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Do you like heartfelt horror based on folklore?

Sticks and Stones (serial story)

Sticks and Stones: Finale

A Found Footage Horror Series (6 parts)

Jul 28, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sticks and Stones: Part 5

A found footage horror story

Jun 30, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sticks and Stones: Part 4

A found-footage horror

Jun 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sticks and Stones Part 3

A Found-Footage Short Horror Story

Jun 2, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sticks and Stones: Part 2

And a quick newsletter update

May 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sticks and Stones Part 1

A Found-Footage Short Horror Story

May 6, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Pine Haven

Above the Ashen Sky

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Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

The crow picked at the cat’s body with its beak.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sora left the store, holding Jennie’s right hand.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Five Days Later

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Glasses flew off the shelves and shattered.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sora was never one for crowds.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Sora couldn’t make sense of what she was seeing.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Kairu Kitagami ran down the flaming street with his nephew Tomo in his arms.

Dec 16, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Dead Roots of the Earth

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Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

“Everyone, get under your desks!” Ms.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

“The uh… what do you call ‘em in English?” Farmer Oga asked, shielding the sun out of his eyes with his conical straw hat.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Noah took Beta out for an evening run around the neighborhood.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

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Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Noah didn’t know what to do.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Despite all the caffeine coursing through his veins, Noah fell asleep shortly after.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Iomante

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Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

December 1915, Hokkaido, Japan

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

December 16th, 2024, Hokkaido, Japan

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Ashiya drove her beat-up ‘98 Jimny into the nearby town of Kamuy-Kotan.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Toi Ogoto was staring into the hole he had cut out of the ice two hours earlier.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Dinner was extremely salty.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Ren Saito lay awake in his bed fighting sleep.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Ryoji pulled his red tie tighter across his throat.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night

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Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Thirty One-Last Chapter)

Five years later

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Thirty)

Mia stood over the heap that was Aiko’s body.

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Twenty Nine)

Cody ran along the dirt trail and through the woods.

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Twenty Eight)

Why is this happening to me?

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Twenty Seven)

Cody sat there in the dark, cradling his face.

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Twenty Six)

Cody opened his eyes and saw the fire from below dancing on the walls.

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Endless is the Night (Chapter Twenty Five)

Aiko Koike opened her swollen eyes to the sunrise peering at her from the open window.

Dec 12, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave

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Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 0 (Prologue)

The sea was an open grave.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 1

This is the end.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 2

“Come on, guys, take this seriously.”

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 3

“Why are you so happy?” Haruka asked him, her eyes wet with tears.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 4

Juni rolled over in bed and failed to find his wife beside him.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 5

I can’t believe I’m doing this, Juni thought as he drove the rental car through Mutsu City.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Under the Amber Wave Chp. 6

Floating in the dark.

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

The Deep Woods

Chapters 4-6 of High Tide

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Jan 25 • Shawn Brooks

Chapters 1-3 of High Tide

Sneak peek of my upcoming horror book

Dec 29, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Last in Line (Part 5)

A Final Girl serial horror story.

Oct 22, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Last in Line (Part 4)

A Final Girl serial horror story for paid subs.

Sep 17, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Last in Line (part 3)

A final girl horror serial for paid subs

Aug 5, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Last in Line (part 2)

A Final Girl Horror

Jul 7, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

Last In Line (part 1)

A Final Girl Horror

Jun 5, 2025 • Shawn Brooks

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