
In Our Town
In our town, you prayed for a boy when you first felt that kick in your belly. Mama said she cried the day I came out of her, she was so happy I’d been blessed ...
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Something is Coming to Get Me
It all started after I had that damned panic attack. I am a calm person by nature, always have been. Small stuff never bothered me, even while driving. And I certainly had never been so ...
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The Rag and Bone Man
News came to London in the year 1820 of a series of brutal murders which had been committed throughout the neighboring counties. Reports that a monstrous man – broad, roughly six-foot-seven in height - had ...
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Hospitality
I. The snow had stopped about an hour ago, but god damn, it was still a treacherous road. Mark turned up the radio, half to keep himself awake, and half to try to hear the ...
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Holiday Themed Story Submissions Now Being Accepted Thru December 15th, 2019
Hello, denizens of the dark! We’ve got a special announcement today. Creepypasta.com is looking for the very best original holiday-themed creepypastas and horror stories for this year’s Yuletide season, as part of our “12 Days ...
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The Grinning Man
I have worked as a paranormal investigator for close to thirty years. I always had believed there was more to our world than what most think. Like the submerged section of an iceberg, there is ...
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A Big Responsibility
The little girl stood outside the door. She stared at it, fidgeting with the frills of her dress. She could always wait until tomorrow... No. She had to ask now. She wanted it and she ...
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I’m Never Shooting Another Snuff Film
You don’t start out shooting snuff. You build up to it. To be honest, I never thought I’d let it get that far. And I wish I never did. I started out wanting to be ...
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The Rise and Fall
I hate birds. I've hated birds ever since I was forced to go to my grandmother Vera's home, who lived isolated in her inherited Victorian mansion. She let most of her estate fall away to ...
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The Parker Express
Part 1 This is your captain speaking. I've just turned on the seat belt sign. We're expecting a fair amount of turbulence coming up, so we ask that you please remain seated until the sign ...
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Daughter’s Drawings
Part 1 This whole thing started on a road trip around four years ago. We left to go from Northern California to the East Coast, traveling through the Midwest. It was me, my wife Kimmy, ...
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Plot Holes
The day I found my first hole was the day my best friend came back from the dead. We were in high school and stupid. Jake was his name and we liked to go out ...
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Raymond’s Will
Hello. My name is Raymond Daws. This recording should be considered my last will and testament. It is intended for whomever takes possession of this house at 12874 N. Pryor Road. After setting aside some ...
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I Followed An Angel of Death and Read Her Diary
Publisher's Note: This story is the second part of a two-part series. To read the earlier chronological installment of this series, please click here. A couple of months ago, I found a diary written by ...
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I Found a Diary Tucked in a Brick at an Abandoned Psych Hospital
I grew up on Long Island, right outside of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center, home of the legend of Cropsey. I was always a good kid, never broke any rules, never really pushed the limits ...
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Don’t Ever Stop for the People on the Shoulder
My name is Harrison and I’m a long haul trucker. While I sometimes get routes all over the place, my most common run is Vancouver to San Francisco. It’s an easy trip most of the ...
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Great Whales
The man approached the bridge as he normally did. A crimson book tucked under his left arm, a dim lantern held in his right. His eyes alighted on the young woman perched on the steel ...
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My Sister Loves Minions
My sister loves minions. The yellow, banana-eating, overall-wearing, big-eyed things from a family movie called Despicable Me? Yep... that's the kind. The things you see middle-aged women post memes on Facebook. My sister is obsessed ...
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