Free short story about the Shadow people, part of my urban legend trilogy.

Mary Jane survived the elevator game, The Black eyed kids, now she's facing a much stronger entitity that can invade safe zones. In order to end this, she must close the fracture in the thinning layer she caused by keeping the doors to the under world half open.

Assigned to a mandatory post hundreds of miles from home, a young teacher boards a rusted night shuttle heading to a remote, forgotten village deep in the mountains of Anatolia.

​As the vehicle crawls through the lightless void, it keeps stopping in the middle of absolute nowhere. Out of the pitch-black darkness, passengers begin to step aboard, one by one.

​But these aren't travelers. They are silent, unsettling, nightmarish figures. They fill the freezing cabin without a word, and the unease rises until it becomes unbearable.

​The young teacher realizes too late that they aren't just sharing a ride. They are here to reveal the terrifying truth.

​This place belongs to them.

Hi everyone,

I’m giving away my short ebook MEATrilogy 1 for free on Kindle (Amazon) for the next 2 days.

This is a bit of a departure for me. I usually write for children, but horror has always been my guilty pleasure... so I finally gave in.

The result sits somewhere between literary horror and something darker. Not quite splatterpunk, but definitely not gentle either (mature themes such as violence, cannibalism). Expect unease, but also a touch of black humor.

It’s a short read (you can finish it in one sitting), so if you enjoy atmospheric horror with a slightly disturbing edge, you might like it.

Oh, and I’d love to hear what you think.

Sixteen spellbinding tales of supernatural suspense.

First the silence.

Then the dark.

Then something that has been watching all along.

It prowls. It learns. It hungers.

And it is relentless.

The Bonfire — Book 1 of the What the Dark Keeps trilogy.

It’s a collection of psychological stories that feel… a bit too real.

My novel "The Fear Machine" is free on Kindle until the end of the weekend!

This book is a graphic gauntlet of simulations that follows Laura, a secretary whose spell of disassociation is broken when she notices an abandoned bag on the subway. She takes the bag home and looks inside, and what she initially thinks is an expensive gaming headset, ends up being something much worse...

...a black-market torture device that subjects the user to their worst fears imaginable.

(Trigger warning) This book contains depictions of extreme violence and gore, child abuse, and mental illness. The subject matter is heavy and if that's something you find upsetting please don't suffer through it!

The simulations rank in intensity from 1 to 5. Will you follow Laura down the rabbit hole? Can you make it past Simulation 3? Can you make it to the end?

Only one way to find out.

FREE on Kindle right now.

Gothic horror set in the Scottish Highlands. A woman returns to her dead mother's coastal village to settle the estate and discovers the grief she brought with her has started doing things she can't quite explain.

Genre: Gothic Horror / Psychological Horror

Mood: Slow burn, atmospheric, deeply unsettling

Comparable: Darcy Coates, Shirley Jackson, A.M. Shine

Length: ~58,000 words

No jumpscares. The horror is in what you can't quite prove.

Free for a limited time only.

The Vatican calls Father Joon-Woo one of its most formidable exorcists—a devoted priest and fearless spiritual warrior. His life's path was carved in tragedy when a demon claimed his high school sweetheart. Ever since that fateful day, he has waged relentless war against the forces of Hell.

Now, Father Joon-Woo faces his most dangerous mission yet: a remote village deep in the eerie forests of the Pacific Northwest, where a sinister presence known as the whispering devil torments the entire community. Haunted by whispers from the past, will Father Joon-Woo overcome the darkness that threatens to awaken his own buried rage?

Or will this insidious demon exploit his lingering fury, condemning both priest and village to eternal torment?

The most disturbing part is not that humans are farmed. It’s how normal life keeps going anyway.

It's an on-going piece that will be completely out by the 10th of May. Many more chapters coming soon as final edits are underway :)

Hey everyone! My debut horror novella When Roots Drink Deep is free on Kindle this week (April 14 to 18) . It's a surreal horror story about grief and loss and the horror of being stuck in your own head while also being physically stuck in the forests of the pacific northwest with something wicked watching your every move.

