Neo-noir Stories

The customers don't remember her. The drugs don't have her name. Anna built her life on being overlooked. Then the fentanyl arrived. Now Shoupe is watching. Barry's operation is fraying. And Rafe Cameron is circling closer than he should.

DISCLAIMER! PLEASE IGNORE MY CLICHÉ DEADBEAT SYNOPSIS AND GIVE MY STORY A CHANCE! IT'S WAY BETTER THAN THE SYNOPSIS ITSELF!😭🙏 Former FBI agent, Bob Eli Bennett has been laying low for three years in the big city of Chicago as a small time, local detective after his unprecedented fallout with the FBI. When a series of petty crimes in Chicago's outskirts spiral into something far more darker, Bob rediscovers a chilling conspiracy involving a global tech company, corrupt officials and ruthless gangs. Enlisting the help of the famous journalist Mark Robinson, Tessa Thompson, a dedicated FBI liaison and Mike Jefferson, a fast talking police officer at the CPD. Bob races against time to thwart to malevolent plans of a sinister cartel whose very existence jeopardizes the safety and well being of the country at large to which Bob must decide how much he's willing to risk to complete his mission. Highest rankings:#7 in crimedrama, #1 neo-noir, #13 in gang violence, #1 corruptgovernment, #6 in pageturner, #31 in investigation, #3 in crime solving, #5 in actionpacked and #18 in undercover.

Movie spoiler! I recommend seeing it first if you can. Jules is a drag queen in London who is the victim of a homophobic attack one night after a show. It destroys his sense of self and safety for several months during which he hides away at home for fear of meeting the man again. One night he finally decides to go out again but he's shocked to recognize his attacker, in a gay sauna. However the attacker doesn't recognize him and Jules follows him. The attacker takes Jules back to his flat where they begin a sexual relationship. It becomes clear that the attacker is deeply closeted and dangerous, but Jules devises a risky plan to take revenge on him by making a hidden sex tape. Unfortunately this plan doesn't go as expected when Jules starts to see the humanity in the man who's perpetrated this horrible act upon him. He feels sorry for him but also worries that he's developing real affection and tries to end the relationship before it's too late. SECOND WARNING FOR SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE MOVIE: Preston, the attacker, is shocked to finally discover that Jules, the man he's been dating, is in fact the drag queen he attacked several months earlier. He believes that their relationship has only been a scheme to expose Preston as revenge for the attack and that Jules never had any feelings for him. This leads to a violent confrontation that both walk away from, bloodied, beaten and heartbroken. Jules finally realises that he might be in love with Preston when he arrives home covered in blood and finds a heartfelt birthday gift waiting for him on his bed.

Vicehaven A city with neon veins and rotten bones. Towers of glass cracked like old teeth; alleys that stank of stale beer, piss, and yesterday's blood. The streets glowed orange in the rain but the glow only made the gutters shine darker, slick with oil rainbows and cigarette ends drowning in puddles. Here, everything is borrowed - your breath, your heartbeat, your time. Everyone owes a debt, and Vicehaven always collects. Some pay with silence. Some with skin. Most with their souls. Down every corner, you can hear its appetite: bottles breaking, sirens crying, the wet slap of fists in the dark. And above it all, neon sings its false lullaby, buzzing signs painted over brothels and casinos - lipstick smeared across a corpse. The Devil runs this city. He wears suits cut sharper than knives, gold in his smile, blood on his hands. And the angels? They left a long time ago, their wings sold, their halos pawned, their names long forgotten. Vicehaven doesn't raise saints. It only fattens devils.

James Frederick was born in a city that never sleeps, where fairytales exist. James always had hopes and dreams...types of dreams that, he wished he succeeded. But now he doesn't.... But he quickly learns that the flashy city hides secrets darker than any nightclub. Between becoming a theif to learn things bad people do to becoming a vigilante. So on and, so on. James must navigate a world where the line between friend and foe is as blurred as the city lights at midnight. Even if it's to protect, to save...or to punish.

