, duty falters and a forbidden desire ignites, setting fire to everything he has sworn to protect. In a realm where shadows consume the light and betrayal lurks in every corner, even the heart can be a weapon. Torn between love and legacy, Kael must decide: will he fight to save the world from a dark prophecy, or will surrendering to desire be its undoing?

The Legend of Fred Krueger is a re-imagining of the original 1984 classic horror film "A Nightmare On Elm Street".

Set in present time, the story introduces us to Nancy Thompson and her friends Christina Gray, Rodney Lane, and Glen Lantz as they take on the newest challenge to sweep social media; The Deadly Nursery Rhyme Challenge! But is the challenge just another in the long line of urban legend challenges, or is there something waiting to be unleashed?

A lonely gay teen joins a ghost-hunting club to get closer to his crush, only to fall in love with the ghost of a boy murdered at his school—and must uncover the truth behind the death before the past kills again.

2025 Halloween Horror short story:

Jonah, an eighteen-year-old freshman, is invited to attend a fancy Halloween formal party at an old fraternity house by Griffin, a flirty upperclassman.

Hellbenders are a species of salamanders. While primarily amphibious, they do occasionally venture onto land. Their numbers are dwindling. It would seem that one population of them have discovered a method to survive in smaller numbers.

The crayfish are happy they’re no longer the hellbender's primary food.