Category: Short Stories
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The Uncanny Shirley Jackson
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the writing of Shirley Jackson, whose most famous works–the short story The Lottery  and the novel The Haunting of Hill House–are well-known classics. Jackson wrote primarily in the short form, publishing stories, tales, essays and reviews in the magazines of her day. Some of these stories found their way into […]
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The Collected Stories of Stephen King: A Speculative Table of Contents
It is a sad truism that while many mainstream literary short story writers eventually publish a Collected or Best Of anthology, very few popular genre writers do the same. In this way, we end up with The Collected Stories of Flanery O’Connor and The Complete Stories of Jorge Luis Borges–both excellent–but sadly no such compilation from a writer like Stephen […]
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The October Country: Oct 31st: The Making of a Spooky Story
The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 30: “A Hand to Hold” by Stefani Miller
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 29th: “The Hitch-Hiker” by Lucille Fletcher
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 28th: “The Man Upstairs” by Ray Bradbury
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 27th: “The Bird” By Tyler Miller
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 26th: “The River Styx Runs Upstream” by Dan Simmons
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 25th: “The Boar Hunt” by Jose Vasconcelos
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
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The October Country: Oct. 24th: “When the Clock Strikes” by Tanith Lee
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country […]
The Black Cat Moan 