On the Fringes of Reality

Where the ordinary world reveals its true nature

Andy’s Stories

A man standing in a lake in a wood, looking at a small figure on the opposite bank.

Algorithmic Relationships

Pharmaceutical Personality Sculpting

Subscription-Based Reality

The Grief Counsellor

The Dinner Party

The Mourning Portrait

The Loyalty Card

Routine Maintenance

Rose-coloured Spectacles

The Wedding Ring – Three Longings

Involuntary Redundancy

The Conversation

Neighbourhood Watch

Shared Occupancy

Private Messaging

The Light – Three Truths

Don’t Make Me Cross

Introducing: The Latchkey

The Seamstress

The Apprentice

Ghost Stories (The Latchkey – Part II)

Going Down (The Elevator Anthology – Part I)

Going Up (The Elevator Anthology – Part II)

Blood Pressure

The Watchmaker’s Confession

Welcome Home! (The Latchkey – Part III)

Emergency Stop (The Elevator Anthology – Part III)

Halloween Short🎃: The Costume Closet

The Brass Key (The Latchkey – Part IV)

[working title] (The Latchkey – Part V)

Please Stand Clear of the Doors (The Elevator Anthology – Part IV)

Shadows in the Abbey

The Archivist’s Maze

The Naughty List (The Latchkey – Part VI)

Perfect You (The Elevator Anthology – Part V)

Dead to the World

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About

On the Fringes of Reality is a collection of contemporary horror stories that explore the unsettling spaces where our ordinary world reveals its true nature. Each tale examines the familiar through a darker lens, finding terror in technology, relationships, and the everyday moments that suddenly turn strange.