Dark Night, Black Rain

A collection of short horror/dark suspense stories set at night and/or in the rain.

Knowing:

What you know can hurt you.

Don't Open the Door:

I live alone in a suburban house on a quiet, dark street. There aren't many children in this area, aren't many people at all, so there's every reason not to open the door on Halloween. So when he tries to lure me outside, I resist. When he gets violent, and I sit here with a broken phone and no way to call for help, I know it will take a miracle to survive the night. Lucky for me, I know someone who specializes in miracles.

Charlie:

Driving home to surprise his family with his unannounced return from a missions trip, Robb suddenly hears screaming from somewhere out in the cold, rainy night. Thinking someone may be hurt, he stops to help. What he finds instead is a heartbreaking scene of supernatural terror.

The View from the Bed:

Adelaide Miles has just bought her first house. She chose the smallest bedroom for her own because of its fantastic view of the pond neighboring her yard. But one rainy night, what she views out that window from her bed will spark a nightmarish chain of events she can only hope to survive. When she meets Officer Grant Shepard, she learns that it will be faith they need if there is to be an end to the horror.

A Moment of Silence:

Every town has something in its past that haunts it. Disasters and tragedies - large or small, natural or otherwise - dot the histories of every human habitation. Often, these events are given a name, something with capital letters, to show how profound an effect it has had on those still remaining to remember. But not in my town.