Along Comes Fear: Volume 1 - Where the Darkness Gathers

Six stories. One creeping certainty: you should have looked away.Along Comes Fear: Volume 01 - Where the Darkness Gathers is a horror fiction anthology that pulls readers through six standalone nightmares, each one built to unsettle in a different way. An astronomer tracking a routine orbital correction discovers a deviation that shouldn't exist - and a threat approaching from beyond Neptune that no one is prepared for. A father barricaded in a shopping mall dome fights to keep his family alive as the dead swarm outside. A classified containment team learns why some anomalies must never, ever stop being watched. A shop that sells cursed antiques finds the perfect buyer for its most dangerous piece. A group of friends attempts a summoning ritual for fun - and gets exactly what they asked for. And in a quiet retirement home, something waits for the residents that isn't natural aging.Blending supernatural horror, psychological dread, occult folklore, and apocalyptic tension, this collection is built for readers who love slow-burn suspense, cosmic horror, SCP-style containment fiction, and stories where the monster is never quite what you expect. Each tale stands alone, but together they form a portrait of fear in all its forms: cosmic, viral, institutional, transactional, and intimate.Perfect for fans of: horror anthologies, creepypasta and SCP Foundation-style fiction, occult and supernatural horror, apocalyptic and zombie fiction, and short horror fiction collections built for binge-reading.Reader discretion advised: this volume contains themes of supernatural threat, psychological dread, occult content, violence, death, and disturbing imagery. Intended for mature teen and adult readers.