7 October 2026 · Reflection
The Thinning Veil
Autumn, grief, nostalgia and the longing for one last conversation.
Read the reflection →Seasonal Sky · A hollow in the Great Tree · Richard Jenkins
The Hollow
Stories After Dark
“Some stories should be left outside.
You have brought them in.”
New horror stories will gather here as the veil thins.
The shelves within
Choose what follows you home.
11 pieces from across the years: Halloween tales, a forbidden book, voices in the dark, and places that remember. Some stories contain disturbing themes; the monologue includes adult sexual content.
At the thinning veil
Halloween stories
14 October 2026
Mackerel Skies
A weaver’s lantern burns brighter as the familiar road home slips towards the sea.
Read the story →7 October 2026
The Boundary Keeper
In the Kent hills, a missing farmer leaves something standing at the field boundary.
Read the story →2 October 2026 · Updated 4 October 2026
The Marsh Is Remembering
Read the story →2022-10-31
Halloween story
Read the story →2014-10-30
Hallowe'en horror story
Read the story →2013-11-01
Horror story for Hallowe'en
Read the story →The Fear competition
Horror monologues
2015-01-13
Horror Monologue. ADULT CONTENT
Adult sexual content. For adult readers.
Read the story →Other eerie things
2026-07-27
The Hidden tavern (rewrite)
Read the story →2014-08-21