List of short stories in the Dark fantasy category at short fiction - back to our genre list
- List of short stories by our resident authors within the Dark fantasy genre. Please do leave comments for the writers! Or how about visiting our Short Fiction Forum to chat about the site, stories, and authors?
- Dark fantasy has yet to be solidly connected to its own particular subgenre of Fantasy. Stories often described as dark fantasy are therefore more likely to be "officially" placed in either the horror or fantasy genres, based on which genre the story tends more toward.
Top 10 Most Popular stories in this genre EVER!
Family Love (12926), The Day Poly Lost Her Virginity (4296), Son Horny For Mom In The Morning (4269), Desire of the Erotic Vampire (3710), Mortal Sins (3582), Pagan Ties (2902), Caged (2832), Midnight pleasure (2656), An old womans remembers (2643), Viral Lust (2314), - Biting For Time 8: Vamptologist Got the Juice, by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 14,427
Date added: 2013-05-09 Total reads: 191 - Has the vamptologist got the juice to help Idamae...um, RoHellen? Who dis' is?
- THE KILLING, by JohnSachu, Length in chars; 13,554
Date added: 2013-05-03 Total reads: 304 - An ancient curse is debated in a man's mind while he takes his pleasure with a new conquest.
- The Enslavement of William Wellington, Part Three, by mustwritenow, Length in chars; 22,423
Date added: 2013-04-29 Total reads: 211 - The enslavement of upper class executive William Wellington by his immigrant laborer son-in-law continues. A story of mind control, identity, will power, class and transformation.
- The Enslavement of William Wellington, Part Two, by mustwritenow, Length in chars; 13,830
Date added: 2013-04-26 Total reads: 208 - Upper class executive William Wellington is enslaved by his immigrant laborer son--in-law through brainwashing and humiliation. A story of mind control, identity, will power, class and transformation.
- The Enslavement of William Wellington, Part One, by mustwritenow, Length in chars; 15,970
Date added: 2013-04-25 Total reads: 271 - Upper class excutive William Wellington dislikes his son-in-law. And pays a very high price. A story of mind control, identity, domination will power, class and transformation.
- cupid apocalypse, by sally@u, Length in chars; 20,692
Date added: 2013-04-01 Total reads: 373 - pandoras box has been opened, plunging the world into hades new underworld and turning everyone into zombies and restless spirits wonder. Cupid is left only to kill this time using his arrows which hurts zombies and restless spirits and finds a mysterious human girl not affected by pandora
- Roach Amour, by murraylevy1, Length in chars; 17,723
Date added: 2013-03-25 Total reads: 306 - The third of the roach trilogy.This dark, warped, fairy tale concerns a young woman who loses her love, and must take desperate measures to get him back.
- In the Year of Their Lord (Lex Talionis #3), by robertmoons, Length in chars; 19,914
Date added: 2013-03-24 Total reads: 302 - In the year 3012 AD, an ancient predator stalks the dark city streets. He is man's worst nightmare, and Earth's ultimate saviour.
- Pictures Of A Tragedy 1, by Shadowstar Boxer, Length in chars; 51,192
Date added: 2013-03-20 Total reads: 260 - This is structured for a graphic novel, and is a fantasy that was originally created by my good friend, Justin Wayne. Enjoy this modern day adventure in the lives of two young women who are destined to fix what is broken between the light and the darkness.
- The Shade Counters 2: AUTUMN, by Shadowstar Boxer, Length in chars; 37,660
Date added: 2013-03-18 Total reads: 295 - Welcome to the second installment of our death handlers' chronicler. Enter the dark beauty of The Shade Counters.
- Biting For Time 7, by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 32,712
Date added: 2013-03-14 Total reads: 394 - Flameryll's TRUTH is just a nightdream away! Synner and Beggar.
- The Shade Counters 0: CAST, by Shadowstar Boxer, Length in chars; 7,403
Date added: 2013-03-10 Total reads: 201 - Between the living world and the afterlife is a veil of alternate reality. Some call it purgatory, but we will learn of its true purpose. It is home to those who balance life and death for us all: The Shade Counters.
- The Shade Counters 1: GENESIS, by Shadowstar Boxer, Length in chars; 51,194
Date added: 2013-03-10 Total reads: 174 - Between the living world and the afterlife is a veil of alternate reality. Some call it purgatory, but we will learn of its true purpose. It is home to those who balance life and death for us all: The Shade Counters.
- Toy, by Lyssarose19, Length in chars; 2,420
Date added: 2013-01-13 Total reads: 1167 - Who is being played with here? Trying to decide whether to extend this very short short story. Comments welcomed!
- Biting For Time 6 , by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 34,182
Date added: 2013-01-05 Total reads: 771 - Vama drama and vampire secrets: Don't Feed The Vampires.
- Biting For Time 5 ( edit ), by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 36,549
Date added: 2012-12-09 Total reads: 1415 - Vampire secrets are nearly impossible to protect and too dangerous to expose. Well, someone's keeping secrets...., Biting For Time.
- Easy Street, by Lizardking99, Length in chars; 40,185
Date added: 2012-11-23 Total reads: 1634 - Dark humoured story about a Vigilante
- aoureal : book of toggle, by spangledspinner, Length in chars; 25,643
Date added: 2012-11-14 Total reads: 644 - and into a land far far away from here a dark dispicable city on the edge of time and space and left to rot in a place only to describe as hell.
