OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF KHALA GRACE
Horror and Dark Fantasy Writer
What's in a Name?
For some a name is as simple as a word. Yet, for others, a name is difficult and important to claim. Ever since finding the name that feels right, Khala Grace continues striving for a life filled with art. Their craft of choice is nonetheless storytelling. Khala Grace is a horror and dark fantasy author with a love for the written word. Once they almost gave up their dreams, but an opportunity to weave Khala's first published book changed the tides. Two authors have inspired their love of stories: J.R.R. Tolkien and Gerald Brom. As time passes, Khala deems to forge their own creative voice. They deem to share tales that not only entertain but provide readers with more room for thought. As stories have always been present in Khala's life at an early age, it only makes sense to create magic from their bittersweet past.
UMLINGO THE ROGUE WARLOCK
April 7th 2022
After years of struggling to find an entry way into the writing industry, I finally received an opportunity to write a novel. "Umlingo the Rogue Warlock" is a dark fantasy tale of a rambunctious rogue elf. In attempts to rise the stakes, Umlingo searches for greater heists than just a simple fish. Yet, as his journey continues, Umlingo finds himself caught in a captive situation- yet, how will he escape?
CRASH AND BURN
August 2022
It's 2012 and the world was said to come to an end. Although the myth doesn't come true, Crash Wake finds himself with a new challenge- high school. While already battling with ghosts from his past, Crash finds new support--the brazen Alex Burns and the level-minded Karmalina Durand. However, all hell breaks loose in Lotusville as children go missing. After forming the P.D.S., Will Crash and his friends be able to uncover the truth behind these disappearances or will they be next among the lost?
Amare nel Infernum
June 2024
As the Lone Soldier, Kiora is familiar with the battlefield. Despite her recent victory, the Daemik is plunged into the Infernum, a hellscape shrouded in twilight. To make matters worse, Kiora wanders the strange realma without her memories! Now, she is confronted by two suitors: the Dark Lord, Santanna and a mysterious demon, Luce. The Lone Soldier finds herself lost in the greatest war of life: love. As a familiar voice echoes in her head, Kiora grows lost and confused.
Gore 3 (Monsters)
A Halloween Anthology
September 2023
Monsters come in many forms and often leave terror and GORE in their wake.
This third volume of our short story collection is the biggest, scariest and best so far.
We all love tales of monsters and gore...
"Cat got your Tongue' and 'Extra Credit' written by Khala Grace
Gore 4 (Demons)
A Halloween Anthology
September 2024
A clairvoyant's hellish summoning, a family's deadly legacy, a rockstar's obsession with a rare and evil record. All these stories and more can be found within the pages of the annual Halloween anthology from Poe Boy Publishing. This year, we turn to tales of demons and possession, and will not spare on the blood and GORE.
'Make a Wish' and 'Amanah' are written by Khala Grace
The Final Stretch
September 2025
Khala Grace's The Final Stretch is an amazing novella that connects directly to Prepping Down the Rabbit Hole, a “Choose Your Own Adventure” series where each author gets their own novella furthering the story. This allows readers to experience many writing styles from many authors while reading one story and picking unlimited paths.
Authors that want to participate, and readers who want to enjoy this endless adventure, visit StephanieJamesPublishing.com for more details.
Heath Rhodes lives life on the highway, engine humming, thermos of warm coffee in the cup holder, and an odometer that still feels young at a half million miles. Trucking was supposed to be his a way to outrun his fractured family, hidden feelings for his close friend, and memories he tries to put behind him with every passing milepost.
But as he accepts an urgent load before dawn, everything changes.
Gore 5: Curses
September 2025
Enjoy the next installment of Gore! The new anthology features a timeless concept: curses. As the summary reads the series focuses on people and objects that carry a curse. Some are powerful enough to alter the lives of those around them or bring unimaginable horror and violence on anyone who dares meddle in their existence.
Khala's contributions to the edition are 'The Cursed Case' and 'Mind your Mind.' The first features paranormal detective, Daniel Sykes as he relies on an unexpected source to solve the missing person's report. The second tale is inspired by a particular character... We will not say who! Yet, invite you to join Chauncey Graemes as he faces a break in his typical routine.
Queer Joy: An Anthology
November 2025
This anthology was created as a campaign to spread awareness of the crackdown that's happening to danmei writers. For more information, visit @savedanmeiauthors.
You can expect both fantastical and more realistic fiction and poetry within this anthology. Our vision was to create an anthology encapsulating various kinds of queer joy from around the world.
Khala's short story 'Pulse' is a snapshot into the concept of a star-crossed pair. Spencer is a chill surfer who happens to feel an earthquake- when investigating, he finds a space ship! Yet the survivor is an unexpected... centipede?
Through Wilds & Warnings
December 2025
Destined blades and sharpening tongues.
Eloquent melodies and dangerous trials.
Fearsome fangs and fashionistas.
