Writing / Fiction
Short Stories
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“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”
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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“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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"Shark Minute"
Chilling Tales for Dark Nights'
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark tribute anthology -
"What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
Chilling Tales for Dark Nights / The Simply Scary Podcast Network -
"I Have No Mouth For I Mustn’t Scream"
Forthcoming Anthology, 2019
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
“The Rest Will Be in Pieces”
Outpost 28 Issue #3, Elvelon Press
Outpost 28 is a collection of horror stories, artwork, and interviews that feature soul-swallowing horror, phantasmic darkness, and a satisfying dosage of brain-munching zombies. Issue #3 features grim tales by Christa Carmen, Rachael Alexandra, Victor Johnston, Jake Bauer, N.W Buchanan, and Calvin Demmer.
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Outpost 28 Issue #3, Elvelon Press
Outpost 28 is a collection of horror stories, artwork, and interviews that feature soul-swallowing horror, phantasmic darkness, and a satisfying dosage of brain-munching zombies. Issue #3 features grim tales by Christa Carmen, Rachael Alexandra, Victor Johnston, Jake Bauer, N.W Buchanan, and Calvin Demmer.
» Read more