- Family Love, by Methusala, Length in chars; 15,543
Date added: 2012-11-07 Total reads: 12926 - Incest, Anal, Bi, DP, Exhib, Voy
- An old womans remembers, by paddymac, Length in chars; 7,393
Date added: 2012-10-26 Total reads: 2643 - Inc
- Biting For Time 4, by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 14,333
Date added: 2012-10-22 Total reads: 1084 - Vampire secrets are nearly impossible to protect and too dangerous to expose. Well, someone's keeping secrets...., Biting For Time.
- Of Gods and Men: The Crow, by Mordecai, Length in chars; 19,930
Date added: 2012-10-11 Total reads: 889 - Mordecai--unable to cope with his own misgivings, decides to end his own life. Things do not go as planned as his attempt is dissuaded by a supernatural entity that has taken the form of a Crow.
- Caged, by Nikhil Chandwani, Length in chars; 7,330
Date added: 2012-10-10 Total reads: 2832 - Written by Nikhil Chandwani. A story close to his heart due to it's dark approach towards reality.
- A jingle #2, NEW CHAPTER 8 updates/05-08-2013 , by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 11,350
Date added: 2012-10-07 Total reads: 778 - I've gotta a secret. I've gotta a secret. That little ole' jingle is human child's play. What if you're a vampire, though? Oh suuurrree, they got secrets. Vampire secrets are nearly impossible to protect and too dangerous to expose. Well, someone's keeping secrets...., Biting For Time.
- Death, by savannahowen, Length in chars; 2,876
Date added: 2012-10-05 Total reads: 985 - Death personified, light humour.
- Biting For Time 3 (the continuation), by VampireLuv, Length in chars; 17,896
Date added: 2012-10-02 Total reads: 664 - I've gotta a secret. I've gotta a secret. That little ole' jingle is human child's play. What if you're a vampire, though? Oh suuurrree, they got secrets. Vampire secrets are nearly impossible to protect and too dangerous to expose. Well, someone's keeping secrets...., Biting For Time.
- Pagan Ties, by ravencall, Length in chars; 71,335
Date added: 2012-09-29 Total reads: 2902 - A young Woman inherits a cottage from her grandmother. And..it seems, other things as well.
- Fur, Bone and Blood , by ravencall, Length in chars; 75,461
Date added: 2012-09-28 Total reads: 1023 - A first person perspective story. A man battles with his own demaon while his wife fights her own, more real ones.
- Inner Secret - Part One, by Pandzaiii, Length in chars; 6,327
Date added: 2012-09-13 Total reads: 1830 - When a dark figure turns up on her doorstep, a week after her Father's suicide, he gives something to Emily. Something that will change her life forever. With Jake out of town, Emily has to figure things out alone, but what is the price to pay?
- Lex Talionis – Blood in the Alley, by robertmoons, Length in chars; 15,835
Date added: 2012-09-07 Total reads: 756 - A nameless, metaphysical hitman goes vampire hunting. Award Winning Short Story (Authorstand.com – Jan 29 2013). Thanks to all those on this site for their encouragement.
- A New Beginning part 1, by Lyssarose19, Length in chars; 4,915
Date added: 2012-08-31 Total reads: 1238 - The beach was empty. Devoid of any other creature, except from her. Well, that wasn’t strictly true...... did a voice in your mind count? A virtually undetectable presence hovering behind your right shoulder? Probably not.
- I Will Not Bow: Epilogue, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 15,075
Date added: 2012-08-30 Total reads: 1211 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 25, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 30,188
Date added: 2012-08-29 Total reads: 604 - Roach Gigantic, by murraylevy1, Length in chars; 13,631
Date added: 2012-08-29 Total reads: 603 - A pothead gets some potent weed and thinks a giant talking roach is trying to breakdown his bedroom door..
- I Will Not Bow: CHapter 24, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 13,619
Date added: 2012-08-27 Total reads: 535 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 23, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 30,952
Date added: 2012-08-26 Total reads: 436 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 22, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 40,169
Date added: 2012-08-25 Total reads: 458 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 21, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 18,676
Date added: 2012-08-23 Total reads: 525 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 20, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 22,551
Date added: 2012-08-22 Total reads: 490 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 19, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 19,846
Date added: 2012-08-21 Total reads: 496 - ... am I dead?, by authorpeterhunter, Length in chars; 2,649
Date added: 2012-08-20 Total reads: 712 - ... dead?
- Brotherhood, by Sugar_Sour_Mandolin, Length in chars; 24,628
Date added: 2012-08-20 Total reads: 842 - adventure of 2 brothers.girl in danger. dangerous situation
- I Will Not Bow: Chapter 18, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 16,252
Date added: 2012-08-20 Total reads: 454 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 17, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 30,091
Date added: 2012-08-19 Total reads: 412 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 16, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 15,968
Date added: 2012-08-17 Total reads: 522 - Together or Not, by vincentjohn79, Length in chars; 27,633
Date added: 2012-08-17 Total reads: 525 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 15, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 23,867
Date added: 2012-08-16 Total reads: 405 - The eve of battle, by oryx, Length in chars; 6,380
Date added: 2012-08-16 Total reads: 479 - It was dark outside. Very dark. Not the simple darkness that comes from the absence of light, but a darkness that feeds of light, that seeks out and destroys even the faintest glimmer that would corrupt its absolute, sovereign blackness.
- I Will Not Bow: Chapter 14, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 34,722
Date added: 2012-08-14 Total reads: 499 - I Will Not Bow: Chapter 13, by HarrySaintcrow, Length in chars; 28,518
Date added: 2012-08-13 Total reads: 449 - Thanks to the writers who have registered and submitted all the above short stories.
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