Monday, July 20 2026
publishing the provocative, scary, and strange

John Davis

John Davis is a former supermarket cashier, farm hand, and teacher’s aide currently working full-time as an early childhood educator. He is also a writer whose work explores confronting themes. His stories seek to challenge assumptions and push boundaries. His first published short story, “Dreams of You,” appeared in Australian speculative fiction magazine Aurealis. His stories have since appeared in AntipodeanSF and Horrific Scribes as well as the anthology Stolen: A Horror Anthology by Easton Tales. He also has a story appearing in the upcoming anthology High Stakes Horror by WATG Press. You can find him on Goodreads.

Read Aurealis #160 for Davis’s story “Dreams of You”
Read AntipodeanSF #307 for Davis’s story “The Day I Met the Kangaroo Man”
Learn more about the anthology Stolen from Easton Tales

Read Davis’s short story “It Hungers” in Horrific Scribes September 2025.

Description: Dean’s friend has something to show him. When Dean investigates, he discovers that his friend has a new companion – an otherworldly creature with unknown and unknowable intentions. Dean becomes increasingly concerned about the creature and the terrible influence it exerts over his friend, but when he decides to do something about it, he encounters more than he expected.

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Read Davis’s short story “About a Girl” in Horrific Scribes March 2026.

Description: Her name is Jenny. She’s young, pretty, and naïve. Ben likes her ― a lot.  So it’s a dream come true when they meet at a house party and can finally talk to each other. But this is Jack’s party, and Jack has a plan – a little surprise, just for the guys. And Jenny’s invited. But Jack needs Ben’s help, because only Ben can convince Jenny to join them. But Ben suspects something isn’t quite right with this plan. Now he must make a choice between protecting the girl he likes, and fitting in. Either way, Ben is about to learn that things aren’t always as simple as they seem.

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Read Davis’s short story “Enemy” in Horrific Scribes June 2026.

Description: Grappling with a midlife crisis, a perfectionist purchases a miracle cure for aging from a mysterious sorceress. When she disregards the item’s instructions, her family life quickly spirals out of control.