Archive - A E Deakin - strange dark fiction

Robbie the robot vacuum

Horror short. An unwanted gift makes its presence known.

Dec 20 •

November 2024

Our eyes meet across the coffin

A stranger attends a funeral. And an undertaker's ordered life is turned upside down.

Nov 12 •

August 2024

The Token now available, plus free stories round up

Horror short now available to order at Black Hare Press

Aug 19 •

June 2024

What he wanted wasn't exactly on the menu...

Jun 5 •

March 2024

Pain in the neck

A body horror short.

Mar 19 •

February 2024

The family monster

90s supernatural horror. It's the last summer before high school and 11-year-old Lillie just wants to have fun. But an ancient family secret has other…

Feb 8 •

January 2024

Enter 2024 ... if you dare

Dark and deadly tales up ahead - plus a free 100-word story

Jan 3 •

December 2023

A dark Christmas Eve shopping hell story.

Dec 24, 2023 •

November 2023

A cosy ghostly short.

Nov 28, 2023 •

October 2023

A cosy Halloween ghost story with cute dogs in it.

Oct 31, 2023 •

September 2023

Darkly comic story. When a mysterious voice ruins Harold's daily commute, things take a turn for the worse.

Sep 30, 2023 •

August 2023

A fantastical medieval tale of single parenting, strange knights and monsters lurking in the forest.

Aug 15, 2023 •

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