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Under Your Bed: 13 Tales to Terrify
My husband insists on keeping this one painting of a woman.
I listened to a true crime podcast… about myself.
I found an old childhood photo. There's something terribly wrong with it.
UNDER YOUR BED brings you 13 terrifying tales for your darkest nights. From horrific games of hide-and-seek to sinister paintings, from tiny fairy gardens to malevolent doppelgängers, this collection is guaranteed to make you fear what goes bump in the night.
These tales are longer than those in the bestselling Don't Scream collection by Blair Daniels.
About Black Widow Press
We're passionate about scares, thrills, and all things that go bump in the night. Stay tuned for more books this year to keep you up all night! Don't Scream and other Black Widow books contain mild to moderate violence and sexual content not suitable for those under 18 years of age.
I listened to a true crime podcast… about myself.
I found an old childhood photo. There's something terribly wrong with it.
UNDER YOUR BED brings you 13 terrifying tales for your darkest nights. From horrific games of hide-and-seek to sinister paintings, from tiny fairy gardens to malevolent doppelgängers, this collection is guaranteed to make you fear what goes bump in the night.
These tales are longer than those in the bestselling Don't Scream collection by Blair Daniels.
About Black Widow Press
We're passionate about scares, thrills, and all things that go bump in the night. Stay tuned for more books this year to keep you up all night! Don't Scream and other Black Widow books contain mild to moderate violence and sexual content not suitable for those under 18 years of age.
150 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2022
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February 13, 2023
Brilliant collection of spooky short stories!
October 23, 2025
I've lost count of how many of Blair Daniels' collections I've read. Totally addictive, spooky, super-creepy reads!
July 2, 2022
This is a wonderful set of horror reads.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
November 6, 2022
Short stories really god 🙌🏻🎃
October 18, 2023
3.5 stars
Another good collection, just what I needed.
Another good collection, just what I needed.
October 29, 2022
A spooky collection of short stories! Perfect to read the weekend before Halloween!
July 8, 2024
This was a great collection for reading one story at night before bed. There weren't any stand out five star reads here for me...but a lot of 4 and 3 star reads. I liked the premise of all of them and they were nice and short...but still well written. Perfect for when you want a bite sized story. Definitely looking forward to reading more from this author.
September 17, 2022
Just one more...
An interesting collection of stories. Good enough that each time I finished one I'd tell myself "Just one more."
However, the endings of some of the endings fell flat, or ended abruptly with no "closure" for the story.
An interesting collection of stories. Good enough that each time I finished one I'd tell myself "Just one more."
However, the endings of some of the endings fell flat, or ended abruptly with no "closure" for the story.
July 2, 2022
I've followed Blair Daniels' writing since the very early /r/nosleep days, and I was very excited at the opportunity to read this book. Now that I have, my biggest takeaway is that it contains some of her scariest stuff, but also one or two stories that don't quite hit the mark for me.
My favorite stories are:
-Hide and Seek
-Hotel California
-A True Crime Podcast... About Myself
-My Girlfriend's Texts Don't Sound Like Her
Each of these stories takes a very simple premise and asks "what could go wrong?" The effect is frequently chilling. "Hide and Seek", which I think is the scariest in the collection, changes from the mundane to the uncomfortable with one small occurrence. The presence of "out of place" details takes these tales firmly to the realm of the uncanny.
In addition, a lot of the stories in this collection have really interesting thematic turns. "The Painting My Husband Keeps" explores the idea of contradictory obsessions really well; I do think that particular story should have been a little bit longer to better explore these ideas, but it's still a fantastic example of themes and motifs being explored in the story's action.
My least favorite stories in the collection were:
-The Virtual Interview
-There's Something Wrong With my Childhood Photos
Don't get me wrong, both of these stories are well-written and interesting. They're worth reading and the author should be very proud of them.
"The Virtual Interview" just didn't work for me as a matter of personal preference, so I won't do a deep-dive. "Childhood Photos" suffers from being too interesting of an idea. The premise and characters are fascinating and just couldn't be fully captured in a short story; I think this tale would work much more effectively as a novella or novel. The pace of the story was hard to stay immersed with, which was a shame because I do believe this was the single scariest and most interesting premise in the entire book.
All in all, every story in this book is well-written, and almost all are scary in the way that gets under your skin and comes back to you whenever a situation feels wrong. The mundane is twisted into the macabre by the smallest of details. The imagery sticks with the reader, and the prose is straightforward.
I strongly recommend this book to fans of short horror, fans of Blair Daniels, fans of shows like the Twilight Zone or Masters of Horror, or people looking for a unique collection of stories. Before realizing it, you'll fall under the sinister spell of the tales within.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
My favorite stories are:
-Hide and Seek
-Hotel California
-A True Crime Podcast... About Myself
-My Girlfriend's Texts Don't Sound Like Her
Each of these stories takes a very simple premise and asks "what could go wrong?" The effect is frequently chilling. "Hide and Seek", which I think is the scariest in the collection, changes from the mundane to the uncomfortable with one small occurrence. The presence of "out of place" details takes these tales firmly to the realm of the uncanny.
