"'Wait, please – can I see her first?'
George Woodbridge isn’t a very bright man, but he knows how to deliver babies — even the ones no one else can. Dark, domestic horror meets twisted folklore as George and his wife Leolah chase a cursed fertility with rituals that cost more than they bargained for. Perfect for fans of body-horror and psychological thrillers, Labor Pains will keep your ears pricked until the last, shocking line. Listen now to descend into a chilling, unforgettable tale of obsession and curse-driven consequences.
'Labor Pains' is just one of the twelve short stories included in the Sick xoxo (2024) collection of love-themed horror stories by author Kenya Moss-Dyme. Love hurts."
"'I kept a Repair Kit in a shoebox under my bed. Bandages, iodine, stolen scissors - everything to fix what my sister broke. I never expected to use it on things that weren't human.'
A raw, heartbreaking portrait of love and damage - this story traces the bond between sisters through abuse, sacrifice, and a terrifying supernatural twist that will leave you stunned. A twisted domestic horror where sibling rivalry meets something from Hell, we follow fourteen-year-old Sorrow, keeper of a secrets, as she uncovers a horned creature and the gruesome bargains inside her own house. Tender moments collide with gut-punch horror in a tale about what family will do to protect—or destroy—each other. Listen now to feel every breathless, tear-wet moment.
'The Iceman Cometh' is just one of the twelve short stories included in the Sick xoxo (2024) collection of love-themed horror stories by author Kenya Moss-Dyme. Love hurts."
"Undo the knot that binds your heart. Erase him from your story.
Tired of heartbreak and betrayal, Amarie downloads an app promising permanent closure: ‘Unf*ck Me.’ But peace has a price - each erased lover sends back another from hell to unleash chaos. As she gleefully wipes ex-lovers from her life, she regains youth and joy, but the world starts to crumble. If you love moral dilemmas wrapped in supernatural suspense, add this one to your cart and follow Amarie's impossible choices. What would YOU do, if you could make it all go away?
'Unf*ck Me' is just one of the twelve short stories included in the Sick xoxo (2024) collection of love-themed horror stories by author Kenya Moss-Dyme. Love hurts."
"Quincy Rogers has a good woman right in front of him but he can't see the forest for the trees. Instead of embracing the one who loves him, he chases tail on a brand new dating app, A Dime A Dozen.
Quincy needs to see if the grass might be greener on the other side. He figures the woman he has will give him another chance and he'll do the right thing later.
Unfortunately, Quincy will soon learn that tomorrow isn't promised, and neither is the rest of today."
"I never asked for a younger brother. The house smelled different after he arrived—like rot tucked into the seam of the sofa. That backpack made my skin crawl: dead rabbits, a squirrel I’d watched get flattened, a kid who could make animals move and men step backward into traffic.
They called Leo weird. I called him dangerous.
Dad called it adoption and healing. Mom called it grace. I called it trouble.
But when my mother found the journal hidden in his bag, everything changed—her discovery didn’t just hurt our family; it killed her. After that, the rules of the house shifted. Monsters started wearing familiar faces, and the man who’d taught me to trust therapists began to show his true face—hollowed, horned, and hungry.
If you think monsters live outside town, you haven’t seen what a child can raise in his basement.
Told up close and uneasy, this is the story of a brother who won’t let you sleep. When secrets, grief, and ancient devotion collide, a suburban home becomes the breeding ground for horror."
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