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"I watched as the man I saw so clearly disappeared into the endless white."

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 72 Comments

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Habits of the Artichoke

by Fernando Sorrentino

A tutor is given an artichoke plant and soon learns that taking care of it is not going to be easy.

- Length: 8 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 25 Comments

The Petting Zoo

by Peter de Niverville

Johnson has always been fascinated by spiders.

- Length: 12 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 117 Comments

The Kneeler

by Rita Hooks

I woke to the sound of something creaking on the porch...

- Length: 13 pages

- Age Rating: 18

- 6 Comments

Dracula's Guest

by Bram Stoker

Intended as a short companion for Stoker's 'Dracula' we join the narrator as he begins a coach trip on the mysterious 'Walpurgis' night.

- Length: 13 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 71 Comments

The Replica

by Drake Vaughn

If there was anyone in the world who wasn’t cursed, it was Sam.

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: 15

- 1 Comments

Ghosts

by Guy de Maupassant

A young man's suspicions are aroused when he finds out his dead mother is appearing to his father, threatening eternal damnation unless the son is disinherited.

- Length: 7 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 3 Comments

The Underneath Place

by William Walker

It was his underneath place, the place where he came to bury his jars.

- Length: 13 pages

- Age Rating: 15

Ivy Lodge

by Maria C. McCarthy

That first night in the Lodge, I had the strangest dream, though I didn’t seem to be asleep. A weight was pinning me down, as if a creature were crouching on my chest.

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: 15

Welcome to the horror short story section at east of the web. Find this month's featured stories above. You can browse the horror library by subgenre or search it for a title, author or keyword. Clicking on an author's name lists all their stories along with further information and links. Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devices.

Thicker than Water

by Michael Subjack

Joe had a bad feeling he’d need his gun before the night was over.

- Length: 12 pages

- Age Rating: 15

Ivy Lodge

by Maria C. McCarthy

That first night in the Lodge, I had the strangest dream, though I didn’t seem to be asleep. A weight was pinning me down, as if a creature were crouching on my chest.

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: 15

The Underneath Place

by William Walker

It was his underneath place, the place where he came to bury his jars.

- Length: 13 pages

- Age Rating: 15

The Replica

by Drake Vaughn

If there was anyone in the world who wasn’t cursed, it was Sam.

- Length: 15 pages

- Age Rating: 15