Crossed Wires
What happens when a desire for please meets a techology that wants to know the pleasures of the flesh as well?
Dark Fantasy Stories and Articles
Looking for Dark Fantasy short stories, articles, audio dramas and more? Check out our collection below.
Snake Man By Brenda S. Tolian
A man’s quest for freedom through the smuggling of dangerous wildlife backfires in the most dramatic way.
Struck a Nerve – A Story of San Sincero, California Chapter 2 by Lothar Tuppan
In 1790, deep in the heart of Alta California, an old native woman calls upon an ancient cosmic force—In’olloku, the Star-Walker—to punish the Spanish invaders. Her spell works, unleashing writhing tentacles from the heavens, devouring the cruel priests and soldiers.
Darker Musings Anthology: Muse of Madness
After his radio scripts are rejected, Angus Danford desperation leads him to an old family retreat—a decaying cottage filled with ghosts of the past and an eerie presence lurking in the lake.
Darker Musings Anthology: Muse of Madness
Angus Danford, a janitor with dreams of becoming a playwright, is ridiculed by the legendary radio producer Oscar Bell. But when he discovers a mysterious ancient clay pot buried beneath the lake near his family’s cottage, everything changes.
The Dunwich Horror adapted by Julie Hoverson
The monstrous offspring of an unholy union between a human woman and an ancient, otherworldly entity terrorizes a rural New England town.
The Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft
A lone explorer, obsessed with myths of a forgotten desert ruin, journeys deep into the forbidden Arabian sands in search of The Nameless City—a place so old it predates all known human civilizations.
Nyarlathotep by H.P. Lovecraft
A mysterious figure known as Nyarlathotep emerges from Egypt, a dark prophet unlike any before. He is no ordinary man but something far older, a cosmic force disguised in human form.
Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft
A survivor of a harrowing ordeal at sea recounts a terrifying encounter with something beyond human comprehension.
The White People by Arthur Machen
The White People is a haunting tale of innocence lost, as a young girl’s writings reveal encounters with strange rituals, hidden realms, and a creeping horror that defies human understanding.
The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers
A doomed artist, a mysterious symbol, and a grotesque, deathly figure lurking in the shadows—The Yellow Sign is a tale of creeping madness that blends psychological dread with supernatural horror.
When Is a Duck, Not a Duck? by Mark Slade
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Little Richard and his band take a detour through the mysterious town of Ebbing—a place that seems to shift between existence and nothingness.
