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The Bane of Black Hallow - Fright Finalist by FinnyH
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[Gothic Mystery/A Top 10 Short Story] "For once our carriage embarked the steep descent towards Black Hallow, we both quietly perceived the ancient, looming presence that only a forgotten valley in the moors of Devon could inherit." Top 10 finalist in the 1000 word Gothic Gloom contest by Wattpad Fright.
The Corpsewood by FinnyH
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[Historical Horror/Short Story] When two scientists are found impaled out on the ancient hills of Dartmoor, "Jack", a young man on his own misguided path, leaves London in search of morbid significance in his colleagues' deaths. Staying the night in a worn out inn where time stops making sense and objects move on their own, "Jack" writes home to his sweetheart in a desperate attempt to understand what is happening to him, and why he's forgetting his own name. When twisted dreams and visions of corpses begin proving all too much for him, "Jack" learns a little too late that somebody had set the stage for his downfall long ago. ••• This short story is set in 1884. Featured in the "Jack" Anthology hosted by Wattpad Stars @ShaunAllan and @GregCarrico.
The Cellist - Featured in Sharing Nightmares by FinnyH
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[Short Story/Historical Horror] He is a young and beautiful aristocrat who has snatched the hearts of hundreds with his playing. Nobody knows anything about him except for the one night every year, October 31st, that the cellist performs a recital of ghostly melodies that bewitch the soul. Far more disturbing about this eerily charming and silent recluse is that his cello plays with no strings... • Featured in the "Sharing Nightmares" Anthology • Featured in @Fright Bites