She caves his skull in and watches him die.
Then something climbs out of the bathtub and asks why everything's so cold.
The Sludge Beneath the Blood in the Bathtub
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https://mtonks.com/2026/06/04/the-sludge-beneath-the-blood-in-the-bathtub-a-short-2020sux-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
The Sludge Beneath the Blood in the Bathtub – A Short 2020SUX Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A mother fights to survive a nightmare inside a blood-soaked bathroom while the people she loves become something else entirely. Some horrors do not begin when someone dies. They begin when they re…
The city outside is burning, but something far worse is inside with them.
And when he finally turns around, she wishes he hadn’t.
Curdled Milk Cried Me to Sleep
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/30/curdled-milk-cried-me-to-sleep-a-short-2020sux-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
Curdled Milk Cried Me to Sleep – A Short 2020SUX Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
As the city burns beyond the windows, Brian fights the rot spreading through his body while Cassie holds him at gunpoint across the room. Some endings arrive with sirens, others crawl in through yo…
A journalist claims he knows the identity of a serial killer, but the moment the detective looks up, everything begins to unravel.
A Cold Cup of Coffee
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/14/a-cold-cup-of-coffee-the-complete-cut-10-years-later-a-short-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
A Cold Cup of Coffee – The Complete Cut – 10 Years Later – A Short Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A disgraced detective meets a journalist claiming to know the identity of a brutal serial killer. Some truths are far worse when they finally stare back at you.
Ten years ago, I wrote the first horror story I ever posted online.
I thought it was a zombie story. Looking back now, I think it was always a tragedy about grief, obsession, and refusing to let go. #DailyGrind #WritingCommunity #TheGrind #TwistedRoads #IndieAuthor #HorrorCommunity #HorrorFiction
https://mtonks.com/2026/05/13/daily-grind-10-years-later-writingcommunity-writing-thegrind-10years/
Daily Grind – 10 Years Later #WritingCommunity #Writing #TheGrind #10Years
Ten years after first posting One Love, Matthew Tonks reflects on the story that unknowingly shaped the kind of horror he would spend the next decade writing. What began as a raw zombie tragedy slo…
You lose everyone trying to save the person you love.
Then one night they finally take your hand again.
One Love
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/13/one-love-the-complete-cut-10-years-later-a-short-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
One Love – The Complete Cut – 10 Years Later – A Short Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A man refuses to let go of the woman he loves, even after death tears through everything around them. Some love stories rot long before they end.
She stitches his flesh back together while something wearing his face laughs beside her, then asks him to choose.
Water Wets the Needle’s Thread
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/12/water-wets-the-needles-thread-a-short-2020sux-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
Water Wets the Needle’s Thread – A Short 2020SUX Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A man wakes inside a nightmare of flesh, obsession, and distorted desire while something wearing love slowly tears him apart. Some horrors do not ask whether you want to wake up—they ask whether yo…
You spend your whole life becoming someone.
Then one day your memories stop feeling like your own.
A Bitterness in Sweet Sugar
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/06/a-bitterness-in-sweet-sugar-a-short-2020sux-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
A Bitterness in Sweet Sugar – A Short 2020SUX Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
An old man faces the end of his life while memories that do not belong to him begin flooding into his mind. Some horrors are not about dying alone—but discovering how many versions of you already e…
You hear a knock, but no one’s there.
Then it knocks again, this time from inside the house.
A Knock Always Requires an Answer
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https://mtonks.com/2026/05/04/a-knock-always-requires-an-answer-a-short-2020sux-horror-story-by-matthew-tonks/
A Knock Always Requires an Answer – A Short 2020SUX Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A quiet moment alone turns into something that refuses to stay outside. Some knocks don’t wait for you to answer—they find their own way in.
I Dragged Your Arse Along, Because You Belong – A Short Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
At a family Christmas, a man realises his apologies became a chain that will not loosen—past confessions bind him to a fate he cannot escape.
2020SUX – A Foot on the Other Shoe – A Short Horror Story by Matthew Tonks
A broadcast breaks open in the dark as a young leader pushes through a speech he can no longer control, and the room begins to expose the rot beneath the performance.
