Small Town Stories
Explore our collection of 131 amazing stories tagged with small town. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Murmuring Deep
Author:Silas Thorne
Skeptical archeology student Leo Vance returns to his reservation to debunk the myth of the 'Chatterlings.' But when he lures his brother into their forbidden caves, he awakens a parasitic entity that latches onto his mind, transforming his reality into a living nightmare. The whispers have followed him out of the darkness, and now the game for his sanity—and his life—has begun.
A Recipe for Revenge
Author:Rebecca Scott
They called me a corrupting influence. A threat to their perfect daughter. Her father, a man of wealth and prejudice, declared a silent war on me. He thought he could break our friendship by whispering poison in the shadows. He didn't realize I fight my wars in the light. By befriending his sons, charming his wife, and perfecting his favorite cookie recipe, I'd make his entire family mine. This isn't just about survival; it's a meticulously crafted recipe for revenge, served with a smile.
The Reaper's Seed
Author:Becky Howard
Eddie was a Reaper, a cosmic janitor for the Bureau of Afterlife Management. His job: clean up cults worshipping things older than God. But when he investigates the Green Faith, he's not just an observer—he's chosen. Marked by a primordial nature goddess, his badge of office is replaced by a single, glowing seed. Now, hunted by his former masters and haunted by the whispers of a waking god, he must master a terrifying new power to survive the coming war between the sterile order of Death and the savage, all-consuming green of Life.
The High Desert Reaper's Temp Job
Author:Quinn Ledger
When laid-off warehouse worker Eddie Ramirez takes a temp job to pay the bills, he doesn't expect his new boss to be the Grim Reaper. His assignment: catalog the increasingly bizarre deaths in California's High Desert. The perks? He can't permanently die, respawning at a Circle K after each fatal incident. The catch? He's forbidden from intervening. But as ancient evils crawl from the sun-scorched earth and cosmic horrors start eyeing his hometown, Eddie decides some rules are meant to be broken, even if it means generating a hell of a lot of paperwork for the afterlife's most overworked middle manager.
The Echo of Hooves
Author:Harper Lane
Jennifer wanted a quiet weekend housesitting. Instead, a terrified friend brought a warning from the woods: a creature that sounds like a goat, and a rule that can't be broken. Don't look at it. Now, trapped by a secret that spreads like a virus, she's hunted by a horned shadow that whispers in familiar voices. It only wants one thing—for her to see it. And as the hoofbeats echo closer, Jennifer learns that some knowledge is a death sentence, and the only way to survive is to condemn someone else.
The Reaper of Sunny Side Up
Author:Mortimer Wry
When down-on-his-luck Kael Vance takes a temp job from a shady agency, he expects to be stacking boxes, not souls. Now, as the newest field agent for Death himself, he's tasked with cataloging the impossibly weird deaths plaguing his desert hometown. The rules are simple: observe, record, and never, ever get involved. But when a dark conspiracy begins to unravel, Kael must choose between keeping his supernatural job and saving the home he's always tried to escape, even if it means dying over and over to do it.
The Root-Taker's Echo
Author:Diana Garcia
Twenty years ago, a childhood game in the woods ended with a missing friend and a glimpse of a faceless horror. Now, the disappearances have started again. Leo, the sole survivor, is drawn back to the haunted forest, where the scars on his leg burn with a chilling memory. He must confront the monster that stalks the trees and find the strange, one-armed girl he left behind—a girl who may be more dangerous than the monster that raised her. He wasn't the only one who returned from those woods, and this time, the forest wants to keep what it claims.
The Echoing Trail
Author:David Gutierrez
An overworked man seeks refuge on a remote mountain trail, only to find himself trapped in an impossible time loop. The scream he hears in the woods is not a cry for help, but a horrifying echo of his own future. To escape, he must unravel the malevolent secret of the trail, but the forest is watching, and it doesn't want to let him go.
The Transatlantic Cat Treat Gambit
Author:Phineas D. Scrollbottom
When a clueless American farmer starts using his email for a loyalty account, British IT worker Arthur Pendelton doesn't just get mad—he gets even. Armed with an internet connection and a bottomless well of pettiness, he begins a transatlantic war of attrition, one cat treat voucher at a time. But his digital haunting soon escalates, involving a pregnant gorilla, imaginary pets, and a final showdown that will echo through the aisles of Tractor Supply forever.
The Superintendent's Shadow
Author:Vivian Shaw
When a tyrannical superintendent unjustly crushes her daughter's dreams, a former investigative journalist unleashes a maelstrom of calculated revenge. Armed with a camera and a mother's fury, she uncovers a web of hypocrisy and corruption that threatens to tear their small town apart. Policy is a weapon, but she's about to prove that secrets are the ultimate ammunition.
The Empty Grave
Author:Ronnie Harper
Ten years after his father's funeral, a late-night call from the deceased's number shatters Alex's reality. A desperate, static-laced voice whispers a single plea: "You have to bury me." Now, haunted by these ghostly calls and the chilling discovery of an empty casket, Alex is dragged into a terrifying conspiracy that his family tried to bury. He must unravel the truth behind his father's disappearance, confronting a sinister force that won't rest until it claims him too. What he uncovers is far more horrifying than an empty grave.
The Rotting Vow
Author:Cassandra Duncan
On his wedding day, Leo lifted his bride's veil and discovered she was a corpse. Forced into an ancient, terrifying ritual by his own mother, he is now bound by a vow to the dead girl, Elowen. As her coldness seeps into his soul and the scent of decay follows his every step, Leo must unravel the horrific secret of Wren Orchard: a pact that feeds on death to grant life. But the bride is hungry, and the vow is eternal. He must find a way to break it before he becomes the next sacrifice.