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Night Construction
Have you ever seen a road construction crew working past midnight on the side of the freeway? Odds are that, yes, you have. They’re pretty easy to spot considering the…
Read NowA Camp Fire Story, of Sorts
December 10th, 2003 My frozen hands tremble as I fumble to work my little butane lighter. The tips of my fingers are raw and bloodied already, and I wince in…
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For Old Times Sake
“’sup?” They looked at each other, neither really sure what to say or how to say it. It had been a long time. The whole house felt strange, certainly stranger…
Read NowThe Bone Tree
Kai couldn’t remember the last time he'd caught himself feeling truly frightened. He had watched all of the scariest movies he could find, devoured countless ancient tales of mystery and…
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I’ll Never Listen to ASMR Again
The last few weeks have been a nightmare. A terrible, terrible nightmare. I'm still pinching myself every now and then, hoping to wake up. Sadly, it only leads to the…
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The Rag and Bone Man
News came to London in the year 1820 of a series of brutal murders which had been committed throughout the neighboring counties. Reports that a monstrous man – broad, roughly…
Read NowThe Lighthouse
There is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea that does not appear on any map. It cannot be seen from any other island, nor can any other land be…
Read NowNosferatuNacht
For just over fifteen years, Birkingshire, England; in it’s bright and wondrous splendor, was the breeding ground for joy and cheer. Every year, the denizens of the city gathered around…
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The Sewer Under The Lighthouse
You were always against moving away from your family and friends. You didn’t want to leave the city, the coast never appealed to you anyway. You didn’t want to move…
Read Now5 Creepy Places in Canada for Thrilling Adventures
Canada is usually associated with beautiful landscapes, stunning cities, and a warm atmosphere. But little do people know that this picturesque environment hides dark stories of dangerous creatures and eerie…
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A serial killer broke into my house…
One night a few years ago I heard the sound of someone breaking into my house. It was around midnight when this happened and up to this point I don’t…
Read NowOld Man Werther
I lived next door to Old Man Werther for the first seven years of my life, but I only ever saw him twice. No-one in the neighbourhood knew much about…
Read NowDaddy’s Princess
Daddy calls me his princess. I feel like one too, especially when I’m wearing one of my princess crowns. My Daddy makes them for me. He’s an artist, you see.…
Read NowSamaritan Road
Samaritan Road by Spinsomniac On the outskirts of some small nameless town in West Virginia lies a miles-long, straight strip of asphalt known as Samaritan Road. The road is nestled…
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Always Be Nice To Your Neighbors
When someone asks you about your dream home, how do you respond? It might be an apartment in a big city, a big house on a farm, or (if you’re…
Read NowDementia Dream
My lucid dreams have become lucid nightmares against my will. I don’t know where else to write about it other than my dream journal, so in my journal it’ll go.…
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Okay, people keep sending me emails and comments suggesting that I just "get a group of people and email them the stories and let them decide" - I'm going to…
Read Now5 Haunted Islands in the World That Can Inspire Your Nightmares
Most of us have romanticized island vacations at least once in our lives. After all, we don’t always visit spots that are fully surrounded by water and stand completely separate…
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The Ghost of Levi Johnson
It was a stormy night on Welkes Street. The street sign creaked back and forth as the wind blew past it. Heavy rain water flowed into drains on every corner…
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For The Animals
It's hard for them, you know. For the animals. The buildup, the push. The ever-expanding girth and guts of the city gushing, contorting, bursting, spilling outwards. More and more, they…
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I Used to Have Two Bodies
Have you ever had a dream where- hold on. Scratch that. That’s not what this is about… dreams. Dreams aren’t real. Memories are real. I used to think that dreams…
Read NowThe Last Laugh
In a nearby town, there lives a clown whose laughter fills the air, and in crowded places, with his painted faces he shocks with skill and flair. Through a comic…
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The Little Religion
We called it the Little Religion because there were only four members: Gina, the baker’s wife; homeless Owen; Pally, the chestnut farmer; and my brother Curt. They held services in…
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