Shadows in the Night: A Horror Short Story Collection

Book 2: Samuel Small Horror

by Samuel Small

Genres: Horror; Anthologies

Synopsis

For fans of Stephen King and creepypasta, indie author Samuel Small delivers a terrifying collection of stories that conjures the reader’s deepest fears. From deep water to ghosts to monsters, every skeleton is unearthed, every phobia uncaged, every reader unsettled.

Shadows in the Night includes:

Let Me In: A middle schooler receives a text from her dead friend.

Amusement: For this group of teens, clowning around an abandoned park is no laughing matter.

Fallen Angel: When the sun sets, they come out.

The Woods: Three hikers are stalked by something in the woods.

Streetlight: A little girl receives a dark visitor.

Attraction: Follow the string, see where it goes…

Gone Stiff: A lawyer and a cop face the zombie apocalypse.

Mother: In the time it would take me to describe it to you, you could have read it.

Plop: Every hour, she takes a step.

The Bottom: Don’t touch it.

Dark: A security guard is stalked by an unknown creature.

Hive Mind: Something’s off about mom and dad…

Pioneer 1: A space crew investigates an abandoned ship.

Face-Lift: Beauty is in the eyes of The Beholder.

Safe Injection: The local injection site brings untold terrors to a neighboring apartment.

Thumbs Up: A trucker is stalked by his past victims.

Fog: Bad weather creeps into a supermarket.

Woman in White: An author is haunted by his childhood fear.

Customer Reviews:

★★★★ “An amazing collection of page-gripping short stories”
-Amazon reviewer.

★★★★ “A very good read…but maybe not before bedtime.”
-Amazon reviewer.

★★★★ “A beautifully crafted, highly entertaining horror collection.”
-Amazon reviewer.

★★★★ “A well written, decent collection of stories.”
-Amazon reviewer.

★★★★ “OMG”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ “Pretty gruesome with satisfying ending.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ “Made me viscerally cringe.”
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★★ “Good creepy read.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ "Very easy to read, and picture in your mind. Nicely done."
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★★ "Great Story"
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★★ "Nice atmospheric horror short."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ "I was thinking about all that creepiness long after I finished the story!"
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ "Very descriptive."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ "A good, spooky ghost story."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

★★★★ "In a few pages, Small manages to describe a situation which would take others whole chapters to convey."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.

If you’re a fan of bone-chilling horror, hair-raising suspense, and terrifying tales, you can’t miss Shadows in the Night. Purchase your copy today!

WARNING: This collection contains material some readers may find disturbing. Particularly graphic stories are marked with content warnings.

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Release date: September 1, 2022

Print pages: 244