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The Midnight Dark Fiction Anthology Series

When the clock strikes twelve, the ordinary world slips away and something stranger takes its place. The Midnight Dark Fiction Anthology Series is a six-book sequence of weird, creepy, and nightmare tales, gathered for readers who like their fiction a little unsettling and their nights a little longer.

Each volume takes its own angle on the dark hours. Together they offer a wide range of chills, so there is something here for every taste in the macabre.

Choose Your Volume

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Midnight Roost

20 authors, 23 stories of ghosts, stalkers, occult rituals, and alien visitors of the strange kind.

Buy Roost
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Midnight Garden

17 authors bring you 21 magnificent dark tales of magic, monsters, and mayhem.

Buy Garden
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Midnight Oil

14 authors bring 16 dark tales of your deepest fears. Shiver in the dark.

Buy Oil


Midnight Madness

15 stories which explore the fears that keep us awake at night.

Buy Madness
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Midnight Shift

The next volume in the series.

Coming in 2027.

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Midnight Marauder

The sixth and final volume.

Coming in 2028.

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Print, e-book, and audiobook editions

Read the stories under a lamp or listen to them in the dark. Every Buy button lets you choose your favorite edition: pick one or collect them all.

Some stories creep up slowly, some strike without warning, and others leave you checking the shadows after the last page. Every volume is meant to be dipped into, whether you read a single tale before bed or settle in for the whole witching hour.

Readers who finish the series can also explore the publisher’s other dark anthologies: Curses, Legends, and The Hanging Tree.

Whether you’re a longtime horror devotee or a curious newcomer, the invitation is the same. Pick a volume, find your favorite story, and see how it feels when midnight comes.

Read if you dare…

Acclaim

“These short horror stories were pretty good, ranging from vampires to being buried alive. While most of them had some minor typos, the writing was tight and kept my attention.

I enjoyed it.”

“Midnight Garden is the perfect title for this anthology—a dark collection cultivated for the reader to reap and enjoy. These stories vary in tone, subject matter, and sub-genre, but together they make a compelling anthology.

There are very few happy endings in this work, as most authors opted for darker themes and the printed version of jump scares. If you’re looking for the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s probably the fires of hell. But for fans of the horror genre, that’s kind of the point. And this anthology won’t let you down…

I’m glad to know this isn’t a one-off and there are other anthologies in this series. The next time I want to read horror, I know where I’ll look for it.”