Where the Hell Is Amy? by Joseph Cusumano
Amy watched her cat, Milo, approach the latest acquisition, an antique three-panel mirror which...
Free Horror Short Stories and Dark Poetry
Read 187 free horror stories, flash fiction pieces, and dark poems from all nine issues of Jitter Press. Start with our editors selected scares, explore fiction and verse, or browse every published work in the Complete Archive.
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The Lines by Frank Coffman
The Lines “But it now struck me for the first time that there must be one great and ruling...
Stained Glass by C L Killgore
Nell tucked the phone between her ear and shoulder, “No, you’re not interrupting anything, I’m...
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Among the Cypress Trees by Edmund Stone
Among the Cypress Trees Along this dark and craggy path of dirt and stone, strewn among...
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Last September’s Cobwebs by Scott J. Couturier
Clembert Otery strode towards the abandoned church, broom and spade in hand, nervously and...
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The Gospel According to Mr. X by Alan Meyrowitz
The Gospel According to Mr. X John was bound, gagged, and naked in the back of a pickup...
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Bedbug by Luke Foster
The book fell with a thud, but failed to kill anything. “Crap!” Kayla Swanson shouted as the...
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The Blinking Man by Rory Say
Who is the Blinking Man? Where does he come from when he comes and where does he go to when he...
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Jitter Issue #1
Jitter Press proudly presents “Jitter” issue #1. Guaranteed to scare the hell out of...
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A Forest Quickening by Christine M Offutt
MAGDA1862, Bear Creek, ME She was eleven when I wrapped her in a wolf pelt and left her, alive, on...
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Overtime by Kev Harrison
Overtime Slumped in her chair, Karen stared at the shiny white mug’s bold message,...
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Heads by Alan Meyrowitz
Heads Much has been said about the horrors of war. I have learned firsthand there are horrors...
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Demon Night by Jesse Thompson
The air is stillBut for the soundOf beating wingsAnd a voice that carriesA whispered chant. I look...
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Mr. Wooffles by Jason R. Barden
Dr. Simon Peterson has a big secret. An awful secret. Its name is Mr. Wooffles. Simon is a...
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