When a forensic analyst uncovers proof that an elite police division is framing an underground activist collective for state-sanctioned assassinations, he abandons his badge to infiltrate the crew-only to find that dismantling a corrupt system means risking his life alongside the fierce rebel leader he is falling for. In a city choked by corporate control and state surveillance, justice is decided before the crime even happens. Sean Lin, a quiet and meticulous forensic analyst for the Special Investigations Division (SID), discovers the fatal truth behind the murder of a reformist senator: the ballistic report framing an underground rebel crew known as The Forge was logged thirty minutes before the trigger was pulled. Wiping his terminal and vanishing off the grid, Sean infiltrates the collective under the guise of an exiled law dropout. But earning the trust of Arc-the crew's fiercely protective, battle-hardened leader-is a trial by fire. As tensions flare between Sean's belief in institutional evidence and Arc's radical direct action, an undeniable spark ignites in the quiet shadows of their hidden garage. When the SID orchestrates a catastrophic mass casualty trap to permanently crush the resistance, Sean's true identity threatens to tear them apart just as the countdown to detonation begins.

Logline: When the daughter of the world's most feared assassin seeks a quiet life in Charming, she finds that you can't outrun a shadow-especially when you fall for a man who lives in the dark. The Story: Johnna Wick spent her life in the quiet periphery of her father's legendary violence. But after the devastating loss of her mother, Helen, the silence at home became deafening. Desperate to escape the heavy weight of the "Baba Yaga" legacy and the overprotective gaze of John Wick, Johnna heads for the West Coast, seeking a life that is loud, messy, and-most importantly-her own. She expected small-town peace in Charming; she didn't expect the Sons of Anarchy. When she crosses paths with Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, she finds a kindred spirit-someone else struggling to stay afloat in a sea of secrets and brotherhood. As their connection deepens, Johnna realizes that the SAMCRO life is just as dangerous as the Continental's, only with less rules. When her past eventually catches up to her, Johnna must decide if she'll remain the grieving daughter or if she'll pick up the tools of her father's trade to protect the man she loves and the club she's started to call home.

Blaster bolts. Blood. Betrayal. Talo Senn is a no-name smuggler with a haunted past, a teenage tagalong, and a bounty on his head big enough to get him killed twice. After a job goes sideways, he and Sarah find themselves on the run-again-this time with a stuttering, scrapheap droid and no idea who to trust. Set in the gritty underbelly of the galaxy, The Ballad of Talo the Smuggler is a neo-noir space western about loyalty, survival, and what makes a man when everything else is stripped away.

Daria Accardi built her empire in the shadows. By day, she controls billion-dollar deals from behind a polished boardroom table. By night, she moves through the city like a ghost - ruthless, precise, untouchable. Until one alley changes everything. A pregnant stranger. Three dead men. A newborn marked for death. Now someone is watching her. Someone who knows her name. Someone who believes she should have never interfered. They call him The Serpent. And if he wants the child... he'll have to go through her first. In a city ruled by secrets and blood, Daria must decide how far she's willing to go to keep a promise - and what she's ready to become to win a game that was already in motion. She doesn't break promises. But this one might destroy her.

In this Neo-Pulp Noir story, on the city planet in the Amaron star-system, Kitty Sugawara works as a local freelancer, a mercenary capable of any job (with exceptions). On an uneventful night, she is approached by the wife of a union leader to investigate the disappearance of her husband. Hired as a private investigator, the case will take her high and low from the skies in her star-cruiser to the underground slums, not knowing this seemingly ordinary job will have her come face-to-face with the past.

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Nikolai Verne believes that aliens walk among us, after accidentally witnessing highly-classified phenomena at the private space agency he used to work at. Luciana Lobos believes that demons and ghosts are real, after an eerie childhood encounter with a spirit. The two find themselves at odds with each other, when they are forced to work together to discover the truth within an endless list of paranormal conspiracies... And the horrifying realization that they themselves might be something more than human. Dandadan meets The X Files and Buzzfeed Unsolved in this thrilling, dark, urban fantasy, set in an alternate version of Earth where humanity starts to slowly unravel the mystery of its origins. It features an urban gothic setting, where the Veil that conceals worlds beyond our known reality starts thinning, and the horrors that plague humanity's nightmares roam every alleyway. It is up to those who can embrace the unknown to break free from the System that keeps life on Earth subjugated and find out the truth... Before it's too late. Readers can expect: - Dual Protagonists (Two POVs) - Character-driven development - Very Slow burn romance, no harem - Creative twists of popular myths, urban legends and horror stories - Paranormal Mystery & Science Fiction Elements - Psychological Horror & Eldritch Beings Galore - Slice of Life, but the vibes are slightly unsettling - Absurdist humor A haunted doll, a possessed man and an Esper walk into a bar, what happens next should not be televised. Please be aware this story will contain potentially triggering content in the future, such as body horror, graphic depictions of violence, traumatic situations and more. This fiction is meant to be consumed by adults.