In addition, a lot of the stories in this collection have really interesting thematic turns. "The Painting My Husband Keeps" explores the idea of contradictory obsessions really well; I do think that particular story should have been a little bit longer to better explore these ideas, but it's still a fantastic example of themes and motifs being explored in the story's action.
My least favorite stories in the collection were:
-The Virtual Interview
-There's Something Wrong With my Childhood Photos
Don't get me wrong, both of these stories are well-written and interesting. They're worth reading and the author should be very proud of them.
"The Virtual Interview" just didn't work for me as a matter of personal preference, so I won't do a deep-dive. "Childhood Photos" suffers from being too interesting of an idea. The premise and characters are fascinating and just couldn't be fully captured in a short story; I think this tale would work much more effectively as a novella or novel. The pace of the story was hard to stay immersed with, which was a shame because I do believe this was the single scariest and most interesting premise in the entire book.
All in all, every story in this book is well-written, and almost all are scary in the way that gets under your skin and comes back to you whenever a situation feels wrong. The mundane is twisted into the macabre by the smallest of details. The imagery sticks with the reader, and the prose is straightforward.
I strongly recommend this book to fans of short horror, fans of Blair Daniels, fans of shows like the Twilight Zone or Masters of Horror, or people looking for a unique collection of stories. Before realizing it, you'll fall under the sinister spell of the tales within.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 11, 2024
STARTER STORIES
I view this collection of Horror Stories as more of a "starts you thinking for a choose-your-own-adventure" thrill. Each of these Terrifying Tales makes you think AND spins your mind off in different directions. I found myself thinking THESE ARE GOOD CLIFFHANGERS! because I'd inevitably ask myself BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?! lol. I thinks these stories spook your interest just enough to get you to BUY-IN, and then ... just as quickly as your curiosity was peaked, the story ends, leaving you with all sorts of questions AND wondering. 🤔 I found this to be a delightful departure from my string of novel reading AND can't wait to read more from this SERIES of Short Horror Stories! Kudos, BLAIR DANIELS! 👏
I view this collection of Horror Stories as more of a "starts you thinking for a choose-your-own-adventure" thrill. Each of these Terrifying Tales makes you think AND spins your mind off in different directions. I found myself thinking THESE ARE GOOD CLIFFHANGERS! because I'd inevitably ask myself BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?! lol. I thinks these stories spook your interest just enough to get you to BUY-IN, and then ... just as quickly as your curiosity was peaked, the story ends, leaving you with all sorts of questions AND wondering. 🤔 I found this to be a delightful departure from my string of novel reading AND can't wait to read more from this SERIES of Short Horror Stories! Kudos, BLAIR DANIELS! 👏
October 21, 2022
I read this in today because The Sun Down Motel is dragging and all these stories were dumb as hell. Only one was a tad bit creepy. The other ones started off with one plot point and ended with something completely different that didn’t even have anything to do with how it started. It wasn’t a twist or anything it just like the author forgot how they started and just slapped together an ominous ending. Also, most of these just ended super abruptly and I think I muttered “that was stupid” every single time. Glad this only took about 90 minutes to read.
Only giving this an extra star because the space story was genuinely unsettling)
Only giving this an extra star because the space story was genuinely unsettling)
September 14, 2023
Overall, the stories were not as terrifying as I expected. They were good short stories with lot of potential to dive deeper and expand into horror if the author wanted to. For instance, "A True Crime Podcast... About Myself" is a fantastic idea and the author could have kept going with the story to build suspense and fear and give it a conclusion. Instead, it's easy to understand the point but it just kind of ends. "Someone is Living in my Fairy Garden" is a little too close to real-life creepy for my taste. But my favorite story was "Hotel California" - it was creepy, suspenseful, imaginative, had a cool twist and felt fully resolved.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 30, 2022
I have some special relationship with horror stories. I used to hate those when I was younger, but somehow over time I have started loving a good (yet imaginary) scare. This book has all the scare wow factor in it! LOVED IT does not even begin to describe the way I feel about it! I rarely stalk friends and family with my book suggestions, but this is going to be an exception. Everyone around me is going to hear my YOU HAVE TO READ THIS ONE, YOU HAVE TO! Loved, loved, loved it. Now I’m hooked and I want to read everything the author has written before.
