Welcome to Dark Muse Press Library Presents: Tales from the Locked Cabinet.
Here you will find original Victorian Gothic horror stories, dark folklore, eerie fairy tales, and unsettling tales of cursed objects, old sins, forbidden bargains, and debts that come due.
Each story opens the door to a strange artifact from the cabinet: a ledger that records more than money, teeth that chatter for their rightful collector, a glass eye that sees the dead, a shadow that should never have been borrowed, and saints whose miracles demand a terrible price.
These are atmospheric narrated stories for listeners who enjoy Gothic fiction, supernatural horror, dark fairy tales, folk horror, haunted objects, moral dread, and stories where the old rules were never truly forgotten.
Lower the lights. Listen closely.
The cabinet is locked for a reason.
darkmusepress
To all my followers, I am sorry I haven't posted any short stories in a while. Today, my second novel in The Gilded Faery Chronicles dropped. It is called Earthshine. I had to take a break from short story writing to finish getting my novel ready for release. I am now working on a new short story and I hope to get it posted soon. Thank you for your patience as I navigate both short story posts and novel releases.
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The cabinet has reached 100 subscribers.
Thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, subscribed, or stepped into the dark with me.
The Glass Eye of Mr. Fenn is nearing 1,000 views, and I am so grateful that these strange Victorian Gothic tales are finding their listeners.
More stories are coming soon.
The old rules were never gone.
People simply stopped observing them.
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Thank you to everyone who has been listening to Tales from the Locked Cabinet.
The darker stories seem to be finding their audience ā especially The Ledger of Sins and The Teeth of Mr. Cresswell.
Iām currently finishing Anatomy of a Saint, a Victorian Gothic horror tale about a village, a chapel, a false relic, and miracles that come with a terrible cost.
The old rules were never gone.
People simply stopped observing them.
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The cabinet has been opened, and some of the darker tales are beginning to find their listeners.
So far, readers have encountered a ledger that records more than money, a dentist who kept what should have been left outside, a glass eye that sees what ought not be seen, and a girl who borrowed the wrong shadow.
Which kind of tale would you like to hear more of?
šÆ Cursed objects
š¦· Victorian body horror
š Dark folklore
āŖ Religious horror
š Psychological ghost stories
Tell me what should come out of the cabinet next.
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