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Dark Horror Reads
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items I love everything horror, but these are some of the darkest things I've read so far that I enjoyed. Some of these reads are for the morbidly curious. The deeper down this list you go, the darker. Reader Beware!
Sections
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Creepy Pastas
Short Stories
Novellas
Extreme Horror
Creepy Pastas
Stories born from internet folklore, these digital campfires burn long after you’ve closed the tab.
Sleep experiment turns into a living nightmare.
The Russian Sleep Experiment
Disneyland gets a deeply cursed reimagining.
Abandoned by Disney
Adults on an online forum recollecting about a creepy puppet show they watched as children start to recall more and more of the twisted details of the episodes. This story was picked up for adaptation into a show, Channel Zero: Candle Cove. I watched...
Candle Cove
Short Stories
Short stories for when you want the payoff without the wait.
Yes this is science fiction first and foremost, but if this story doesn't give you chills and make you look at Chat GPT in a whole new way.... I've attached a link to archive.org where you can read both the original short story and the illustrated comic of the last humans on Earth and their twisted A.I. puppetmaster.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
A chilling masterclass in how ordinary horror can be, The Lottery is about a tradition that has been passed down for generations.
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson
Not for the faint of heart, and often physically unsettling. The story of a young man discovering the pleasures of the flesh has an accident in the pool.
Guts by Chuck Palahniuk
An autopsy discovers more than was anticipated. This story has been adapted for Guillermo del Toro's show Cabinet of Curiosities. The link is to a collection of short stories by Michael Shae.
The Autopsy by Michael Shea
This is a collection of repulsive fiction that ranges from off-the-wall bizarre to creepy/scary, and it was my introduction into the bizarro fiction genre. My favorite stories in this book are the ones that the title refers to; the stories about an i...
We Live Inside You by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Novellas
Short horror reads that get the job done in one sitting.
A unique possession tale with strong character work and building dread.
The Possession of Natalie Glasgow by Hailey Piper
Told through emails and chat logs, this LGBT story of obsession and destruction will leave you needing a warm hug.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Speak
Some people see beauty in the strangest places. Take this scientist for example; He loves parasites. He's even so lucky as to get to study the thing he loves for a living. He thinks they're so beautiful that he decides to take some home with him to s...
Dr. Parasite by Rowland Bercy Jr.
The story of a young man with a problem only he can hear. Excellent idea for a story (reminiscent of an old Tales of the Crypt episode) and it's free for prime members, so it's definitely worth checking out.
The Things He Heard by Matt Shaw
A man's life is forever altered after a chance encounter with a monster in a supermarket. Parental cosmic horror.
Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke
Grief, deals with the devil, and maternal devotion twisted beyond recognition.
Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
Extreme Horror
This subgenre of horror isn't for most people. Extreme horror is horror that purposely violates taboos and crosses the line of decency and poor taste. It aims first and foremost to be a shocking and at times unpleasant experience. Read these books wi...
Holy sweet oh my good Lord Jesus this book! Oh what a day to be able to read… A simple heist goes horribly wrong and two crooks land on the wrong side of the Boss. He decides the only justice for this wrong is the tortuous death of the two along with...
My Vice Is Your Unfathomable Agony by Otis Bateman
This story contains violence towards children. As a matter of fact, it's the entire plot. Sick, sadistic freaks create a playground fit for hell itself and then trick a bunch of parents into setting their children loose in it.
Playground by Aron Beauregard
Do I hate that all of Matt Shaw's book covers appear to be A.I. generated soup? Yep. But golly do I enjoy reading his sick and twisted stories! This one is about the seemingly innocuous lives of three couples going about their lives.
Spaghetti by Matt Shaw
This one is disgusting and upsetting. No, that's not enough of a warning. It's Grotesque and DEEPLY disturbing; infamous for a reason.
The Slob by Aron Beauregard