Tripping Over Twilight: A Collection of Short Horror and Supernatural Stories

by T.W. Grim

“T. W. Grim can tell one hell of a story.”—C.D. Kester, author of Chasing DemonsHorror favorite T.W. Grim invites you to pull up a chair and watch the sun slip past the horizon with this dark and macabre collection of short stories.A creature with the appearance of a young boy terrorizes the inmates and guards of a prison. A man fights for survival after being trapped in a dark and horrifying pit. Amidst a city in flames, a man faces relentless pursuit by a nightmarish creature named Wuurzum. A man is locked in a perpetual battle with an entity that possesses innocent people.These stories and others offer a disquieting look at what happens to familiar places after the comforting light of day has been extinguished by the creeping shroud of nightfall. Turn down the lights, get comfortable... and prepare to lose some sleep.Praise for Tripping Over “This is an excellent book… it will absolutely enthrall you and give the sort of stomach-tightening, painful fascination that true horror fans live for and for which T.W. Grim is rightly known.”—Shen Hart, author of Wyrd Calling“An in your face, no holds barred, downright horrifying collection of horror tales. Each tale is wonderful…”—Rafael Marmol, author of If Hell is What You Want“Well-written, chilling, and fun in a most macabre way.”—Roxie Prince, author of Compendium

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Fiction

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 11, 2014

About the author

T.W. Grim is a horror novelist from Southwestern Ontario. He is the author of 99 Brief Scenes From the End of the World, Tripping Over Twilight, When the Stars Fall and The Promises We Make in December.

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Reviews

[Stitching Ghost · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure if I'm just starting to get tapped out on short stories (what I mean is please take my review with a grain of salt) but aside from the second story which was Canadian winter-based horror and the fourth story which was prison-based horror I didn't really connect with any of the stories. I liked the idea of alternating longer stories and 2-pages/shorter stories but since the shorter stories didn't really resonate with me it just made them a bit forgettable.

3.5 rounded up.

[Jonathan Stavert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A MUST Read for short story horror lovers like Myself ❤️❤️

Boo..haha.. "🥳HAPPY 2025🥳" I normally read kindleunlimited on my own tablet and account, though I also used my husbands phone when needed..as I am tonight!

I have read many, many books through my kindleunlimited subscription, which I have had for several years!!

I hate to admit that I have not done as many reviews as I should be doing, and will be working on this through 2025 as I realize how important this is for each and every author who write the stories we all love to read for such amazing pricing..🥰

I had to do a review for this book and I will also make a review for the second book in this series once I am done reading it. (Starting it once I submit this review ✌️)

This is one of the best short horror books that I have read and it's a great read if you are looking for something new and very mind tangling..READ THIS BOOK OF SHORT STORIES, GUARANTEED YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!

Cheers,
Stay surprised and keep yourself smiling with lots of scares 😱

[Rikke Nordravn · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book have some of the well known, well loved 'creepypasta' stories, like 'snowdevils', 'new fish' and 'wuurzum' - and for those alone, I think this collection is worth it, and that is what gives it two of the four stars I rated it.

Personally I found 'the pit' incredibly long and boring, and I wasn't fond of most the 'filler' stories stuck in there. It makes the collection oddly cluttered.

BUT I do absolutely recommend it, if nothing else if you never read any of the three stories I mentioned up top, you really should. They are brilliant in each their own way.

[Rudy R · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were two I absolutely couldn't stomach ("In the Pit" and "Mrs. Blackmore") and I think it's for the same reason: you knew what you were dealing with in the first 25-33% of the tale. I think when I'm listening to short horror fiction I want to hang onto the mystery for as long as possible and when you know what the monster is early on it just becomes something else.

[Robert Knudsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding

There are some outstanding short stories in this book, I'm going to be looking for more of this author books. The stories are very well written,what l love the most is when you finish, you want to read more,great job

[Drinking Lattes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed every one of these stories. I did not expect the gore, but it was never gratuitous or an overabundance of it. Each story manages to keep my attention and has well-fleshed-out characters. I am very interested to read more from T.W. Grim.

[Jose | Spine and Dandy 📚]

DNF - Couldn’t get past that first story. Unnecessarily long.

[Christopher Pate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly intriguing set of stories. Mild short thrillers interspersing some lengthy, imaginative and truly gruesome stories. Not for the faint of heart.

[Shawna Mathieu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disturbing

These stories are simple, but they pack a lot of punch. The last story about the evil being posing as a teacher REALLY freaked me out, but I loved the ending.

