Womeninhorror Stories

The zombie apocalypse was only the beginning. What came after was worse. So much worse. This is my entry for the #opennovellacontest2021

A woman takes the words secret admirer to a whole new, deadly level.

I never imagined my childhood would one day be read across towns and villages in Japan, my journals transformed into a game. And yet, through it all, I remain quietly proud. I survived the horrors.

a dark poem

A biblically referenced femme fatale horror novel. Bea was settled and sad while Pam was angry, annoyed, and ultimately bored with their lives. They create an escape plan from the suburbs which leads to multiple murders, attempted murders, arson and more. Bea's constantly conflicted with morality while Pam grows more and more power hungry. These two really pull off quite the show. What makes a god? Who deems what is truly right and what is truly wrong? Two femme fatales venture forth to answer these questions, unbeknownst to them, as they take on multiple crimes along with their children to strive for the power of independence. All the while they are cultivating the very thing that will end their pursuit.

At Vasundhara Institute, girls learn quickly: how to smile politely, how to stay careful, how to walk home with keys between their fingers, and how to survive men who are never punished. When first-year student Kavya Sharma is found dead beneath the hostel terrace, the college calls it suicide. The girls know better. A law student collecting secrets in hidden red files. A hacker who can erase lives with one leak. A psychology student who remembers every lie. A boxer searching for her missing cousin. A rich girl trapped inside her own perfect life. A journalist chasing dead stories. And a quiet girl nobody noticed until it was too late. Seven girls. One dead student. And a city built to protect powerful men. What begins as anonymous exposure soon becomes something far more dangerous. Mysterious red notes start appearing across Delhi. Predators begin disappearing. Powerful men start locking their doors in fear. The media gives them a name: Daughters of Kali. But legends are never born from violence alone. They are born from rage. Pretty Girls Don't Kill is a dark psychological thriller about trauma, power, sisterhood, and what happens when justice keeps failing the same people-until fear finally changes sides.