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The Forgotten
When hiking alone in my twenty-fifth year in the southwestern barrens of the Newfoundland interior highlands, I found myself lost for three days in which events took place that disturbed…
Read Now1-800-Manifest NOW
So, long story short, I came across this thing one late night about how you can “get everything you’ve ever wanted through manifestation.” Well, it was something like that, at…
Read NowMy Last Halloween
Halloween used to be my favorite holiday. It was the one time of year you could be anything you wanted to be. You could draw out your darkest desires and…
Read NowThe Shadows
“You’re such a baby!” my friend Elise exclaimed as I held her arm tight when the power in my house went out. “I am not! I just hate the dark!…
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The Candle Man
Over the hill and through the moor, the candle man comes walking, up to your door. He lights up a candle and walks to your bed, leaves the candle in…
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The Retired Librarian
In the wake of negotiations with the teacher’s union, the school authorities reached the decision that perhaps it was time for Ms. Betty, the long-serving librarian, to hang up her…
Read NowFrom the Sea
The day was August 5th, 1989, the rain pounded onto the beach like gunfire and the lightning arced across the sky in magnificent blue colors. I sat in my tent…
Read NowThe Waiting Game
It is a fairly well understood phenomena that the human mind is unable to visualise the concept of infinity, or the ever-lasting. Try it, although I am sure you will…
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Cancer Season
WHERE IS my daughter? I need her to come and say goodbye. Cancer isn’t the only thing eating me alive. My son-in-law John is standing next to me, as are…
Read NowDear David
So my grand father recently died, not unexpectedly might I add, at 81 he had a good run. Anyway my mum and I had to go to his house and…
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Non Dormire
A MAN’S HOME is his castle. That’s what they say. Do you know what a castle is? A fortress that’s supposed to be impenetrable. It’s my job to penetrate them.…
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Why Do People Keep Staring at My Face?
"What the hell is her problem?" I thought to myself as I sat in my cubicle. Angela, one of my co-workers, was staring at me. More accurately, she was gawping…
Read NowThe Market Had Odds on My Death
Three hours ago, I found a market offering odds on whether I would survive until midnight. I know it was about me because the listing included a photograph of my…
Read NowThe Houseboat
In a private terminal at the Port of Boston, there is a houseboat. This houseboat has been anchored there, permanently, for at least 50 years. The eccentric owner has maintained…
Read NowListening In
For such a turning point in my life, the night I acquired a certain item is cemented in my mind only because of how mundane it was. I didn’t chance…
Read NowThe Police Stopped Writing the Moment I Said “Aldermore”
"Emotionally scarred creatures. They have a way of helping each other heal." I looked at Dr. Mollah, waiting for him to finish talking. “That’s why you should get a pet…
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The Saturn Source Code
It was a pretty simple program.A collaborative effort between me and another user on a forum I like to frequent. We like to help one another with all sorts of…
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The Cookie Monster at Night
I scare pretty easily. It’s not quite pathetic, but my husband is always laughing at me for it. Such as whenever the music in some scary movie crescendos, and there…
Read NowThe Final Optimization
Subject: Internal Memo, Project "LULLABY" (Classified Level 5)Source: Leaked from servers of Stellar Streaming, 3 hours before their global shutdown. TO: Content Acquisition & AI Ethics BoardFROM: Dr. Aris Thorne,…
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Homecoming
Ryan slammed his back against the wall and slowly slid down, sitting on the bathroom floor. The iron-like smell of blood filled his nostrils and partially repulsed him. He closed…
Read NowThe Wind Whispered A Secret
I sat on my balcony, preparing to smoke the last cigarette of the night. It was late and my bones themselves were tired. As I snuffed out the cigarette and…
Read Now5 Ghost Towns in Pennsylvania for Your Scariest Adventure
If you’re seeking thrilling adventures, visiting and wandering around abandoned ghost towns is probably one of the activities that might make you feel excited. And if that’s the case, you…
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