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No Right Turn on Red
It was well past midnight as I drove home from my new job. The pay wasn't so good, and it was far from home, but I really had no choice…
Read NowUsing AI, I Hired A Hitman. Now It’s Blackmailing Me.
WHEN I FOUND OUT my husband was having an affair, AI wasn’t the first thing I turned to. I confronted him about the panties I found in the front of…
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Namenlos and the Philosophy of Dreams
Recently I perused a lengthy document that provoked much thought in me, as much about its author and context as about its actual substance, and as I no longer have…
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Do you want to remember me?
January 16, 2012. Klakzkrig. Exhausted, I was sprawling face-down in bed, feeling like I’d been dragged through a combine harvester and then forced to plow the rest of the field…
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You Asked Me For My Name (Tales of Lilith)
It was darkening, the end of the day. I walked a suburban artery that fed the middle class neighborhoods of Castle Rock. I quickened my pace, anxious to arrive at…
Read NowTarantula Hawk
On reflection, it was probably for the best that they didn't tell us the world was ending.The panic would have been unbelievable. I can see why the governments of the…
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A Walk Home on Halloween
I had just moved to my current flat in Raynes Park, Southwest London, and was still fairly unfamiliar with the area. Now my current bosses and supervisors know that I…
Read NowModern Monster
Hello, my name's Charlie Ipstien. Dorky, I know. But I’m better known as ‘Chips’ by my familiar. I ain’t a classy guy, a lowlife thug people call me. And I…
Read NowThe Eisenhower Interstate Phenomena
Little known fact, is that the Eisenhower Interstate system is built over major leylines. Rumor has it, that if specific conditions are met, weird phenomena will occur. Phenomena of the…
Read NowThe Island of the Dolls – Mexico‘s Creepiest Place for Brave Explorers
You’ve probably already heard about Annabelle, the queen of the evil dolls. But all horror enthusiasts know that the plot of all three movies is fictional and haunted dolls don't…
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The Legend of Wide Eyes
The legend began during lockdown on March of 2020, within a town whose name and location I refuse to give away-on the chance anyone reading this is curious and stupid…
Read NowDay of the Worm
What are dreams? What are they really? Are they bits and pieces of memories thrown together without design or purpose? Do they whisper secrets of future days to come or…
Read NowWhat Happens After
You never escape. Not really. It's always going to be there. Sometimes hidden away in the back of your mind in the form of a nightmarish memory. Or it sits…
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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…
Read NowThe Bells On Christmas Eve
We moved in right after Thanksgiving. It was right after my recently divorced Mom finally got her job promotion at work. It had been a long time coming but finally…
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It Likes Chicken Best
“Maya!” Natalie said as she walked through the door, grocery bags in either hand. “Maya, Peter, we’re home!” She walked into the kitchen, placing the bags on the counter as…
Read NowShut That Damned Door
My parents died in a car crash when I was fourteen. Don't feel bad for me or anything. I've made my peace with that years ago. Life with them was…
Read NowForty-Eights Hours To Remember
I sighed and entered my key into the slot of my apartment doorknob. The grooves and divots slid into place and clicked. As I turned the lock, something caught my…
Read Now5 Most Haunted Dolls with Horrifying Backstories
Dolls are meant to bring joy, right? Many of us, especially girls, grew up playing with dolls and they still remain ideal gifts for children. But not all dolls carry…
Read NowThe House in The Shade
These events took place when I was five years old, in the rural south. You see, back then, my family was always moving from town to town because of my…
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Fire and Ice
Fire burns. It's a simple fact of life. Fire burns everything it touches in one way or another. This particular fire was being gulped down the throat of an overweight…
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