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Attention all Horror Writers

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Parlor of Horror

Attention all Horror Writers, authors, and story tellers…

Do you have a horror story on the web that people can read for their Halloween enjoyment?

Looking for stories where readers can can click a link and go to read it right now!

I’m inviting you to put your links in the comments so readers can enjoy your stories and capture the Halloween spirit. On a normal day this would probably be viewed as spam, but today I want you to promote your work with no hesitation.

*Only one story per author.

*Story has to be less than 2,000 words. Remember shorter is better on the web.

*No links to Amazon books or sites where they have to download, join, or put in emails.

To keep this simple and clean, only put – your name – story title – your link – in the comment post. If you have anything else to comment about, put it in a separate comment.

This has to be a totally FREE read.

Here’s My story entry: Aberration on Micro-Horror.com

*******PLEASE READ*******

THERE WILL BE A CUT OFF FOR STORIES that I will promote in a second post before Halloween. It will most likely go up over the weekend of the 24th or Monday the 26th at the latest. So the cut off will be the 31st story or Thurs. Oct. 22nd.
You’ll still be able to post your stories on this page but won’t be included in the secondary post.

80 thoughts on “Attention all Horror Writers”

Betty Rocksteady on October 17, 2015 at 4:35 pm said:

Theres a couple of spooky flash fiction pieces on this page. The second one is mine, from before I started using my pen name.

Betty Rocksteady
The Wretched Pet
http://www.urbanfantasist.com/latest-sci-fi–fantasy-poetry–flash-fiction/three-new-flash-fiction-stories-from-three-new-contributors

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 9:44 pm said:
  
  Beautiful! Great flash fiction story, Betty. Creepy sea things are horrifying 🙂
  
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Sheldon woodbury on October 17, 2015 at 4:38 pm said:

Sheldon Woodbury – The Halloween House.

Here’s a link to a flash fiction Halloween story on my blog:

http://sheldonwoodbury.blogspot.com/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 9:51 pm said:
  
  Great story Sheldon. Perfect for Halloween!
  
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  - Sheldon woodbury on October 18, 2015 at 11:35 pm said:
    
    Thanks Michael.
E.R. Robin Dover on October 17, 2015 at 5:50 pm said:

E.R. Robin Dover – Pop! Goes the Weasel – http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/horrific-words-articles/scary-fiction/pop-goes-the-weasel-by-robin-dover/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 11:55 pm said:
  
  Always found those old Jack in the Box toys a little creepy. Cool tale! Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
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shenoacb on October 17, 2015 at 9:00 pm said:

Shenoa Carroll-Bradd – The Golden Monarch

The Golden Monarch, by Shenoa Carroll-Bradd

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 10:01 pm said:
  
  Excellent story, The King in Yellow strikes again. Chambers would be proud 🙂
  
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bakabunny on October 17, 2015 at 9:47 pm said:

Tim Wellman

“Love Struck”

Love Struck – Tim Wellman

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 11:20 pm said:
  
  Love a good Bigfoot story Tim. This ‘un definitely ramped up the tension right up until the end!
  
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Bob Bois on October 17, 2015 at 10:21 pm said:

“Interregnum”

Happy Hallowe’en!
https://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/interregnum-2/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 11:05 pm said:
  
  Thanks for posting, Bob. I remember reading this little gem 🙂
  
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- Parlor of Horror on October 26, 2015 at 8:48 pm said:
  
  Hey Bob, check out the new post with your story link included: https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/25-super-terrific-terrifying-tales-for-halloween/
  
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Kerry E.B. Black on October 17, 2015 at 10:26 pm said:

Kerry E.B. Black

“Old Man Rylie”

http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/horrific-words-articles/scary-fiction/old-man-rylie-by-kerry-e-b-black/

PS-Thank you, Michael, and thank you to whomever reads this.

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 11:01 pm said:
  
  I remember reading this on the site Kerry, great flash fiction 🙂 I read all the stories on Halloweenforever. I got a story on the site, too!
  
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  - Kerry E.B. Black on October 17, 2015 at 11:41 pm said:
    
    I remember it. Good story.
- Thomas Kleaton on October 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm said:
  
  Good one, Kerry. Pulls on the heartstrings. 🙂
  
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jmount43 on October 17, 2015 at 11:09 pm said:

John, “Ankle Bites: A Werewolf Tail”

http://jmountswritteninblood.com/2014/08/26/ankle-bites-a-werewolf-tail/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 17, 2015 at 11:21 pm said:
  
  Great Werewolf tale with a black comical twist! Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
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  - jmount43 on October 17, 2015 at 11:37 pm said:
    
    You’re most welcome and thank you!
mandyevebarnett on October 17, 2015 at 11:35 pm said:

The Keys…

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Oh, nasty protagonist! Don’t want to run into this guy…thanks for sharing 🙂
  
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Rose Blackthorn on October 18, 2015 at 12:31 am said:

