Short Story Lovers Logo
Explore

Short Darkness
Stories

Embrace the absence of light with our short darkness horror stories, where what you can't see can hurt you.

Get alerts for new darkness stories

Cover for THE HOUSE EDGE

Ingrid Wooten

THE HOUSE EDGE

3(2)
3
Cover for Last Stop

Jane Rowen

Last Stop

3(7)
8
Cover for THE BITE OF DARKNESS: TRUE STORY

Martin Chama( My PeN)

THE BITE OF DARKNESS: TRUE STORY

5(18)
18
Cover for MOURN RESPONSIBLY.

Male L. Musa

MOURN RESPONSIBLY.

4(7)
6
Cover for Title: It Crawls Beneath Six Lakes.

Ruckus sky

Title: It Crawls Beneath Six Lakes.

4(4)
1
Cover for Love in the Frozen Curse.

Ruckus sky

Love in the Frozen Curse.

3(3)
0
Cover for When Night Fell in Love with the Moon.

Ruckus sky

When Night Fell in Love with the Moon.

4(6)
4
Cover for He Wears Your Face Last.

Ruckus sky

He Wears Your Face Last.

4(4)
2
Cover for They drew him before he came.

Ruckus sky

They drew him before he came.

3(2)
1
Cover for Just Another Quiet Week

Jane Rowen

Just Another Quiet Week

4(10)
6
Cover for The Fallen.

Ruckus sky

The Fallen.

3(3)
1
Cover for The Man Behind Ricky Ramirez Why I Fell For A Serial Killer

Nicole de Sousa

The Man Behind Ricky Ramirez Why I Fell For A Serial Killer

4(7)
2
Cover for The Night Everything Went Dark

Ruckus sky

The Night Everything Went Dark

4(3)
1
Cover for শেষ লোকাল ট্রেন

PN Chaudhuri

শেষ লোকাল ট্রেন

5(1)
1
Cover for Burn the Witch

C.G. Burns

Burn the Witch

4(4)
3
Cover for Kirchberg

C.G. Burns

Kirchberg

1(1)
0
Cover for The Etruscan Game

Astrea Sophia Gold

The Etruscan Game

4(4)
5
Cover for WHEN THE DEVIL FOLLOWS YOU HOME

AbbyAbby

WHEN THE DEVIL FOLLOWS YOU HOME

5(4)
3
Cover for The Borrowed Mouth

Michaela

The Borrowed Mouth

3(5)
5
Cover for The Whisper

Michaela

The Whisper

4(3)
1
Cover for The Last Customer

Christina Hesler

The Last Customer

4(5)
3
Cover for Blindspot:Beginning Of the Game

Satyam Pardhi

Blindspot:Beginning Of the Game

5(4)
3
Cover for FOREVER SLUMBER

mom thapliyal

FOREVER SLUMBER

4(6)
4
Cover for It all started with a Friendship...

Ezra Blackwood

It all started with a Friendship...

4(3)
1
Cover for The Awakening on October Eve

Leprinthinya Wilkins

The Awakening on October Eve

5(5)
9
Cover for Favourite scary story
1

Fabian Adams

Favourite scary story

3(2)
0
Cover for I found an unknown Book

Star Petro

I found an unknown Book

5(1)
1
Cover for The Song Below
4

Ban ASN

The Song Below

5(10)
8
Cover for Black Spirit Lake

ramin.chavoshani2025

Black Spirit Lake

5(2)
1
Cover for Waiting Beyond the Door

Lucid Whispers

Waiting Beyond the Door

5(4)
3
...

Join the Short Story Lovers Community

Love reading stories that thrill, move, or surprise you?
Create a free account to:

Leave feedback and
ratings

Add stories to your personal reading list

Get personalized recommendations

Connect with authors and fellow readers

Sign up now

Be part of a community that celebrates great storytelling.