Happy October 3, 2024

WELCOME TO THE FREE SHORT STORIES BOOKS PAGE OF TERRIFY YOUR TABLET 2024

As soon as the clocks roll into the early morning hours of Oct 3, we're opening the gates and allowing the ghosts and ghouls to roam! We hope your tablets are ready!

This Year's Charity

In 2023, Horrorsmith Publishing's Terrify Your Tablet event was able to earn over $1500 for fellow horror author Sammy Scott, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bile duct cancer last year. During this year's planning, we asked if anyone knew of a similar charity event, and until the last few days, we had not received any suggestions.

However, Hurricane Helene has changed that. Hurricane Helene decimated a large amount of Florida and North Carolina and parts of Tennessee. There are still missing residents, entire cities wiped from the map, houses still underwater, and millions of dollars of loss.

In 2022, Lyndsey Smith, CEO and Acquisitions Editor of Horrorsmith Publishing, moved from North Carolina, where her husband was stationed, to the Pacific Northwest, so this area is very near and dear to her heart. But a couple of our vendors, like horror coffee company Indigo Coffee, still has offices there. Its owners have been displaced, along with thousands of others.

This is our way of giving back, our way of putting one more drop in the bucket to go toward services and supplies to help get these Americans back on their feet after such a horrible disaster. All donations will go to those organizations with boots on the ground, helping with much needed services and supplies.

TERRIFY YOUR TABLET FREE SHORT STORIES

MIND THE MIRRORS

Dreams are but our brains reflecting what they have seen, experienced, and imagined. These images can be distorted, reversed, warped, and deformed into something terrifying. Delve into stories born from nightmares and contorted into journeys dark and fearsome, the corrupt dreams of a darkened mind.
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DARK SONGS

Two old friends on a fishing trip discover their love of stories may have opened a door to a different and much darker world.
A middle-aged couple faces down an extinction–level cataclysm the only way they know how: together.
A research student learns the horrifying delusions that have crippled a man for most of his life may be more than just the aberrations of a troubled mind.
When a young woman in a yellow dress finds herself on an island inhabited by blade-wielding psychopaths straight out of a slasher movie, she must discover who she is and fight to make a place, and a name, for herself.
Chilling, unsettling, poignant, and surreal, Dark Songs, by Keith Evans Gore, offers a unique mix of tales that explore the shadowed corners of the world and the human mind. These eleven stories, including the novella Psycho Island, are a must read for lovers of fiction with a dark flair.
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DARK MISSIVES

DARK MISSIVES is the debut collection from author Dan Howarth, bringing together 11 stories that encompass the full range of horror.

A holiday camp employee finds himself in the middle of a murder spree. A band’s biggest fan discovers just how far he will go for new music. A detective investigating a series of murders gets pulled into the seedy underbelly of the city. A delivery driver gives in to temptation and opens a suspicious package. The owner of a gallery is determined to leave his own legacy on the art world.

Let DARK MISSIVES take you on a tour of the roads less travelled in Northern England to explore what truly lies in the shadows.
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THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND VOL. 1

Get ready to enter The Devil's Playground, a chilling collection of horror stories that will make your skin crawl and your heart race.
In these 20 tales of terror, you will encounter unspeakable creatures from the deep sea and the darkness under the bed. You’ll find serial killers, demonic possessions, and paranormal entities bent on destruction. And you’ll meet characters who are pushed to the brink of sanity as they face their deepest fears and darkest desires.
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THE HAND BEHIND THE DOOR AND OTHER SCARY STORIES

Be warned, this isn't a book of fairy tales that always have a happy ending...

Included in this debut from author R. C. Hill are eleven spooky tales about kids facing fearful circumstances across a range of everyday situations.

Two brothers are enjoying their new in-ground pool, but they're less thrilled about the monsters living in it...

A young girl learns why her family doesn't want her staying outside in the mountains after sunset...

A school field trip turns into a life-altering experience when a student bumps into a ladybug colony...

A cat just wants to rest in peace...
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WHEN HEARTS BLEED

This frightening collection of 16 short adult horror and suspense stories will keep you awake, hiding under your covers long after you put the book down. These disturbingly gruesome tales will lure you in and create uncomfortable thoughts of panic - especially if you are alone. Warning: Make sure your doors are locked and you have a flashlight before you begin reading just in case you hear a noise, or the power goes out.
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Red Moon

**This short story collection contains themes and content that some readers may find disturbing, reader discretion is advised**

Get ready to experience the weird, the wonderful, and the downright bizarre in this series of six carefully crafted horror-themed short stories.
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INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AND OTHER DARK & UNUSUAL TALES

Get comfortable. Allow yourself to slip into a state of mind where the line between reality and delusion blurs. These 13 dark and unusual tales explore both the horrific and bizarre. They will lure you in subtly, before digging their claws into the deepest corners of your mind.

Dancing delicately along the horror spectrum, this collection creates a melting pot of psychological, chilling, disturbing and graphic tales. Pick your poison and embark on the journey - if you dare.
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DEAD ORPHANS

"Dead Orphans" is a collection of short horror and dark fiction by Bert Edens. This contains everything from tweets to drabbles to short stories.

Content warning: This book contains topics that include but are not limited to suicide, domestic violence, extreme violence, violent sex, harm to children, and sexual assault. While not entirely extreme horror, this collection absolutely contains elements of it.
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DISMEMBER THE COOP

This is a horror anthology based on the music of Alice Cooper. It contains horror short stories from authors based in four countries and two continents. All proceeds from the sales of this anthology go to support Alice and Sheryl Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Centers in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.
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SLASHER and SERIAL KILLER FICTION

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HORROR COMEDY AND BIZZARO

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SPLATTERPUNK and EXTREME

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THE FORGE POST: The Fear Eater Files

A horror-focused murder mystery where your true crime expertise is needed to help solve a series of missing persons cases. Except, not everything is exactly how it seems...

Be ready to take a deep dive down the rabbit hole of detective files, riddles, ransom notes, recorded interviews, and psychic assistance.
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