THE STORIES ARE WAITING
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ARCHIVE
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 32 – Does It Matter? – Short Story
He places his hand on her leg and she smiles, how long she had waited for this night, for years Clint never paid any…
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Day 30 – Scattered Seeds – Short Story
Jim Slovak is pushed into the booth by the security guard and looks around the court room, eyes staring viciously at him, and he…
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Day 29 – Handicap – Short Story
“I’m retired Andy, I don’t do any of that shit anymore, too many close calls, too close together, I was done, still am, so…
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Day 27 – Jupiter – YouChallenge Short Story
I stand here like a total moron staring bewilderingly into her big green eyes trying to make words come out, but I can’t, I…
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Day 26 – The Ghost Of Old Man McRaw – Short Story
Now the story I’m about to tell you took place a long time ago in a city far, far away. Actually I’m lying, I…
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Day 25 – Sisters – Short Story
The darkness of his eyes drags her further into the depths of his soul and she lets a tear run freely from her face…
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Day 23 – Cold Start – Short Story
The rain pours down relentlessly from the heavens, crashing into the roof of the small cabin as if it is trying to tear its…
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Day 22 – Sheep – Short Story
He stands in the doorway, looking out into the cold night, firmly gripping a shot gun in one hand and a half empty bottle…
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Day 20 – Dialla – YouChallenge Short Story
To say my brother and I have had an eventful life would be putting it bluntly, you could say it started when we first…
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Day 19 – It’s All In The Fine Print II – Short Story
Damon Welford slams the door shut and slowly steps backwards and falls to the ground in a heap, tears rolling down his cheeks, his…
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Day 18 – Phone Home – Short Story
The small house shakes violently and Ollie tumbles off the couch and crashes into a pile of beer cans that litter the floor, he…
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Day 16 – The Chest – Short Story
She sits in the attic and stares at the large dusty, cobweb covered chest and nervously wipes them away from around the lock and…
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Day 15 – A Secret – Short Story
He clutches his father’s hand tightly and wipes the tears from his eyes, he watches as his father, this man who has always been…
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Day 13 – Short Cut – YouChallenge Short Story
He pushes the bikes throttle to the maximum as he tears down the street, his heart thumping in his chest viciously as he rides…
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Day 12 – My Design – Short Story
He feels his face and grimaces with pain, the deep cut under his eye flows freely with blood, he places the sleeve of his…
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Day 11 – All Good Plans – Short Story
She digs her fingernails into the floorboards and drags herself closer towards the doorway and looks over her shoulder in desperation, over at his…
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Day 09 – Stay Classy – Short Story
Stay classy, what the fuck is it supposed to mean? I mean seriously, when some fucking numb skull gives you a wink and says,…
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Day 08 – The Truck – Short Story
She runs a hand through her hair and grips a clump of it in frustration and looks across the table at him, he smiles uncomfortably at her,…
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Day 06 – The Final Request – YouChallenge Short Story
The wind blows through the trees, scattering it’s leaves through the air with a ferociousness, sending them floating helplessly across the park. Clive Foster…
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Day 05 – The Things You’ll Do For Love – Short Story
Melinda sits on the side of her bed, and the tears run down her face uncontrollably as the day finally takes its toll on…
THE ROAD DOESN’T END HERE