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Douen

Suzan Palumbo The Dark 2022 ShortStory Horror 5,930 words ♪ audio

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Mythic FictionMortalityCaribbean

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animal-harmchild-deathdeath

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If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak

Sam J. Miller The Dark 2023 ShortStory Horror 4,313 words

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Psychological HorrorFamilyBleak

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deathdeath-of-a-loved-onesubstance-use

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Mother's Teeth

E.L. Chen The Dark 2023 ShortStory Horror 4,403 words

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GothicMortalityRestrained Prose

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body-horrordeathdeath-of-a-loved-one

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The House Wins in the End

L. Chan The Dark 2019 ShortStory 4,284 words

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GothicFamilySoutheast Asia

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deathdeath-of-a-loved-onesuicide

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Laughter Among the Trees

Suzan Palumbo The Dark 2021 ShortStory Dark Fantasy 5,954 words ♪ audio

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Folk HorrorDiasporaBleak

Content warnings 3

child-deathdeath-of-a-loved-oneself-harm

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The Crying Bride

Carrie Laben The Dark 2019 ShortStory 4,117 words

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GothicAmbitionNostalgic

Content warnings 3

abusedeathsubstance-use

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Master of Ceremonies

Frances Ogamba The Dark 2022 ShortStory Horror 4,359 words

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Mythic FictionMortalityWest Africa

Content warnings 2

body-horrordeath

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In the End, It Always Turns Out the Same

A.C. Wise The Dark 2018 ShortStory 3,566 words

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Social SatireAbuseUnreliable Narrator

Content warnings 3

child-abusechild-deathsexual-violence

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The Pine Arch Collection

Michael Wehunt The Dark 2018 ShortStory 6,221 words

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Cosmic HorrorRevengeMetafictional

Content warnings 2

deathviolence

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A Shot of Salt Water

Lisa L. Hannett The Dark 2015 ShortStory 4,843 words

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Mythic FictionFatherhoodVisceral

Content warnings 2

body-horrorchild-abuse

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Call Them Children

Wenmimareba Klobah Collins The Dark 2020 ShortStory 5,945 words

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Climate FictionQueer IdentityCaribbean

Content warnings 3

body-horrorgoreviolence

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An Open Coffin

H. Pueyo The Dark 2019 ShortStory 3,067 words

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GothicClass InequalitySouth America

Content warnings 2

body-horrordeath

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Wilderling

Angela Slatter The Dark 2019 ShortStory 5,540 words

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Southern GothicFamilyAmerican South

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animal-harmchild-death

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Postcards from Natalie

Carrie Laben The Dark 2016 ShortStory 5,917 words

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GothicSisterhoodMidwest USA

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deathdeath-of-a-loved-onesubstance-use

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The Little God of the Staircase

Meg Elison The Dark 2022 ShortStory Horror 4,684 words

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GothicAbuseRestrained

Content warnings 3

child-abuseself-harmsexual-violence

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Driving with Ghosts

Clara Madrigano The Dark 2020 ShortStory 6,042 words

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GothicAbuseNew York City

Content warnings 3

abusechild-abusesexual-violence

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After Life

Shari Paul The Dark 2019 ShortStory 4,697 words

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Mythic FictionSlaveryHistorical Egypt

Content warnings 3

deathslaveryviolence

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Burrowing Machines

Sara Saab The Dark 2019 ShortStory 3,774 words

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Cosmic HorrorGuiltVisceral

Content warnings 2

child-deathdeath

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Snake Season

Erin Roberts The Dark 2018 ShortStory 5,690 words

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Southern GothicFamilyAmerican South

Content warnings 3

child-abusechild-deathviolence

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Ruminants

Kay Chronister The Dark 2024 ShortStory Horror 5,750 words

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Diaspora SFClass InequalityBleak

Content warnings 3

deathsuicideviolence

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The Pennyfeathers Ride Again

L. Chan The Dark 2022 ShortStory 4,144 words

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Contemporary FantasyMortalityAdventurous

Content warnings 2

body-horrorviolence

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Logic Puzzles

Vaishnavi Patel The Dark 2019 ShortStory 2,379 words

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Social SatireRacismMidwest USA

Content warnings 3

deathdeath-of-a-loved-oneracism

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Therein Lies a Soul

Osahon Ize-Iyamu The Dark 2019 ShortStory 5,563 words

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GothicFaithVisceral

Content warnings 3

abusebody-horrorchild-abuse

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The Whalebone Parrot

Darcie Little Badger The Dark 2017 ShortStory 5,958 words

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GothicSisterhoodHistorical USA

Content warnings 3

animal-harmbody-horrorviolence

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The House That Creaks

Elaine Cuyegkeng The Dark 2016 ShortStory 3,126 words

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Folk HorrorJusticeSoutheast Asia

Content warnings 3

body-horrordeathviolence

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With Her Diamond Teeth

Pear Nuallak The Dark 2016 ShortStory 4,983 words

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Mythic FictionSisterhoodSoutheast Asia

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body-horrorgoreviolence

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In Thin Air

Phoenix Alexander The Dark 2024 ShortStory Horror 3,360 words

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Psychological HorrorMortalityIntrospective

Content warnings 3

deathgoreviolence

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Of Claw and Bone

Suzan Palumbo The Dark 2021 ShortStory 2,046 words

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Magical RealismAbuseSecond Person

Content warnings 3

abusemisogynyviolence

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Otto Hahn Speaks to the Dead

Octavia Cade The Dark 2020 ShortStory 3,538 words

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Historical FantasyWarHistorical Europe

Content warnings 3

goresuicideviolence

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Four Questions with Something Like God

Carlie St. George The Dark 2025 ShortStory Horror 2,100 words

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Psychological HorrorMortalityMetafictional

Content warnings 3

body-horrordeathviolence

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The River of Night

Tlotlo Tsamaase The Dark 2020 ShortStory 6,839 words

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Psychological HorrorClass InequalitySouthern Africa

Content warnings 3

mental-illnessmisogynysexual-violence

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We Sang You as Ours

Nibedita Sen The Dark 2019 ShortStory 5,755 words ♪ audio

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Folk HorrorSisterhoodNew York City

Content warnings 3

child-abusedeathviolence

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The Hurrah (aka Corpse Scene)

Orrin Grey The Dark 2018 ShortStory 5,436 words

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GothicMortalityAmerican Southwest

Content warnings 3

death-of-a-loved-onegoreviolence

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The House That Jessica Built

Nadia Bulkin The Dark 2016 ShortStory 6,035 words

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GothicAbuseUnreliable Narrator

Content warnings 3

abusedeathmental-illness

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The Sound That Grief Makes

Kristi DeMeester The Dark 2016 ShortStory 3,887 words

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Psychological HorrorFatherhoodAmbiguous Ending

Content warnings 3

death-of-a-loved-onemental-illnesssuicide

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