Looking for short stories, articles, audio dramas and more that deal with sinister atmosphere? Check out our collection below.
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.
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.
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.
Blood Noir Episode 6: Got Lucky
Two socialites are haunted by a drowned man who keeps returning. A gripping blend of horror and crime noir.
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.
Blood Noir Episode 5: The Drowned Man
Two socialites are haunted by a drowned man who keeps returning. A gripping blend of horror and crime noir.
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.
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,
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.
