Urban Fantasy Stories
Explore our collection of 184 amazing stories tagged with urban fantasy. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Rune-Scribe of Slakterquay: The Case of the Wandering House
Author:Elias Thorne
When a Victorian mansion appears overnight in a quiet suburb, the city calls it a miracle. But for Aggie McPherson, a private eye who sees the city’s spectral skeletons, it’s a Class-4 Dimensional Incursion. Trapped inside the living, breathing architecture, she's hunted by corrupted memories and a rival mage who wants the house's power for himself. To solve this case, Aggie must unravel the secrets of a long-dead chronomancer and decide whether to save the soul trapped at the house's heart… or risk unleashing the parasite it holds prisoner upon the world.
Celestial Echo: The Warhound's Gambit
Author:Astra Thorne
In a city fractured by a secret war, Vaelryn is a weapon. Gifted with the Voice of Heavens, a celestial power that bends minds, he fights for the resistance. But every command he speaks chips away at his soul and tears at the fabric of reality. Hunted by a corporate empire that sees him as a resource and distrusted by the allies who fear his power, he must uncover the truth of his heritage before his own divine gift unmakes the world he's fighting to save.
The Final Cut
Author:Annie Fowler
Struggling filmmaker Leo Vance lands a dream job at the enigmatic Aperture Studios, a place that promises to turn his pain into art. But the studio's methods are brutal, their sets are unnervingly real, and the cameras never stop rolling. He soon discovers the studio isn't just making movies—it's a cult that worships a monstrous god of cinema, Obscura. To create the perfect film, they require the ultimate sacrifice. Now, Leo is cast as the lead in their final masterpiece, and the only way to survive is to give the performance of a lifetime, blurring the line between his grief and their gruesome script until he no longer knows where the acting ends and his own destruction begins.
Arcane Compliance: The Glimmer Protocol
Author:Krin Berry
In a world where magic is managed by a soul-crushing cosmic Interface, Kaelen Vance is just another low-level Arcane Technician. His first job? A simple magical pest problem. But when the mana-sucking 'Glimmers' prove too much for his by-the-book spells, he's saddled with Lyra Thorne, a cynical, overpowered veteran who hates rookies more than paperwork. Together, they uncover a glitch in reality itself—a conspiracy that weaponizes the System's own code. To save the city, they'll have to break every rule they swore to uphold.
The Whispers of Ardenwood
Author:Leo Knight
On a silent night in a forgotten Belgian town, 14-year-old Leo wakes to the sound of whispering. Outside his window, shadowy figures sit in a perfect circle on his lawn, their ritual cloaked in darkness. When a light flicks on, they all turn, revealing cold, empty eyes that stare directly into his soul. They were not just passing through; they were waiting. Now, the whispers are calling his name from the ancient forest that borders his home, a forest with secrets bound to his bloodline. Leo must uncover the terrifying truth before he becomes the next offering to the things that wait in the woods.
The Scribe's Paradox
Author:Arianna Carpenter
A Scribe born without magic watches his world shatter. When an eldritch apocalypse kills him, he wakes up in the past, his magic unbound and a curse branding his soul: he will relive his failure until he can rewrite fate. Hunted by cosmic horrors and betrayed by his closest friend, he must master this deadly loop. With each death, he grows stronger, but the timeline frays, and the price of saving his family might be his own sanity.
The Stone that Swallows
Author:Sue Larson
Thirteen years ago, my sister vanished in a cave, swallowed by a Native American folktale my brother believes in. I called it a lie, a cover for a human monster. Now, I've returned home to prove him wrong, to walk back into that darkness and find a rational truth. But the cave remembers us. The stories our grandmother told weren't fairytales; they were warnings. And the things that live in the deep, dark places of the earth are hungry. They've been waiting for us to come back.
The Crimson Cipher
Author:Tamara Gregory
FBI Agent Carina Keel’s world shatters when a routine case awakens a cryptic power within her—The Crimson Cipher. This supernatural system reveals that the monster that butchered her father years ago is back. Plunged into a secret war waged by a clandestine government agency, Carina must master her new abilities to hunt the creature known as the Hive. But as she gets closer, she uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest echelseons of power, forcing her to realize her father wasn't just murdered; he was silenced. Vengeance is no longer enough.
Dream Weaver of Elkwood Asylum
Author:Lesa Carter
Elara Vance, an indie actress, thought her biggest challenge was starring in her boyfriend's low-budget horror film at a haunted asylum. She was wrong. When horrifying nightmares begin to bleed into reality, a mysterious System designates her a "Dreamwalker," the only one who can fight the encroaching darkness. Now, every dream is a battle for survival, every prop a potential weapon, and every night threatens to be her last. Can she master her newfound powers and defeat the ancient evil lurking in the Dreamscape before it consumes everyone on set, or will her final performance be her last?
Chronicles of Sun and Shadow
Author:Corvus Thorne
In the gaslit alleys of Aethelgard, a brilliant apprentice hides a forbidden power—the soul of a forge, burning within him. When a monstrous enforcer threatens to shatter his world, he must unleash his flames. But he is not the only shadow stalking the night. A silent, darkness-wielding guardian offers an alliance, one that will either save the city or burn it to ashes. Two opposing forces, one desperate fight for the soul of a city on the brink.
The Hunger That Wears My Face
Author:Deann Williamson
Returning to his childhood home to bury his father, Treyton Vance uncovers a horrifying truth. His family didn't die of natural causes—they were offerings. An ancient entity now wears their faces, speaks with their voices, and has set its sights on him. Stalked by a creature born from a dark ritual, Trey must unravel his father's sins to survive the monster that believes there can only be one. He is the final piece of the collection, and the hunger is limitless.
Echoes of the Asphalt
Author:Dennis Hanson
Ex-academic Corbin Pierce is the secret guardian of the city's soul, a world of ancient spirits living in the concrete jungle. When a cabal of magicians known as The Hand begins harvesting lives to awaken a slumbering god beneath the streets, Corbin must embrace the chaotic power he can barely control. With a sharp-witted apprentice who sees more than she should and a trash-spirit raccoon with an attitude, Corbin becomes the last line of defense. But to save the city, he might have to sacrifice his own soul to the asphalt.