In the cyberpunk metropolis of NeoCity, Detective Alex Mercer and Officer Jessica Rivera find themselves immersed in a treacherous virtual world when they stumble upon a sinister game called "Virtual Shadows." The game, orchestrated by a group of hackers known as "The Binary Phantoms," traps players in a deadly murder mystery where real-life victims are the pawns. Determined to put an end to this malevolence, Alex and Jessica dive headfirst into the virtual abyss, navigating a twisted realm of cyberpunk horror and psychological torment. Their investigation leads them to the enigmatic Cyber Prophet, a mysterious figure rumored to possess supernatural abilities in the virtual world. With the help of the Cyber Prophet, they uncover a dark conspiracy at the heart of NeoCity, involving the powerful conglomerate MetaCorp and its insidious project, "Project Pandora." This project aims to control the masses by tapping into their subconscious, using the virtual world as a manipulative tool. As Alex and Jessica gather evidence against MetaCorp, they form an alliance of justice, including former MetaCorp researcher Dr. Evelyn Monroe and other allies willing to fight against the malevolence that engulfs the city. Their mission culminates in a daring revelation at the annual MetaCorp Expo, exposing the company's darkest secrets to the public. But as the truth is unveiled, NeoCity faces a reckoning, and the malevolent forces they confront may not be easily defeated. In the aftermath of their battle against the malevolence, Alex, Jessica, and their alliance members must confront the consequences of their actions, knowing that the shadows of NeoCity may never truly recede. The Cyber Prophet's warning lingers in their minds, leaving them wary of the darkness that lurks in the city's depths. As they move forward, new mysteries and challenges await, and the battle for justice in NeoCity continues.

"It Always Rains In Gartheim", By Aspenn Kennedy It always rains in Gartheim. And never stops at night. For the night never ends in Blackwood. After a shadow convoy transporting mysterious cargo is massacred, Aliushin K'Malikai, the last survivor of a group of Blackguards sent to rescue them, escapes, carrying the cursed BLACK LANTERN, an ancient relic that pulls darkness from its bearer instead of casting light into the world. Hunted for the Lantern's infamy and destructive nature, Aliushin, keeping it far away from innocents and loved ones, bears the responsibility and presses deeper into Blackwood, desperate to reach the Holy City, to approach Great Lamp and plead with the Arch-Deacon to lift the Black Lanterns curse and clear his name. But persued, hunted, and attacked at every turn, Aliushins flight and the consequences that follow him, bends the world around him and the lives that follow him. On the border's warfront, Aulgihn-a commander in the nations infantry-drives men into battle against an invading force he no longer has faith can be quickly defeated. In the canopies above, Kariss, a young ranger's apprentice, learns survival beneath the blood-soaked canopies of the Blackwood's and Great White Crateris trees-trees so impossibly massive and dense, they block out every trace of sunlight, leaving the entire province in a state of endless night. And in the lamplit cities, a group of occult investigators called THE INQUISITES follow the convoy massacre's trail into the heart of the Deep Dark of Blackwood, discovering horrors older than Gartheim itself. It Always Rains In Gartheim is grim, introspective, packed with existential horror, and truly, truly violent. A diegetic story on the nature of identity that never asks you when the light will return-only what's left of you when it doesn't. There are stories galore of the Light within. This is a story, of the Shadows we cast. And if you're not careful-you just might fall into it.

