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Nightmare Narratives Story Vault
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Green Stop Sign
Leanne Machado
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 1610
You enter the elevator to your building. It takes you somewhere you do not want to go.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Swan Tree
W M Parslow
Genre - Horror
2044
A London park contains a strange, almost lifeless tree. A mysterious woman can sometimes be seen near the tree, but who, or what, is she, and what does she want?
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Abandoned
Paul Lonardo
Genre - Dark Fantasy
Word Count - 3008
Something sinister is waiting in the darkness of this dead mall.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Spiral
Jack Edwards
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3800
Disappointed with life as a downtrodden farmer, and haunted by half-remembered fragments of his missing brother, Alan does his best to usher his useless sons into the family business, only to make a strange discovery which soon threatens to unravel everything.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Wake Me Not
Dr. Ayesha Rasool
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3932
Wake Me Not is a psychological horror story about Summer — a girl trapped in layered nightmares so vivid, they blur the line between dreaming and dying. Haunted by false awakenings, paralyzed screams, and a monstrous entity that feeds on forgotten joy, she must hold onto memory, love, and the tiniest flicker of self to escape that world.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Darkness lies within
Peter Price
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3640
Mark Jacobs is about to find out whether all monsters only live in the mind.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The painter and the fish
Hossein Djavadi
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 6000
It's a story of a man, Each night, watches as a monstrous fish with human hands crawls from the sea to draw stories in the sand. The man, once a painter, finds himself transfixed. In all his years, he has never seen art like this. The drawings consume him, pulling him deeper into the creature’s silent mythos, until the line between artist and subje
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Cask of Amy Tillado
Joe Wocoski
Genre - Horror
Two desperate lovers seek relief from a vengeful sister tormenting their two lost souls. So, they make one last desperate stand to entrap her, to convince her to leave them alone. All they want is to escape into the sunshine, where their love can shine brightest.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Jolly Goblin Jamboree (Up All Night)
Adam Parker
Genre - Dark Fantasy
Word Count - 3400
We went to the secret goblin dance party. It rearranged my whole concept of reality and we had fun too.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Fate of U-107 - May's Winner
Shaun Greaves
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 2,989
A U-Boat crew are subjected to the ruthless appetite and callous whims of a beast from the deep so evil, so all-consuming, that it's beyond even their most wicked nightmares...
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Sour Milk Gill
Joe Hodgson
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3000
A young woman returns to the remote Lake District tarn where events took place which have traumatised her adult life.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Church of Sleep
Kjetil Jansen
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3750
Two English lads and their girlfriends on holiday in Europe. I mean, what could go wrong?
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Nightwatcher _ April's Winner
Dejan Sklizović
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3257
Through the murky wastelands of Meon, rare ponds are filled with poison, and the forests around are populated by the enemy. In there, all human traits are doomed and banished. Find out what our deepest nightmares are made of and beware of the Nightwatcher, who overcame the boundaries of human flesh and mind only to become the worst nightmare.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Another Day At The Office
Greg Jones
Genre - Horror
Word count - 2074
Follow this man of God as he makes his way through his morning routine and out the door to fight his demons and yours.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Fallen
Ciaran Mclarnon
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3,500
The victim of tragic accident commits to a new future
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Jigsaw Flesh
James Miles
Genre - Horror
Word count - 3,063
Ned is father who has recently lost his son. Mentally broken by grief Ne decides to bring his son back anyway he can.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Rampart
Amy Grech
Genre - Horror
Word count - 2,156
When Charles Rampart looked up from his book and squinted through glasses as thick as slices of bread, he swore the vase in the far corner of his study had moved. It had been knocked askewnot tipped or broken but had shifted slightly when the walls jolted forward.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Grave Tidings - March's Readers Choice
David O'Mahony
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 1,540
An occult fixer and paranormal expert, Liam Kincaid, is hired to keep watch over the ghosts of a West Cork graveyard on Halloween, where he has to face the traumatised souls left behind after the area's tragic past
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Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
Whisper Me to Dust
Clinton Carroll
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3,255
Ethan never dreamed until he met Lila, beautiful, intoxicating, and impossible. Each night in her arms, he grows weaker, yet he can't stay away. As his sister Rebecca watches him fade, Ethan must decide: wake up and lose Lila forever or surrender to a love that will consume him. But Lila never truly gives her lovers a choice.
Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
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Step into Nightmare Narratives, a vault brimming with horror and dark fantasy—where nightmares take shape, shadows breathe, and the boundaries between reality and the unreal blur. Within these pages, you'll find eerie encounters, haunting myths, and unsettling visions that linger long after the final word. Some stories whisper. Others scream. All of them wait for you.
And now, the choice is yours. Which tale will haunt you the most? Cast your vote and help decide which story will claim its place in the Readers’ Choice 2026 Anthology.
The Farm
Yanni Hamburger
Genre - Horror
Word Count - 3,447
It's been three years since the government opened the "wellness farms," but no one ever really knew what went on there.
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