3 Fiction – Horror, Ghost story – Oxford Centar

Beneath the Dark Ice

Jelena Kaćibo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:07:36 +0000

When a passenger plane crashes into the Antarctic ice, it exposes a massive, hidden underground cave system. After the initial rescue team goes completely silent, Captain Alex Hunter and his elite team of commandos are sent into the frozen wasteland to investigate. They quickly discover they are not alone—an ancient, predatory terror is lurking deep within the ice, hunting anything that enters its domain.

Visitors

Jelena Kaćibo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:32:16 +0000

Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John, in a decaying townhouse. A timid spinster in her fifties, Marion does her best to ignore the shocking secret her brother keeps locked away in the cellar. However, when John suffers a sudden heart attack, Marion is forced to go down to the basement herself and face the gruesome, unsettling truth.

All My Colors

Jelena Kaćibo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:28:09 +0000

Set in March 1979 in DeKalb, Illinois, the story follows Todd Milstead, a wannabe writer with an eidetic memory. When Todd realizes he is the only person on Earth who remembers a masterpiece of a novel called All My Colors, he decides to write and publish it as his own. However, his act of plagiarism unleashes terrifying, mind-bending, and gory supernatural consequences as the true nature of the book catches up with him.

Hunger

Jelena Kaćibo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:23:20 +0000

When Beth wakes up one morning covered in dirt, she attributes it to an extreme case of sleepwalking. However, as reports of a desecrated grave circulate, her nocturnal wanderings take on a sinister tone. Soon, the city is plagued by strange sightings and sudden disappearances. Beth realizes she is transforming inside, driven by an urgent, desperate hunger that demands satisfaction at any cost.

Ex-Communication: Superheroes vs Zombies (Ex-Heroes)

Jelena Kaćibo — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:08:36 +0000

The community of survivors at the Mount is trying to rebuild civilization amidst a zombie apocalypse. However, when a new enemy emerges that their superhero protectors cannot simply punch away, the heroes must team up with a brilliant but dangerous scientist. Together, they attempt to figure out how to stop the zombie plague before it destroys what is left of humanity.

Ghosts of Kerfol

Jelena Kaćibo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:29:18 +0000

Inspired by Edith Wharton’s classic 1916 ghost story “Kerfol”, this collection of five intertwining stories revisits a haunted French manor across different centuries. It begins with the tragic story of Anne de Barrigan through the eyes of her servant girl, then slips forward in time to follow a young artist, a party girl, an American couple, and a deaf gardener who are all haunted by the manor’s ghostly dead dogs and a bitter history of revenge.

Bareback

Jelena Kaćibo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:08:22 +0000

The story takes place in an alternate world where 99% of the population are werewolves. The remaining 1% of normal humans are known as “barebacks” and are treated as a despised underclass. The protagonist, Lola Galley, is a legal investigator tasked with handling the case of a werewolf who brutally attacked her friend, forcing her to navigate a rigid society dealing with issues of power, prejudice, and blame.

The haunting of Jessop Rise

Jelena Kaćibo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:06:01 +0000

Fourteen-year-old William is left alone and penniless after his father dies in a cotton mill accident. Facing a brutal workhouse, his life seems to change for the better when his long-estranged uncle Seth sends for him. However, upon arriving at his uncle’s grand Welsh estate, Jessop Rise, William encounters multiple ghostly figures. He finds himself caught in a terrifying mystery as he tries to uncover what the spirits want and what dark secrets his uncle is hiding.

Read By Dawn

Jelena Kaćibo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:27:48 +0000

This book is a curated horror short story anthology born as an offshoot of Dead by Dawn, Scotland’s International Horror Film Festival. Following a competitive international call for entries, the collection compiles over 20 gritty, modern, and psychological horror tales designed to keep readers awake at night. Notable stories included in this volume are “The Skin and Bone Music Box,” “Fat Hansel,” and “Between the Screams”.

The Radleys

Jelena Kaćibo — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:12:18 +0000

A witty and razor-sharp portrait of an ordinary family living in respectable English suburbia. However, parents Peter and Helen are hiding a massive secret from their teenage children—they are actually abstaining vampires. When their daughter gives in to a sudden violent instinct, the family is forced to confront their true nature, especially when a chaotic, unfiltered vampire uncle arrives to upend their quiet lives.