Welcome to the first story of the Spring Horror Collection for 2022, where Haunted MTL’s writers craft original tales of terror with the fresh scent of...
I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in six months. Sure, I’ve slept twenty minutes here, an hour there, but not enough. Nowhere near enough. My...
“The Farm” by Lizz Shepherd Just after dusk was the best time to feed the livestock. The sun had just faded and the air was cool,...
“Coffin Birth” by David Simmons When another person is going on about something you find disagreeable and you wish to make them stop talking, the best...
“The Sick Man” by Tylor James For better or worse, Jeffrey Caplinger was about to board. It was 9:35 on a frigid Chicago morning. He was...
“JANE” by J.C. Alan 1 Derrick Randolph returned home from work, his hands were covered in filth and a blanket of sweat coated his forehead, his...
“Truly A Monster” by Rachel Cubbage Yikes! That fire spell missed your head by no less than an inch. You knew you shouldn’t have snuck into...
The Death Door Stephanie Vitarelli The long and windy driveway trails up a small hill where a colonial mansion stands tall and stands alone, its four...
The Unkind Rewind by Gabriel Tuggle When I was a kid, Blockbuster sat up the street about two hundred yards from school. It was the...
Pride Month Kickoff Jim here. Let’s see, this story is a bit of creative non-fiction (visual style), that is. I’m not too sure how everything will...
A Time To Burn By Jeffrey Kane The rain cascaded down in a torrential fall as Nib trudged through the streets. More rain, he thought...
For being known as an author of heavy tomes, Stephen King has a little-known secret. His short stories are hidden gems. Many are well known. Movies,...
A short story anthology is a remarkable thing. The creators come together to offer their variation on a group theme. Each is telling a different story,...
‘Fuck you.’ Michelle left the break room and wandered towards the perfume stand. It was Calvin Klein today. Yesterday, it was some sort of celebrity...
It could have been a setup for a joke, “A Pollack, a Mexican, and a Frenchie walk into a bar…” but we didn’t walk into a...
“Check The Children” by J.M. Brannyk In the still night, he watches his steps. Balancing his weight from one side to the other, he moves slowly,...
“The Keys are Red witih Roses” by Silas Adams He stands and waits. I know to stay out of sight. The lead pipe in my hands...
“Early In America” by Ryan Priest Once upon Virginia in the year 1788 there was a five-member family who lived on part of, what would one...
“The Popobawa” by J.P. Roquard “Where’ve you come from?” “Up river.” “Churchtown?” “No.” “Then where?” “Past Churchtown.” “Ain’t much past Churchtown.” “Nope.” The hunter considered this....
Note from the editors. We’re putting this one out with a lil warning. There is a fine line between what the narrator says and what the...