Sam Coniglio is a writer of psychological horror and dark thrillers whose work explores the fragile boundaries between fear, trauma, addiction, grief, and the unraveling of the human mind. Inspired by atmospheric horror, unsettling human behavior, and the emotional weight hidden beneath everyday life, his stories focus less on monsters in the shadows and more on the darkness people carry within themselves.
In addition to fiction, Sam also writes original screenplay concepts and psychological horror film ideas, blending cinematic imagery with emotionally driven storytelling. His work is influenced by classic psychological suspense, surreal nightmares, and the slow-burning tension found in modern horror.
Sam Coniglio is a writer of psychological horror and dark thrillers whose work explores the fragile boundaries between fear, trauma, addiction, grief, and the unraveling of the human mind. Inspired by atmospheric horror, unsettling human behavior, and the emotional weight hidden beneath everyday life, his stories focus less on monsters in the shadows and more on the darkness people carry within themselves.
She survived her husband. Surviving what he left behind is the hard part.
For nine years, Cathy read the level of the bourbon bottle like a clock and learned to go quiet, small, still. The night Sterling choked to death in his chair, she stood in the doorway and didn’t move to save him — and what she felt afterward was relief.
