There’s no end to the monsters that lurk in the dark.

Ghosts, werewolves, mad scientists, cultists, mutants, zombies, vampires, aliens and more lie in wait in the dark corners of Equestria, terrorizing the night. But the most infamous and dangerous of them all is the legendary witch Twilight Sparkle, with a five hundred million bit bounty on her head.

Seeking fame and fortune, Rainbow Dash sets out to defeat the legendary witch and collect the massive reward. The one thing she wasn't counting on was Twilight being less evil than she expected.

More stories set in this AU can be found here.

Cover art is a work in progress by Abode_WTF

The ancestor sent us to our deaths, and we went willingly, into the darkest depths where we would meet our maker, but as luck would have it, Fate had other plans, and unto our maker, we went, however instead of an afterlife, we were granted a haven, a new chance at life, but it is not perfect, and we must keep our wits about us, danger lurks everywhere, and not everyone enjoys our company, and they make sure we know it.

crossover with Darkest Dungeon.

Takes place before Twilight opening her school.

Something has woken up in Canterlot. It is a mummy, a dead god from a time before Equestria. But what has it awoken for? What is its purpose? Sandy Dune, its loyal steward, does not question her master. She follows and serves it no matter the cost. But can she continue her blind loyalty when she is drawn into the game of gods and monsters?

Proofread by MrMinimii

Inspired by xXMarkingXx's Bloody Marey

Cover Art by xXMarkingXx

SkywardSword's Review

The Bloody Mare Fanfic Reading

"I tried... I desperately tried so many attempts to warn them or stray them away from the path.

I told them multiple times that this path was not safe but did they listen?

No, of course not or my warnings would have become common knowledge to travellers.

"If we cut through the straights by the old hippogriff kingdom, we will be back home with time to spare." The captain told me.

That's the thing with merchants. Always so greedy, impatient and impulsive when an opportunity has presented itself to them.

Every single time, I told them this path was not safe but was met with total ignorance and sometimes with verbal or even physical abuse.

As a consequence, there was not a single ship to be seen again after they took the path. The local fishermen never came this way for no living beings were swimming around the path and a few of the superstitious ones knew what horrors awaited.

I can still hear their faint horrified screams as she tears them and this ship apart, plank by plank and limb by limb. It is too late for me and this ship, but any creature reading this message heed my warning.

Turn back, turn back and DON'T even think of returning to this place again.

This path is not safe.

For those who do not believe the stories once you reach her rock, you will know True terror for you are now in Scylla's domain."

Flurry Heart has requested a very unusual bedtime story. Shining Armor senses something is up, but he also knows that children occasionally come across feelings they don't have words for yet. Books can supply those words.

On a less cerebral note, hopefully there’s some entertainment to be had watching Shining Armor flounder through a novel that common sense dictates he shouldn't be reading to a foal before bed. That 'Thriller' tag is present in the banner for a reason.

Now with a written review!

This is an entry in the Snippet Series, an anthology of old oneshots I (and my good buddy Str8aura) wrote based around interesting pics I found. New ones will be posted every Thursday for the foreseeable future.

On a regular night of rebelliousness, a colt and a filly come across a strange, dangerous creature. After the later is eaten, the former is injured, leading to a change he couldn't predict. Now stuck living as a creature from old mare's tales, the young colt must leave everything he knew behind, including morals he once held himself to. Meanwhile, an aging mordigan is stuck without an heir, or even a loved one. His searching brings himself to a new land, one from legends.

This story was partially inspired by DisneyFanatic2356's story Precious Blood, a true masterpiece and by far my favorite DisneyFanatic story.

Part of the HoE storyline.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, FEATURED 8/4/22 at the expense of only a few remaining brain cells!
Additional tags include sad, trauma, horror, and drama. Also, some may consider it self-harm, but not in the physical sense, so that won't be added.

Hell yeah, Featured again on 7/8/23! This is incredible! Thank you all so much for an amazing repeat of history!

This story is a sequel to Cinematic Adventures: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Following the events of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the Mane Six and Spike are back again for another adventure. This time takes them to 19th century Paris to the famous Opera Populare. It is here they meet a timid young singer named Christine Daae who finds herself as the object of attention for the so called “Opera Ghost”. Follow our heroes on this story of love, sorrow, and drama based on the famous musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber

"Unicorns are wonderful!"
"Unicorns are fantastic!"
"Unicorns are marvelous!"
"Unicorns are glamorous!"
"Unicorns are enchanting!"
"Unicorns are terrific!"

They also like to twist words. What would happen if you asked what they really are, without the wordplay?

Unicorns provoke wonder. They create fantasies. They cause marvels. They project glamour. They weave enchantment. But most importantly, they spawn terror.

Massively A.U.

Canterlot had always been a busy city. The bustle of daily life came with many a problem, including crime and hatred. However, recently, things within the city have started to take a turn towards the worst. Towards the supernatural. Ponies have been going missing, brutally murdered corpses are found in back alleys, and, as Coco discovers, the dead are coming back to life.

Something is seriously wrong in this town, and Coco is nothing short of determined to figure out what.

Watch as Coco Pommel is thrown headfirst into a world of terror, and relish in her newfound horror as she battles it out with monsters and mares alike!

Her new world is home to many terrors of the night: Ghosts, witches and even the living dead! Is Coco truly ready for this new life?

Disclaimer: No this isn't about zombies... some people got confused about the whole 'dead coming back to life' thing, so... yeah.

Originally inspired by the Supernatural TV show, however I doubt I will actually use any of the cahracters or plot line from that, so I'm going to mark this as AU instead of Crossover.