I Chose to Descend
It was finally time.Ever since the cave was discovered in the mountain next to my hometown, I had always wanted to explore it. It was my right after all, I was the one who found it ...
The Things We Do for Family
My parents died in a car crash on their way home from dropping me off my freshman year at Stanford. I never got the chance to call and tell them I was all settled in. They ...
Lives in the Balance
HAVE YOU EVER bargained with a ghost? We’re going to. We’re not supposed to be here, but none of us could resist the chance to sneak into the Durgee House on Halloween. At 3 AM, no ...
The Puppet Theater in My Attic
It was the last thing I remembered before my dad’s passing. The first time I saw it. I was eight years old at the time. It was dark outside my bedroom window and my eyes had ...
Death Wears A White Trench Coat
When I was in college, I heard a rumor about a man in a bar that was making deals, very Special deals. Now I am no fool, I have heard of Faust and his tragedy, and ...
Spirits in the Night
The great man was dying. Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera and electrical light bulb laid in his bed in West Orange, New Jersey his life slowly flickering out. After years of ...
The Door in the Attic Floor
"Are you ok!?" Rachel yelled out as she ran toward me through the storm, trying not to laugh. It figures that moving day would find lightning, thunder, and rain attacking us from above, but it had ...
The River Serpent
My best friends Darius and Jordan learned about my fear of swimming during an impromptu tubing trip on the Farmington River. The summer after I turned twenty-six, Darius and Jordan took me to Foxborough Park, a ...
What the Left Eye Sees
Mabel Crudup basked in the May sunshine as she worked in her garden. Grinning, she inhaled the fresh scent of soil mixed with last night’s rain. Days like this were made for going outdoors and getting ...
Hell’s Civil War – The Iron Tower
Read Part one here Read Part two here It took a while for the circumstances of my death to come back to me. The memory was thrust back into my conscious mind during our descent into ...
Memories of the Graveyard Shift
I was eighteen at the time. I’d just graduated high school, and what was probably a really exciting and memorable time for most people was a stressful race against time for me. You see, my dad ...
5 Most Haunted Places in Europe for Your Ghostly Adventures
Would you like to visit haunted places and have spooky adventures? In that case, a trip to Europe is definitely something you should aim for. Europe, a continent that combines various rich cultures, gives visitors numerous ...
The Thinning House
Sanity is the ancient lie, it’s a lie old as consciousness. Sanity is our imagined common denominator, that nonexistent place we are said to converge. Insanity is as real as anything else. Consider what goes on ...
Other People’s Secrets
I LOVE GOSSIP. Every chance I get, I watch Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos, and that new girl Zara Zimmerman. All sleaze, all the time. The revelation of other people’s secrets sends a thrill through ...
5 Angel Numbers That Signal Terror
When someone mentions angel numbers, many people who have at least some understanding of numerology immediately think of luck, positivity, and spiritual guidance. And indeed — most of the time, the fact that you encounter specific ...
5 Most Haunted Places in the United Kingdom
British people simply adore horror. This nation is full of intriguing haunted spots known for ghostly apparitions and urban legends that tell stories of supernatural happenings. Now as the Halloween season approaches, the number of visitors ...
The Descending Dark
I wasn’t very gentle with the door as I kicked it open. In fact, I struck it so hard with my foot that I felt a stab of pain in my toes. Swearing loudly, I entered ...
6 Most Haunted Places in Poland You Must Visit
If you’ve ever traveled to Poland, it’s likely that its rich cuisine, natural landscapes, beautiful locals, and stunning architecture immediately caught your attention. However, little did tourists know that under the obvious characteristics of Polish culture, ...
I Got Sucked Up by a Tornado
I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, I plan on covering everything here in this story. Although, I'm still not exactly sure if what I believe happened actually happened. This was few years ago, and recent ...
Behind the Curtain
There was nothing special about that morning. The sun was warm, and the breeze was cool, one of the first hints that spring was here to stay. It started off as a simple thought, just an ...