A woman notices that a strange, decrepit house is slowly moving toward her home, leaving destruction in its wake. This is an odd, dream-like story (with actual dreams about strange houses figuring…
Tag: horror
“Cleaver, Meat, and Block” by Maria Haskins
In the aftermath of a zombie-like plague, a girl must come to terms with the the things that she has seen and experienced, and with what other people did. When I started…
“Lords of the Matinee” by Stephen Graham Jones
While sharing the audio assist device with his father-in-law at a movie, a man discovers that he can tap into his father-in-law’s memories and uncovers a terrible secret. So much of the…
“A Hotel in Germany” by Catriona Ward
A movie star and her assistant have a strange, dark relationship. This is an odd and disorienting story. There is some back story implied, of near-immortal, vampire-like creatures who are made less…
“Tiptoe” by Laird Barron
After an unsettling experience, a man reflects on some strange events from his childhood and suspects that there was something much darker about his father than he realized at the time. This…
“Pear of Anguish” by Gemma Files
Two girls, outcasts from middle school society, dabble in witchcraft and opening portals whose keys are pain and blood. This is a terrible, beautiful, horrifying story about puberty, bullying, despair, and a…
“Refinery Road” by Stephen Graham Jones
Three friends on a desolate road at night have an encounter with mortality and consequences. This is a very Stephen Graham Jones story – well-drawn characters, strange and disorienting situation, bleak conclusion.
“A Trip to Paris” by Richard Kendrey
A year after poisoning her family, a woman finds that a wall covered with mold and a suspicious repairman stand between her and an escape to Paris. Another from “When Things Get…
“The Hag” by Benjamin Percy
A reporter and her stowaway daughter go to a remote Maine island at the winter solstice to investigate mysterious body parts that wash up on the mainland from time to time, and…
“Red Brick” by Cynthia Gómez
An ICE agent is haunted by an apparition of a man who died during a raid on a restaurant, driving him further and further into paranoia and madness. This is a slippery…