Adam Maxwell's Fiction Lounge

Organising a piss up in a brewery is harder than you think. And far, far more dangerous. Especially when 100 year old whisky is involved.

Four tales of terror in one to send icy chills through your blood. These stories will scare you senseless this Christmas season.

The hidden dangers of building sites are revealed in this cautionary tale to make you smile and make you wince.

It had been twelve years since Janine had laughed. Or was it thirteen?

It’s time to listen, they know what they’re talking about. They are the voices in your head.

Terry and his brother have been kidnapped and it’s made him angry. And making Terry angry is a very, very, very bad idea.

The story that won the Telegraph’s short story competition back in August 2008.

Romance, house sitting and taxidermy. A winning combination.

When the host of the breakfast show announces he’s leaving, DJ Floyd McVay will stop at nothing to make sure he is named successor.

When two master hypnotists clash only one will be left standing. And when a Christmas tree is involved all bets are off.

Whether she was stealing the comic for herself or someone else wasn’t yet clear. What was clear was that she had been caught.