Out With the Tide
Beginning a new life by the ocean to escape from his debauched LA existence, Bartholomew finds something even more nightmarish brought in by the tide…
Fiction
Here, you’ll find an expanding collection of some of the best British horror short fiction. Have a story you’d like us to consider for publication? Head over to our Contact page for info on how to submit your work…
Foramen
Down in the permanent blackness, an organism retains a memory of a food source untasted for many centuries…
The Oracle of His Ashes
In the dreaming spires of Oxford, a professor finds an ancient incantation, given by a witch to the last pagan king of Mercia…
Ida’s Harp
Strange are the things you sometimes find washed up by the side of the river. Stranger still are the people who might collect them…
Alchemy
As a coal-fired power station nears the end of its life, an elderly engineer finds it hard to let go…
Devlin Parade
When a corrupt official puts the kibosh on attempts to save their neighbourhood from demolition, the members of a Community Land Trust cut through the red tape and make their final appeal… to a force more powerful and terrifying than even the most dedicated government bureaucrat.
Distress and Calling
Every night, when her dad is asleep, Bretta creeps downstairs and listens to the voice in the boiler room…
So Much To See
When the circus comes to town promising ‘So much to see…and kids go free!’ it provides a welcome diversion for busy single mum Hannah. But she soon discovers that unspeakable nightmares lurk behind the canvas flap of the big top…
In the Tomb of the Red King
A tip-off from a local stranger sends Francis, a keen archaeologist, to an ancient tomb in Cornwall. Fiction by Hank Belbin...
Finding Shadows in the Fire
John watches with increasing horror as the ordeal of Emma Dryden, a woman accused of blasphemy and slander, spirals disturbingly out of control. Historical horror by R.P. Serin…