13 Ghastly Tales

by B.D. Prince

The Thirteen Ghastly Tales in this short story collection represent over a decade of macabre musings by award-winning horror and suspense author, B.D. Prince—many inspired by the imagined terrors of adolescence, some based on real-life horrors, others triggered by story prompts posed by anthology calls.

Amongst these twisted tales, you will find a mix of dark fiction ranging from sci-fi (The Last Drive-in Movie) to paranormal (Into the Shadows) to Native American mythos (Mighty Bear) to serial killers (Chanel No. 1, Witness). Prince’s love for the circus and sideshows is evident in multiple stories, as you’ll soon discover.

As you delve into the dark, twisted labyrinth of B.D. Prince’s imagination, you may detect the influence of the classic EC Comics, TV series like The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, made-for-TV movies like Trilogy of Terror, and anthology films like Creepshow, Tales from the Crypt, Twilight The Movie, Asylum, etc.

So climb aboard the crazy train of Prince’s imagination. Next stop, your nightmares…

Have you ever wondered where writers get their ideas? B.D. Prince has pulled back the curtain and revealed his inspiration for these tales at the end of each story in a section called "Backstory." It's a fascinating look inside the creative mind you're sure to enjoy!

209 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

B.D. Prince was raised in Michigan before moving to California in his twenties to pursue screenwriting and a tan. The dark fiction and comedy writer credits these proclivities to growing up near a cemetery and being endowed with a freakishly long funny bone.

Prince got his start writing humorous greeting cards and penning one-liners for Joan Rivers. Now an award-winning author and screenwriter, Prince won the 2024 Imadjinn Award for the novel "28 Years Haunted." Having published numerous short stories, his recent novella collection, "Eye for an Eye," and his new short story collection "13 Ghastly Tales" (October. 7, 2025), B.D. Prince is currently writing a new horror novel and developing projects for film and television.

Reviews

[Dan Mckeithan · Rating 5 out of 5]

13 tales that will make you want to keep your lights on at night. B. D. brings us ghastly tales that all have one job--to entertain us. At this he excels. Each story is so versatile--we have paranormal, sci-fi, horror, circus and carnival stories, and stories involving serial killers. They all do a great job of keeping us on the edge of our seats and wanting more. My two favorites were Feetus and The Last Drive-in Movie, but all stories were top notch and kept me reading through the night.

[Diana Guibord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy, well-paced and with a sense of humor. Loved this collection of stories. Get the book just to read “Feetus” (my personal favorite).

[Taylor Lebel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stories were all different and unique! I couldn’t put this book down. Super creepy and creative! Reminded me of black mirror in a way.