Volumes
A curated glimpse into my written worlds.
Solo Works
Tiny Shivers
A collection of micro, flash and short horror stories by Laura Nettles. A few have been published in anthologies and magazines already, but many have never been seen by the public.
Enjoy tales from various horror traditions. The collection is divided into Cosmic Slithers, Terrors of the Mundane, Angels and Demons, The Seeping Supernatural, Twisted Psychology, Shadowy Gothic, Mutated Sci-fi and Holiday Food Horror.
Publications
Magazines, Anthologies, Patreons, Podcasts
Dark Tales From The Outside
"An Outcast In My Own Mind" is a flash fiction about being the stranger in your own brain, that is already inhabited by other creatures.
Bonds That Bloom & Bind
Published May 29, 2026
Published Dec 1, 2025
"Blooming In Midnight" is a flash fiction about star-crossed love with a floral twist.
ParAbNormal Magazine
"Snatched Ghosts" is a gothic romance short story set in Victorian England. The pair meet at a funeral, and ghosts seem to never truly leave them. When bodies go missing from newly dug graves after each date, Margaret must face her suspicions.
Bolts of Fiction: A Flash Fiction Anthology
Published September, 2025
Published June 15, 2024
"Where Nightmares Trod" is a flash fiction about what happens to nightmares caught in dreamcatchers. How are they removed and disposed of?
YEAR FIVE: Dark Moments and Patreons
"The Price of Ice-Cream." What is the true price from the ice-cream truck that drives at 3am? "Devil's Tooth." Who harvests these mushrooms and why aren't they enough anymore?
Ho Ho Ho (macabre minima)
Published Dec 9, 2023
Published Nov 10, 2025
"Threadbare" explores the dreaded Yule Cat. "Undead Flight." What if the reindeer weren't quite alive? "Hel Gifts" has a unique Christmas present involved. "Frau Pertcha." A terrifying witch who flies at Epiphany.
Black Hare Press Patreon: Outdoors
In my 100 word horror "Devil's Tooth," a certain being is harvesting devil's tooth mushrooms in the forest...
Black Hare Press Patreon: 3AM
Published Aug 22, 2023
Published June 29, 2023
"The Price of Ice-Cream" asks the question: what is the true price for the tasty treat from a truck that shows up at 3am...
No Sleep Podcast: Season 19 Episode 15
"Soot Scamp" is the fourth story in episode 15 of season 19. A boy who's only known the dangerous underground labyrinth meets a girl with light.
Lovecraftiana: Volume 8, Walpurgisnacht 2023
Published May 15, 2023
Published April 25, 2023
"Tentacles and Boomboxes." A 1980s Lovecraft LARP. Amber is recruited to make the prop Necronomicon, but the more tired she is the more the pages seem to make themselves.
Run Rabbit Run
I have two drabbles in here: "Strawberry Teeth" and "Stew." Some rabbit themed horror for your Easter!
Tales to Terrify Pocast
Published April 18, 2023
Published March 3, 2023
"Monster of Calumnia" is narrated in episode 579. Far from prying eyes, a camp is constructed. A camp of pain and death and oppression. Those emotions of suffering don't stay abstract forever. They coalesce into something more. Something monstrous.
Love Me, Love Me Not: Dark tales of Love & Lust
My pieces are "Devoured Heart," "Chloroform Cherries," "Valentine Papercuts" and "Conceived Curses,"
Black Hare Press: Year Four
Published Jan 31, 2023
Published Jan 2, 2023
"Scarecrow" on page 131.
"Under The Bed" on page 214.
"Birth of a Nephilim" on page 251.
"Brain Waves" on page 276.
Wimbledon Common
Middle grade horror! Mine is "Ms. Sundew," the short story version of my novel that died in the query trenches. Beware the ultimate plant lady!
Black Petals Magazine
Published Nov 26, 2022
Published Oct 15, 2022
My flash fiction piece "Abduction" is in this Halloween issue. It's a sci-fi/horror story about a man abducted by aliens.
Nom Nom: Hallowe'en Dark Drabbles
I have four drabbles in this anthology: "Firefly Jack-O-Lanterns", "Shadow Cat", "Hallowed Fog" and "Satiated." I was a featured author!
Dark Moments: Zombie Apocalypse
Published Oct 1, 2022
Published Sep 24, 2022
"Brain Waves" was published to Black Hare Press' website. A gruesome way to survive a zombie apocalypse using a pick axe...
Dark Moments: Nephilim
My 100 word horror "Birth of a Nephilim" is now published to Black Hare Press' website. A gruesome birth of the son of a fallen angel and mortal woman.
Lovecraftiana: Volume 7 Issue 2, Lammas Eve 2022
Published Aug 24, 2022
Published July 31, 2022
"The Boy In The Wallpaper." A Victorian Gothic/Lovecraftian horror flash fiction. A boy peels himself from the nursery attic wallpaper...
Black Hare Press Patreon: Eldritch Abominati0n
"Under The Bed" is on the Black Hare Press Patreon. The theme was Eldritch Abominations. What if one was under a child's bed?
Trembling With Fear
Published July 19, 2022
Published May 22, 2022
My drabble of 100 words, "Abomination" was accepted by Horror Tree for Trembling with Fear. This is a story about seeing an eldritch being rise.
Hundred Word Horror: Cosmos
"Spiderweb" is about an astronaut whose helmet is compromised. "Memories in the Void" is a Lovecraftian creature consuming the memories of the protagonist.
Frost Zone Zine
Published May 26, 2021
Published March 7, 2022
"Fairy Godmother" is a horror flash fiction piece. Angela learns the hard way the price for making a wish with her fairy godmother: bone.
Black Hare Press Patreon: Animal Farm
"Scarecrow" is a horror fiction piece on the Black Hare Press Patreon. A scarecrow looks over atrocities as they occur in his field.
Published April 26, 2022
Twisted Pulp Issue #6
"Soot Scamp" is a sci-fi horror short story. Damien had never seen the rumored sun, living in a soot labyrinth. Now outcast to the edges of the labyrinth he struggles for survival. Huge monsters skitter, hunting by the sound of their prey's heartbeat.
Mutation: A One-Shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction
Published June 10, 2021
Published June 3, 2021
"Twisted Recovery" is featured in this anthology along side the works of my fellow Horror and Sci-Fi writers of Toronto.
Between Lewis & Lovecraft
Published May 17, 2021
"Rust" tackles an alien invasion and one man's fight back. Fully narrated and the first story of the episode.
Hundred Word Horror: Beneath
"Floaters" is about small squiggles floating in the protagonist's eyes forming letters. "Screaming Darkness" takes place down in the Paris Catacombs.
SHIVER: A Chilling Horror Anthology
Published April 28, 2021
Published Jan 11, 2021
My first publication ever! "Frozen Retribution." Jack Frost has had enough of humanity. Mother Nature and Death devise a plan to put the frost sprite in place and bring about justice.
Noctis Quill’s words weave shadows and light into unforgettable tales.
Eli
★★★★★
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