Milady Eleanor von Thompson is not a protagonist material. Nor she wants to be. She leads a basic life, no hidden abilities, and no vendetta against a clandestine coven of sorcerers. She doesn't brandish a sword in a world dominated by magic, not a prophesied saint who will one day save humanity from the forces of darkness, nor the long lost princess of a fallen kingdom. This flips into an ambition after making three friends who are protagonist incarnates. She can't help but admire them (i.e. harbor a strong sense of envy). Enter - Jean Takavic, who brandishes a sword in a world dominated by magic; Aria Corenswet, a prophesied saint who will one day save humanity from the forces of darkness, and; Selene Winters, a mysterious girl who might as well be a long lost princess from a fallen kingdom somewhere. All three of them find themselves at the comfort of Milady's warm and welcoming companionship. In this magic school story, Milady's quest to become a "protagonist" begins! ******** JUST ANOTHER MAGIC SCHOOL STORY FOR YOU. Volume 1. The Poltergeist Cycle Concept and Story by Kuroyoru Kazamatsuri This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to people, either living or the dead, places, events, and magic schools are either fictitious or entirely coincidental. I don't own the cover art. © 2026 Crowyoru. All Rights Reserved.

Book Two in the Jimmy Clean Series. Every Machine has a purpose. Violent criminal Jimmy 'The Machine' Clean is about to find out his. Fresh out of his coma, Jimmy returns for another tale of Hookers, sex, ultra-violence and romance. The Clean Machine is set on and around the K' Road in Auckland, New Zealand in the year 2000. I've put this in the Horror section. Action and Thriller don't seem a 100 percent fit and it is an extreme story, so... Characters in this series speak and act in a manner that may offend readers. This will include scenes that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist and misogynistic, in content, context and language. There are scenes of extreme violence, including non-consensual sexual violence, along with scenes of explicit sex between consenting characters. If any of these things may offend or disturb, please, do not read.

Vandora City is a place of contrasts-modern skyscrapers tower over old brick buildings, progress masks deep-seated corruption. Bureaucracy paralyzes change, and crime is more organized than the government itself. By day, Frank is a weary civil servant, battling inefficiency and injustice. By night, he becomes The Nose, a vigilante fighting crime with force. But some battles, like frozen funds for an orphanage, can't be solved with fists. At home, his family is his refuge. His daughter asks for a story, and he hints at a past encounter with the dangerous princess, carefully avoiding the darker truths. Beyond corruption, a deeper menace lurks-whispers of secret experiments, eerie symbols, and creatures in the shadows. Frank and his allies fight not for glory, but to protect what truly matters: their loved ones.

In an alternate New York City, ink stains are the least of their worries.

Confessions of a Killer Virgin Genre: Dark Comedy | Neo-Noir Thriller Tone: Stylish, Satirical, Sinisterly Elegant Lucienne Marais is flawless. Fashionable, mysterious, and endlessly polite-she's the woman who leaves lilies at every funeral and never stays long enough for small talk. But behind the silk gloves and soft-spoken charm lies a secret: she's a virgin-and a serial killer. Her victims? Men of power who misuse it. A surgeon who touches what he shouldn't. A CEO who silences women with hush money. An influencer hiding his fists behind filters. Lucienne's kills are poetic, precise, and deeply personal. And always followed by her favorite ritual: slipping into a church pew and whispering a "confession" no one truly hears. To the world, she's a grieving beauty. A myth. A mystery. But former priest-turned-true-crime-podcaster, Elijah Voss, is beginning to put the pieces together. He's not just tracking the pattern-he's obsessed with her. And she knows it. Each chapter follows Lucienne's cycle: identify, seduce, destroy, repent-in heels. She doesn't feel guilt. She feels purpose. But the line between justice and addiction is starting to blur. As Elijah gets closer, and her past begins to crack through the surface, Lucienne faces the ultimate confession: Is she doing God's work-or just feeding her hunger for control? When Elijah finally confronts her inside a candlelit chapel, it isn't with handcuffs-but with a choice. Expose her... or understand her. Because Lucienne doesn't run. She whispers. She smiles. She walks away. And someone else always follows. ⸻ A seductive dark comedy of sin, stilettos, and sacred vengeance. For fans of Killing Eve, Gone Girl, and morally complicated women who pray after they slay.