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A short story I wrote a while ago about a hermit up in some Appalachian mountain who must deal with the world he left behind encroaching upon his sanctuary. Read More

Tags: satire, gothic, western, literature, introspective

This is Part Two of my short poetry book, 30 Letters to Franklin. Please enjoy this tale of the equally strange, rather charismatic, unknown writer. Read More

Tags: dark, poetry, gothic, dystopian

Short Story / Other

June 03, 2022

Reads: 47

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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On the day of Christmas, I am waiting for your death to finally bring you the great sleep... Read More

Tags: dark, death, gothic, illness, realistic-fiction

The grand opening of a play. A hero must battle through odds to be united with his girlfriend. Will the play be a piece of fiction or real life? Read More

Tags: dark, gothic, theatre, play, speculative-fiction

first attempt at a sonnet Read More

Tags: gothic, goth

Poem / Romance

May 21, 2022

Reads: 56

Comments: 1

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my second attempt at writing a sonnet. Read More

Tags: gothic, goth

The night before Valentine's Day. A man will approach a mysterious lamp post. The only lamp post with a light on. He will meet a girl who seems lost and upset, and he will make her happy, which will make her want to meet him again. Is this two people… Read More

Tags: dark, horror, romance, night, gothic

Tags: death, gothic, execution, burning, witch-trials

Poem / Horror

April 24, 2022

Reads: 72

Comments: 1

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Tags: dark, poetry, gothic, spider

Poem / Romance

April 24, 2022

Reads: 89

Comments: 1

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Tags: ghost, gothic, memory, dream

Featured Review by hullabaloo22

"A truly haunting write." Read More

Tags: dark, gothic, philosophical

Tags: fantasy, dark, vampire, horror, gothic

Short Story / Other

April 23, 2022

Reads: 132

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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Two girls leaving a party find themselves lost walking home. A mysterious phone box in the middle of nowhere, and a masked stalker who has eyes on them. Could you take them home? Read More

Tags: dark, gothic, killer, friends, stalker

A collection of chilling tales, each one different than the last. Do you dare risk turning these blood-soaked pages? I cannot guarantee you'll emerge unscathed, but if you wish to trespass down these cobwebbed halls take heed of the faint creaks and eerie moans within these walls... Beware for these… Read More

Tags: fantasy, dark, horror, gothic, short-stories

Book / Horror

February 11, 2022

Reads: 771

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Excerpts from the Monitor Constance Penrose's opera omnia, it is the indispensable compendium for a better understanding of the gothic environment called A.G.E. Read More

Tags: gothic, supernatural

Book / Horror

February 08, 2022

Reads: 207

Shelves: 1

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When an epitome of Chaos is awakened, it is never good. For any of the parties involved. S'zaa is free, now. Read More

Tags: gothic, supernatural

Autobiographical poem about a delusion I had of being the antichrist. Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, goth, autobiographical

Book / Horror

January 07, 2022

Short story (1217 words), mild Gothic drama. Read More

Tags: gothic, victorian

A man encounters a horror he created; A son must decide to forgive or forget. Read More

Tags: fantasy, gothic, thriller, literary, youngadult

Short Story / Fantasy

January 05, 2022

Reads: 84

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Based on an old fairytale with some embellishments. Was inspired by Neil Gaiman and Angela carter's work. Read More

Tags: gothic, folklore, fairytale

Book / Horror

November 04, 2021

Reads: 1213

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

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The Renfield Institute in Miami was built after the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926. On St. Judas Island in the Everglades, a solid concrete structure housed a variety of mentally challenged patients. And perhaps not only. Read More

Tags: gothic, supernatural

Book / Horror

October 12, 2021

Reads: 1128

Comments: 1

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The House of Dark Skulls is not the place for teenagers to go during Halloween. When Alison Blanchard, and her friends, go there, they meet a strange girl who is holding a skull, and into the Black Arts. The new version of the old horror novel by Robert Helliger. Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, nightmare, girl, skulls

Book / Gay and Lesbian

September 16, 2021

Reads: 473

Shelves: 1

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Arabella Manning, 14, and her girlfriend, Hilary Marsh, also 14, are lesbians in Minnesota, with the power of touching, a supernatural gift that can cause mayhem in the city. Read More

Tags: horror, gay, gothic, lesbian, 1970s

Arabella Chase is a fourteen year old teenager in Minnesota. When a series of murders happen in the city, as they die from touching, she tries to find out who is the killer. Read More

Tags: horror, gay, gothic, lesbian, 1970s

Book / Horror

August 11, 2021

Reads: 557

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Beyond the Veil is hidden a world of creatures and situations that most is not known. That thrill you try, that shadow you believe that you have seen, that whisper you feel just behind the ear: everything is hidden behind the Veil. Read More

Tags: gothic, supernatural

Book / Poetry

July 20, 2021

Reads: 6193

Comments: 106

Shelves: 4

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Tags: dark, gothic, collection

Book / Romance

July 11, 2021

Reads: 313

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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In the city of London, England, Christine Day, the opera singer, struggles to deal with Erik, the mysterious Phantom who lives in the Paris Underground. After a successful tour of Manhattan, in New York, America, she goes to England. But, as she does so, she is still haunted by his… Read More

Tags: horror, romance, gothic, sequel

Book / Thrillers

May 13, 2021

Reads: 659

Comments: 1

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Jack couldn't remember where love ended and revenge began, only that They were still out there. He could remember that he would never be happy again. He remembered that Something lived in the woods, and he needed to kill it. Whether because he loved his family or hated his fate… Read More

Tags: horror, gothic, survival, monsters, hunting

Short Story / Horror

May 06, 2021

Reads: 204

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Laura was in pain. She didn't really care what it took to take it away. Read More

Tags: gothic, monsters, cancer, hospitals, body-horror

Short Story / Horror

April 15, 2021

Reads: 229

Comments: 2

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A haunting short story. England 1937. An afternoon drive leads three men to an isolated house. A brief encounter with its Keeper unleashes a series of uncanny events, whose sinister purpose slowly becomes apparent. Read More

Tags: horror, ghost, gothic, short-story, weird-fiction

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