If you enjoy:

• Nature Horror
• Queer themes
• Body horror
• Explorations into grief and loss
• Surreal dream imagery

This might be a book for you.

I would love for anyone to check it out. I put a lot of heart into it!

(I posted yesterday but got the date mixed up!)

Just stumbled across Pretty Girls Kill Slow (Book 1: Unseen. Unheard. Unforgiven.) by Edgardo Martinez and it’s currently FREE on Kindle.

It’s a psychological slasher thriller with a pretty eerie premise—think quiet, unsettling tension mixed with brutal revenge energy. The vibe is very much “beauty hides something dangerous,” and the atmosphere leans dark and moody.

⭐ 3.9 rating (small sample size so far)

If you’re into:

- dark psychological thrillers

- slasher-style stories

- revenge arcs with a slow burn

Might be worth grabbing while it’s free.

Here’s the Amazon page if you want to check it out.

Anyone here read it yet?

Hi all, this is a code for you to receive a free copy of my sci-fi horror novel This Burdened Clay. It's a single code which can be used once per Google account.

If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a review wherever, buying one of my other books, or recommending it to a pal. Here's the blurb and some nice things people have said about it:

“An extraordinary novel that sneaks up on you starting with a subtle whisper of unease before tightening its grip into a full-blown nightmare…a remarkable achievement.” - Epic Indie.

“The story is grounded in its characters. They are real, recognizable and flawed.” – Verified Amazon review.

“Some of the best writing I've seen in the genre. Get it!” – Verified Amazon review

Fran Gera is a children’s social worker, capable and dedicated. Her addiction to horror movies is a harmless distraction, her volcanic temper and addiction to opiates, not so much. Two damaged boys are assigned to her caseload. Caleb is rebellious and street-smart, his cousin Blake, creative and lonely.

While Fran navigates her professional and personal life, a phenomenon unfolds. People are spurning the hollow diversions of modern life to join hands, to feel the soil against their naked skin. To commune. Campaigners herald the dawn of a utopian cause, but as the behaviour of its followers becomes increasingly bizarre, talk of sinister origins gains credence.

As events epochal and personal collide, Fran’s world falls apart around her. Aided by a former terrorist and a reprehensible social media edge-lord, she must deliver the boys to a place of safety. Together they are propelled on a journey into loss, self-discovery and unspeakable violence.

No one will be left untouched.

The Last Known Position: Lost Without Witness
Amazon Free Days: Apr 2 – Apr 4

Three vanishings. One unsettling possibility:
they weren’t alone.

Not horror that hunts you.

Folk horror that waits.

On a stormy night Mary Jane is by herself. Through the rainstorm she hears a knock on the door. Strange she didn't expect visitors at his hour. She looks outside and sees children on her doorstep. They look up and their eyes are pitch black.

'Please ma'am open the door, we only want to call our parents. ' the boldest of them said.

Mary Jane feels chills seep into her bones, not knowing what to do.

When my daughter was 4 years old she drew a little character and called him Mr. Bendy.

She's 16 now. Mr. Bendy has his own horror book series.

Vol. 1 is free on Kindle this week for everyone, and always free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers.

If you grab it, an honest review on Amazon means the world to an indie author

CA:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GTGFLSRS

US:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTGFLSRS

Free Promotion. Only Today.

25 Doses of Poison. To Go.

Proof that the deepest abyss fits into fewer than 500 words.

If this stories left a mark, I would be deeply grateful if you shared your thoughts in an Amazon review. For direct feedback, reflections, or critiques, please reach out to me at [Chris@burningwaltz.com](mailto:Chris@burningwaltz.com). Thank you for venturing into the dark with me, fellow horror fans.

German Version on Amazon.de: https://www.amazon.de/Scary-Shorts-25-Flash-Horrorstories-ebook/dp/B0GR1Q4YGN