Halloween Horror “Best Free Read” on the internet
The 2nd annual ‘Parlor of Horror’ Best ‘Free Read’ Halloween Horror Stories
1st place gets a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Attention all Horror Writers, authors, and story tellers…
Wordsmiths and spellbinders, Do you have a horror story on the web that people can read for their Halloween enjoyment?
Looking for stories where readers can click a link and go to read it right now!
We want readers to be able to click and read, no downloading, no signing up, no joining a newsletter. They click the link and have the story sitting there before them, ready to read. It doesn’t have to be about Halloween, but it must be a HORROR story; any Horror story will fit the bill.
The story can be on a free read web-site of your choice, a web zine, or it could be on your own blog or website. If you don’t have a story up on the internet, my buddy Nate at Cemetery Tomes said he will accommodate any story for the purpose of the Halloween Free Read.
The top stories will be named/awarded prior to Halloween. The event is taking place at my blog, Parlor of Horror. Post your story link in the comments below.
1st place gets a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Prize is awarded solely upon my judgment and the feeling I get from reading the stories. The winner announcement will occur when I post the master list of stories. (approx. 2 weeks before Halloween).
POST YOUR LINKS IN THE COMMENTS!
I’m inviting you to post the link to your story in the comments below so readers can enjoy the stories and capture the Halloween spirit.
2 weeks before Halloween I will assemble another post (The official listing) with the Top Stories, honorable mentions, awards and all the stories in easy to ‘click and read’ links, for all of us to promote, reblog, share…
Rules and regulations:
*Only one story per author.
*Ideal story should be approximately 1,000 to 3,000 words. (actually, it can be as short as you want) Remember shorter is better on the web. (very loose on the word count; if it’s over that’s ok)
*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 comments. If you have anything else to comment about, put it in a separate comment.
This has to be a totally FREE read.
(naturally the story must be (c) yours and (c) (p) available to be shared on a public site without any conflict of previous publishing contracts)
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THERE WILL BE A CUT OFF FOR STORIES that I will promote in a second post before Halloween. Have your links posted by SUNDAY, OCT. 16th.The master post will most likely go up during the week after the 16th. The cut off will be Oct. 16th or the 31st story, whichever comes first.
If you post a comment and it doesn’t show up immediately I will approve it by the next day…
John Mountain-Ankle Bites: A Werewolf Tail https://jmountswritteninblood.com/2014/08/26/ankle-bites-a-werewolf-tail/
Who doesn’t love a werewolf story 🙂
I just hope it’s a good one.
Of course I’m not eligible to win but, here’s my story entry 🙂 Michael Thomas-Knight – Blinded https://cemeterytomes.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/blinded-short-story-by-michael-thomas-knight/ and thanks to Nate from CT for posting it so quickly 🙂
Christian A. Larsen – “Bast” – http://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Sept2011/ChristianLarsen/Larsen.html
Sebastian Crow – The Worm of Mysteries – http://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/March2016/SebastianCrow/SebastianCrow.html
Wonderful eerie story from Sebastian Crow…
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Attention all Horror Writers, authors, and story tellers…
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Julianne Snow – Apocalyptic Toffee
https://dayswiththeundead.com/2014/11/10/random-monday-mini-apocalyptic-toffee/
I’m not entirely sure this qualifies — but why not? It’s an (as-yet-unproduced) audio drama script titled “Demon Eyes — and Devil Fingers.”
Find it here: https://timprasil.wordpress.com/demon-eyes-and-devil-fingers/
Great story Tim. Sure even in script form it’s a story nevertheless.
She was a woman of exquisite taste – Author Terry James
https://authortjames.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/she-was-a-woman-of-exquisite-taste/
Thanks for adding your story Terry 🙂
Anna Taborska – Halloween Lights – http://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/October2009/Anna%20Taborska.html
Thanks Anna, sounds like a chilling story. I’ll be reading it in the next few days 🙂
Wies Blaize (pseudonym) – The Jigsaw Puzzle – https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/2097871-The-jigsaw-puzzle
Jason D. Brawn
I’m Coming to Get You
http://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/November%202009/Jason%20Brawn.html
Thanks for entering a story Jason. I’ll be reading a few of these in the next few days 🙂
Hey everyone, don’t forget to add me as friends on Facebook. I’m announcing each author that contributes as they post their story in the comments on my Facebook page. Find me here:
https://www.facebook.com/michael.thomasknight.9
W. P. Rigler The Cemetery Intruder
https://riglerwrites.wordpress.com/2016/10/3/the-cemetery-intruder/
Thanks for submitting a story. It sounds interesting!
I appreciate the opportunity, Michael! So here you go:
‘RUN’ http://wp.me/s2iKoL-run
Hi Michael Thomas-Knight – put up a new/old post – here you go: http://www.williamcookwriter.com/2011/08/its-my-birthday-achieved-goal-happy.html
Essel Pratt- Heavenly Damnation
http://www.darkchapterpress.com/blog-archive/4585860420/Heavenly-Damnation-by-Essel-Pratt-dark_chapter_UK-horror/9609779
Thomas Kleaton- Birds and the Bees, and Playmates
digitalfictionpub.com/?s=thomas+kleaton
Let’s try a better link: http://www.digitalfictionpub.com/quickfic/playmates-by-thomas-kleaton-horror/
I fixed the link on your comment. You forgot the “http:” part of it. Look forward to reading it.
Tony Bowman – Anaphylaxis
https://cemeterytomes.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/anaphylaxis-short-story-by-tony-bowman/
I have a little piece up on my blog called Buback. Let me know if you like it and of it is something you had in mind, please.
Yes that’s great. Just leave a link to the story here in the comments like everyone else. 🙂
https://kerrylizblack.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/buback/
Great job Kerry 🙂
Dona Fox “What Objects Might Conspire” donafox.com
Learning experience for me. Here’s the link, I hope: https://donafox.com/2016/10/12/what-objects-might-conspire/
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The final judging went to Kerry E B Black for 1st place, see more here: https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/halloween-horror-free-read-2016-best-horror-stories-on-the-internet/
yes, thank you for that.