Looking for short stories, articles, audio dramas and more that deal with foreboding presence? Check out our collection below.
Mother. Sky. By Mark Slade
A couple’s dream of a peaceful countryside home turns eerily surreal when whispers in the wind and eyes in the trees give way to a deeper, darker presence. In this strange land, the soil remembers, the air speaks, and the past won’t stay buried.
The Grave: A Story of Stark Terror By Orville R. Emerson
Two soldiers uncover a German lieutenant’s account of being buried alive for two weeks, surrounded by the rotting corpses of the unburied dead.
Editorial: David Lynch’s Cinematic Dreamscape
Wild ideas, free expression, boundary pushing, artistic transgressivism, fearless creativity, risky humor. These are all things that we here at Screaming Eye Press champion and, perhaps, no one artist embodied that approach more than David Lynch.
A Haunted Island by Algernon Blackwood
A lone surveyor on an isolated island senses an unseen presence in Algernon Blackwood’s classic eerie short story.
The Christmas Angel by Mark Slade
For a pair of siblings, Christmas is a time of eerie traditions, cryptic rituals, and the presence of the Christmas Angel, a being whose arrival brings both joy and terror.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood
A young solicitor is asked to prepare the personal effects of a convicted murderer for an impending execution when he inherits the condemned man’s kit-bag.
The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft
A trip of self discovery leads to a mysterious holiday celebration. But what begins as a quaint, snow-dusted New England visit quickly descends into a nightmarish revelation of ancient rituals and shadowy beings.
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear By Thomas M. Malafarina
On Christmas Eve a miser consumed by profit dismisses the holiday cheer, only to have his carefully world begin to crumble.
Saucer Full of Stories: Revisiting H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Terrible Old Man”
Did you miss the most recent Saucer Full of Stories: The Short Story Book Club? The book club’s recent exploration of John Cohen’s Yard Sale sparked a conversation about the nuances of absurdist horror, consumer culture, and storytelling craft.
The Terrible Old Man by H. P. Lovecraft
In the quiet, decaying town of Kingsport, an ancient and reclusive man resides in an old, weather-worn house near the sea. His neighbors avoid him, speaking in hushed tones of his past—a past filled with mystery, whispers of piracy, and long-forgotten secrets.
Unearthing Hidden Treasures: A Discussion on Yard Sale by John Cohen
Did you miss the most recent Saucer Full of Stories: The Short Story Book Club? The book club’s recent exploration of John Cohen’s Yard Sale sparked a conversation about the nuances of absurdist horror, consumer culture, and storytelling craft.
Editorial: Christmas used to be a time for telling ghost stories?
