What if the mundane cracked open and something hungry looked back?

The Tea Party from Hell and Other Stories is a collection of unsettling, darkly funny, and deeply disturbing horror tales where the familiar becomes grotesque and the ordinary hides teeth. In these pages, animal crackers contain monsters best left unnamed, a harmless medical condition opens the door to something ravenous, a recipe demands more than it should, and reflections refuse to behave.

Blending cosmic horror, body horror, psychological dread, and pitch-black humor, these stories explore obsession, curiosity, guilt, and the terrible cost of looking too closely at things that don’t want to be understood. From bite-sized shocks to slow-burn descents into madness, each piece offers a new way for the world to go wrong...often quietly, sometimes violently, and always irrevocably.

Whether it’s a casual conversation that shouldn’t be trusted, a home that harbors something watching from the hall, or a family tradition built on sacrifice, this collection invites readers to laugh nervously, flinch often, and question what they think they know.

Just don’t read it in front of a mirror.

Welcome!

Sarah Matthews: Author Extraordinaire

Hello! I’m Sarah Matthews, an author from New Albany, IN. My short story collections include Jubilation Grove and Other Nightmares, and The Tea Party from Hell. Click the cover for a link to Amazon, or the link below for Barnes and Noble.

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Cover for Jubilation Grove and Other Nightmares by Sarah Matthews. It features a carved skull and blue and green butterflies.