overall 74 votes: 
editor rating: 
A young man dies, and a grim reaper offers to revive him in exchange for servitude. Responsibilities include saving other people’s lives and occasionally fighting unspeakable horrors. But this particular young man is cripplingly shy. No, seriously. He can barely even speak to people. It’s really bad. Takes place in the modern fantasy world of Eleg. . . .
more:
editor picks
· member picks
· popular
· worthwhile
· recently vetted
· all recent additions
or jump to a random listing
overall 74 votes:
editor rating:
A young man dies, and a grim reaper offers to revive him in exchange for servitude. Responsibilities include saving other people’s lives and occasionally fighting unspeakable horrors. But this particular young man is cripplingly shy. No, seriously. He can barely even speak to people. It’s really bad. Takes place in the modern fantasy world of Eleg. . . .
overall 13 votes: 
no editorial rating
In the pre-dawn hours on a Saturday morning, something malevolent has awoken, striking fear and terror into unsuspecting citizens all throughout North East Ohio. Former acquaintances, neighbors, loved ones—all at random—transform into flesh-craving monsters hell bent on devouring the living. Corpses are rising from their places of unrest. Nocturnal animal-man hybrids hunt in packs. The dead are awakening from within . . .
overall 3 votes:
no editorial rating
Lily thought her senior year of high school was going to be like everyone else’s, but as she takes her little sister around Halloween night, the world changes in a drastic way. It all starts when a green light flashes across the sky. Her neighbors collapse, but when they rise they change. Lily needs to keep her sister safe . . .
overall 3 votes:
no editorial rating
He thought the bird flu and Ebola would be the end, but he knew his day would come one day. That day came in late July, 2020. Coming on a parcel ship from Japan, two infected workers quickly spark a worldwide pandemic, leaving the vast majority of the population either trapped behind endless walls of the undead, or worse, turned . . .
overall 1 vote:
no editorial rating
Rachel leads two lives—the one where she works in a café and gossips with her best friend Lucy, and the one where she’s a fervent animal activist, risking arrest with every new facility she breaks into. There’s something different about this job, though, something that doesn’t quite add up, but when Lucy goes missing, Rachel has more than enough to . . .
While Mike was sleeping, the world went to hell in a hand basket. Now he has to learn to survive in a new world where magic and monsters are real, and even the weakest man can become strong by raising his levels. Can Mike survive this world turned video game? Very doubtful. Will the apocalypse improve his love life? . . . . . .
overall 1 vote:
no editorial rating
Read the most terrifying tales ever told, written by tomorrow’s bestselling authors. This collection of recent, popular horror stories from the Inkitt community is made up of both novel length and short original stories, including editor’s picks and contest winners. Be prepared to sleep with one eye open tonight. . . .
Morgan lives in a world where the dead walk around and the living run like hell . . . or hide. This is his journal as he starts from day one of the apocalypse. . . .
overall 7 votes:
no editorial rating
While Mike was sleeping, the world went to hell in a hand basket. Now he has to learn to survive in a new world where magic and monsters are real, and even the weakest man can become strong by raising his levels. Can Mike survive this world turned video game? Very doubtful. Will the apocalypse improve his love life? . . .
overall 2 votes:
no editorial rating
The day after her high school graduation, Caro Spencer opens a private detective agency. Only, Caro isn’t your typical PI. She devotes her life to eradicating the supernatural creatures that plague her hometown—creatures that the other citizens of Pine Grove, SC are happy to ignore. Though Caro is used to fighting demons, werewolves, and vampires, everything changes when she discovers . . .
James graduates University, and must now decide whether to remain with his roommate, Melissa’s, magic agency, as it tries to restore supernatural balance on Earth, or find a new path. The fact that he’s sleeping with Melissa complicates matters, as does Melissa’s techno-witch cousin, even before the vampyres, zombies, and a number of old friends become involved. . . .
Ben Smith is a survivor of the zombie apocalypse, telling his story in a series of blog posts. Some of his blog entries will feature a poll where he asks for advice, with the results changing the outcome of the story. . . .
Sep 6, 2013: "I’m not joking. If I were, you’d be laughing. I’m hilarious."
Weirdly witty and compelling are words that could describe Garavol the Grim Reaper, as well as the story "The Zombie Knight" itself, right from page one. I’ve always thought dialogue was a great way to start a story and draw the reader in, and here we have an intriguing opening conversation between a successfully suicidal teen and a "grim reaper" come to make an offer he could refuse, if he’d [more . . .]
Apr 6, 2011: Through the Guts of A Beggar is a real fun read. I was reminded of some of Stephen King’s early stories, and I especially liked the twist on the zombie theme. I think the writing is particularly well-done and the story is frightening, tragic, and gripping. This is a great short story and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a solid horror story.