These are the impressionable tales that shape our morals and weave the lessons that guide us through the trials of life. Through Wilds & Warnings is a collection of fantasy stories inspired by the classic fables of Aesop. Dive into goblin caves, dabble with dragons, and face your darkest fears in this collaborative collection written by talented storytellers.
Khala's pieces include, 'The Forest was Quiet' and 'Sea Change.' Both pieces feature a Wandering Soul that could very well be either you or me. What all living things experience is transition. How will that change fare with unexpected encounters?
Dark Descent
Vol: 19
December 2025
WHEN THE SEASON LINGERS
The season has passed, but its habits remain. Decorations vanish, routines return, and still something feels unfinished. Kindness has edges. Traditions leave marks. These stories sit in the quiet aftermath, where warmth is memory and whatever followed you home hasn’t decided where to stand yet.
Khala's poem, 'The Man in Red' expresses the issue of trust. An age old concern of strangers performing as figures of myth that take advantage of a child's bliss.
Queer Shivers
an Anthology
June 2026
Queer Shivers is an anthology about LGBTQIA+ main characters in horror stories, some queernormative and some about the horrors queer folx face as Own Voice stories. Each anthology raises funds to save a disabled, queer danmei author from incarceration they cannot survive due to level of disabilities. We hope this anthology makes you shiver 🌸
Khala's piece 'Exoskeleton' presents an unlikely protagonist. Follow, Raxia as they must wander through the galaxy to save their home. 'Exoskeleton' is a sci-fi horror that begs to rip the question of identity apart.
PUZZLING PUZZLE
June 2026
Sixteen-year-old Brycen has always understood patterns better than people.
After his grandfather’s death, Brycen inherits a strange box of mismatched puzzle pieces, what begins as an obsession slowly becomes something far more disturbing. The pieces don’t fit. Each one belongs to different puzzles entirely. It seems impossible, as not a single piece connects. Yet the longer Brycen works, the more he feels something pulling him toward an answer buried just beyond understanding.
While Brycen isolates himself deeper inside the growing maze of pieces, his mother, a CDC virologist, becomes entangled in a terrifying global crisis. Pregnancies are collapsing worldwide. Human reproduction itself is failing. And buried inside blood samples are traces of an unknown mammalian genome, unlike anything ever discovered.
As governments scramble for answers and society edges toward panic, Brycen begins to realize the puzzle is more than cardboard and ink. It is a message. A map. Perhaps even a warning left behind long before the world began to unravel.
And it just may be:
The future of humanity depends on someone the world never expected to understand it. Someone who can see more than just what is presented before him as normal.
Dark Descent
Whispers from Beyond
Vol 2
July 2024
Enter the Darkness with thrilling tales from horror weavers. Each story is within five hundred words. Take a bite out of titles such as 'Banquet' written by Khala Grace. The magazine series is available by Dark Holme Publishing. Eager for a taste of terror each month? Then take a chance at hitting subscribe.
Ethereal Nightmares
The Second Sleep
October 2024
In Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep, prepare to delve into a realm where darkness reigns and nightmares morph into spine-chilling realities. This gripping anthology unravels unsettling tales that will seize you from the very first page.
'To Prey or Pray' is a sci-fi dystopian horror written by Khala Grace.
Dark Descent
Whispers from Beyond
Vol 12
May 2025
Take a stab at the anniversary edition of Dark Descent. Bite-sized terror await your senses. What more, Khala Grace is overjoyed to be selected as May's winning story with "The Unboxing." Tread cautiously dear readers for you never know what curiosity will unveil. Additionally, Khala's narrative poem "Mimicry" is creeping through the pages. Don't miss this grim celebration!
Dark Descent
Whispers from Beyond
Vol 12
June 2025
Crack open a compilation of flash horror. Each piece is featured in their respected Dark Descent magazine available via subscription on the publisher's website. Khala is thrilled to be apart of a book with fellow dread weavers. If you're looking for a great way to binge through terror, then go ahead and take a look! The following stories are crafted by Khala: 'Banquet,' 'Tocked,' 'The Passenger,' 'The Unboxing,' & 'Mimicry'
Dark Descent
Whispers from Beyond
Vol 26
July 2026
You made it to the end. Or something that looks like the end.
The best horror doesn't finish when the last page turns — it follows you into the kitchen at 2am, sits at the edge of your bed, stands just outside the frame of every mirror you pass for the next three days. If that's already happening, good. That means it worked. There's more where this came from. Back issues of Dark Descent, waiting in the dark for the right reader. Our anthologies — Whispers From Beyond and Ethereal Nightmares — for those who don't just want a scare but want to live inside one for a while.
Khala's narrative poem, A Longing Heart, presents thought towards the cruel nature of humanity. The speaker is among the remaining humans. Will they give up hope or find a spark left worth kindling?
"Your dreams are your spirit, your soul, and without them you are dead."
Gerald Brom
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