Weekly Dark Fantasy Fiction

New original short stories every week exploring the shadows between realms. From gothic horror to epic dark fantasy.

Weekly Dark Fantasy Fiction

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Gothic fantasy. An angry young girl convinces a kindly merchant to search a haunted castle for her dolly.

The Dolly in the Trunk, Part 1
Sometimes, dear reader, the flesh is willing, but the spirit is weak. Such may be said for Hoddin Nutterlin. Hoddin the merchant has the kindest disposition of any man in Thimblecross. Since his wife and child died, he often fills his lonely hours with a kind word or minor act

Modern horror. Marvin discovers a sub-basement in rundown cabin where his uncle died.

The Basement in the Basement, Pt 1
In which Marvin inherits a ramshackle cabin, toxic potatoes, awful neighbors, and a hidden room.

Interdimensional fantasy and fairy tales collide. A mysterious entity offers a drowning sailor a devil's bargain. The entity retells the story of red riding hood on three different worlds until the entity finishes telling the story of red riding hood, as imagined on three different worlds, to strike a deal.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 1: The Deathless Faire
In which a drowning sailor gets a temporary reprieve and an other-worldly story.