After a long break from writing I am slowly getting back into it. Brainstorming lots of ideas for more short stories. I had just posted She Just Smiled a short horror story. I hope to have more soon and who knows maybe another collection of short stories.
Thanks for your support.
~P.C. Snider
About 329 words
She Just Smiled
By P.C. SNIDER
I was wandering through a big, dark forest. It was night time and freezing cold out. I just wanted to find somewhere warm to stay.
Then I saw it. Lights from a mansion far off in the distance. I figured if I could just get over there, I’d be warm. Maybe I could even score some food.
I started walking faster. Out of nowhere, this creepy, sinister laugh echoed through the trees. Like someone was watching me. I froze right in my tracks, looking all over the place trying to see where it came from.
Then a voice whispered out of the dark.
“I am the ghost behind you, I am the ghost beside you...”
Another nasty laugh.
“I am the ghost in front of you!”
Ugh. This really sucks, I thought. But with the cold biting at me, I felt like I had zero choice. I had to keep moving toward the mansion.
After who knows how long of walking, I finally made it to the front door and rang the bell.
A woman in a total black dress opened it with a massive grin.
“Welcome! We have been waiting for you!”
“Say what?" I asked. "How did you even know I was coming? I’ve never been here before.”
She just kept grinning. “We just know.”
“Alright.”
The second I stepped inside, the lights went completely pitch black. She was gone.
I guess I'll just take a tour by myself then.
I wandered around the dark halls for a few moments.
Then the voice came right back.
“I am the ghost behind you, I am the ghost beside you...”
Another sinister laugh rattled the walls.
“I am the ghost in front of you!”
My hand scrambled along the wall until I found a light switch. I flipped it on.
The woman was standing right there in front of me.
She just smiled at me, with blood dripping off her fangs.
The End.
Copyright 09/10/2026
I am happy to announce the completion of another poem collection.
Spooky Poems For Spooky Souls is now available for free. I've kept it nice and short at only 10 poems for now. I might take another small break from writing to take some time to brainstorm another collection idea. We will see.
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Sincerely,
~P.C. Snider
This will be the last poem for my collection Spooky Poems For Spooky Souls. Keep an eye out for the release next weekend. I will be taking another break from writing for a bit again.
I have been floating around this house for so long,
Haunting, and scaring, and singing a spooky song.
But I'm tired, and weary, of doing the same thing,
It seems I am no longer, a ghostly king.
So here’s my farewell, with a ghostly grin,
I’ll drift into shadows, let the living win.
Don’t be too scared—just a spooky jest,
I was frightening once, now I get some rest.
Copyright 04/05/2026
~P.C. SNIDER
A ghost who loved to rattle and roar,
Forgot his chains at the door.
He floated around,Without a sound,
And scared himself even more!
Copyright 04/05/2026
~P.C. SNIDER
A ghost tried to cast a spell,
To scare everyone well.
But he tripped on his sheet,
Fell flat on his feet,
And scared himself—oh what a spell!
Copyright 04/05/2026
~P.C. SNIDER
At a ghostly karaoke bar,
A spirit sang near and far.
His voice was so spooky,
It made folks look kooky,
And he vanished before the last bar!
Copyright 04/05/2026
~P.C. SNIDER