Welcome to the fiction library. Here you will find short stories by Graham Masterton which you can download and read in your own time. Stories will be added as and when I receive them. Keep checking the news section for info on the latest additions. Also, if you want to know when a new story is added, please add yourself to the mailing list (on the homepage). Enjoy!
*Please note that all short fiction is Graham Masterton and cannot be reproduced or used elsewhere without the express written permission of the author.
- Rules of Writing - Part of an ongoing article wherein the author details the secrets of successful writing and research.
- The Burgers of Calais (PDF Version) - Make sure you read this entertaining story before you order your next Big Mac.
- The Scrawler (PDF Version) - Originally released as a limited edn. chapbook, here is Graham's story in all its gory glory.
- Picnic At Lac Du Sang (PDF Version) - Once you've met Mme Leduc's girls you'll never be the same again...
- Beijing Craps (PDF Version) - A card game with a difference...
- Eric the Pie (PDF Version) - Your chance to read the story that was responsible for the demise of horror magazine, Frighteners. The story of a boy who thought he was a pie ... or a pie that thought he was a boy ... or ... well, you decide!
- Rook V: Swimmer (PDF Version) - An exclusive first chapter from Masterton's forthcoming novel, the fifth in the popular Rook series.
- Out of Her Depth (PDF Version) - A puddle can be a dangerous thing...
- Hair Raiser (PDF Version) - An exclusive extract from Masterton's forthcoming Mutant Point Horror title, due in 2001.
- The Doorkeepers (PDF Version) - The missing bits. Here you can read the pages that failed to make it into the Severn House edition of The Doorkeepers. A rare treat indeed!
- The Manitou (PDF Version) - Read the original final chapters of The Manitou, seen here for the first time since 1975. Site exclusives don't come more exciting than this!
- Spirits of the Age (PDF Version) - Ghostly goings-on in an old manor house somewhere in England. Originally published in Taps and Sighs (edited by Pete Crowther).
- A Polite Murder (PDF Version) - What a reserved lot us Brits are! Originally published in Mystery Monthly (1976).
- The Sympathy Society (PDF Version) - Ever wondered where the phrase 'don't lose your head' comes from? Read this fascinating - not to mention, gruesome - tale and all will be revealed. Originally published in Feelings of Fear.
- Outrage (PDF Version) - An exclusive taster of Graham Masterton's as yet unpublished novel, Outrage. Please see the news section for details on how to make a small donation to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC).
- If Pigs Could Sing (PDF Version) - A rare chance to read this hilarious, touching and unfinished tale of a rather extraordinaly family. One that unfortunately didn't make it to family saga length...exclusive to this site!
- Half-Sick of Shadows - A creepy vampire tale especially written for the BBC website.
- Anti-Claus (PDF Version) - Winner of the first Tombstone award for long fiction, this alternative take on the Yuletime season will give you pause for thought next time you hang out the children's stockings on Xmas Eve...
- Camelot (PDF Version) - An excursion into the surreal world of the not-so-ordinary household mirror. Fans of Graham's novel, Mirror will especially enjoy this one.
- Horror of Horrors (article/short story) - A fascinating article in which Graham discusses his thoughts on short story writing. Includes his shortest ever story, 'A Portrait of Jennie' - a mere 100 words! Originally appeared in the Polish magazine, Nowa Fantastyka.
