Eldritch Hollow

Welcome to the lair of K.T. Tate, author of supernatural horror and weird fiction. Here you will find twisted tales of the occult, folk horror, eldritch abominations, witchcraft and the occasional smattering of sci-fi/cyberpunk.

K.T. Tate specialises in drabbles, flash fiction and short stories. Please find her works in the anthologies below, often shared with other interesting and talented authors.

Publications:

Earth

Terrifying tales of earth based horror. Fungal grottos, floral body horror, forbidden caverns and haunted forests. An interesting take on the element of earth.
My Story:
♦ Fertile Ground
Purchase: HERE

Plague

Plague! Part of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series! A collection of 100 word drabbles about plague and the end of the world.
My Story:
♦ A little death
Purchase: HERE

Famine

Famine! Part of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series! A collection of 100 word drabbles about famine and the end of the world.
My Story:
♦ Empty
Purchase: HERE

Dead of Night

12 blood soaked tales of Vampire horror. Renewal is a story of taking lives in the most literal of ways. With visceral body horror and a different take on the vampire myth, it is sure to entice and disturb.
My Story:
♦ Renewal
Purchase: OUT OF PRINT

Reign: A dark fantasy anthology

In exactly 500 words, these authors regale us with tales of dark fantasy kingdoms, powerful magic, mayhem, goblins and royal revenge.
My Story:
♦ Sleeping Beauty
Purchase: HERE

13 Drops of Blood

Thirteen authors tell dark, disturbing, and creepy tales of supernatural love gone wrong and revenge from beyond the grave.
My Story:
♦ Silas: Together Forever. Resurrected from the pit, Silas uses his newfound demonic abilities to track down his soulmate and bind them together forever.
Purchase: HERE

Play

From a young age, we are fascinated by the fiendish and furry, the creepiest critters, the naughty and the nasty…and the nightmares that climb out of our toy boxes. Tales of bloodthirsty dolls, grotesque puppets, and cut-throat stuffed toys in bite size 500 word bits.
My Story:
♦ Teddy Bear Picnic
Purchase: HERE

Conquest

Conquest! Part of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series! A collection of 100 word drabbles about conquest, death and the end of the world.
My Story:
♦ Hearts and minds
Purchase: HERE

Dark Magic

Enter a world of curses and creatures, the hideous and the hexed, where love is cruel and victory is tainted
My Stories:
♦ Flesh of my flesh
♦ Tree of knowledge
♦ Fountain of youth
♦ Cheques and balances
♦ Forbidden Fruit
Purchase: HERE

Forbidden Dreams

Open the door to forbidden knowledge and peer into the mouth of madness itself in this new collection of cosmic horror from over twenty award winning authors. Discover the dangers of latent memories. The burden of insanity that comes with truth.
My Story:
♦ Fulfilled
Purchase: HERE

Midnight Shadows

What horrors lurk in the Midnight Shadows? From body horror, to vengeful witches, to bizarre carnivals, these 24 tales of the horrific and strange are sure to entertain.
My story is one of a witch and the disturbing, horrific measures she’ll go to to help a friend.
My Story:
♦ A friend in need
Purchase: HERE

Dark Moments Year Two

A collection of drabbles and shorts from the second year of Black Hare Presses Patreon and website stories.
My Story:
♦ Author’s Lament
Purchase: HERE

Zero Hour 2113

An interlinked cyberpunk anthology. London 2113 is a powder keg. There are riots in the streets, illegal augmentation blooms, the brotherhood of the flesh fight the children of the bionic god, whilst mega-corporation, AdTechnika, watches over all.
My Story:
♦ Zero Hour (plus artwork)
Purchase: HERE

Tick Tock: Five Hundred Fiction book 1

An intriguing collection of time travel tales, each explored in 500 words.
My Stories:
♦ Time and Again
♦ Killing Time
Purchase: HERE

