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Game Board
Ever since the incident I’ve been so paranoid. No one would even really explain what exactly happened that night. I couldn’t make any sense of it, even though I was…
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Goodnight Precious
My son is 2 years old and does. Not. Sleep. So when I saw an ad online for Goodnight Precious: the only book GUARANTEED put your child to sleep, I clicked. I…
Read NowDemon of the Outback
I’ve spent a good portion of my life out in the Australian bush, enough time that there is very little left out there that can surprise or scare me. I’ve…
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Strange and Fearsome Things
July 7th 1864 I am writing this letter under appreciable strain. It is to be, by this night’s end, that I shall be no more. Penniless and at a loss…
Read NowCold Shoulder
My grandmother has looked after me completely since I was about four; my mum couldn't cope after my dad died and handed me over to her mother. I see my…
Read NowThey Were Lying
They told us it was the greatest technological achievement in human history. They told us it would forever change our role on the cosmic stage. They told us it would…
Read NowKeep Your Earphones In
I had this habit of listening to music through earphones while I work. I think a lot of people do. It even made me sort of enjoy studying, which was…
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Twenty-Fourth
The story I am about to tell will convince many that I am a madman. Others will only feel sympathy and not believe a thing. The tragedies that have transpired…
Read NowWhere Monsters Come From
Horror stories are all about monsters. Things out to get you. Eat a few people, make a bloody mess, and have you scared for your life. But...no one ever wants…
Read NowHalloween Fun
Every year, October creeps by and Halloween sneaks up on me. Every year I find myself trying to get into the holiday spirit last minute. I usually do this by…
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Haunting Melodies: The Curse of the Mysterious Caller
As a young radio DJ back in the 80’s I was beyond thrilled when I landed my first job at a local station. But my excitement quickly turned to dread…
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A Nightmare of Cockroaches
I hate bugs. I hate all kinds of insects, such as flies, bees, even mosquitoes; but the one insect that I hate most of all is the common cockroach. To…
Read NowInside a Shadow I Wrote This Down
I had been in the apartment about 6 months when I started to see them. They should’ve scared me but they didn’t. The only thing I felt at first, as…
Read NowThe Elevator
In a dilapidated office building somewhere in Connecticut is one of the few elevators in the Western world that has a button labeled '13' amongst its choices of floors. If…
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My last call as an LAPD Officer
I was a Los Angeles Police Officer for over 13 years. I’ve been in more life-threatening situations in that time than maybe 90% of the US population. I’ve encountered near…
Read NowOn The Brink
I remembered that my mother had said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, but today, the sky didn’t even maroon in that direction. I…
Read NowThe Old School Night Nurse
This all happened when I was 13. Things weren’t great at home, And I drifted into the habit of going out very late most nights and just walking aimlessly around,…
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The 12 Rules
I spend a lot of time doing contract work for the Army. They contract a hell of a lot of mechanic work out to civilians. Saves on overhead, I guess.…
Read NowFog Children
Staring at the clock, Brandon heaved a sigh as the digital numbers switched once again, marking the death of yet another minute as he sat outside the Sun Theater waiting…
Read NowBinary DNA
They say when you take a picture of someone you capture their soul in the camera. They also say if you print it off, that picture contains the soul itself…
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