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Dandelions
The first time I saw Bret, I was nineteen. I’d found a job working security at Dave’s Storage Unit. My duties included keeping vagrants and thieves from disturbing the 40…
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A Peculiar Kind of Madness
I'd always known that my great-grandma was an orphan, but in late October of last year, she decided to tell me the truth about what happened to her family. We…
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Ted the Caver
3/23/01 Due to the overwhelming number of requests I have received to tell about my discoveries and bizarre experiences in a cave not far from my home, I have created this…
Read NowRabbits in the Creek
I'm writing this because my family won't talk about it anymore. I'm the only one who can't seem to forget. I was raised on the outskirts of Preston, a small…
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What Happens When the Stars Go Out
The red lights are only making the pain worse. It is an immense, earth-shattering pain, in my midsection and in my head. I try to move, but I can't; I…
Read NowNever Again
I was seventeen when she came. I'd been living with my abusive mother for seventeen long, painful years. It was around midnight, and my mother was already asleep, so when…
Read NowThe Skinwalker
My father told me a story once. I’ll never forget it, for a few reasons. I think it’s the first story he ever told me as a child. It's also…
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Tales From the Gas Station
PART ONE At the edge of our town, there’s a shitty gas station that’s open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. If you were to go inside, you’d…
Read NowThe Art Of Jacob Emory
Ghost stories? Nah, we don't have anything like that around here. We DO have the story of Jacob, but that's about as close as you'll get. ...You really want to…
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Charles Bonnet Syndrome
I suffer from a condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome, or Visual Release Hallucinations if you want to get more technical. It’s a condition that’s far more common than you might…
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The Sandman
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night." -Edgar Allen Poe, "Eleanora" *** "Go to bed and wait for the…
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I Investigate Disturbing Cases: Here Are My Stories – The Woman
They say that everyone has a case that haunts them. Personally, if it's just one case, then clearly, whoever "they" are isn't doing very good police work. Being a detective…
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The Pursuit Institute
Two years ago, a bunch of my friends and I went on a school-sponsored trip to Alaska set up by the Pursuit Institute. I was placed in a group with…
Read NowThe Wrong Room
You get back to your apartment after a long day's work and you want to get inside and rest. You were about to pull out your keys and unlock the…
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Artificial
I didn’t stop running. I suppose I could have, if I wanted to, but the thought of what would happen to me if I stood still for any more than…
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The Fairies
I’ve always been fascinated with the unknown, particularly creatures of the unknown. I don’t know when this obsession of mine started. It probably started when I was a young kid…
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