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5 Scary Creatures from Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is full of stories and legends of gods, heroes, and various types of legendary creatures. Not surprisingly, many of these creatures have terrifying appearances and scary supernatural powers,…
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If you’re on the lookout for terrifying places that will leave a long-lasting impression on nerves and memories, then it’s definitely worth visiting some of the US attractions that are…
Read Now5 Spooky Japanese Superstitions That Might Keep You Up at Night
Japan is home to one of the oldest and most fascinating cultures in the world. Japanese customs continue to inspire people far beyond Eastern Asia. Among these traditions are superstitions…
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The Plague Artist
If you're reading this right now, it means I am no longer of this world. Either I've committed suicide or the Plague Artist has grown bored with my existence. I…
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The Ember Smell of Winter
Emilie, Stan and I enjoyed our grandmother’s tales. During school breaks, Mom and Dad drove the three of us to her home in Plimmerton. It was a small coastal village,…
Read NowThe Glaring Mirror
I'm not one for superstition or believing in the paranormal. But some things can't be explained. I suppose we resort to the "Supernatural" as a last resort. Well, after what…
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Blank Room Soup
Blank Room Soup, starts quite innocently. A man in a whitewalled room hunched over a table eating a bowl of noodle soup. The only feature other than the table, the…
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The man in the window
“I want you to know I'm not crazy. What I tell you in this office today is just to clear my head so I can get past all the damn…
Read NowTeenage Horror Story
Boom! A loud clap of thunder shakes you out of your reverie. Your head jerks up and your mouth shuts. Hastily, you wipe off any drool you might have on…
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There’s a Dead Girl in My Mirror
Saturday This sounds absolutely idiotic. I know you’ve all heard this kind of thing before – someone thinks her house is haunted, everyone else assures her that she’s just paranoid,…
Read NowAdelaida and Kruv
The realm was beauteous and plentiful, its people more so. No plague touched its borders, no famine its lands. War was seldom seen in this kingdom, whose peaceful lords ran…
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What Doesn’t Kill You Will Come Back For You Later
[static sounds, with a click of a button. As the cassette rolls, a woman begins to speak] There once was a girl who could sleep peacefully at night. She would…
Read Now5 Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Japan
Numbers have always had specific definitions in every culture. Even though the superstitions about numbers being lucky or unlucky belong to ancient times, these numbers and the horrifying stories behind…
Read NowBill Cosby Commercial
Last week, on a wet and windy night, with no motivation to finish my college assignments, I began to peruse the Internet as a way to procrastinate, as we all…
Read NowTrial and Error
School camp. This is one of the things I enjoy most about being a teacher. Each term at Hamilton College, the students are taken to a different camping location that…
Read NowConstruction Site Entity
To this day, I have no idea what I saw. People I tell seem to not believe me, but I swear this is true. A little background before I get…
Read NowThe Hitchhikers
There are stories about a certain kind of hitchhiker - they only ever appear at night on quiet roads, seeming to flicker into existence in the very edge of headlights,…
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My Boyfriend’s Dreams Are Starting to Scare Me
My name is Harley, and I've been with my boyfriend Dan for five years, lived with him for three. I love Dan more than anything in this world. He's my…
Read NowThe Grounds Keeper’s Shed
Everyone knows me, No one knows my name, I am well liked, but not close to fame, My heart was broken, and I died in the rain, I became a…
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My Experiences with the Psychic Knock Game
If you’re reading this, then I assume you know all about Snapchat’s “Psychic Knock Game.” If not, you can click HERE to get caught up. If you’re like me, then…
Read NowLavender Town Syndrome
Lavender Town as seen in Red and Green The Lavender Town Syndrome (also known as "Lavender Town Tone" or "Lavender Town Suicides") was a peak in suicides and illness of children…
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The Encyclopaedia Salesman
I can’t claim I was at a low point in my life when the salesman came knocking on my door. It would be easy to say I was desperate and…
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