It's Darkwater Syndicate's first Halloween, and we've got plenty of eerie stories and frightfully awful drawings to commemorate the occasion. Here's our selection of scary short stories to get you in the mood.

Company Man Sighting #1 -- Watch yourself on lonely roadways. The Company Man lurks among us.

Red Airwaves -- It's 1962, the height of the Cold War. Only one man is vigilant (and paranoid) enough to uncover a dangerous plot, and when he does, it changes history forever. 

The Man On Krome -- A real-life story of an encounter with an eerie man on the roadside. Two people saw him at the same time, but neither saw quite the same thing.

The Shadow In The Clock -- Think you're safe at home? The only time you're safe at home is in baseball. This eyewitness account tells of a bizarre manifestation. What began as a spectral glow from up the hallway transformed into a shadow-person circumscribed in the face of a ticking clock.

Krome Insanity -- A two-part special. We take you into an abandoned and haunted insane asylum on the fringes of the county.

The Cyclone In The Corner -- A creepy firsthand account of an inexplicable manifestation in the witness's bedroom.

The Man That Fell From The Ceiling -- What does it mean to say a man fell from the ceiling? That is, if what fell from the ceiling was even a man at all.

It's almost here! When first published back on August 8, 2013, The Gullwing Odyssey was available only as an e-book. That's going to change soon. We're making final preparations to release a print run of the novel. 

We've been made privy to the front and back cover art, as well as the interior formatting. It all gels together into a beautiful book, if we do say so ourselves. And all that's without actually getting into what the book is about - which, if you've visited this site before you probably already know. In case you don't, have a look at Our Books.

While we're not at liberty to divulge anything else just yet, stick around. The details will come pouring in soon. When the novel hits the bookshelves of brick and mortar bookstores everywhere, you'll be first to know. Until then, check in here or visit GullwingOdyssey.com for info.

It's been almost a year since Darkwater Syndicate went online on February 13, 2013. When we first started, we were a webzine dedicated to bringing you "Quirky stories each week; bad drawings or poetry otherwise." We're still at it, but now we're doing that and more.

We want to be your source for uncommonly good reading. We've gotten bigger and better. We're not just a webzine anymore. Now we're a full-on publishing company. That doesn't mean the stories and awful drawings you've (hopefully) come to love over the past weeks are gone forever. You can find them in our Stories page. We update it every Monday (or so). As always, it's a genre roulette of sorts, and there's no telling what type of story you'll get. We currently offer fantasy, comedy, horror, mystery, alternate history, and poetry, all free to read.

Needless to say, these are exciting times. Now that we're a publishing house, we promote fresh new voices from up-and-coming authors. We're now offering e-books. Soon, we'll offer paperbacks as well. Our catalog is small but growing. You can find the books we have available in our bookstore.

Despite the changes, our core values remain the same. Everything we do around here is still firmly tongue-in-cheek and we're still serious about great writing. All that's changed is that we now can offer you more of the good stuff you've come to expect from us.

From all of us here at Darkwater Syndicate, thanks and enjoy.