The Last Sound Of Aurora by A.J. Niemi
I’m not a murderer, and I’m not even a killer, I simply exaggerate self-protection.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Quicker and quicker danced the dust. The moonbeams seemed to quiver as they went by me into the mass of gloom beyond. More and more they gathered till they seemed to take dim phantom shapes. And then I started, broad awake and in full possession of my senses, and ran screaming from the place.
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
“How in hell is anybody supposed to help you if you won’t ask?” Because asking is dangerous, I could tell her. Because to ask is to hope that someone answers, and it hurts so bad when nobody does.
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
You made a haunted house out of your own flesh and bones.
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
An anthology of short stories by Black authors redefining the horror genre.
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
A dark fiction anthology by indigenous writers.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe.
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
How many generations of women had delayed their greatness only to have time extinguish it completely? How many women had run out of time while the men didn’t know what to do with theirs? And what a mean trick to call such things holy or selfless. How evil to praise women for giving up each and every dream.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
When something bad is actually happening, it's easy to underreact, because a part of you is wired to assume it isn't real. When you stop underreacting, the horror is unique because it is, unfortunately, endless.