Short and scary - horror stories in a tweet!

To mark the launch of the new Inklings Press anthology Tales From The Mists (available from all good retailers specifically named Amazon), a hashtag contest was launched, encouraging people to write a super short horror story. How short? As short as a tweet, including the #inklings hashtag. A sprinkling of winners were sent copies of the new ebook as a prize - and here are some of the entries.

I saved my Weight Watchers points all week. My phone vibrates. The screen reads "Sunday dinner cancelled." #SuperShortHorror #Inklings

— Alicia Audrey (@_AliciaAudrey) October 25, 2015

As one, they all put their clocks back, deferring the apocalypse by just another hour. #inklings #scaryshortstory

— Inklings Press (@InklingsPress) October 25, 2015

Dead, you think you're dead? You're not dead, now quit screaming, at least until the oven warms, then scream all you want. #inklings

— Morgan Porter (@MorgWriter) October 24, 2015

Wing b-beats of s-screeching hate. H-head full of s-shrieking pain. Just a day by the sea? #thegulls. #inklings

— Mad Robot Comics (@MadRobotComics) October 24, 2015

'Maybe I should keep her.' His mind toyed with the idea, wondering how she would dance and sing. How she would bleed for him. #inklings

— D. Ann Williams (@CreateEditPub) October 24, 2015

The fog settled on the city like a hand, he thought, grasping the skyscrapers. He wondered if they would be there when it lifted. #inklings

— Stephen Hunt (@chippychatty) October 24, 2015

He came home, took off his jacket, shirt, tie, pants. He looked at his skin, smiled, then began to peel. #inklings

— Inklings Press (@InklingsPress) October 24, 2015

Smelling her own blood made her realize that the dream was not a dream and as she looked at the fang marks she knew. Goodbye world #inklings

— Carly Monteith (@MonteithCarly) October 24, 2015

"What do you mean, 'we are out of coffee'?!" #supershorthorror #inklings

— Brent A Harris (@BrentAHarris1) October 24, 2015

We've even had our first review, a five-star review exclaiming "Exciting!" Short and to the point. Thank you! We'd love to hear more feedback from reviewers. Let us know what you think!