The Graveyard's Herd

The Graveyard's Herd is a gothic, psychological horror story set in the small, mist-cloaked town of Harlow, where every Halloween, a spectral herd of ghostly horses rides through the cemetery gates - whispering names, claiming souls, and leaving madness in their wake.

The townspeople treat the herd like a myth, a superstition - but for Lilly, it's terrifyingly real. After venturing into the cemetery with her best friend Mae, Lilly becomes the first to survive an encounter with the herd in a generation. But survival comes with a cost. Her friend is dead, her mother confesses chilling secrets, and something dark now stirs inside Lilly - a faint echo of the herd's call.

As the story unfolds, The Graveyard's Herd becomes a haunting exploration of inheritance, guilt, and the thin line between the living and the dead.

What's to Come

Chapter 2 - "All Hallows Return"

A Halloween addition: the herd stirs again one year later. Lilly feels its pull despite her mother's warnings. She begins seeing ghostly shapes in reflections and hearing Mae's voice whispering from the shadows. The line between memory and haunting blurs.

Chapter 3 - "The Watchers"

Lilly discovers the town's hidden order - a small group of townspeople who remember the herd's victims and keep watch over the graves. They claim they can contain the curse, but their methods are as cruel as the herd itself.

Chapter 4 - "The Ribbon and the Gate"

Lilly returns to the cemetery, searching for Mae's spirit - or maybe herself. There she finds that the herd isn't random; it's drawn to unfinished grief, to those who can't let go. Her mother's true involvement comes to light.

Chapter 5 - "The Hollow Bride"

Lilly begins transforming - her dreams filled with galloping hooves, her breath turning cold. The herd calls her by name, inviting her to join them as their new guide. Her humanity flickers like candlelight.