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Short Stories

All short stories are available to read for FREE on my website – links are given on this page.

You can also go to Fiverr and get your own story idea written by me!

Southumberland Short Stories:

All of the short stories here are set in the mysterious county of Southumberland, which is the main setting for many of my books.

‘Intruder’

An elusive thief, on the run from the police, gets more than he bargained for when forcing his way into a random house to hide…

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‘Intruder: Chapter II’

The Intruder – an elusive thief – races home to save his family from the horror he encountered while on the run from the police.

The Snatcher – an unhinged child abductor and serial killer – is to make one last desperate bid to ensure his resurrection dreams become a reality.

The Policeman – an unfortunate constable – called to the house of the Southumberland Snatcher on that sinister night, who will encounter terror the likes of which man has never seen…

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‘The Clown’

After the Halloween ‘killer clown axe murders’ of 2014, a family prepares for the festive season, not knowing that the craze continues in the shadows… because a masked maniac is stalking them, intent on continuing the carnage…

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‘The Constable’

Before the Ghost Train lured unsuspecting thrill-seekers to captivity in the forest, before the Clown tortured and slaughtered the captives, long before, there was the Constable. A tall and ambitious officer of the law who harbours a dark and corrupt side rooted within him. Deep inside the trees of Wald Forest, he draws a group of local youths into his sadistic game of ‘hide and seek’…

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‘The Bunny-Man’

In an attempt to uncover the truth behind the ‘urban legend’ of the ‘Bunny-Man’, two teenage horror fanatics and social media stars travel to the small town of Trexham to unearth a long forgotten piece of the legend’s history…

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‘If You Dare’

When police constable Colin Dare is called to deal with a complaint at a student house, he expects it to be as boring and as straightforward as every other one of these incidents he has dealt with – but then he sees the red lettering splattered across a sign outside the house like an ominous warning: ‘If you dare’…

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‘Headlights’

He just wanted a drive, just to clear his head, just to piece the whole bloody jigsaw of his life together.

But without the headlights on, he never sees it coming.

And neither will you.

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‘Teething’

Somewhere in Southumberland, a family became horrified when discovering what was really happening to their ‘Teething’ baby.

(A free taster for the e-book exclusive ‘Slasher’).

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Other Stories:

‘666’

When an author reaches 666 followers, his new story starts to take on a life of its own…

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‘CLAW’

A ‘BITE’ Short Story

Set during a time known as ‘The Nocturnal Wars’, a female leader feels the beast within start to take over when a brood of bloodsuckers moves in on her tribal land, and she becomes the werewolf clan’s answer to Boudicca…

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‘GETTING OUT’

A Pride Horror Story…

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‘The History-Verse’

A historical horror story…

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‘SPAWN’

A woman realises that her pregnancy might be an incubation for something darker…

COMING SOON!