Looking for short stories, articles, audio dramas and more that deal with macabre? Check out our collection below.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood
A young solicitor is asked to prepare the personal effects of a convicted murderer for an impending execution when he inherits the condemned man’s kit-bag.
The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft
A trip of self discovery leads to a mysterious holiday celebration. But what begins as a quaint, snow-dusted New England visit quickly descends into a nightmarish revelation of ancient rituals and shadowy beings.
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear By Thomas M. Malafarina
On Christmas Eve a miser consumed by profit dismisses the holiday cheer, only to have his carefully world begin to crumble.
Saucer Full of Stories: Revisiting H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Terrible Old Man”
Did you miss the most recent Saucer Full of Stories: The Short Story Book Club? The book club’s recent exploration of John Cohen’s Yard Sale sparked a conversation about the nuances of absurdist horror, consumer culture, and storytelling craft.
The Jar (The Ray Bradbury Theater, 1992)
Watch The Jar (1992), a haunting Ray Bradbury Theater episode about pride, obsession, and a mysterious specimen.
The Terrible Old Man by H. P. Lovecraft
In the quiet, decaying town of Kingsport, an ancient and reclusive man resides in an old, weather-worn house near the sea. His neighbors avoid him, speaking in hushed tones of his past—a past filled with mystery, whispers of piracy, and long-forgotten secrets.
Unearthing Hidden Treasures: A Discussion on Yard Sale by John Cohen
Did you miss the most recent Saucer Full of Stories: The Short Story Book Club? The book club’s recent exploration of John Cohen’s Yard Sale sparked a conversation about the nuances of absurdist horror, consumer culture, and storytelling craft.
Rediscovering Mary Elizabeth Counselman’s Eerie Worlds of Weird Fiction
Rediscover Mary Elizabeth Counselman’s strange, eerie stories that continue to captivate fans of weird fiction.
A Strange Christmas Game by J. H. Riddell
As a group of friends gathers for holiday festivities, they decide to engage in the mysterious and increasingly unsettling “Game of Forfeits.”
Editorial: Christmas used to be a time for telling ghost stories?
The Immortal Gas Pumper Boy by Lothar Tuppan
In The Vault by H. P. Lovecraft
Trapped in a burial vault with the very corpses he has disrespected, an undertaker faces a chilling revenge in this claustrophobic tale of dark suspense.