July 3, 2022
While I wouldn’t necessarily call these stories scary, they are thrilling, and much like the old are you afraid of the dark books, this one is aimed at adults, and many of the stories are genuinely creepy. If you were ever a fan of R. L. Stein or the fore mentioned series, you’ll probably like this adult version just as much!.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 7, 2022
Some where more creepy than others but they were all entertaining. They deal with things that could be real, at least I thought so. I loved My Girlfriend's Texts Don't Sound Like Her. There is some real life experience and what could be wrong. I thought this was a good collection of stories, some creepy some not as but they all kept me reading. Great set of short stories.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 10, 2024
This was really awesome! So spooky!
The whole collectiong was great, but My favorites were the one about "there's something wrong with my childhood pictures" and "thou shalt not steal"
I listened to it on audible & it had a virtual voice narrator, which made it sound a big like those YouTube videos that read reddit stories. It was so fun!
It's included in audible plus if you use that, and definitely worth a listen/read. :)
The whole collectiong was great, but My favorites were the one about "there's something wrong with my childhood pictures" and "thou shalt not steal"
I listened to it on audible & it had a virtual voice narrator, which made it sound a big like those YouTube videos that read reddit stories. It was so fun!
It's included in audible plus if you use that, and definitely worth a listen/read. :)
June 16, 2022
I love Blair Daniels’s work and this piece is no exception! The stories were full of amazing twists and heart pounding suspense. I binged it quickly and will have some trouble sleeping tonight. Fantastic short horror collection!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 16, 2022
Talk about my favorite thing to do in my teenage years....read scary stories.
I love this collection. Each brings the goosebumps, cautiously looking over your shoulder and them jump scares at noises or shadows. Turn the lights low and let the scares begin. I received an ARC for an honest and voluntarily review.
I love this collection. Each brings the goosebumps, cautiously looking over your shoulder and them jump scares at noises or shadows. Turn the lights low and let the scares begin. I received an ARC for an honest and voluntarily review.
June 29, 2022
This is Blair Daniels' best one yet. It brought me back to the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books that I grew up reading with my dad. It gave me that nostalgic feeling, but the stories were completely original and terrifying. Do yourself a favor and get yourself a copy!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 21, 2022
This book was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed all of the stories-of course some more than others-but overall they all kept a good pace and were interesting. There were some good twists and creepy moments, but it was like a PG version of a horror movie. This isn’t a bad thing, but much tamer than I am used to reading.
June 29, 2022
out of the 13 shorts , i really only enjoyed 3 . hotel california was gripping and i wish it was longer .
this book was still indeed , in parts , chilling , and had me hiding under my blanket like my 5 y/o , but it lacked the luster of the previous Blair works unfortunately .
this book was still indeed , in parts , chilling , and had me hiding under my blanket like my 5 y/o , but it lacked the luster of the previous Blair works unfortunately .
July 4, 2022
i throughly enjoyed these scary stories, it was what I wanted from this collection. the stories were really well done.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 21, 2022
Not particularly scary
Some interesting short stories here but nothing very scary. Maybe it's because it's difficult to build much terror in short stories or they're just not all that frightening.
Some interesting short stories here but nothing very scary. Maybe it's because it's difficult to build much terror in short stories or they're just not all that frightening.
December 31, 2022
I really liked a lot of this stories but a majority of them ended up being 3 stars for me. I think the author could have pushed them a little to make them a little better, but they were not bad by any means. I just wanted a little moreeeee.
October 1, 2023
Just so-so, unfortunately.
While a couple of the stories were fairly good, for the most part I was disappointed with these stories. I love good horror writing, but this book just didn’t do it for me.
While a couple of the stories were fairly good, for the most part I was disappointed with these stories. I love good horror writing, but this book just didn’t do it for me.
October 7, 2024
What a ride for me
Loved this one...love anthologies for a quick read...I don't want to give spoilers but if are on the run and want to read a story here or there this one is a good one...I give this story 5 anthologies out of 5
Loved this one...love anthologies for a quick read...I don't want to give spoilers but if are on the run and want to read a story here or there this one is a good one...I give this story 5 anthologies out of 5
July 10, 2022
Great collection
I love horror anthologies and this one was very fun to read. Each story was creepy and able to give me just a little chill. Definitely recommend.
I love horror anthologies and this one was very fun to read. Each story was creepy and able to give me just a little chill. Definitely recommend.
July 11, 2022
Great short stories
Great stories very easy to get into. Seemed to be a very short read though, finished the entire book in an hour.
Great stories very easy to get into. Seemed to be a very short read though, finished the entire book in an hour.
August 9, 2022
Endings with a punch
The stories are good and creepy. Every single one of them, the last sentence kicks the horror right to eleven.
The stories are good and creepy. Every single one of them, the last sentence kicks the horror right to eleven.
January 18, 2023
Fun read
The short stories were a fun read. Enjoyed everyone, not always does this happen. Would have been more fun at Halloween time.
The short stories were a fun read. Enjoyed everyone, not always does this happen. Would have been more fun at Halloween time.
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