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Shadows in the Night: A Horror Short Story Collection
For fans of Stephen King and creepypasta, indie author Samuel Small delivers a terrifying collection of stories that conjures the reader’s deepest fears. From deep water to ghosts to monsters, every skeleton is unearthed, every phobia uncaged, every reader unsettled.
Shadows in the Night includes:
Let Me In: A middle schooler receives a text from her dead friend.
Amusement: For this group of teens, clowning around an abandoned park is no laughing matter.
Fallen Angel: When the sun sets, they come out.
The Woods: Three hikers are stalked by something in the woods.
Streetlight: A little girl receives a dark visitor.
Attraction: Follow the string, see where it goes…
Gone Stiff: A lawyer and a cop face the zombie apocalypse.
Mother: In the time it would take me to describe it to you, you could have read it.
Plop: Every hour, she takes a step.
The Bottom: Don’t touch it.
Dark: A security guard is stalked by an unknown creature.
Hive Mind: Something’s off about mom and dad…
Pioneer 1: A space crew investigates an abandoned ship.
Face-Lift: Beauty is in the eyes of The Beholder.
Safe Injection: The local injection site brings untold terrors to a neighboring apartment.
Thumbs Up: A trucker is stalked by his past victims.
Fog: Bad weather creeps into a supermarket.
Woman in White: An author is haunted by his childhood fear.
Customer Reviews:
★★★★ “OMG”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ “Pretty gruesome with satisfying ending.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ “Made me viscerally cringe.”
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ “Good creepy read.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "Very easy to read, and picture in your mind. Nicely done."
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ "Great Story"
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ "Nice atmospheric horror short."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "I was thinking about all that creepiness long after I finished the story!"
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "Very descriptive."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "A good, spooky ghost story."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "In a few pages, Small manages to describe a situation which would take others whole chapters to convey."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
If you’re a fan of bone-chilling horror, hair-raising suspense, and terrifying tales, you can’t miss Shadows in the Night. Purchase your copy today!
WARNING: This collection contains material some readers may find disturbing. Particularly graphic stories are marked with content warnings.
Shadows in the Night includes:
Let Me In: A middle schooler receives a text from her dead friend.
Amusement: For this group of teens, clowning around an abandoned park is no laughing matter.
Fallen Angel: When the sun sets, they come out.
The Woods: Three hikers are stalked by something in the woods.
Streetlight: A little girl receives a dark visitor.
Attraction: Follow the string, see where it goes…
Gone Stiff: A lawyer and a cop face the zombie apocalypse.
Mother: In the time it would take me to describe it to you, you could have read it.
Plop: Every hour, she takes a step.
The Bottom: Don’t touch it.
Dark: A security guard is stalked by an unknown creature.
Hive Mind: Something’s off about mom and dad…
Pioneer 1: A space crew investigates an abandoned ship.
Face-Lift: Beauty is in the eyes of The Beholder.
Safe Injection: The local injection site brings untold terrors to a neighboring apartment.
Thumbs Up: A trucker is stalked by his past victims.
Fog: Bad weather creeps into a supermarket.
Woman in White: An author is haunted by his childhood fear.
Customer Reviews:
★★★★ “OMG”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ “Pretty gruesome with satisfying ending.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ “Made me viscerally cringe.”
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ “Good creepy read.”
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "Very easy to read, and picture in your mind. Nicely done."
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ "Great Story"
-Goodreads reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★★ "Nice atmospheric horror short."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "I was thinking about all that creepiness long after I finished the story!"
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "Very descriptive."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "A good, spooky ghost story."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
★★★★ "In a few pages, Small manages to describe a situation which would take others whole chapters to convey."
-Amazon reviewer, Plop: A Horror Short Story, featured in this collection.
If you’re a fan of bone-chilling horror, hair-raising suspense, and terrifying tales, you can’t miss Shadows in the Night. Purchase your copy today!
WARNING: This collection contains material some readers may find disturbing. Particularly graphic stories are marked with content warnings.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2022
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About the author
Samuel Small
15 books22 followersSamuel Small has been writing stories since he was five years old. His earliest book, titled Mario, was a thrilling tale in which the titular character had to jump up to get a key to open a door. His stories have gotten even more riveting over the years, now consisting of more than one sentence per page.
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November 27, 2023
What can I say about this collection that previous reviews haven't said? I WILL say that I'm cheating a little, as I haven't finished the book but have reached the 3/4s mark, enough to write an honest review.
