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Those Fine Young Gentlemen – Part One: Cottoneye.rtf
This is part one of the Those Fine Young Gentleman series. Cottoneye.rtf Before I get started here let me say that I have to post this. That I need to…
Read NowMemoir Of A Reaper
Hospitals were always the grimmest of places for me. There was a sadness and pain that no one but me could feel. To watch and feel the suffering of men,…
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The Rotten Lure
When the ocean called to my mother, I had just turned 17. A month later, when life became too excruciating for him to go through without her, my estranged father…
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Lost Kevin
I know it’s wrong to download movies and we shouldn’t do it, but I’m poor and those guys are rich. Either way, it’s not important. I’m only writing this to…
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I Found a Tree in my Backyard: The Animate Forests
Journal entry: August 30th, 2031. My name is Dr. Gabrielle Antario, and there’s something going on that you all should know about. It all started in January of 2020, with…
Read NowKill the Killers (Parody)
The shack was dark, almost, too dimly lit for a normal person to see into. But he was used to it, after years of wandering the darkness his eyes had…
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Father Cooke: Part 1 – Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Publisher's Note: This story is part of the author's Father Cooke series of interrelated stories. If you enjoy it, the author invites you to click here to read the other tales…
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Children of Wood and Man
To all my children, to all those who followed me, and to those who trusted me, I am sorry, but this is my suicide note. It is necessary to kill…
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The House of Dead Gods
Nothing and no one lived in the house. Nothing except the creeping moss and the attic spiders. No sounds of mirth emanated from within, no did lights of joviality come…
Read NowThe story behind the lost 1976 Pellington Mothman film
If you've spent any time looking into Mothman, or cryptids in general, you're probably familiar with the so-called “Pellington Mothman film”. One of the most famous pieces of cryptid lost…
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The Bottom of the Ninth
“Welcome back to the bottom of the ninth inning ladies and gentlemen and it appears that we have yet to receive an update on the injury to the twenty four-year…
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Stay Off the Ice
Ever since grade three, my friends and I could make Derek Zimmer believe anything. Anything. From Pop-Rocks and Coke will make your stomach explode; to earwigs actually burrow in your…
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Dagon’s Beacon
“Grey rocks, and greyer sea.And surf along the shore.And in my heart a name.My lips shall speak no more.” - Charles G.D. Roberts, Grey Rocks and Greyer Sea “Gods curse…
Read NowAbbadelli’s Family Villa
Author's note: A peculiar journal was discovered in the Abbadelli’s family villa, located in ███████ Italy. The piece seems to date back to the 18th century, yet is in a…
Read NowThe Banshee
I can't fall back to sleep. I don't even remember what woke me up, but now that I'm awake I can't fall back asleep no matter how hard I try.…
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Wrapped in Ribbon
It’s a simple tradition: for every night you receive a gift throughout the week of the fall equinox, you must leave a wildflower in exchange. This is what my sister,…
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The Stranger
THE STRANGER only comes at night. He only comes to certain people, too: those trapped in life, unable to free themselves from the daily grind and the cares that keep…
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The Grim (Black Shuck)
It was a dark, foggy night, as it really should be whenever something eerie happens. I was walking from my dad’s house over to my mom’s. I’d had a fight…
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Watch for Deer
The roads are different at night. It's something my mom used to say all the time. She said it when I was a child in the back seat, and she…
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