Harmless Shadow Horror Blog

Good spooks and scares for all

Short, evocative stories to illuminate the imagination and inspire contemplation of the mind's dark, elusive corners.

I never liked horror.

I was scared of the tamest of spooky thrills - my recurring dreams of the little green ghost from Ghostbusters threatened to keep my awake all night. Jaws gave me nightmares about a giant shark consuming my house, which somehow landed in the middle of the ocean.

I assumed I wasn't cut out for horror, or anything close to it. Peace and ease in my entertainment became paramount. I stopped watching something if it raised even the slightest uncomfortable feeling in my stomach.

Until one day. It was a date, a typical "Netflix and Chill" kinda event. I looked through the scant DVD collection and chose Shutter Island. "It's more like a mystery." I was told. Okay - we'll give it a shot.

I ended up being so engrossed in the story I completely ignored my date. The dark, clammy hallways kept my attention. The inevitable sense of doom, Leonardo DiCaprio's insatiable self-destruction was the most curious sensation I ever felt in a story.

The date didn't go anywhere but the interest in stories of destruction stayed.

Me and Bernie, one of two blog cats, in our backyard in New Hampshire.

Stories You'll Find

You'll find stories with dark themes. Death, ghosts, disturbing time-loops, protagonists who fail to separate truth from fiction. A woman who fails to take steps to save her own life. A musician who can't escape a dead teacher who is intent on exposing his biggest secret.

Then again, other stories are more light-hearted. A pair of cats fighting ghosts in their apartment building.

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