Drablow but Kipps soon realizes that there is more to Alice Drablow than he originally thought. The townspeople are reluctant to share any information about Mrs. Something that wants to feast.īanding together to survive, the friends soon begin to understand the true nature of the horror waiting for them in the Pine Barrens-and that not all of them will make it out alive.Īrthur Kipps, a young solicitor, has come north from London to attend the funeral and settle the affairs of Mrs. Meanwhile, deep in the trees, the killer is still at large, and one of the group’s own has started to transform and warp into something other.

Lost and hungry, the remaining friends set out to find help, only to realize that the forest seems to have other plans-a darker, ancient horror lies dead and dreaming in a lake in the center of the woods. In the morning, more of the group has vanished and the path that led them into the woods is gone-as if consumed by the forest itself. As darkness descends and those left alive try to determine a course of action, the forest around them begins to change… But when old grudges erupt, an argument escalates into the unthinkable, leaving one of them dead and the killer missing. School’s out for summer and that means one thing to Parker, Chloe, and their four friends: a well-deserved camping trip in the Pine Barrens, a million-acre forest deep in the heart of New Jersey. They say never go into the woods at night…

Our advice? Read with the hall light on and the bedroom door open just a crack. But what also makes Tiny Nightmares so bloodcurdling-and unforgettable-are the real-world horrors that writers such as Samantha Hunt, Brian Evenson, Jac Jemc, Stephen Graham Jones, Lilliam Rivera, Kevin Brockmeier, and Rion Amilcar Scott weave into their fictions, exploring how global warming, racism, social media addiction, and homelessness are just as frightening as, say, a vampire’s fangs sinking into your neck. Each slim, fast-moving story brings to life the kind of monsters readers love to fear, from brokenhearted vampires to Uber-taking serial killers and mind-reading witches.

In this playful, inventive collection, leading literary and horror writers spin chilling tales in only a few pages. A collection of horror-inspired flash fiction, featuring over 40 new stories from literary, horror, and emerging writers-edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto, the twisted minds behind Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder.

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