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The Package
Dear Trusted Ally, If you receive this, you have a duty to fulfill. You know about our predicament by now, and you're alone, with nothing to do but be scared,…
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The Taxi Fare
It was after midnight and a lone taxi was driving down the dark country roads. In the absence of street lights, the road looked eerily empty as he drove on…
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The Hallucinations of Cy Abrendo
“How do you know that what you experience is real?” Was the question I posed to my class that blustery Thursday morning in January. I teach psychology at the University…
Read NowThe Hole In The Wall
I'm hoping at least /x/ will enjoy this because it's probablt fucked me up for life. It's seeming a lot more absurd as time passes (12 days since I moved…
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The Sky Giant
Rollercoasters. I hated them. I always did. When it came to school trips to the local theme parks, I always sat them out. I could enjoy the lazy rapids or…
Read NowThe Candle
She gave him the key as soon as he had walked in the door. It had been in a small box, wrapped up with a bow. He tried not to…
Read NowSquirt’s Blood
The frontier, that section of the world where the roots are soaked by blood and tears rather than rain. Grampa told many stories: the be the immortal, mist-swimming striga, the…
Read NowDon’t Open Your Eyes
On the last day of every month, close the blinds or curtains before you sleep. If in the middle of the night, you hear a tapping noise at your window,…
Read NowI Sat On The Bus
I sat on the bus, on my way to school. Listening to music, and paying little to no attention to the other students. At one of the stops my mind…
Read NowBlood of the Swine
And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and…
Read NowBehind the Redwood Curtain
Behind the Redwood Curtain, the California I knew seemed to fall away. Off the PCH or 101, the scenery shifted from the billboards of the Bay Area, advertising marijuana or…
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The Dream of Every Dentist
“You are here,” said the man in the black suit, “because you are dentists.” The man in the black suit stood in a bright room before ten men—ten dentists in…
Read NowAway from Grey
October evenings usually seem bleak and desolate by themselves. However, this one seems a bit greyer than usual. The outside world is a step beyond hopeless and I’m afraid I…
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Race The Devil
The year was 2042 and the month was April. My doctor, a pretty young gal that looked like she should still be in med school, ...she told me that it…
Read NowFlavor Penetration
My wife kissed me goodbye before she left for work this morning. I hadn’t been sleeping much at night, so my eyes were heavy and dry as I barely squinted…
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Halloween 64
I had heard rumors of the game’s existence on various gaming sites and messages boards, but I never thought it was actually real. I spent a little over a year…
Read NowThe Man Who Lives Above You
The man who lives above you is the quiet type. How lucky you are to live in an apartment underneath someone so courteous! It seems he never drops anything, seeing…
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The Desert Road
Working late one night, preparing for a court appearance the next morning, I was somewhat taken aback by the sudden breath of the long-forgotten, but supremely familiar scent of the…
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Your Life: The Final Season
I'm sorry for this. Recently, I received a package in the mail. I didn't recognize the sender. It seemed harmless enough. So, I opened it up. It was a DVD.…
Read NowThe Dead Fields
Before going to the Dead Fields, I was never really afraid of anything. I didn’t have a fear of heights, or the dark, at least not one that was crippling.…
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Vantablack: A Death Metal Cult
I am here to discuss my experiences with a band, known as Vantablack. They are a progressive death metal band, based in my hometown of Battered Grove - a small,…
Read NowU.S.S. February
Radio waves have traveled through and past the Earth's atmosphere for decades. They carried snapshots of humanity out into infinity. Music, broadcasts, TV shows, news commentary; it was all out…
Read NowDevil’s Hole Cave
Nathaniel H. Jackson's Journal November 11, 1911 I had never intended on venturing into that cave. That cave where no one ever dared to go near. I remember when I…
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