What if Hamlet was a far more horrific tragedy than now? At that time when ghosts were evil tricksters, what if the king's ghost lied to Hamlet? In a blood feud against Claudius and all of Claudius's family, what if Hamlet was not King Hamlet's son, but the illegitimate son of Claudius's adultery with Queen Gertrude? Then Hamlet was also the target of King Hamlet's ghostly revenge. The deaths of Rosecrans, Goldenstern, and Yorick were murders by Claudius's henchman Poloneas.

What if Ophelia went mad when she discovered she was the illegitimate daughter of Claudius, and couldn't marry Hamlet, her brother?

In 1929, a Chicago hotel claimed guests kept disappearing from the 13th floor.

The official line? Suicides.

The unofficial stories?Rooms rearranging themselves overnight.

Voices behind locked doors.

A bellhop who never clocked out—because he was never on the payroll.

The hotel was eventually demolished.

Submissions for The 13th Floor anthology open tomorrow — and we’re looking for three interconnected novellas that will twist the foundations of horror fiction.

Three authors.

One floor.

No escape.

📜 30,000–50,000 words

💷 £100 per selected author

OneWelcome to the very first week of Drabbles: A Hundred Words of Dread.

No story has been chosen… yet.

If you have a hundred words that bite, bleed, or breathe something unsettling — post them below. One drabble will be selected this week to be featured across all Dark Holme platforms next Monday morning.

Make it sharp. Make it strange. Make it stay with us.

Let the haunting begin.

Starting today, one drabble will be chosen every Monday morning to haunt the feeds of Dark Holme.

Want to be featured? Here’s how to slip your words into the dark:

📜 The Rules:

– Your story must be exactly 100 words 

— no more, no less.

– Post it right here in the group.

A space for reader-submitted drabbles—100-word tales of dread.

Each Monday, one will be chosen and featured across Dark Holme’s social channels. Post your horrors below… if you dare.

Welcome to our group Drabbles: A Hundred Words of Dread! A space for us to connect and share with each other. Start by posting your thoughts, sharing media, or creating a poll.