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Kingdom of Suffering
Hidden deep within the rural countryside of mainland China sits a rotting edifice of failed consumerism: the decrepit remnants of Disneyland China. Half of a Western-style castle, bits of girders…
Read NowA Vision of Hell
I saw Heaven. In my dream, I was sitting on a bank of a snaking river. On the other side were houses made from large stone blocks. They resembled medieval…
Read NowThe Mirror
The next time you're alone in your room, turn down the lights. Think of something on your body that varies in length, such as hair. It must be clearly viewable…
Read NowLucid Dreamer
Dreams are just your mind dealing with the day's events, right? Nothing paranormal about that; everyone does it. I mean, there are places you visit often in your dreams. A…
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Terminal Velocity
I could feel the engines of the ship scream to life as the heads-up display flickered in around me, my hands grasping the control yokes with the kind of sweat…
Read NowMoonlight Films
In many stores and establishments that provide videos of a less than appropriate manner, there is a business card. Some stores keep it well hidden, locked in a safe, and…
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The Great White
I’m here, again. I’m watching my wife die, again. I’m standing on a country road, a country road not far from our house. It’s dark. I’m not sure if it’s…
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Meet-A-Murderer
The room had a strange frozen quality to it. What the room held did not readily explain it. There was a desk and two chairs, and three bookshelves that rose…
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Prisonic Fermata
On June 22nd, I returned to my hometown in the southern area of Alaska. My childhood home was falling apart, again. I bought it for fairly cheap. Despite ten years…
Read NowThe New Arcade In Town
This is the first time I’ve told anyone this story, and it may be the last, because they’ve found me. The year was 1994. I was a 15 year old…
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Her World Painted Black
When Alexis Blakely arrived at the home of Phillip Kramer, the rain was falling in long diagonal slants beyond the windshield of her car and the whole street lay half…
Read NowDon’t Go Into the Woods
Rain fell in small silver pools in the bottoms of potholes that lined the city roads, and bejeweled the apartment windows with tiny liquid beads. On her wooden desk, old…
Read NowA Funny Thing Happened
There was no doubt – my mouth had moved a centimeter to the left overnight. I check between reflection and picture before accepting the impossible. “Hitler, you gotta see this,”…
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I Think I’m Being Followed
My name's Abigail Stitcher. I'm 15 years old, and I think I'm being followed. You see, I live in a relatively small town, with a population of 1,476 or so.…
Read NowThe Magician’s Game
The audience laughed as the young man in the top hat smiled. The trick he had just completed had apparently been more than enough to please the crowd. As the…
Read NowThe Absence of Conflict
The teacher strode across the front of the room, looking out at her class. "And so with the invention of Concordance 5 true peace finally enveloped the world," she said…
Read Now5 Locations in Bangkok that Would Suit a Horror Movie
The city of Bangkok hides more mysteries than you can ever imagine until you actually visit it. The fact that this city is one of the most popular tourist destinations…
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The Unopenable Wooden Box
It seemed like just an ordinary box. The wood was old and weathered, the fastenings were heavy brass, and the lid was inlaid with an ornate silver symbol. My father…
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