Spooky Shorts

A carnival arrives, cloaked in shadows and whispers of the uncanny. For Tammy, it's a haunting reminder of a childhood accident she can't forget. But for her friends Rhonda and Jake, it's a chance to embrace spontaneity and escape the mundane. Little do they know, a malevolent force lurks beneath the carnival's bright lights and cheerful facade.A haunting melody draws them in, the air thick with the scent of popcorn and something unsettlingly metallic. When their friend Tom vanishes into a dilapidated tent marked "The Cursed Coaster," the group is confronted by the Joker, a sinister entity whose painted grin hides a world of malice.They are forced into a deadly game, a series of twisted challenges designed to exploit their deepest fears. They navigate a treacherous funhouse, where reality bends and distorts, and ride a haunted carousel that forces them to confront echoes of their past. The Joker's laughter echoes through the carnival's labyrinthine pathways, a constant reminder of the danger that lurks around every corner.As the stakes rise, the group faces a choice: succumb to the terror that threatens to consume them, or find the strength to break free from the Joker's control.Will they escape the carnival's clutches, or become another haunting echo in its sinister history? A short story.The "J" story of Spooky Shorts.

"Lucid" follows Emma Thorne, an insomniac artist whose desperate use of mysterious blue-black pills eliminates her need for sleep but reveals a horrifying truth: at precisely 7:43, the world freezes for three seconds while entities harvest human consciousness. As Emma's art begins to capture these glimpses of reality's true nature, she attracts attention from both the secretive Threshold Gallery and the entities themselves. Caught between those who want to suppress the truth and the mounting danger of "seeing too much," Emma must choose between hiding from reality or using her art to help humanity perceive the world as it truly iseven if it costs her everything.

Some inherit houses. Morgan inherited a curse.When down-on-her-luck professor Morgan Blackwood learns she's inherited a centuries-old mansion from a long-lost relative, she hopes it's the miracle she needs to rebuild her life. But Blackwood Manor is more than an old estateit's the prison of an ancient entity bound to her bloodline.As Morgan uncovers journals, occult symbols, and long-buried secrets, she begins to realize her dreams aren't just dreamsand the house doesn't just remember the past. It 'is' the past.With a dark power awakening and the marks of a forbidden ritual spreading across her skin, Morgan must face a terrifying truth: she was chosen long ago. And the Shadow Master always claims what is his.A haunting tale of blood, legacy, and the price of freedomperfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shirley Jackson, and 'The Haunting of Hill House'.

When chemistry teacher Brooke Jensen moves to a quiet suburb, she notices her elderly neighbor's garden growing at an impossible rate and pets mysteriously disappearingincluding her own dog. After a confrontation leaves her wounded, Brooke discovers something unnatural growing from the scratches on her arm. As bizarre plants spread through the neighborhood, she must use her scientific background to uncover an ancient threat while battling her own accelerating infection. With time running out and facing betrayal from those closest to her, Brooke confronts an alien intelligence that may forever alter the fate of their small town.