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Nobody Can Help My Brother Now, Not Even God
It was just like any other day when I received the call. I had been sketching the horizon for the past hour when my phone began ringing with an unfamiliar…
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Thin Walls
-5/17/11- The constant low monotone droning grows increasingly louder. Jeremy tosses and turns as his eyes creep open. Jeremy:”Hey Beck?” he says, still practically asleep. Beck begins to stir. Beck:”What.”…
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The Man at the End of the Hill
No service? You’ve got to be kidding me! My older brother, James, is in LA with the house to himself. He’s probably in the Jacuzzi surrounded by hot girls right…
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The Mirror Box
Though written about in fiction occasionally, the mirror box is quite an old invention. Being inside of one can be enlightening or traumatizing for the witness who bears its burden.…
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The Hiker’s Lapse
Maintaining a steady pace—placing one foot in front of the other, trudging along as he'd done for the past four months—Sam felt the distance growing between himself and the Creek.…
Read NowPhantasia Forest
I remember Phantasia Forest. I bet I’m one of the few people willing to admit that, and I’m probably the only person who remembers it for all the good instead…
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The Basement of Saint Andrews
“Why don’t you go ahead and tell me what happened..” God I hate that woman’s voice. I never really got along with my therapists, they always seemed so... apathetic. Its…
Read NowStill Here
When I was seven years old, I awoke in the middle of the night. I ordinarily wouldn't have thought anything of it; it happened rather often. I would wake from…
Read NowThe Church
Mitch, Bill and I knew this church well. We all grew up going to it. Now of course we had all 'fallen away' so to speak. It is not a…
Read NowThe Fourth Wish
You awaken with a high pitched ringing in your ears. Gradually, the sound becomes softer, like the humming from your refrigerator, and eventually, it stops completely. Even after a peaceful…
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The Horrors of Kiyohime
Two years after his passing, my husband’s grave still remained adorned with jewelry and flowers. Sasaki Tomonaga’s final resting place had become so decorated, one may believe him to be…
Read NowWho’s That?
My basement has never exactly been a welcoming place. It’s unfurnished; there’s no carpet and the walls consist of boring, exposed bricks. There’s a set of old wooden stairs on…
Read NowThe Notebook
Somewhere in the world, there is a collection of books. Perhaps it's in a dusty, unpainted shelf in the back corner of someone's attic; perhaps it's in a set of…
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Deadly Trick-or-Treating
PART 1 Halloween, 1999 It was Halloween night, in the year 1999. I was 10 years old, in the fifth grade. I lived in a town in New Hampshire, and…
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The Ice Cream Man
Little Johnny got a fudge pop laced with razors. Susan got an orange pop filled with hydrochloric acid. Billy got Dip N' Dots dipped in fire ant poison. 97 more…
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At 4 AM a Weird SUV Started Following Us
The night was young. In our world at least. 2:14 AM, and me and my husband Ricky were standing out in the open shed behind The Post Searchlight. Stanwyck, Georgia's local…
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The Tower of Abhorred Flesh
I still remember the events of my awakening. It wasn’t the first time I’d awoke in the tower - by that time, I’d long since lost count. So many times,…
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The Ouiji Fire
Let me start this out by saying I am a very rational person and i believe there is always a rational explanation for almost everything that happens. Now with that…
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Suicide.avi / Hell (Part 1)
I am an avid YouTube fan, I feel like I can go as far to say that I watch it every day and have a fairly broad selection of popular…
Read NowThe Intruder
The Intruder is a silhouette and similar in shape to a Siamese cat. When sitting, it is about 7.5 feet tall. It has two overly large, slanted eyes, which glow…
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