‘The Curious Dark (Vol.1)’ – By Mark T. Bates

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Welcome to The Curious Dark …

An eclectic collection of six creepy short Horror stories for your pleasure … from the mysterious to the macabre!

By Mark T. Bates

‘Re:Born’ (#1)

What Terror lays beneath the earth?

‘Re:Born’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #1)

‘2081: A Space Tragedy’ (#2)

A waking nightmare …

‘2081: A Space Tragedy’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #2)

‘Dreaded Bliss’ (#3)

‘Till Death us do part …

‘Dreaded Bliss’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #3)

‘Lake Oblivion’ (#4)

A tale of loss & longing …

‘Lake Oblivion’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #4)

‘Blood Moon’ (#5)

A killer stalks the streets at night …

‘Blood Moon’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #5)

‘Snow’ (#6)

A lost brother … A magic tape-player

‘Snow’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #6)

Copywrite 2025 Mark T. Bates

All rights reserved.

All stories in this collection are works of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Mark T. Bates – Author Bio

From a young age, Mark immersed himself within the world of genre storytelling. Devouring paperbacks from the likes of Stephen King & Clive Barker, while immersing himself in the movies of John Carpenter & David Cronenberg. All combining to lay the foundations for a life-long love of Horror, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, which has naturally transcended into a passion for telling his own tales.

Particularly drawn to the craft of short-story writing, Mark is inspired by the Night Shift and Skeleton Crew collections from King, Barker’s seminal Books of Blood, and stories from a diverse pool of authors including Chuck Palahniuk, Philip K. Dick and Joe Hill. 

His creepy supernatural-horror novella – ‘The Curse Of Six’ – released in the autumn of 2025 via RDG Books Press, while his mystery-thriller novella – ‘A Slow Decay of Flowers’ – has been signed by Baynam Books Press … and arrives in 2026.

Mark can be found online in all of the usual places!