[Shen Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

We received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Notecard Review:

This is a distinctly Lovecraftian horror anthology, carefully curated to tell a story in the pattern of its stories. Its style is visceral, agonizingly so, and it pulls off grizzly horror better than anything I’ve read in years. Its only major failings are a shallow lack of meaning and a visible lack of proofreading, the former representing a disquieting missed opportunity and the latter an insignificant but nonetheless omnipresent distraction.

Full Review:

This text is, as mentioned, a contestant to the legacy of Lovecraft. This description, however accurate, nonetheless fails to capture the entirety of it, its nearly profound use of crudity and graphic, brutal violence overwhelming the boundaries of Lovecraftian subtlety in a fashion that works wonders in ways it has no right to. The prose style is unapologetic, seeking no quarter from the soulless, blindly pretentious arthouse literature crowd that so deftly dodges around comprehension of the nature of art and literature as to veritably demand books like this to mock its failings.

That is not to say, however, that the book entirely overwhelms any objection such a benighted soul might have. Its unflappable resistance to artistic pretention does it credit, but the lack of any artistic substance behind the curtain, the lack of any message or meaning rising above the (admittedly considerable) entertainment value, most certainly undermines it to a very real degree. Of course, there’s little argument that could be made for the idea that every book must have deeper meaning, but there are very few which would not be served by some deeper hook into the intellectual psyche, if only for the inherent increase to their emotional impact. This is a prime example of such a missed opportunity. Combined with the veritable slew of typographical errors, this edges it out of the 5-star category with a wetly depressing thud.

The character development is very nearly preternatural given the length of the stories, truly human souls gazing haplessly out from the page as if desperate to achieve traction in the reader’s mind in order to escape their situation. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it unparalleled, but it certainly rises leagues above the norm and gives tremendous artistic credibility to what might otherwise be seen as a penny-dreadful-style gorefest.

The pacing is sufficient, hardly groundbreaking and bringing nothing in particular to the proceedings, but nonetheless it does what needs to be done and keeps its head down. At no point did I find myself feeling rushed or bored, merely moving steadily and effectively from point A to point Z and all points in between.

Most of all, though, the success of an anthology hangs not on the value of the individual stories, however brilliant, but on the summation of the text, the bringing together of elements to form a cohesive emotional journey, and this is where the book truly shines. There is an unshakable but indistinct and ephemeral story being told here, a descent from casual mortal conflict to inherent insanity that creeps up to slaughter you word by word.

All in all, this is an excellent book. It won’t change your life, it won’t realign your perceptions, but it will absolutely enthrall you and give the sort of stomach-tightening, painful fascination that true horror fans live for and for which T.W. Grim is rightly known. This is a book that you simply can’t escape.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Tripping Over Twilight" combines the macabre and bizarre in a collection of frightening short stories that begins with a death and a blind maid's premonition that the new widow " is eating him". Included in an innovative treasury of gritty and horrific plots the author explores stolen souls and eternal life in Vita Aeterna"; the emergence of a demonic creature that stalks the dirty, smelly and loud hallways of a penitentiary in "New Fish"; and the deception of a cannibalistic castaway in "Adrift".

Reminiscent of Stephen King novels the stories keep you on the edge of your seat often because of a sudden twist at the end although they need more development, and a good edit. Yet with a fluid and graphic writing style T.W. Grim creates landscapes and characters that are vividly disturbing and terrifying. This is a writer to be watched by horror fans. I would rate it a 3.5 but have given it a 4.0 because of the scale.

[H.G. Gravy · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the author that brought you 99 Brief Scenes from the End of the World, comes an in your face, no holds barred, downright horrifying collection of horror tales. This is not for the sqeemish, easily offended, or sensitive. Grim paints a picture of madness that is unafraid, vivid, and truly gets under your skin. Some of my favorites included The New Fish, Wuurzum, and Snow Devils. In the Pit was my absolute favorite of the collection but each tale is wonderful and draws the reader into a world of unimaginable discomfort and leaves you feeling dirty after you finish. Hoping to see more from this author in the future.

[Roxie Prince · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly entertaining and deliciously creepy.

I discovered T.W. Grim's work through the NoSleep podcast, so I knew I would not be disappointed. This collection of stories is well-written, chilling, and fun in a most macabre way. I look forward to reading more of Grim's work, and I hope the folks at NoSleep narrate more of Grim's tales in the future!

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winter is hungry.