Dystopian Short Stories

Miriam was raised in a society without children. To offset the devastation of climate change, state-of-the-art birth control has made daycares and playgrounds things of the past. As tempting as the government inducements are to remain child-free, Miriam’s curiosity about the people who “drop out” of society to become parents grows. When she finds a like-minded partner, she must choose between the rewarding comforts she knows and the unknowable mysteries of being a mother.

Do you like addictively creepy thrillers that will keep you biting your nails until you've finished the final page? The Listeners short story collection is for you! “Gripping, thought-provoking, and unbearably tense.” ~Bestselling Author Wendy Heard HOME IS NO LONGER SAFE. From the bestselling author of The Jilted comes a twisted and terrifically macabre collection of short stories guaranteed to make you cringe, laugh, cry…and start sleeping with the lights on. From an eerie voyeur, to an appliance that doesn’t behave the way it should, to a poignant and twisted expression of ...

This 1911 collection of thirty-three stories, selected and revised by the author from amongst his huge output of short fiction, includes tales of comedy, horror, monsters, and strange worlds. In his Introduction, Wells writes that the book brings together, “All the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again,” and that, “No short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume.”

Marisol willingly seals herself into a bunker designed for profound solitude, only to discover she is never truly alone. In this intense and unsettling psychological thriller, she battles haunting echoes of her own voice and an AI that claims to have created it. As hallucinations and hidden cameras unfold an unsettling spectacle for unseen watchers, Marisol races to expose the cycle of her own making before it consumes her entirely. Dormant Frequencies delves into the unnerving depths of isolation and the fine line between personal ambition and self-inflicted terror, all within a concise, ...

Lacey, William, Alex, and Suul return to Toronto to find that Earth is experiencing areas of mysterious radiation poisoning, just like what happened in the dark dimension... This is Book 5 of "The Lost Voice Of the Dark World" - the second series of the "Voice of the Mountain" saga.

On the way home from a gym, Mary starts noticing a large man stalking her. Whenever she tells people about it, they mysteriously forget about it the next day. When her friend tries to help her catch this stalker, he gets kidnapped instead and a few minutes later, everyone forgets about him except her and two others. Mary and her friends found themselves involved in big political games and now they should take some responsibility and make things go right. Friends facing now unpleasant news about themselves, but that can’t stop them. This is Book5 of the "Surviving Destiny" series.

An addictively macabre short story collection, People Like Us includes all works from Listeners and Aftertaste. For fans of Joe Hill, Gillian Flynn and Carolyn Kepnes. “From the feverishly surreal to the downright demented, O’Flynn takes you on a twisted journey through the deepest and darkest corners of the human mind.” ~Bestselling Author Mary Widdicks BEWARE THOSE WHO ENTER HERE… From the bestselling author of The Jilted comes a hellscape replete with shocking twists you’ll never see coming. Eerie voyeurs, snow-crusted wilderness, strange pets, demented neighbors, and all the ...

The first collection by writer Matthew Hughes, and the perfect companion to his acclaimed novel Black Brillion, The Gist Hunter and Other Stories features nine stories taking place in the universe of The Archonate, as well as four non-series stories. The stories of Henghis Hapthorn, Old Earth's "foremost freelance discriminator", combine mystery and science fantasy while simultaneously recalling the arch irony of Gene Wolfe and the sly fancies of Jack Vance.

A stolen Desert Eagle, a weapon designed to protect warriors defending their nations, the official sidearm of the Israeli military, continues its fall from grace in LA misadventures.

The balloons fell. The trains derailed. The shelves went bare. We got sick. We died. Survival in the midst of an unknown threat, one that appears on the brink of ending life as we know it.

She’s going to make one last-ditch effort to get pregnant, and this time it’s going to take a train to help her along… With all the cheating I’ve been doing, I’ve gotten used to running around behind my husband’s back. What started as a way to get me knocked up has changed into a fun little side hobby that I really enjoy. But it also makes me feel guilty, and I need to get my cheating under control before I hurt my husband and lose him forever. A night of watching dirty movies gives me an idea. I’ll head out to the hotel on the outskirts of town and open myself up for any man ...

On the way home from a gym, Mary starts noticing a large man stalking her. Whenever she tells people about it, they mysteriously forget about it the next day. When her friend tries to help her catch this stalker, he gets kidnapped instead and a few minutes later, everyone forgets about him except her and two others. This is book 2 of the Surviving Destiny series.

"How do you stop yourself from growing up?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Five," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with five suggested ...

The dark dimension is under attack! Lacey and her friends discover giant black spaceships hovering over the kingdom. The ships are the source of the radiation that sickened the villagers and caused the devastating death of the Voice. With Matt's assistance, Lacey and Alex cross to the dark dimension once again. They must find out who these invaders are and what they want. Without the help of the Voice, will they be able to defeat this new enemy? Can they do it in time to save the kingdom? This is the second book of The Lost Voice of the Dark World series. Recommended reading after Series "...

Safe Haven has grown too powerful to be ignored. The remaining government wants all survivors secured for their own use or eliminated, and they couldn't have chosen a better time to reemerge from their dystopian holes. Safe Haven has a new leader and a long list of challenges to overcome in their fight for survival. Adrian's condition is critical, the camp isn't ready to accept magic, Mother Nature still has them in her crosshairs, and they are low on food, water, and fuel. The next eight weeks will be the hardest they've gone through yet. Can they bring the pieces together in time?

Step into the decaying halls of Grimwood and feel your grip on reality slip away. Every whisper, every shadow, every creaking floorboard will set your nerves on fire! A sweet warning: This psychological thrill ride will shatter your perceptions and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew! Is it real? Is it delusion? You won't know until it's far too late! Face the horrors lurking in the depths of your own mind! But remember - in Grimwood, escape is just another cruel illusion. So are you brave enough to lose your mind?

The title of this book means ‘broken door’ in Latin, and within these pages you’ll definitely find doorways to other worlds, some of them broken and some… perhaps better left closed. Dive through a wormhole into the interstellar adventure of Anomalies, or visit the international space station in the surreal Patchouli Puke. Empathize with the protagonist in Five Minutes From Now who knows when people are going to die, or learn how a life lived poorly can still ultimately make a difference in The Horizon Behind. Perhaps you’re an action or horror fan? Then How Bhutan Became the ...

“Smart, original, and brilliantly creepy.” ~Bestselling author Kristen Mae IN MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH, THERE ARE NO SECOND CHANCES. Along the fault, a spa day becomes a claustrophobic nightmare for five sisters. The perfect afternoon turns bloody for one suburban neighborhood. A husband’s journey through a frozen hellscape tests every inch of his resolve. One man’s life changes course after discovering an animal in the swamp—one different from all others. And each diabolical tale is as twisted and hypnotic as you’ve come to expect from Meghan O’Flynn. This “gripping and ...

Each story will plunge you into a whirlpool of TERROR, leaving you gasping for breath and begging for more! Your perceptions will shift, and every moment will crackle with suspense. So, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, plug in your headphones, and let the madness envelop you. But Remember! Once you dive in, there’s NO ESCAPE from the nightmares that await!

In the modern world, life lessons are not always as black and white as who wins a race between a tortoise and a hare. Modern Day Fables features eleven lessons for us adults, we who face challenges that present a palette of grays in which the morals are often more gritty, trampled on, hard fought, hard won, and not always glorious. In these eleven fables, travel the subterranean world of lessons not oft told because they are challenging to the status quo, and championing of the individual who stands alone amid the world around us. Decide what you think, who wins and who loses, who stands ...