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My Strange Ability
I had been friends on Facebook with a girl for many years. We hardly talked but it was always fun to see her content. Her posts would center around her…
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My Sister Loves Minions
My sister loves minions. The yellow, banana-eating, overall-wearing, big-eyed things from a family movie called Despicable Me? Yep... that's the kind. The things you see middle-aged women post memes on…
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Tappy Crow: The Calling of the Crows
The glare of the computer screen was the only light shining throughout the dimly lit room. Besides the sounds of quick, mechanical, keyboard clicking and an occasional finger tapping on…
Read NowI am my own Worst Enemy
I feel compelled to tell you all a story. One about mirrors. They are so much more than you could ever imagine. They aren't simply vessels for reflections. They are…
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Most of us touch unknown objects without giving it a second thought, right? It might be something random at a friend’s house, a cultural artifact at a thrift shop, or…
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Psychoacoustics
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfH3kPvEtVM[/embedyt] This month's film from the Octopunk vault is Psychoacoustics - my third film overall! I shot this in the summer of 2017 and it world premiered last May…
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I Used a Ouija Board to Summon UFOs
Freedom, contrast, and relief. These words described the start of a particular May day in 2009. I stepped foot outside my house to see the bold, glowing sun escaping the…
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Some Doors Should Never Be Opened
Ever since I can remember, my uncle's root cellar terrified me. A nameless fear. They told me it was just a child's fear of the dark, and I believed them.…
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7 Must-See Horror Movies For The Most Dreadful Cinematic Experience
Are you wondering what it feels like to experience feelings of excitement and terror at the same time? Then you should definitely explore more about the realm of frightful films.…
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4 Extremely Disturbing and Chilling Interviews
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cGxikOHPM[/embedyt] From a conversation with a serial killer, to the most disturbing interview of all time, join us... Produced by: Dark Matter AUDIO TRANSCRIPT (MAY CONTAIN ERRORS) sometimes when…
Read NowShadow of the Storm
Shadow of the Storm By Joongus You always hear stories of boys and girls, or men and women for that matter, who will randomly wake up in a foreign land;…
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The Scornful
“The Scornful” By Brandon Gulling Latvia SSR, 6 January, 1942 Johannes Wulf, M.D. My stomach aches and churns from hunger. I feel the acid slowly eating away at the lining,…
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Whispers in the Hallway
The last man on Earth heard a knock at the door. This was nothing new. He heard a new knock and a new plea for help every hour of every…
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Ever since I was a young child, that automated recording that plays when you try to call someone, but can't, has frightened me to the core. You know, the one…
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My friend’s diary ends differently than I remembered
When I was young, me and my childhood-best friend were writing diaries. “Childish” you’d say? Maybe. To be fair, we were children back then. We used to go to the…
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Swimming Pool
Hunter ducked into the closet before Mrs. Abernathy could catch a glimpse of him. The blackness curled around him, and the clutter of aged textbooks and outdated curriculums made the…
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Silence is beautiful. Isn’t it?
It was a cool autumn morning, with the air whispering between the golden leaves on the large oaks that lined the fairly desolate streets. Sweet song birds chirped along as…
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5 Weird Aussie Tourist Attractions For Curious Minds
Australia is certainly a country full of surprises. Starting from nature to traditions, you never know what to expect. When tourists go sightseeing, they often come across the weirdest and…
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