Tales from the Crossroads is a series of 17 micro-fiction horror stories set in the Primordial Crossroads Universe. DUTIFUL is about a woman's struggle to fulfil her duty to her family and people by venturing into deep space....

Theo, a simple teenager like all others, has the special power to see the day he dies. When that day finally comes, he wants to do one last thing: confess his love, in the hopes that he will be rejected....

Dorothy has lived far longer than she expected. Especially when her husband passed to leave her alone in their cabin amidst a goblin-infested forest. But she might regret not listening to her son and moving somewhere safer when she hears goblins screeching in the middle of the night. Saving a scrawn...

[Participant in the June 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest] WOLF thought she was done with her One Last Job—had botched it so thoroughly that she could live out her days in peace and solitude, free from anyone or anything she cared enough to fight for. But the past has a way of catching u...

A fallen paladin, a humble farmer, and a boy touched by destiny struggle in a world shaped by gods and fate....

Aine is on her way to a nursing home placement when her granddaughter gives her a toy goblin, but SETI has other ideas. [Participant in the June 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest]...

Eight-year-old Stella Wolfe lives in a world where extraordinary magic is ordinary. But her life is far from a fairy tale. With skin that can heal from any injury, Stella always looks like the perfect daughter. But appearances can be deceiving, and even her visions of the future can’t guarantee her ...

Inspired by one of my very own dreams, The Suicide Cabin explores a cycle of Trauma and Abuse seen through the eyes of a faceless protagonist. It is a story that delves deep into the dark recesses of the human mind, and the horrors that we conjure. Using a supernatural backdrop, this short story att...

When Jaimie witnesses a kidnapping, it throws his whole life into disarray. He is now a changed man in more ways than one. Along the way he makes some unlikely allies, and they become united by something more than just circumstances. They realize that their lives are a maniacally twisted entanglemen...

Can a dream foretell the day ahead? For Bernadette, what begins as an ordinary morning soon spirals into a series of unsettling events, turning her day into a living nightmare. As she navigates through the chaos, she uncovers a hidden secret that changes everything. Trapped in a relentless series of...

A short horror story about the odd feeling of somebody watching you... AI generated cover by NightCafe...

How would you imagine two socially anxious people meeting each other for the first time? Not so much conversation right? Well thats exactly how these two meet up but as minutes went by... it became more than just conversation......

Nobody talks much about the mind prison. "It will break you" is all they say....

Inspired by the legendary analogue horror series by Darian Quilloy, I M P E R I U M follows teenagers Kai and Kate after they make a groundbreaking discovery in their small town.  What they don't realize, however, is that some things are better left undiscovered...  WE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN MEAT......

Our protagonist encounters a strange notebook in his school's library. The origin of the book is yet to be found and the book itself doesn't give a single clue on the writer of the author. Yet, he pushes on to get to the root of it....

Our character seeks to find the nature of this world and the universe, and one day gets a chance to finally find it out. However, it will not be easy as everyone in her life turns against her except her girlfriend. It's a journey of transformation....

A doctor in a remote part of Russia receives an urgent call from a lady in need of dire help. When they arrive to her location, something seems fishy about the whole ordeal. In fact, they have to leave before it's too late for them....

Doomed scientist strives to discover a new fuel as War moves closer, but her experiment explodes! Now Adia realizes just how vital her work is, and who threatens it, when a visiting scientist offers help....

Contains raw meat, poverty, and other such unpleasantness....

As a cab driver, you're used to all kinds of troublesome customers, however, the one you'll meet tonight will change your life forever. Your world will flip upside down and your resolve will be tested....