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Short Story / Horror

October 20, 2019

Reads: 37

Comments: 4

Shelves: 3

The The Imaginarium House

Please note: this story will appear in the Imaginarium House Autumn/Halloween Collection in a few days time. Cover image: Jon Sailer on Unsplash. Read More

Tags: protection, folklore, pumpkin, threat, samhain

Short Story / Romance

September 15, 2019

Reads: 174

Comments: 4

Shelves: 2

The The Imaginarium House

I have always been fascinated by folk tales, myths, and origin stories. This is a story about the origin of catching fireflies and putting them in jars or bottles (obviously this is just my take on the origin). The story is about a "curious" Ms. Paraline, who lives all alone… Read More

Tags: fantasy, legend, folklore, origins, folktale

This story came about as part of a flirtation during a wonderful but brief romance. It began as silly banter, then took on a life of its own. It has the feel of folklore. I think it has the potential to be wonderful, but it's not quite right, just yet. Read More

Tags: folklore

This novella and our other novella, Dudes love fairies, will introduce readers to our new Dark Constellation series. Many mythical beings inhabit the world that the new Gods created for them but many wish to return to their old home and bring back the old Gods. There is some tie-in's… Read More

Tags: mythology, folklore, unicorns, fae, blood-drinkers

Short Story / Horror

June 13, 2019

Reads: 110

Comments: 6

Shelves: 2

The The Imaginarium House

Written for the Imaginarium prompt of 'desire'. Cover image: pixabay.com Read More

Tags: flash-fiction, folklore, superstition, imaginarium-house

Featured Review by AdamCarlton

"A kind of parable of the lumpen-underclass, voracious and uncontrolled, the ultimate horror for decent people. After us the deluge! Are we se..." Read More

A friendly snowman visits the village of Sundial... Read More

Tags: fable, folklore, short-story, fairy-tale

Teenagers Bill Dukes and his friend Warren Henry raiding Bill's Aunt Maude's grape arbor, were chased out by her. Afterward, they witnessed two other of Bill's aunts set afire an outhouse the Mayor of Hinesville had erected too close to their property downtown, the mayor inside. The ramifications prove severe… Read More

Tags: drama, folklore, comical

This is a piece that I wrote while living in a remote area of Vermont, USA. Read More

Tags: nature, prose, folklore

Short Story / Humor

March 16, 2019

Reads: 137

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

4 guys on a humorous mythological adventure Read More

Tags: adventure, folklore, celtic-mythology

Poem / Poetry

March 10, 2019

Reads: 145

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Persephone and Hades' story is one of my favourites in Greek Mythology, and I just had to write something for her. Cover art © by Alexandria Huntington Read More

Tags: mythology, greek, folklore, goddess, persephone

A mad game of chance and a doomed ship's crew. Read More

Tags: fantasy, pirates, folklore

Short Story / Horror

September 18, 2018

Reads: 335

Comments: 6

Shelves: 5

The The Imaginarium House

It's just a story right? that within twenty-four hours of being touched by a black feather, you are dead! Read More

Tags: halloween, girl, distress, folklore, ghost-story

Poem / Other

August 17, 2018

Reads: 189

Comments: 10

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: folklore, crows, roses, morrigan

One of my first stories for my new book about the folklore of the North York Moors, please leave feedback! Read More

Tags: folklore, project, short-stories

I just moved in, already things are weird... Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, folklore

Book / Horror

March 15, 2018

Reads: 1588

Comments: 33

Shelves: 2

The The Imaginarium House

Choill Dubh is 'Black Forest' in Irish. Read More

Tags: creepy, trees, folklore, atmospheric

Kayla Winston is a 23 year old film student who has a fateful encounter with a bizarre being one night. She finds a stone that holds a mysterious power that will change the lives of Kayla and her best friend Kaya as they undergo a surreal and transformative journey.… Read More

Tags: fantasy, horror, weird, folklore, female-protagonist

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 12, 2018

Reads: 244

Comments: 7

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: myth, folklore, marshes

When you are growing up, you believe stories told you, but don't really know why, but then as you get older realize some of these stories may sometimes be true, like this Indiana folkloric story of the Blue Hole. Read More

Tags: fear, growing-up, folklore, believing

Short Story / Other

November 06, 2017

Reads: 296

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A short glimpse into a forgotten world. (Based off of British legends and folklore) Read More

Tags: folklore, legends, descriptive, serene, quick

Everyone has heard the song "Long Black Veil" before. It's one of the great folk songs from Appalachia that was further popularized in the 60's folk music scene. I know this song best not by Joan Baez or Johnny Cash, I've heard this song sung by mother… Read More

Tags: folklore, kentucky, long-black-veil

Songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a person handed down by word of mouth. A genre that is widely held, but false and based on unsubstantiated beliefs. Read More

Tags: illusion, folklore, bipolar, prompt, creative-writing

Book / Fantasy

March 15, 2017

Reads: 398

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

This is a Japanese folklore inspired fantasy fiction. Read More

Tags: mythology, folklore

The river folds into a forest today, at the brink of noon. Seth finds a note in his pocket with these words scrawled on it, and naturally, he has to go looking for answers. Read More

Tags: love, fantasy, humor, romance, folklore

Tags: horror, mystery, folklore

Short Story / Horror

November 02, 2016

Reads: 23969

Comments: 31

Shelves: 15

The Booksie Classic House

FIRST PLACE WINNER in 4thewords Fire Legends of Gantsu Writing Contest! (Official Booksie contest sponsored by 4thewords.com) The Beast of Stone manage to attain first place from out of 50 contestants, granting me the reward of "1st Place: $100 + 1 Year Subscription on 4thewords.com" ! Read more from the… Read More

Tags: horror, competition, folklore, campfire, the-beast-of-stone

Short Story / Horror

October 28, 2016

Reads: 569

Comments: 11

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

The Wild Hunt is featured in the folklore of lots of different countries, this story is based on the Welsh version. Read More

Tags: folklore, the-wild-hunt

This is a legend by my people. Read More

Tags: legend, folklore

Short Story / Horror

September 21, 2015

Reads: 669

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Local legend has it that there's something sinister lurking about the ruins of Old Lystra Church. A youth named Porter has been challenged to conjure it as a rite of passage to prove his maturity to his older brother and friends. But some legends should remain fiction... Read More

Tags: horror, folklore, ghost_story, based_on_a_true_story

Urban folklore about the devil. Read More

Tags: poetry, poem, urban, devil, folklore, city, dystopia, the_devil

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