Rose Blackthorn
The Best Costume Ever

The Best Costume Ever

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:47 pm said:
  
  A nasty Halloween tale, it’s a night when monsters roam, for sure 🙂
  
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K.Z. on October 18, 2015 at 1:17 am said:

K.Z. Morano
“Watch Me”
https://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/throwback-tales-watch-me/

thanks 🙂

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  Great story KZ! Love the emotional aspect that seeps into the reader as you read. 🙂
  
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  - K.Z. on October 19, 2015 at 2:04 am said:
    
    thank you. loved your story on Microhorror as well! The growing sense of dread… and especially that last line.
- Parlor of Horror on October 19, 2015 at 12:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you KZ, I always like to put that ironic twist at the end 🙂
  
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Lori R. Lopez on October 18, 2015 at 2:45 am said:

Thanks, Michael! Most of my free Halloween stories are longer than 2000 words, but I do have a flash piece at Halloween Forevermore! 🙂

Lori R. Lopez
“Couped”

http://www.halloweenforevermore.com/horrific-words-articles/scary-fiction/couped-by-lori-r-lopez/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  crazy story Lori…I don’t think I had read it before. I must have missed when it was posted. A story is always more frightening when children are involved.
  
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  - Lori R. Lopez on October 19, 2015 at 9:57 am said:
    
    Thanks for reading it now, Michael! And most definitely. 🙂
natethemummy on October 18, 2015 at 4:56 am said:

There are many wonderful, high quality horror stories here. I’m having an enjoyable time reading these. I will soon be open to submissions on Cemetery Tomes and hope some of these wonderful authors will consider contributing.

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William Petersen on October 18, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:

Reblogged this on The Inward Spiral and commented:
Expose yourself for Halloween…

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 3:52 pm said:
  
  thanks for the reblog 🙂
  
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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the link Tim 🙂
  
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Tim Prasil on October 18, 2015 at 5:02 pm said:

Reblogged this on Tim Prasil and commented:
The Parlor of Horror site had a great idea. Mike asked horror authors to post a link to their original short, online story for Halloween. The results have been good!

Alas, my Vera Van Slyke stories don’t qualify. But go visit the Parlor for some fine storytelling.

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  Oh, uh thanks for the reblog, too!
  
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Michael Evans on October 18, 2015 at 5:11 pm said:

Michael J. Evans, Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 5:43 pm said:
  
  Glad you can get a story posted Michael. Gruesome tale!
  
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bardfox0 on October 18, 2015 at 5:13 pm said:

T. Fox Dunham – Mr. Bird Whistling in the Dark – http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue488/mr_bird.html

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- Parlor of Horror on October 19, 2015 at 4:39 am said:
  
  Wonderful story T. Fox, a tale reminiscent of folklore and legend.
  
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terrymwest on October 18, 2015 at 6:00 pm said:

The Hairy Ones, my brutal Halloween tale, has been posted to my site: http://terrymwest.com/the-hairy-ones-free-fiction/

Read it or scroll down and hear an audio version!

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- Parlor of Horror on October 18, 2015 at 7:16 pm said:
  
  Audio version, awesome! Excellent bone chilling tale! For those who don’t know, West is a prolific and top quality author of Horror fiction. I’m honored he would stop by and offer a story here for free.
  
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Cindy Hernandez on October 18, 2015 at 7:53 pm said:

C. L. Hernandez, “It’s the Tony Bing Show!”
http://www.cindylouhernandez.com/blog/its-the-tony-bing-show

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- Parlor of Horror on October 19, 2015 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  Fun story, love the Jerry Springer-like tv show atmosphere. Nice twist at the end. Thanks for sharing, Cindy.
  
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Thomas Kleaton on October 18, 2015 at 9:06 pm said:

Playmates. They are imaginary, aren’t they?

https://thomaskleaton.wordpress.com/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 19, 2015 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  Gruesome tale, thanks for sharing. Kids and their playthings, always a good subject for a story.
  
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sebastiancrow on October 19, 2015 at 2:29 am said:

Sebastian Crow, Company Men https://sebastiancrow.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/company-men/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 1:05 am said:
  
  Tragic ending. The little guy takes the fall again. Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
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carfanel on October 19, 2015 at 11:59 am said:

John Linwood Grant

“Chicago”

http://greydogtales.com/blog/?p=432

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- Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 10:48 am said:
  
  Excellent tale John, morbidly human for a tale of use-to-be humans. Great read!
  