Small, in discussing this collection, states he was a scared child, and his fears, at least partially - inspired this collection. He also sates that hies reading of Stephen King novels inspired him to become a writer himself.
There is nothing wrung with being labeled an "iindie" writer....many professional writers started this way. But, as Stephen Jones once wrote "Everyone thinks they have a book in them. They don't". I'm not going to write that Small is a bad writer - just inexperienced. Several of his stories are based on interesting ideas - vampires using social media ("Let me In"), the first day of a zombie holocaust ("Gone Stiff"), or being caught in the drain of a swimming pool ("The Bottom").
Where the disconnect in my mind is the EXECUTION. "Night" could have been cut by 1/3, which might have made the stories stronger. The book is overwritten.....parsimony would have been a better writing gambit. In "Gone Stiff", he uses God in back to back sentences...in another he writes of a character who was "water running down her legs like piss".....Geeze. Why use 25 words when you can use a 100?
Watching horror movies and reading Stephen King does not make you a horror writer.
I'll look forward t reading more of his work with a little more experience under his belt....
Jeff McIntosh
Small, in discussing this collection, states he was a scared child, and his fears, at least partially - inspired this collection. He also sates that hies reading of Stephen King novels inspired him to become a writer himself.
There is nothing wrung with being labeled an "iindie" writer....many professional writers started this way. But, as Stephen Jones once wrote "Everyone thinks they have a book in them. They don't". I'm not going to write that Small is a bad writer - just inexperienced. Several of his stories are based on interesting ideas - vampires using social media ("Let me In"), the first day of a zombie holocaust ("Gone Stiff"), or being caught in the drain of a swimming pool ("The Bottom").
Where the disconnect in my mind is the EXECUTION. "Night" could have been cut by 1/3, which might have made the stories stronger. The book is overwritten.....parsimony would have been a better writing gambit. In "Gone Stiff", he uses God in back to back sentences...in another he writes of a character who was "water running down her legs like piss".....Geeze. Why use 25 words when you can use a 100?
Watching horror movies and reading Stephen King does not make you a horror writer.
I'll look forward t reading more of his work with a little more experience under his belt....
Jeff McIntosh
October 12, 2022
Nice collection of horror short stories
Some were predictable, others not so much. Either way, they were good! I look forward to more work by Samuel Small!
Some were predictable, others not so much. Either way, they were good! I look forward to more work by Samuel Small!
September 5, 2022
A beautifully crafted, highly entertaining horror collection. It has everything a horror fan might ask for: creepy and fun (everyone should read the opening tales "Let Me In" and "Amusement"), horrific (the last story "Woman In White" deserve special mention), even downright brutal ("Thumbs Up" is a particularly disturbing story; also anyone who enjoyed Adam Nevill's The Ritual will find a lot to like in "The Woods"). Small manages to cover a lot of ground, putting up content warnings whenever needed; he can offer dark, brooding pieces to stories with haunting endings. The only complaint is that the stories sometimes are too short and have irresolvable endings. Nevertheless, the whole collection deserves wide recognition. Highly recommend if you're into Twilight Zone horror, and anything of this vein!
September 7, 2022
This is a brilliant read.
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.
September 26, 2022
Great Twists and Turns 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
One of the best short horror stories book I've read in years. I read every story and am going to pick another of this writers books to read.
Even though The Fog and the Truck Driver stories grabbed me, they were not in the "whoa!" category as the other stories. 💀
One of the best short horror stories book I've read in years. I read every story and am going to pick another of this writers books to read.
Even though The Fog and the Truck Driver stories grabbed me, they were not in the "whoa!" category as the other stories. 💀
October 10, 2022
Great Short Horror Stories
Samuel Small is a new author to me, I am very glad that I discovered him through a book giveaway. Having read The Call, I then gladly downloaded Shadows in the Night. I enjoyed every story, especially the last one. Well played, sir, well played!
Samuel Small is a new author to me, I am very glad that I discovered him through a book giveaway. Having read The Call, I then gladly downloaded Shadows in the Night. I enjoyed every story, especially the last one. Well played, sir, well played!
April 5, 2023
Well written short stories. Really enjoyed reading this collection.
Good selection and interesting characters.
Must read if you love a taste of horror with excellent twists.
Good selection and interesting characters.
Must read if you love a taste of horror with excellent twists.
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