So I came upon a website where authors publish horror stories to advance their nascent careers.

penofthedamned.com
I've read a number of their short stories and find considerable creativity and some glimmerings of talent.
I particularly enjoyed the works of "Daemonwulf".
Enjoy!

Here's how they describe their website-
A taste of Hell itself?
Perhaps…but also a clandestine collection of the most eclectic minds of horror. These anguished souls have stripped free their pretenses for your grotesque delight. The Pen of the Damned tread where you dare walk not. Breathe what you dare dream not. Share what you dare speak not.
You have been warned.