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This is a compiled list of some of my favorite pieces of short horror fiction, ranging from classics to modern-day horror, and includes links to where the full story can be read for free. Please be aware that any of these stories may contain subject matter you find disturbing, offensive, or otherwise distressing. Exercise caution when reading. Image art is from Scarecrow: Year One.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: tense, dread-inducing horror that preys upon the human psyche and aims to frighten on a mental or emotional level. 

“The Frolic” by Thomas Ligotti, 1989

“Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, 1970

“89.1 FM” by Jimmy Juliano, 2015

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1892

“Death at 421 Stockholm Street“ by C.K. Walker, 2016

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973

“An Empty Prison” by Matt Dymerski, 2018

“A Suspicious Gift” by Algernon Blackwood, 1906

CURSED: stories concerning characters afflicted with a curse, either by procuring a plagued object or as punishment for their own nefarious actions.

“How Spoilers Bleed” by Clive Barker, 1991

“A Warning to the Curious” by M.R. James, 1925

“each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files, 2010

“The Road Virus Heads North” by Stephen King, 1999

“Ring Once for Death” by Robert Arthur, 1954

“The Mary Hillenbrand Cassette“ by Jimmy Juliano, 2016

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, 1902

MONSTERS: tales of ghouls, creeps, and everything in between.

“The Curse of Yig” by H.P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, 1929 

“The Oddkids” by S.M. Piper, 2015

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” by Richard Matheson

“The Graveyard Rats” by Henry Kuttner, 1936

“Tall Man” by C.K. Walker, 2016 

“The Quest for Blank Claveringi“ by Patricia Highsmith, 1967

“The Showers” by Dylan Sindelar, 2012

CLASSICS: terrifying fiction written by innovators of literary horror. 

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

“The Interlopers” by Saki, 1919 

“The Statement of Randolph Carter“ by H.P. Lovecraft, 1920

“The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Pierce, 1893

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, 1820 

“August Heat” by W.F. Harvey, 1910

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

SUPERNATURAL: stories varying from spooky to sober, featuring lurking specters, wandering souls, and those haunted by ghosts and grief. 

“Nora’s Visitor” by Russell R. James, 2011

“The Pale Man” by Julius Long, 1934

“A Collapse of Horses” by Brian Evenson, 2013

“The Jigsaw Puzzle” by J.B. Stamper, 1977 

“The Mayor Will Make A Brief Statement and then Take Questions” by David Nickle, 2013

“The Night Wire” by H.F. Arnold, 1926 

“Postcards from Natalie” by Carrie Laben, 2016

UNSETTLING: fiction that explores particularly disturbing topics, such as mutilation, violence, and body horror. Not recommended for readers who may be offended or upset by graphic content.  

“Survivor Type” by Stephen King, 1982

“I’m On My Deathbed So I’m Coming Clean…” by M.J. Pack, 2018

“In the Hills, the Cities” by Clive Barker, 1984

“The New Fish” by T.W. Grim, 2013

“The Screwfly Solution” by Racoona Sheldon, 1977

“In the Darkness of the Fields” by Ho_Jun, 2015 

“The October Game” by Ray Bradbury, 1948

“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, 1967 

HAPPY READING, HORROR FANS!

Constant art mood 😔🤙🏻

I'm late to the paleontology drama but my god this is so funny

people talk all the time about “primal instincts” and it’s usually about violence or sexual temptations or something, but your humanity comes with a lot of different stuff that we do without really thinking about, that we do without being told to or prompted to

your average human comes pre-installed with instincts to:

Befriend

Tell story

Make Thing

Investigate

Share knowledge

Laugh

Sing

Dance

Empathize with

Create

we are chalk full of survival instincts that revolve around connecting to others (dog-shaped others, robot-shaped, sometimes even plant-shaped) and making things with our hands

your primal instincts are not bathed in blood- they are layered in people telling stories to each other around a fire over and over and putting devices together through trial and error over and over and reaching for someone and something every moment of the way

Thank you for the mention 🥺💞

Instructions: Tag someone you’d like to get to know better!

Name: Summer

Gender: Female

Height: 5’6”

Star Sign: Aquarius

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Average Sleep: Either 3 or 12, no in between.

Favorite Animal: Mantis Shrimp (they’re so pretty, but so metal and I love them for that)

Tagged By: @lucidii

Blankets You Sleep With: I sleep with two blankets, one really thin and then the other really thick. I get cold at the beginning of the night but then hot during the middle, so I like to alternate.

Dogs or Cats: Dogs. I like cats okay but mine is really grumpy and doesn’t like me 😢

Dream Job: Environmental anthropology or any other kind of anthropology.

When I made this Blog: In the beginning of March when I twisted my ankle and got really bored because I couldn’t run.

Reason for URL: I made the URL for my Twitter account a while ago. I didn’t remember changing it, but it just kind of stuck.

Followers: 50! Thank you so much, love y’all!

Tagging: @disaster-magnet-runner-five @staying-safe-out-there @kaoticfive @thewondersmith @owlbarn

Get to know me

Instructions: Tag up to 10 blogs that you want to get to know better.

Name: B, Bonbon

Gender: Female

Height: 4′11

Star sign: Pisces

Sexuality: 

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Average sleep: Lol any I can get

Favorite animal: dragon

Tagged by: @sammichonrye

Current time: 7.48pm

Blanket you sleep with: A king duvet

Dogs or cats: Cats and fish

Dream job: I have no idea any more

When I made my blog: February 2020

Why I made this blog: To share my gifs with other fanfic writers to help them out :D

Reason for URL: it’s my name and what my blog is about 

Tagging: @joeynihil, @tidustargaryen, @writingsbychlo, @queen-of-salt-and-fury, @persephone-is-here-omg, @ill-skillsgard, @whenimaunicorn, @brightlycoloredteacups, @littlefreya 

Followers: 550+

when lenore dove comes to me now, she’s not angry or dying (…). she’s grown older with me, her face etched with fine lines, her hair touched with gray. like she’s been living her life beside me as the years passed, instead of lying in her grave. still so rare and radiant.

prints + merch + commission info pinned to profile :)

I made something!!!!

Everyone has amazing designs for their Runner Fives, so I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring with mine! Goodness gracious I haven’t drawn in a long time :,)

Some fun facts about my Five:

- Like my url (and like myself) my Five is from the midwestern US. She is singlehandedly responsible for the word “ope” infiltrating Sam’s vocabulary.  

- She is so!! restless!! all the time!!! As soon as those gates are open she has a tendency to fly off like a shot. Jack and Eugene curated a playlist for her that’s mostly comprised of bass-boosted EDM music to help her even out. She uses the beat to pace herself so she doesn’t burn out too fast. 

- Because she is touted as a hero, she has a hard time letting loose and feeling human. She prefers to be the strong and silent machine of a woman whose only purpose is to help Abel township. She and Sam have been working on opening up and being more in touch with her emotions. (This is the basis for 90% of my angsty 5am feelings)

- When not running, her favorite activity is helping with the animal friends in Abel Township. Her favorite activity is teaching the youngsters how to care for them.

It’s been forever since I actually completed any artwork, so this was very nice. I’m back to the bike and back to my missions starting tomorrow! 

Marsha P. Johnson

One of the leaders of the LGBT+ movement in America, she was known not only for her strength and bravery as an activist, but also for her boundless generosity. If you complimented an accessory of hers, she’d give it to you.

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This is part one in a series of animated portraits I’ve been working on this summer of women I admire!