Halloween Horror *Free Read 2015* Best Stories on the internet!
I’m hoping you horror fans will take the next few days and read some of the horror fiction posted here. If you find a story you like in particular, follow links and check out the author’s additional works. We are living in a unique time where traditional publishers are not willing to publish new writers but will only stick with the sure thing – the Top authors with long term proven sales records. That means many great writers will not get the support they need to grow.
These tales are short, what many would call flash fiction, great for a quick horror fix, perfect for reading on your morning commute to work on the subway or bus, ideal for reading all the way through on your lunch break at work or waiting in the car to pick up your children or loved one at school or work. Once again, thank you to all the writers submitting.
The Top 6 stories are showcased as the Editors Pick’s honorable mentions. The authors get to use the award logo to display on their website or post honorable mention and bragging rights to being Top pick’s in the annual, Halloween Horror – Parlor of Horror’s Best Story on the internet! It would be nice if you link the image, or put a text link, to this award page if you can 🙂 (text link: Halloween Horror – Parlor of Horror’s Best Story on the internet! )
Editor’s Top Pick’s
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click links and read for FREE!
Terry M. West
The Hairy Ones
(print and audio version)
Shenoa Carroll-Bradd
The Golden Monarch
K.Z. Morano
Watch Me
E.R. Robin Dover
Pop! Goes the Weasel
John Linwood Grant
Chicago
Joseph A. Pinto
Oats
Top 6 Authors, you may copy the image and place it in your story post! (Sorry, I suck at making logos)
I hope to make this a yearly event and perhaps get some sponsorship for next year to offer prizes.
Thanks again, here’s the full list of tales.
click links and read for FREE!
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Steve Vernon
Beat Well
Sebastian Crow
Company Men
Thomas Kleaton
Playmates
C. L. Hernandez
It’s the Tony Bing Show!
Mary G. Fortier-Schütz
Darkness on a Lonely Stretch of Road
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David Schütz II
Logan Street
T. Fox Dunham
Mr. Bird Whistling in the Dark
Michael J. Evans
Trick or Treat
Lori R. Lopez
Couped
Rose Blackthorn
The Best Costume Ever
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Mandy Eve Barnett
The Keys
John Mountain
Ankle Bites: A Werewolf Tail
Kerry E.B. Black
Old Man Rylie
Bob Bois
Interregnum
Tim Wellman
Love Struck
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Sheldon Woodbury
The Halloween House
Betty Rocksteady
Devil’s Night
Violet VanDoren
The Stranger
Daryl Wor
Bloody Mary’s Delight
Michael Thomas Knight
Upstanding Citizen
These tales capture a snapshot of the underground horror fiction prevalent on the internet today. They run the gamut from super horrific to whimsical satire. They are all great stories that I feel speak to horror fans better than many of the more upscale works and collections published every year in the connected literary circles. Read them yourself and see if you don’t agree.
Please Reblog if you can! 🙂
It’s an entertaining post for your readers and a nice acknowledgement to our writers/authors!
Thank you for the inclusion. Glad you liked my story – The Keys.
You’re welcome Mandy. Happy your story is included 🙂
Thank you again, Michael; this means the world to me.
Thanks John, hope to get people to read your story 🙂
Thanks for spreading the Halloween scares…
Thanks for stopping by Sheldon, feel free to reblog if you wish 🙂
Reblogged this on Allusionary Assembly and commented:
What a fun list of Halloween flash reads! Thanks, Parlor of Horror!
Thanks for the Reblog Kerry, the hits on this post are adding up 🙂
Wonderful!
Yay! Scary stories 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to compile the list and links, and thanks for including me.
Thank you Rose, for participating. I know you are a busy author contributing to many anthologies and I appreciate you taking some time to add to this list 🙂
Reblogged this on Moonlight and Thorns and commented:
Want some free, bite-sized bits of Halloween fun? Check out this list of short scary tales for the holiday.
As of 12:45 this afternoon this post has 78 views, not bad. If you’re like me, I find my readers/followers one at a time, so 78 views in one morning is good 🙂
Reblogged this on cemeterytomes and commented:
Here’s some Halloween reading from Parlor of Horror. 25 links to horror stories, free to read, from some of the top indie authors.
Thanks for the reblog Nate! 🙂
Facebooked and will link in my next greydogtales.com post on Wednesday. Cheers!
Thanks hope we all get some new reads from this 🙂
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Hey thanks for including me, Mike. Take good care!
Bob
…and reblogged on https://sittingindarkness.wordpress.com/
Thanks Bob, hope we all get some new reads from this 🙂
Reblogged this on The Eclectic Eccentric and commented:
my story, Watch Me just got an honorable mention. awesome! check out this post for some recommended Halloween reading. 🙂 xx
thank you so much for the mention. happy halloween 🙂
Thanks KZ, loved your story!
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Reblogged this on Flynn Gray and commented:
Courtesy of parlorofhorror.wordpress.com, a list of wonderful short, scary stories perfect for Halloween. There are some fantastic writers featured here, and I highly recommend having a look. ~ Flynn
Thanks so much Flynn, hope you enjoy some of the tales here yourself 🙂
I have been enjoying them a lot, I read about half of them in on sitting last night then needed a break to let my nerves recover, they are so good 🙂 It’s a great collection.
A good idea for Halloween! I have been working my way through the first set and there is a lot of different takes even within just those few tales. Plenty of time left until the witching hour, so I will get back to reading… Thank you for sharing them.
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