Horrific Scribes and Scribbles, May 2026
“What the Hollow Keeps“
Some things don’t stay buried.
Read “What the Hollow Keeps” (~1500 words)
Author Keywords: Horror, Psychological Horror, Dark Fiction, Suspense, Supernatural, Atmospheric, Mystery
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): Psychological distress, dark themes
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
Emmie Christie
Third Scribbling, May 7, 2026
Emmie Christie is finishing up the third book in her trilogy, and is pretty sure she can see in four dimensions. Or maybe that’s the fourth cup of coffee.
Read more.
“Echoes of an Endless Hour“
What if everyone could only live in one hour of the day?
Read “Echoes of an Endless Hour” (~2200 words)
Author Keywords: time loop, clock faces, time story, tired at work, cosmic beings, time wasting
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): N/A
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
Amanda M. Blake
Second Scribbling, May 18, 2026
Purveyor of dark fiction, from quiet to extreme
Read more.
“Nest/Infest“
I know some people can be a little messy, but this is taking it way too far.
Read “Nest/Infest” (~4900 words)
Author Keywords: Bugs, insects, infestation, invasion, arachnids, spiders, body horror, trypophobia
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): Dirty one-night stand in a dirty bed, bug infestation, lots and lots of bugs where they shouldn’t be, seriously so many bugs, trypophobia
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
Alice Yustas
Joined May 18, 2026
A writer is a magpie: we hoard impressions, emotions, illusions
And grace our readers with our weirdest dreams.
Read more.
“Marmite and Mushrooms“
Do not take trophies!
Read “Marmite and Mushrooms” (~2000 words)
Author Keywords: domestic, plant/fungal, weird
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): death
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
Andrew Nadolny
Joined May 18, 2026
If a glittering neon bacteriophage could put its eerie atomic thoughts to paper.
Read more.
“She Is Our Warmth, She Is Our Shelter“
I didn’t kill the racoon.
It’s staring at me.
Its organs are spilling out on the fucking blacktop. It’s reaching for me. Blood is coming out of its mouth.
And then the rats come—
Read “She Is Our Warmth, She Is Our Shelter” (~2100 words)
Author Keywords: nature, urban, dark, gore, animals, grimdark
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): Violence against animals, Abusive Relationship, Swearing
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
E.C. Salo
Joined May 22, 2026
A pseudonymous weirdo fascinated by horror’s human elements.
Read more.
“Pudica“
“My hands dig down, just an inch or two. Feel the loose black soil, cool and damp… and there you are.”
Read “Pudica” (~1800 words)
Author Keywords: captive, chained, pregnancy horror, motherhood, decay, cannibalism, rural, summer
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): implied sexual assault/coercion, loss of autonomy, domestic violence, pregnancy, childbirth, infant death
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
“Dead Wife“
Two childhood friends successfully resurrect one of their wives but fail to resurrect the dying marriage.
Read “Dead Wife” (~5000 words)
Author Keywords: witchcraft, resurrection, grief, envy, love triangle, gore, cannibalism
Author Trigger Warnings (if any): domestic abuse, animal death, gore and explicit sexuality
Horrific Scribes Extremity Rating:
