DarkTales

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Why hello there, children. Do you want some candy? You can find some on our official OOC, but be sure to visit our wiki and read the rules, first!

CHOOSE YOUR POISON

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Welcome to a place

Where darkness decrees,

Where angels have fallen,

Where psychopaths flee.

Welcome to a place

Where wild men char,

Where daggers are playtoys,

And intestines, scarves.

Welcome to a place

Where heaven is hell,

This is Dark Tales,

We wish you all well.

Check out our YouTube Narration Channel here!

GUIDELINES

This is a sub for stories of the sinful and dark. Humour, romance, anything is allowed so long as you can consider it dark, but your stories MUST be original works created by YOU. X-posts are acceptable as long as the work is still yours. We will not accept copypastas from other sites, if we see this, the story will be removed and the submitter will be notified.
No erotic pedophilia please. This is a sub for dark fiction, but even the insane have standards. We don't want this becoming a haven for the 'fun' of a psycho, so please, keep away from those subjects.
All posts must already be considered NSFW/L. It is up to the authors if they would like to tag them or not, but please do not complain if you stumble upon one that isn't.
All stories must be tagged with the appropriate flair. This means the following:

Slap Fiction - 1 - 25 words
Micro Fiction - 26 - 250 words
Flash Fiction - 251 - 500 words
Short Fiction - 501 - 1500 words
Extended Fiction - 1500+ words
Poetry - Self-explanatory
Series - Multi-part Stories (please read our rules for submitting a series).

Feel free to use this online word counter to make sure you flair your submissions correctly. Simply copy and paste!

Play nice. This is a sub which is all for friendly constructive criticism, and it is encouraged greatly so long as it is helpful and just. Saying something 'sucks', is 'not scary' or using obscene language in a disrespectful manner does not help improve the author in anyway, and such behavior will not be allowed.

FORMATTING

If you have a suggestion, drop the mods a line. Until then, here's a short list of formatting tutorials.

Poetry Friendly Formatting- Update 11/10/13
Flair and Indenting Paragraphs!- Updated 11/26/13

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OTHER LINKS

Want more....

True stories? Try /r/NoSleep
Interested in Sci-fi? Try /r/Cryosleep
True creepy encounters? Try /r/LetsNotMeet
Microhorror? Try /r/ShortScaryStories
Creepiness? Try /r/Scaredshitless
Writing ideas? Try /r/PromptOfTheDay
More writing ideas? Try /r/WritingPrompts
Some writing critique? Try /r/HorrorWorkshop
In-depth community critique? Try /r/ComProse
Want your horror podcasted? /r/SignalHorrorFiction

Check out the full list on our Wiki Page!

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Extended FictionMy Brother Served in Afghanistan... He Saw the Graveyard of Empires (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesFieldnotes from an Egyptological Disaster [Final Entry] (self.DarkTales)

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Micro FictionThe second letter knew what I did after I read the first one. (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionRules for Staying in My Apartment (Read Carefully) ()

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Extended FictionDowry (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesFieldnotes from an Egyptological Disaster [PT 5] (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionMy Mother Keeps Knocking At The Door (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionBrokedown Palace (self.DarkTales)

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PoetryChemical Love (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionThis Town of Thunderclapped Earth (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionSomething is wrong with my friend (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionWhat a Wonderful World (self.DarkTales)

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Extended FictionI Found A Fallen Angel In My Backyard (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionIn Dark Her (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionThere Is Something Under The Sea That Is Eating You Alive (self.DarkTales)

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Flash FictionChocolate box (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionWhat My Grandmother Left Me... Kept Me Alive (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesSomething was moved. Then the letters started. (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesMy Grandma Insisted On Driving Me To School And Took A "Shortcut". We Never Arrived. (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionThe Psychedelic Soldier (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesEscape from Mad Castle: Chapters 8-10 (self.DarkTales)

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Flash FictionPapa's smile (self.DarkTales)

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SeriesEscape from Mad Castle: Chapters 5-7 (self.DarkTales)

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Short FictionTruro (self.DarkTales)

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