Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Looking for quick scares this Halloween season?

In this video, I’m sharing 10 FREE short horror stories you can read right now online while you scoff down some candy.

Zombie
newyorker.com/magazine/1994/10/24/zombie

The Veldt
https://repositorio.ufsc.br/bitstream/handle/123456789/163728/The%20Veldt%20-%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

Blood Child
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/bloodchi.htm

The Daemon Lover
literaryfictions.com/fiction-1/the-daemon-lover-by-shirley-jackson

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
youtube.com/watch?v=dgo-As552hY&t=89s

Button Button
jhampton.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/47378440/button

The Sloan Men
davidnickle.ca/writing/monstrous-affections/the-sloan-men

The Viaduct Killer (A Short Guide to the City)
nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/a-short-guide-to-the-city

Patient Zero
lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/patient-zero

Penpal
thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s1/bonus-penpal-i

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