Tagged: Flash Fiction

It’s one of my favorite times of year! Halloween is upon us, and if you have been unable to enjoy all the fun of this holiday, you’ll get a chance to catch up with the stories in this special edition.

This has been an especially fun edition for me because our writers have a plethora of topics and ideas to choose from. This holiday is associated with so many things from ghosts to vampires; haunting people to tricks and treats. This is a time where our writers get to stretch their creative muscles and run wild. While we had a lot of submissions this year, we’ve selected a few of our favorites. Happy Halloween!

Happy Reading!

Shalini

As the veil between worlds thins and the shadows grow bolder, we find ourselves standing on the threshold of Halloween—a day rich with history, mystique, and a touch of the macabre. It’s Stu here, one of your curators of curiosities and teller of tales, ready to embark on a journey through the fantastical and the frightening with this special edition of ‘Trembling With Fear.’

I’ve always believed that Halloween is more than just a day on the calendar; it’s a portal to the parts of our imagination that lie dormant, waiting for permission to come alive. The stories we’ve gathered for you this year are a testament to the power of this hallowed holiday. They weave a tapestry of terror and wonder, inviting you to suspend disbelief and embrace the unknown.

Did you know that Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a time when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead was believed to be at its thinnest? It’s a tradition that speaks to our deepest yearnings to connect with something greater than ourselves, and it’s the perfect backdrop for our literary adventure.

So, dear reader, I invite you to join me in celebrating the allure of All Hallows’ Eve. Let’s revel in the magic and mystery of the stories that await, and perhaps, just perhaps, we’ll discover that the line between fiction and reality is not as clear-cut as it seems.

Welcome to the Halloween special of ‘Trembling With Fear.’ The shadows are waiting, and the tales are ready to be told. Are you?

Summer is coming to a close…but it’s not over yet! We still have plenty of time for sun, water, cool drinks- oh, and all the wild and crazy things that can happen on a summer getaway. Not sure what I’m talking about? Well, dive into our Summer Edition to find out!

This year’s writers crafted engaging tales that cover many different types of summer experiences. Whether you’re camping, enjoying the beach, or attending afternoon at a festival, these stories will have you see your experiences in a new way. These tales have monsters, love and a bit of fun, so pull up your beach chair or gather around a campfire and dive into our Summer 2023 Edition of Trembling With Fear!

Happy Reading!

Shalini

The clouds are circling, the air is cooling, and summer is officially coming to its close. Halloween might be just around the corner, but we want to go for one last tyre-swing-over-the-river! And so, TWF is proud to present the 2023 Summer Special. Shalini has chosen some absolute crackers for you, and I hope you enjoy them all. 

Remember, we do four special editions every year, and we’d love to feature you in these pages some time. Yes, YOU. Get the details over here, and then get those darkly seasonal cogs whirring for your next terrific speculative opus. 

It’s that time of year again! When February rolls around, its the season for love, for passion, and for all the creepy twists and turns where love can take you. 

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Sure, it’s not a holiday that most people would associate with “spine-chilling”, but that didn’t stop our writers from crafting bewitching tales that will have you thinking twice about a “bad” date. From long lost loves to wishes gone bad, other worldly experiences to characters blinded by love (or lust), this collection of short stories and drabbles will leave you never seeing Cupid’s Day the same again. 

Come with me as we dive into these illustrious works of fiction that explore all the ways love can take a turn for the worst. 

Happy Valentine’s!

Shalini

Love is in the air!
Of course, what some might consider love isn’t shared by the rest of us.
Today, we have a fantastic mix of stories from wanting to bring love to us no matter what the cost to what happens when we let love fade away.
As always, we hope you enjoy!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Happy Halloween! Monsters and slashers and ghosts… oh my. We sure do have a horrific collection this year that doesn’t shy away from the wicked and the macabre. There are stories of dilapidated houses and the evil things that haunt within, tales of people whose true forms are revealed on All Hallow’s eve, and lore of the tricksters who were never able get their treat.

On this Halloween, follow me and let’s immerse ourselves in this realm of fiction where the horror lurks only upon these written pages… or does it?

We at the Horror Tree wish you all a safe and happy Halloween. 

Thanks!

Amanda

As the chorus to one of my favorite songs of the season states, “This is Halloween, this is Halloween,” At the time we’re posting this, it IS Halloween! 

We’ve got a great mix of stories for you this year, and hope you enjoy reading them as much as we have published them. Fun statistics. We’re printing the same amount of shorts and three less drabbles than last year. However, we received twice as many shorts AND drabbles as we had last year. So, we had to be a bit pickier to give you the quality that we want. I’d like to stress that not all of those rejected were by any means bad stories. Some just didn’t feel “Halloween-centric” enough, some needed edits that there just wasn’t enough time to pull off with how close to the holiday that they were submitted, and a couple were a bit too graphic that, while enjoyable, weren’t ‘right’ for a public-facing website.

I’d like to thank all of those who submitted. I hope you all had a blast and again, I hope you all enjoy reading these as much as we did! 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

I always envision Andy Williams crooning away when October 1^st rolls around. Though I prefer to believe he is singing about Halloween as opposed to Christmas (even if the lyrics don’t match the festivities). The entire month of October is magical: Pumpkin Spice, Corn Mazes, Haunted Houses, Candy, Costumes, Trick or Treat, and the veil between here and the Spirit world shrinking to its thinnest on All Hallow’s Eve. The oppressive summer heat subsides to a cool autumn breeze, stirring the beautifully colored leaves as they wilt and fall from the tree branches. The smell of death, must, and decay is in the air. A horror writer’s dream. Tis the season of when things die.

For our October special, we are bringing to you a plethora of story treats that are sure to trick you into a false sense of comfort. You will be impressed by the masks that the monsters and serial killers wear in this collection to conceal their identities and true agenda. Be prepared to take a journey into a realm of dark fiction and horror that is inspired by the most wonderful time of the year.

Thanks!

Amanda

What a difference a year makes. Halloween is back baby as more of the world becomes vaccinated and more getting their shots daily.
What does that mean for Horror Tree? Not much! We’re continuing our regularly scheduled Halloween Trembling With Fear as usual!
Once again, this year we’ve got some great stories for you to enjoy and you’ll love reading through what has been sent in this year!