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Inheritance
It was a minute past midnight on a humid August Saturday in Manhattan, and Adrian DeCaux sat alone in his office. From twelve stories below, he could hear the drunken…
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The Collector
The next time you are sick, ill, weak… When your mind is foggy and your bed feels like the only place you can be; beware the Collector. It comes in…
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Gravedigging can be a Pain
Being a live-in caretaker or gravedigger as the cool kids typically term it, for a historic cemetery that has been a part of our community since colonial times isn’t all…
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I grew up in Belfast during the 1970s. There was something far worse than gunmen stalking the streets.
It was tough coming of age in West Belfast during the early 70s, that’s for sure. I’m not making excuses for myself but – like many in my generation –…
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A Letter From Dundee Lunatic Asylum
First I would like to begin by extending my eternal gratitude to you for reaching out to me with a genuine open mind. So many have come to me after…
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The God In The Gutter
I was four years old the first time I saw the God in the Gutter. The memory didn’t form until my mother mentioned that one summer I started shrieking while…
Read NowRose – Part 2
Note: This is a sequel to Rose - Part 1 - please read that story first! The weather that day was not fitting for a funeral. Especially a funeral as…
Read NowChild of God
August 1st marks the tenth anniversary of the day the hunters came, though none of my family celebrates this anniversary. I'm only telling this story because I owe it to…
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The Night Ice Cream Truck
It was late one evening, and I was sat at my kitchen table, just typing away on my laptop, working on my latest screenplay. You see, I am a horror…
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Children of Light (part 3)
Read part one here Read part two here He doesn’t know. He doesn’t know. He couldn’t know… Right? I have always thought that, when faced with a killer, I would…
Read NowCase Report 7591
Details of this story have been changed or censored by the State Court of Illinois and by those person’s involved in this case whose safety or reputations could be damaged…
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I visited an alien zoo with a horrifying main attraction
Read Part one here This has been a difficult account for me to write, but a necessary one. I never imagined that I’d be given the opportunity to tell my…
Read NowThere are Cruel and Fearsome Things That Prowl the Open Ocean
Mankind believe themselves to have escaped the horrors that preyed on them in bygone ages. Perhaps we are right. Mostly. The torch of scientific progress kindled by Newton and his…
Read NowThe Starvation of Angels
Soft beeping from my alarm work me that morning. The same sound as always, a pulsing of noise that was like a heartbeat. Over the years, I'd grown used to…
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I was Hired for the Weekend Nights Charge Nurse Position. It Came with a Strange Set of Rules.
I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever…
Read NowThe Pixies
Chapter 1 What I'm about to tell you will seem unbelievable, inconceivable, and I'm sure downright made up. I can't help the way that it sounds. I can only tell…
Read NowAt Any Price
Fame. Who doesn't want it? Maybe some people prefer to stay out of the limelight, but not me. I crave being famous, seek it, fantasize about it endlessly. I can't…
Read NowGuests In Our Home
I love how my Grandfather is always around to keep me company. On days that my Mom isn't around, Grandpa is always nearby to comfort me. I sit on his…
Read NowDennis got a gun
It was October 1st of 1967, and the campus of Montauk University sat quiet and still in the new morning hours. The sky was dark, street lamps bright, and all…
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As Above, So Below
Ron Barkley was a grade-A son of a bitch but he knew where to get cash and fast. Mind, his methods weren’t what anyone would exactly call legal. Much to…
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A Survivor’s Accounts of the Depraved Funhouse: The Balloon (Part Four)
Read Part one here Read Part two here Read Part three here For at least a good ten minutes or so, I just laid there as the terrified adrenaline began…
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I Hate My Friend’s Pet
I've recently realized that the older you get, the fewer close friends you retain. You get so caught up with real-world stuff that you forget about the people who've made…
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