Looking for short stories, articles, audio dramas and more that deal with atmospheric horror? Check out our collection below.
Mistress of Black Magic by Thomas M. Malafarina
When two skeptical friends attend a small-town magic show to ogle the glamorous star of the act, they get far more than smoke, mirrors, and cleavage. As the show builds to its final, reality-warping trick, the line between illusion and dark truth disappears.
Bloody Hands Of The Ripper by E.S. Wynn
The streets of The City don’t sleep, especially when there’s blood in the gutters. Detective William Gray thinks he’s chasing a Ripper copycat—until a crimson-clad woman walks into a smoky dive bar and sends him down a rabbit hole darker than any alley.
On The Devil’s Dole by E.S. Wynn
Each week, another address, another sinner. The Devil’s payroll comes with perks, but also with a curse.
The Ghost of Potter’s Road By Wesley Critchfield
Some roads are best avoided after dark. A tale passed down through generations warns of a traveler, a curse, and a debt that demanded more than gold. Is it just an old wives’ tale—or something far more haunting?
Crom-Ya and the Little People By Gavin Chapell
Once mighty, now betrayed and hunted, the fierce warrior Crom-Ya seeks refuge deep in the marshes, where forbidden magic waits. Determined to reclaim his stolen throne, he must ally himself with eerie forces from beneath the earth, confronting terrifying truths that blur the line between bravery and madness.
The All-American Psycho: American Psycho (2000)
Explore the darkly satirical world of “American Psycho,” a film that delves into the decadence and superficiality of the 1980s.
A Life of Sacrifice by Chauncey Haworth
Two young punks, Chuckles and Full Pint, live on the edge in downtown Oakland. Their mundane existence takes a dark turn when they break into a pawn shop, only to unwittingly unleash a malevolent force upon the city.
Dead Airwaves Episode 6: Headlights
Goya’s jealousy fuels a dark pact of art and betrayal. A chilling short audio story of war, vengeance, and seduction awaits.
Editorial: David Lynch’s Cinematic Dreamscape
Wild ideas, free expression, boundary pushing, artistic transgressivism, fearless creativity, risky humor. These are all things that we here at Screaming Eye Press champion and, perhaps, no one artist embodied that approach more than David Lynch.
A Haunted Island by Algernon Blackwood
A lone surveyor on an isolated island senses an unseen presence in Algernon Blackwood’s classic eerie short story.
Dead Airwaves Episode 5: Goya’s Masterpiece
Goya’s jealousy fuels a dark pact of art and betrayal. A chilling short audio story of war, vengeance, and seduction awaits.
Dead Airwaves Episode 4: Plague Studies
Plague Studies is an audio drama dripping with irony where two insular aristocrats spin conspiracies about the black plague at their doorstep,
