Looking for short stories, articles, audio dramas and more that deal with paranoia? Check out our collection below.
Curse of the Black Buddha by Chauncey Haworth
In a frozen war-torn forest, four soldiers venture deep behind enemy lines on a mission wrapped in mystery. Their goal: retrieve a strange relic from an ancient temple. But something is waiting in the shadows. Something that doesn’t belong in this world.
Awake (2021) Review From Buttonface
A post-apocalyptic thriller where a mysterious global event wipes out humanity’s ability to sleep—plunging the world into chaos. As society unravels from sleep deprivation, a former soldier and troubled mother must protect her daughter, who may be the key to saving humanity.
The Black Eyed Children By Matt Lennox
In the eerie town of Glen Burnie, an ordinary Thanksgiving dinner turns into a terrifying encounter with the mysterious Black Eyed Children.
Dear Mr. McGreely by Mark Slade
A high school principal’s life spirals into chaos as he receives increasingly menacing letters exposing his illicit affair and other dark secrets. As the threats escalate, McGreely’s paranoia deepens, culminating in a nightmarish confrontation.
Dark Thoughts by Mark Slade
A tormented man battles with haunting thoughts as an eerie force takes hold of him, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
The Grave: A Story of Stark Terror By Orville R. Emerson
Two soldiers uncover a German lieutenant’s account of being buried alive for two weeks, surrounded by the rotting corpses of the unburied dead.
Videodrome (1983) Review by Lucy Hall
Dive into the eerie world of “Videodrome,” a chilling tale where technology blurs the lines between reality and television.
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.
The Christmas Angel by Mark Slade
For a pair of siblings, Christmas is a time of eerie traditions, cryptic rituals, and the presence of the Christmas Angel, a being whose arrival brings both joy and terror.
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.
