Newton’s Tales of the Macabre

Newton’s Tales of the Macabre

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The Catfish Killer by Newton Webb

A Splatterpunk Horror Short Story: Jedd's careless catfishing triggers a catastrophic chain of events, plunges him into a nightmarish battle for survival.

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Newton Webb
Aug 21, 2024
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Contents

  1. The Catfish Killer

  2. Free Horror Stories

  3. The Macabre Codex

Originally published in Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3.

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This is a modern-day serial killer story inspired by the ghost stories of the White Lady. I was going to make it a supernatural story, but in the end felt it was more interesting as a good old-fashioned human.

Who is the woman and what’s he…

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