Where the Hell Is Amy? by Joseph Cusumano
Amy watched her cat, Milo, approach the latest acquisition, an antique three-panel mirror which...
Free Horror Short Stories and Dark Poetry
Read 187 free horror stories, flash fiction pieces, and dark poems from all nine issues of Jitter Press. Start with our editors selected scares, explore fiction and verse, or browse every published work in the Complete Archive.
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The Lines by Frank Coffman
The Lines “But it now struck me for the first time that there must be one great and ruling...
The Delivery by Michael Jess Alexander
Matching smiles. Two boys and a girl. The boys stood behind the girl, who was sitting. Behind the...
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Let it Ring by Simon McHardy
Let it Ring Upon his retirement, John Neville, weary of the grey city in which he lived, moved to...
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Quiet Moments by Les Bohem
Annie woke up screaming this morning and it was her screaming that woke me up. I had been...
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Mr. Wooffles by Jason R. Barden
Dr. Simon Peterson has a big secret. An awful secret. Its name is Mr. Wooffles. Simon is a...
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The Decision by C.J. Carter-Stephenson
I’m in love with a girl called Alice, but don’t know what to do about it. Asking her out is...
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You’re Only as Jung as You Feel by Bill DeArmond
You’re Only as Jung As You Feel Judy Barton stared at her pale reflection in the...
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Next to Godliness by Dean Macallister
Nia drove slowly, squinting as she tried to read the house numbers. It seemed like a nice...
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My Fear by Jon Simmons
My Fear Terrifying specters writhed all around me I did not run or call for help Their...
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A Feast of Flesh by J. W. Parr
A scream cried out through the house, but the guests paid very little attention. It was, after...
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Ferry Boats by Michael Estabrook
Ferry Boats Dusk, I fall into dark freezing waters between two ferry boats — those great...
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Hush Honey, And Give Daddy Back His War Hammer by Alexander Zelenyj
“Hush Honey, And Give Daddy Back His War Hammer” The kids were exuberant, and very...
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The Back-Door Man by Christa Planko
Mildred opened the back door and smiled into the burnt-orange glow that pooled behind the melting...
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