Newton’s Tales of the Macabre

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The Root of all Evil by Newton Webb
A 1970s Folk Horror Short Story: A competitive gardener's attempt to uncover his rival's secret for growing prize vegetables reveals a horrifying…
The Lord's Light by Newton Webb
A 1930s Folk Horror Short Story: In rural England, a young woman desperately flees her village to escape a terrifying moonlit ritual.
Welcome to Paradise by Newton Webb
Christian Horror Short Story: Paradise isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Clarent by Newton Webb
Medieval Horror Short Story: A dispossessed 12th-century lord makes a pact with a pagan entity for a cursed sword to reclaim his lands.
Shadow Fox by Newton Webb
Contemporary Dark Horror Comedy Short Story: Tim's romantic gesture goes awry when he finds himself trapped with the wrong crowd.
Newt's Nightmares🦎#126
Newt's Nightmares provides subscribers with news about the author's latest work, upcoming releases, and events.

September 2026

Join the Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 5 ARC Team
Read all fifteen stories before release. Advance copies arrive through BookFunnel on 12 October.
Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 5 is now available to pre-order
Newt’s biggest anthology yet. Fifteen new horror stories, across nearly 300 pages, arrive on 9 November.
The Last Hand by Newton Webb
Victorian Alpine Horror Short Story: When the frozen corpse of his former climbing partner is recovered ten years after a disastrous expedition, Richard…
The Penitent Man by Newton Webb
A Contemporary Christian Horror Short Story: A guilt-ridden priest is forced to confront his past when a mysterious penitent enters his confessional.
Newt's Nightmares🦎#125
Newt's Nightmares provides subscribers with news about the author's latest work, upcoming releases, and events.

August 2026

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