Hexed

A collection of enchanting stories about witchcraft and dark magic.
My Stories:
♦ Be careful what you wish for
♦ Life lessons
♦ Breaking the cycle
Purchase: HERE

Waters of Destruction: Elemental Drabbles 2

Creative waters run deep in these micro tales crossing 4 genres; Sci-fi, Horror, Romance & Fantasy.
My Stories:
♦ Praying for rain (Sci-fi),
♦ What we leave behind (horror)
Purchase here: UK, USA

Ancients: Dark Drabbles 10

A collection of 100 word stories exploring ancient gods and cultures.
My Stories:
♦ Prayer to the black dragon
♦ Righting Babylon
Purchase: HERE

Drabbles of Dread

A collection of 100 word horror stories. Tiny nightmares to keep you awake and reading.
My Stories:
♦ Mummy’s little monster
♦ You were probably dreaming
♦ The Sacrifice
♦ Parasite
Purchase: HERE

Fatal Faeries

A collection of 100 word stories exploring the dark fates of those that mess with the Fae.
My Stories:
♦ Nixie
♦ Leading the lamb
♦ Owd Goggie
♦ Fairy Ring
♦ Brownies.
Purchase: HERE

Winds of Despair: Elemental Drabbles 1

Follow the wind as our authors take you away to other worlds, different aspects of our own, or even into the swirling winds of nightmares and horror!
My Stories:
♦ Genocide (Sci-fi),
♦ Scarlett Storm (horror)
Purchase: HERE

Forgotten Ones: Tales of Myth and Legend

Within these pages, the old gods have awoken and with them, chaos will reign again.
My Stories:
♦ Azathoth
♦ Chosen
♦ Black goat of the woods
♦ Ia Ia Cthulhu Fatgn!
♦ Love me love my cat.
Purchase: HERE

Deathly Sorrow

A collection of dark poetry ranging from the mysterious to the horrific.
My Poem:
♦ Killing Season
Purchase: HERE

Hate: Dark Drabbles 8

A collection of 100 word stories about the horrors of hate and revenge.
My Story:
♦ Nightmares
Purchase here: UK, USA, AUS

Love: Dark Drabbles 7

A collection of 100 stories about the darker side of love.
My Stories:
♦ The first time
♦ All for you
Purchase here: UK, USA, AUS

Darkness Reclaimed

Darkness Reclaimed is a collection of ten wonderfully dark stories spanning the best of the horror genre.
My Story:
♦ Feed your demon

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Apocalypse: Dark Drabbles 6

A collection of 100 word stories about the apocalypse and what happens next.
My Stories:
♦ The Collector
♦ And then there were none
♦ Look on the bright side
Purchase here: UK, USA, AUS

Beyond: Dark Drabbles 4

A collection of 100 word stories about what lies beyond the veil of death.
My Stories:
♦ One Last Time
♦ Forever and Ever
♦ Poltergeist
♦ The Curse
Purchase here: UK, USA, AUS

Monsters: Dark Drabbles 3

A collection of 100 word stories about monsters and the horrors lurking in the dark.
My Stories:
♦ A Prayer
♦ Fae
♦ Revenge
♦ The Siren
Purchase here: UK, AU, USA

Angels: Dark Drabbles 2

A collection of 100 word stories about angels, both heavenly and fallen.
My Stories:
♦ Salvation Awaits
♦ Brotherly Love
♦ Falling
♦ The Silence
♦ The Gateway
Purchase here: UK, AU, USA

Magazines

Sirens Call (Issue 46): Summer Nightmares

Issue 46 of The Sirens Call eZine features 105 pieces of dark fiction and horror prose from seventy two different authors and poets.
My Stories:
♦ Of things forgotten
♦ Suspicious minds

Free from website, click HERE.

Sirens Call (Issue 45): Distant Screams

The Siren’s Call magazine is full of dark and horrifying tales. Issue 45 contains 80 such tales , interviews and illustrations.
My Story:
♦ Feed your Demon