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  - carfanel on October 20, 2015 at 11:18 pm said:
    
    Cheers. Another short in the same sequence, Montana, is free to read on my blog but a bit too long for this session. Link is on the sidebar for those interested.
  - Parlor of Horror on October 21, 2015 at 2:19 am said:
    
    Interesting. I will definitely check that story out. Are they all part of one story or all different situations?
  - carfanel on October 21, 2015 at 12:37 pm said:
    
    Wasn’t sure where to reply to your question, so probably in the wrong order. Chicago and Montana (on greydogtales.com) are stand-alone episodes from a larger series in progress, concerning a rather different kind of revenant. He becomes embroiled, reluctantly, in human affairs over generations, at the same time as rejecting most of his own kind.
  - Parlor of Horror on October 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm said:
    
    Sounds like an excellent series and you are a wonderful writer.
- carfanel on October 21, 2015 at 4:54 pm said:
  
  Many thanks for your kind words. I’ll have a proper look around your site after a few deadlines are dealt with, as well. I haven’t even had chance to read the other stories yet!
  
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  - Parlor of Horror on October 26, 2015 at 8:50 pm said:
    
    Hey John, check out the new and proper post with your story included: https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/25-super-terrific-terrifying-tales-for-halloween/
Joseph Pinto on October 19, 2015 at 8:59 pm said:

Joseph A. Pinto

‘OATS’

Oats

And you can find me at my personal site https://josephpinto.wordpress.com/

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- Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 10:57 am said:
  
  Great story and great voice, Joe. I remember reading this before, liked it even better the second time 🙂
  
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  - Joseph Pinto on October 20, 2015 at 5:14 pm said:
    
    Thank you, sir! 🙂 I really appreciate it! 🙂
Steve Vernon on October 20, 2015 at 2:07 am said:

Here’s a 175 word short-short that was originally written while operating a double-bladed table saw.

BEAT WELL – a short-short Halloween tale

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- Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 10:23 am said:
  
  Up on Carpenter Hill, lol, love it. Great piece of flash fiction. Pictured the gruesome ending in my head, horrible. Thanks for sharing Steve.
  
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- Parlor of Horror on October 26, 2015 at 8:51 pm said:
  
  Hey Steve, check out the new and proper post with your story link included: https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/25-super-terrific-terrifying-tales-for-halloween/
  
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morlock13 on October 20, 2015 at 3:05 am said:

Daryl Wor: “Bloody Mary’s Delight” https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3250078/1/Bloody-Mary-s-Delight

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- Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 10:31 am said:
  
  Fun stuff! I remember doing the Bloody Mary thing myself as a young lad. Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
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  - morlock13 on October 20, 2015 at 8:22 pm said:
    
    Sure thing! Actually a pal wrote to me when I sent him a print version that what happened to Jonte never happened to him until several years, and too many bloody marys later. Hee hee hee!
  - Parlor of Horror on October 20, 2015 at 9:37 pm said:
    
    A few too many Bloody Mary’s will make that happen for sure! 🙂
Violet VanDoren on October 22, 2015 at 8:03 pm said:

A little something I wrote in a hurry. 🙂

http://www.stenchradio.com/mag/violet-incubus.php

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- Parlor of Horror on October 23, 2015 at 3:28 am said:
  
  What a wickedly nasty story, Violet. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading it 🙂
  
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  - Violet VanDoren on October 23, 2015 at 1:28 pm said:
    
    Thanks a bunch!
Mary Genevieve Fortier on October 23, 2015 at 4:03 am said:

Mary Genevieve Fortier
A.K.A- Mary G. Fortier-Schütz
“Darkness on a Lonely Stretch of Road”

http://hellnotes.com/horror-in-a-hundred-darkness-on-a-lonely-stretch-of-road

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- Mary on November 1, 2015 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  Thank you for including me, Michael!
  Aside from Nighty Nightmare and reviews, my peers don’t often read anything other than poetry by me. 😊
  Lots of ❤ and warm hugs, my dear friend 😊
  
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David Schütz II on October 23, 2015 at 4:04 am said:

David Schütz II
“Logan Street”
http://hellnotes.com/horror-in-a-hundred-logan-street-by-david-schutz-ii

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joejitzu on October 26, 2015 at 11:01 pm said:

Happy Halloween! https://www.facebook.com/Richard-Freeland-495271957169029/

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Paula Cappa on October 28, 2015 at 9:26 pm said:

Abasteron House by Paula Cappa. 1000 words Flash Fiction. Originally published at Every Day Fiction: http://www.everydayfiction.com/abasteron-house-by-paula-cappa/

Story is prequel to novel Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural.

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Feind Gottes on May 1, 2016 at 11:45 pm said:

Feind Gottes – Conscious (1000 word flash fiction)
http://www.thydemonsbescribblin.com/feinds-original-scribbles/conscious

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- Parlor of Horror on May 3, 2016 at 3:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks for adding a story. I’ll be doing this again this Halloween 2016. Hope you’ll join us then. Its when we get the most readings of these stories. Happy to say the final page had over 1,000 views!
  
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  - Feind Gottes on May 4, 2016 at 7:05 am said:
    
    Happy to be a part of anything that helps get the work of little guys, like me, out there for people to enjoy. Thanks for creating the opportunity!

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