Newton’s Tales of the Macabre

Newton’s Tales of the Macabre

Horror Stories

Barghest by Newton Webb

A Contemporary Creature Feature Short Story: Charlie and his mother, Heidi, stranded in a remote Cumbrian snowstorm, must fight for their lives.

Jan 22, 2026
∙ Paid

Contents

  1. Barghest

  2. Free Horror Stories

  3. The Macabre Codex

On a dark January night, Charlie and his mother, Heidi, are driving through the winding backroads of Cumbria, determined to make their annual ‘second Christmas’ at his grandparents’ cottage. Despite a severe government weather warning for the approaching Storm Goretti, Heidi, a fiercely stubborn woman …

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