Writing / Fiction
Short Stories
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"Paper, Platinum, Stone"
Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark -
"Night Terror Tango"
Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark -
"Memory, Reborn"
Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark -
"A Christmas Carol"
Meghan’s House of Books -
“The One Who Answers the Door”
Space Squid -
“A Fairy Plant in Grief”
Ghost Parachute -
“Souls, Dark and Deep”
The Haunted Traveler, Weasel Press -
“The Goblin’s Abettor”
The Haberdasher
Originally appearing on C.S.E. Cooney’s website -
“The Ghost”
Danse Macabre -
“A Weight Too Heavy to Bear”
Anotherealm
Originally published by Dark Fire Fiction -
“Totem Poles”
The Eunoia Review -
“The Molecules that Bind Us”
Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark
Originally published by Mad Scientist Journal -
“Too Good to be True, or, the Stripper with a Heart of Gold”
The J.J. Outré Review, Dark Passages Publishing -
“Come With Me If You Want to Live”
pennyshorts -
“The Girl Who Loved Bruce Campbell”
Corner Bar Magazine -
“Honey is a Dish Best Served Cold”
Fiction on the Web -
“A Deal with the Devil”
Literally Stories
Flash Fiction
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“Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked”
Fireside Fiction Company -
“Take Me to Your Horror”
Blood Moon Rising
Podcasts
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"Paper, Platinum, Stone," "Night Terror Tango," "Memory, Reborn," and "The Molecules that Bind Us"
Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark -
"Millicent Blackwood's Very Scary Halloween Social & Tea"
NoSleep Podcast -
“A Christmas Carol”
Horror Hill, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights / The Simply Scary Podcast Network -
“Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge”
The Wicked Library -
“The Rest Will Be in Pieces”
Tales to Terrify -
“The Devil’s Leash”
Horror Tales Podcast -
“No Trespassing”
Dead Oaks Horror Anthology Podcast -
“Liquid Handcuffs”
Tales to Terrify -
“The Girl Who Loved Bruce Campbell”
Horror Hill, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights / The Simply Scary Podcast Network
Forthcoming Fiction
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“The Shivers”
Forthcoming Graphic Anthology, 2022 -
"A Stay at the Fealltóir"
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark tribute anthology
Chilling Tales for Dark Nights -
"In Which Two Squirrels Nest in an Abandoned Attic & Amuse
Themselves with the Relics of Humanity"
Outpost 28 Issue #5 -
Untitled Short Story
HWA RI Chapter Anthology
Book Showcase

"Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked"
A young woman's fears regarding the gruesome photos appearing on her cell phone prove justified in a ghastly and unexpected way. A chainsaw-wielding Evil Dead fan defends herself against a trio of undead intruders. A bride-to-be comes to wish that the door between the physical and spiritual worlds had stayed shut on All Hallows' Eve. A lone passenger on a midnight train finds that the engineer has rerouted them toward a past she'd prefer to forget. A mother abandons a life she no longer recognizes as her own to walk up a mysterious staircase in the woods.
In her debut collection, Christa Carmen combines horror, charm, humor, and social critique to shape thirteen haunting, harrowing narratives of women struggling with both otherworldly and real-world problems. From grief, substance abuse, and mental health disorders, to a post-apocalyptic exodus, a seemingly sinister babysitter with unusual motivations, and a group of pesky ex-boyfriends who won’t stay dead, Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked is a compelling exploration of horrors both supernatural and psychological, and an undeniable affirmation of Carmen’s flair for short fiction.
Available now from Unnerving, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
A young woman's fears regarding the gruesome photos appearing on her cell phone prove justified in a ghastly and unexpected way. A chainsaw-wielding Evil Dead fan defends herself against a trio of undead intruders. A bride-to-be comes to wish that the door between the physical and spiritual worlds had stayed shut on All Hallows' Eve. A lone passenger on a midnight train finds that the engineer has rerouted them toward a past she'd prefer to forget. A mother abandons a life she no longer recognizes as her own to walk up a mysterious staircase in the woods.
In her debut collection, Christa Carmen combines horror, charm, humor, and social critique to shape thirteen haunting, harrowing narratives of women struggling with both otherworldly and real-world problems. From grief, substance abuse, and mental health disorders, to a post-apocalyptic exodus, a seemingly sinister babysitter with unusual motivations, and a group of pesky ex-boyfriends who won’t stay dead, Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked is a compelling exploration of horrors both supernatural and psychological, and an undeniable affirmation of Carmen’s flair for short fiction.
Available now from Unnerving, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
Anthology Showcase
ORPHANS OF BLISS
An anthology edited by Mark Matthews, published by Wicked Run Press.
Why do we crave that which is killing us?
Addiction is the perpetual epidemic, where swarms of human moths flutter to the flames of hell. Because that warm blanket of a heroin high, that joyful intoxication of a pint of vodka, that electric energy from a line of cocaine, over time leaves you with a cold loneliness and a bitter heart. Relationships destroyed, bodies deteriorate, loved ones lost, yet the craving continues for that which is killing us-living, as the title suggests, like an Orphan of Bliss. Welcome to the third and final fix of addiction horror and the follow up to the Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Lullabies For Suffering. A diverse table of contents brought together for an explosive grand finale-an unflinching look at the insidious nature of addiction, told with searing honesty but compassion for those who suffer.
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An anthology edited by Mark Matthews, published by Wicked Run Press.
Why do we crave that which is killing us?
Addiction is the perpetual epidemic, where swarms of human moths flutter to the flames of hell. Because that warm blanket of a heroin high, that joyful intoxication of a pint of vodka, that electric energy from a line of cocaine, over time leaves you with a cold loneliness and a bitter heart. Relationships destroyed, bodies deteriorate, loved ones lost, yet the craving continues for that which is killing us-living, as the title suggests, like an Orphan of Bliss. Welcome to the third and final fix of addiction horror and the follow up to the Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Lullabies For Suffering. A diverse table of contents brought together for an explosive grand finale-an unflinching look at the insidious nature of addiction, told with searing honesty but compassion for those who suffer.
» Read more