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Caught In The Cycle
The blazing gold sun wanes in the sky over the still lake, its light rays coming down, touching the water and the land stretching beyond it. As the wondrous ball…
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The Hallway Wasn’t Empty
Did you know that, once introduced to routine, our brains are capable of accepting it to the extent that when something changes, it doesn’t notice? The change could be small…
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I’ve Never Seen A Child Eat Their Pet Before
When I joined the case at 47 County Street, I didn't know what to expect. As a social worker, I see all kinds of screwed up things from child abuse,…
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Home Alone
Writing never had been of any interest to Patric. Throughout his life, it was his older brother, Sean, who had been the creative and artistic one, while Patric quietly had…
Read NowThe Peculiar Painting
The grandfather clock struck eleven as the wealthy old man rubbed his eyes, tired from reading one of his many dusty books that were stacked neatly on a tall oak…
Read NowCreepy Romance
The following images are from the upcoming "Creepy Romance" book by Cosondra Sjostrom. The last few times I've posted about community writers releasing their books or kickstarters for Creepypasta-esque projects…
Read NowPersonally Leonid Ilyitch
The early 80’s. A military outpost in a small northern town surrounded by endless snow-covered flatlands. In the summer, the white nights would start, the snow would thaw, and the…
Read Now5 Haunted Places in Estonia Horror Lovers Can’t Miss
Estonia as a nation with a long history and intense focus on traditions and beliefs is also a country with a mysterious background full of spooky legends and ghost stories…
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Great Whales
The man approached the bridge as he normally did. A crimson book tucked under his left arm, a dim lantern held in his right. His eyes alighted on the young…
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We are all one, be one with us
Truth is, most people can't handle the truth and most often prefer to live in the comfort of their own delusions. Very few of us are an exception to this,…
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The Town That Banned Halloween
For seven consecutive years, no one has gone trick-or-treating in Bigelow County. In fact, no one in that rural, God-fearing little town celebrates Halloween. At all. Under pressure from concerned…
Read NowI Sleep to Communicate
Most people sleep to rest. I don’t. I sleep to communicate. The person I visit knows things. It knows things about you. It knows things about them. It knows things…
Read NowYou Know That Old Urban Legend?
If you grew up in the country as I did, you've heard it. The one about some bridge or some location, usually in a valley and almost always near water,…
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My Students Are Disappearing
My name is Oliver Stricc. I’m a 52-year-old biology teacher from a small town in northeastern Nebraska, and I have been for almost 14 years. I’ll be the first to…
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Sacred Bond
Licking the apple lip gloss off my lips isn’t enough to calm me down. I might as well down the whole bottle, puke out every last bit of brain matter…
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It Was Underneath
Three shredded arms and various disemboweled body parts were spread across Billy Ferguson’s bedroom. They were randomly on the floor near his Hot Wheels cars, Star Wars toys and Nintendo…
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Holes in the Walls
I stepped up the old, wooden steps of the porch, to what would be our new home. It was nice enough. It had a big back yard (fenced in with…
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The Rise and Fall
I hate birds. I've hated birds ever since I was forced to go to my grandmother Vera's home, who lived isolated in her inherited Victorian mansion. She let most of…
Read NowThe Night of July 13
The night of July 13 is one I will never forget. I was seated by the campfire, staring into the bright dancing flames surrounded by darkness. My two friends, Dave…
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