Night Terrors Vol. 19: Short Horror Stories Anthology

by Scare Street, Peter Kelly, A.J. Hartson

Trick or treat, trick or treat! Hungry ghouls crave fresh meat…A recovering addict faces the ultimate test when an old friend puts him through a terrifying ordeal. Two brave souls spend the night in a haunted house, only to emerge forever changed. And a cursed photographer goes to horrific lengths when their vision slowly decays…Scare Street is proud to present a new collection of diabolical delights. Twelve nightmarish tales of terror lurk within this sinister tome. Each one is a treat for shivers and shrieks. And the only tricks you’ll find are the ones your mind plays on you, as you feverishly turn another page…Were those footsteps you heard, creaking across the floorboards? Was that whispering outside the window? Or just the whistling of the wind?The sounds grew closer, louder. A horde of tiny ghouls scamper into your room, saliva dripping from their razor-sharp fangs. And you realize there is only one treat they crave.The sweet taste of human flesh…This volume features to following Poor Boys in Poorhouses by Peter Kelly2. Bitten by A. J. Hartson3. A Night in the Kohler House by Donna Marie West4. Hank's Murder by S. B. Duncan5. Filtered by Sarah Stegall6. A Case of the Creeps by Melinda Long7. In the Rearview by Nikki R. Leigh8. An Old Friend by Montgomery England9. New Arcadia by Kristen Reid10. Godbeetle by Mike Morgan11. Joe Baker Closes Up by Jackson Robinson12. Millie's Lore by Ron Ripley and Kevin Saito

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

199 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2021

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this volume we get a great variety of frights. We have giant leeches, overprotective nannies, intelligent giant beetles and a host of other insane scenarios. This is what I like most about this series - that even after 19 volumes, the stories never get stale or repetitive. Sure, there are a lot of ghosts but they come in many different flavors. Terrors don't have to be presented in "familiar" forms (werewolves, zombies, ghosts, etc) to make you keep the lights on at night. In fact, it's finding monsters in nontraditional guises that provides the most memorable reads.
None of that would mean squat if the stories themselves weren't well written , and these are. They rarely have predictable endings and many will make the reader sit up and say "whoa!"

[Icy_Space_Cobwebs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Halloween is close, so warm your heart and scare yourself with this 12-story collection in Scare Street's NIGHT TERRORS Series. From a Haunting that is actually healing to a new kind of Haunting never before encountered by eidetic Jimmy Hsu, there's appeal here to all to "get your scares on," stay awake all night...and ponder on a possible other cause of wasting disease. Jump in and enjoy these Scares.

[Jennifer Roth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable eerie!

This is an interesting anthology of horror stories, widely varied to ensure there's something to creep out everyone! I found Sarah Stegall's contribution especially horrific!

[Jackson Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for the spooky season!

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories were very good, particularly Sarah Stegall’s. Others I wasn’t as keen on. Still worth a read.