Illustrated Horror Stories of 2021
What Wandering Eyes Should Appear
They try to brighten their stay at the north pole with Christmas cheer. But that might not be enough against the cold. The dark. The silence. And the unknowns.
Posted 12/01/21 ◦ Read time 16 mins
Bleeding Like Lava, Blue Water Womb
He blamed his wife for the death of the children, and he started to sleep every night on the couch where she’d been napping when they died. It was not the life he deserved, and he was angry about it.
Posted 11/02/21 ◦ Read time 12 mins
The Kite Made Him
Lorne Gorman likes an evening stroll in the park. He says it clears his head. But not on the night he spots a kite caught in a tree. That night, something else starts to happen in his head.
Posted 10/06/21 ◦ Read time 11 mins
Of Cars and Temples
Anderson Waltzer knows all there is to know about cutting open bodies. But for the first time in years, he’s going to find out there’s something new to learn.
Posted 09/01/21 ◦ Read time 9 mins
We Must Believe Our Problem Will Wane
The pandemic was hell on their fragile relationship. They had no idea that life together would get harder when the world reopened.
Posted 07/01/21 ◦ Read time 14 mins
Party Line
The calls are torture—and they might be coming from inside the house. Georgiana isn’t home, though.
Posted 06/01/21 ◦ Read time 10 mins
When the Dice Roll Your Way, When the Eyes of Death Blink
It’s just another trade show, another hotel, another boring workday. Until a simple coincidence sends Margret on her first adventure in years.
Posted 05/03/21 ◦ Read time 17 mins
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They kept driving, away from San Francisco, toward the desert. They’d only meant to play a prank. But it had spilled blood. A lot of blood. So they kept driving.
Posted 04/01/21 ◦ Read time 24 mins
One Hidden Village in France
Parts of the French countryside are remote, unaccustomed to American tourists. DeShawn and Pete show up ready for anything—pretty girls, good food—anything, except the indecipherable greeting they get in Neucachâme.
Posted 03/01/21 ◦ Read time 19 mins
Mega Six
There’s an exterminator loose in the world, newly free to live how he wants. He’s Herk Tinslap, and two things make him happy: genocide and dancing.
Posted 02/01/21 ◦ Read time 19 mins
The Last Hour of King Roger’s Sinister Reign
One night only! The remarkable Master Geryon! Live at the beautiful Prestigium Theater! People tell you this is a show you will never forget. But no one will tell you why.
Posted 01/01/21 ◦ Read time 14 mins