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Short horror stories from Tasmania. Ordinary lives, broken certainty, and roads that should never have been followed.
THE COMPLETE LIBRARY
Every story. Every road.
More than a decade of nightmares, gathered in one place. Browse the full archive below—every published story remains here, and every new one joins it automatically.
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Day 102 Daily Prompt – Jeopardize – Short Story
She sits there studying the floor boards, paying close attention to each plank of wood as it run into next, how the grains blend…
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Day 101 – Signs – YouChallenge Short Story
“That wasn’t what I was trying to say,” she says as she places a hand on his lap, he looks down to the floor…
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Day 101 – Fifteen Years – Short Story
“Don’t make me tell you again!” He yells as he drives a punch into his face, sending him crashing to the ground. “So stay…
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Day 100 – One Hundred – Short Story
One hundred days, one hundred days, one hundred creations and still the focus that was initially instilled in his work shines through. He stands…
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Day 100 – Fool’s Gold – Short Story
He digs the knife into the table and looks over into the three scared young men’s pale, frozen faces and laughs. “You boys want…
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Day 100 Daily Prompt – Eyes – Short Story
I feel it run across my face, soaking into my skin, like a sponge, the thick, heavy, sticky substance soon engulfs me completely. I…
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Day 99 – Ghosts Of Forever – Short Story
She looks over to Bennett, and grips his hand tightly, he squeezes back in return and forces a smile, but his eyes tell her…
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Day 99 – Date Night – Short Story
He sits across from her, looking into her eyes and she smiles as she gently dabs the serviette on her mouth. “What?” she asks.…
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Day 98 – Confession – Short Story
She said the words I knew I didn’t want her to say, for six long years I’ve managed to avoid any issues, avoid any…
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Day 98 – Resistance – Short Story
“I do this because I love you, you know that don’t you?” He says softly into her ear. “Don’t try and justify this, you…
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Day 97 – Mistakes – Short Story
She grabs his arm tightly and tries to pull him close, but he takes a step away, a tear runs down her face, followed…
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Day 97 – Be Happy – YouChallenge Short Story
“Mister Rivers, come on in, I’m glad you found the time to come and see me,” the man says as he gestures for David…
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Day 96 – Hunger Pains – YouChallenge Short Story
They all sit around the table, no one really knows what to say or do, so they all just sit there as he tears…
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Day 96 – Lightning – Short Story
He sits down and looks across the room, past the fools dancing on the floor, past the groups of people chatting along the side…
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Day 95 – Transfixed – Short Story
I sit the knife on the table and stare at it for what seems like hours, days, maybe even years, time means nothing now,…
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Day 95 – Private Session – Black Label Short Story
She places her phone on the table and stretches her arms in the air and lets out a long, drawn out yawn, before pulling…
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Day 94 – Windows – YouChallenge Short Story
Steve throws his jacket onto the back of the chair and gently closes the door, locking it as he does, and then confidently strides…
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Day 94 – Sooner Or Later – Short Story
He looks around the room nervously as he grips tightly to the hammer, sucking a deep breath in he takes a small step forward…
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Day 93 – Constricted – Short Story
The lights flicker violently as he lies there silently and still, his eyes held open by wire speculum’s, a monitor beeps every few seconds…
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Day 93 – Losing It – Short Story
“Calm, cool and you follow orders and we’ll get out of this in one piece,” he says as he waves to gun around at…
THE ROAD DOESN’T END HERE