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Writer’s Block is a Bitch
"Why aren't you writing?" "I'm getting there. I just, um, I just haven't figured out a good starting point yet." "Excuses…" "I'm not making excuses! You want this done right,…
Read NowHow The Girl Almost Stole My Voices
It was a warm summer night. There was a refreshing breeze entering through my bedroom window, blowing away the still humidity and warmth that stuck to my body like a…
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Thalassophobia
I hate the water. Always have, always will. Oh, sure, I've swum in pools and jumped off diving boards like any other person, but I have never once allowed my…
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He’s In My Head and He Won’t Go Away
[For what should be obvious reasons later in the story, I'm withholding my friend's name. I'll just call him Matt or Matthew for the sake of privacy purposes or whatever…
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My Son’s Been Acting Weird Lately, So I Checked His Search History ? Audio Story (feat. CreepsMcPasta)
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlTkQf_ibI[/embedyt] My son's been acting weird lately, so this morning I checked his search history. I shouldn't have done it. I know I shouldn't have done it. Narration by:…
Read NowSister Claire
“Darkness had no need of aid from them-She was the Universe.” -Lord Byron I had a dream in young childhood, and in this dream, I saw the myriad evils of…
Read NowWhen we were kids, we thought the ‘Hollow Men’ were just a local legend. Then we found the town ledger from 1982
If you grew up anywhere near eastern Ohio, you know every small town has its monster. In Blackwood Creek, ours were the Hollow Men. When we were kids in the…
Read NowMann Tracht, Un Gott Lach
Nothing was working. Garlic, one of the hokier vampire myths, was completely useless. He was prepared for that. It had bounced ineffectually off the tumbling wave of raking claws and…
Read NowThe Vegas Illusion
When going to Las Vegas, ride the rides from places like New York, New York and the Stratosphere, gamble away your money in a drunken state on a few hands…
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Melvin Maudley’s Malevolent Market: The Tale of Gregory Stonewall
It had taken only a few seconds but the old lamp-lit street you were walking on suddenly melts away, and you stand in a crowded thrum of bodies and shouting.…
Read NowThe Tuscan Game
The Tuscan villa was a postcard come to life, a sprawling stone residence nestled among rolling hills thick with cypress trees and the silvery-green olive groves. For Tom and Linda…
Read NowBe Right Back
Skype is a pretty useful tool to me. I’m an artist, so I tend to use my hands a lot and skype lets me talk without having to hold a…
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Vito The Salesman
CRASH! Thomas nearly jumped out of his skin at the waitress, suddenly dropping her tray of glassware a mere 5 feet from his booth. The sound of jingling glass shards…
Read NowCome Play With Me
Stepping through the doorway I had to hold up a hand to cover my eyes. The sun was incredibly bright and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. This…
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The Mystery in Darby
The cool autumn air filled the lungs of Detective Josh Gaines as he exited his patrol car and walked to the front entrance of the Buckingham Funeral Home. Gaines was…
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This Little Light of Mine
The most worrying part of the whole experience was that this isn’t something that happened in a strange place. It wasn’t too dark outside; it certainly wasn’t cold. Everything was…
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