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The Eternal Suicide
It seems archaic, putting pen to paper in this day and age. Hell it’s been so long that I am archaic. I figured after so long, I should at least…
Read NowUnder The Blanket
Looking back, I’d say I had a pretty enjoyable childhood, nothing bad ever happened to me. I barely ever got sick, never broke any bones, or got into fights with…
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The Dumbwaiter
As she parked her Corolla, looking up at the old, weathered house looming above her, Madeline wondered if she should have taken up her friend’s offer to smudge it with…
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Thresholder
“I HAVEN’T WRITTEN anything since last year.” “Why do you think that is?” I’m sitting in the office of Dr. Gregory Prah, Ph.D., assigned to hold me during my 5250…
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The Allerton Device
Part 1 “We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity,and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” —H.P. Lovecraft Why…
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The Ocean Men
He tried not to get too close to the man because he smelled like salty chum and rotten fish. Eventually, the scent receded as he went inside the cabin for…
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My Neighbor’s Dog Has a Zipper
At first, I didn’t think anything of it. My neighbor would stop to chat with me, leash in hand, and I would catch glimpses of the metal slider dangling from…
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The Haunted Candle of Cloutierville
In August of 2013, I visited the small town of Cloutierville, Louisiana, to investigate the cellar of a small, abandoned farmhouse. I was drawn to this farmhouse because, in 1932,…
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Brach’s Candy Factory
((Author Note: The following explanation of how to get to Brach's is true; I’ve been that way. Go if you dare, but don’t enter. Seriously. If you would like to…
Read NowThe Haruo Reel
I work as a digital restoration specialist for a boutique distribution company in Los Angeles. We handle high-end Blu-ray and 4K releases of cult classics—mostly Italian Giallo or obscure Hong…
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The Power of Gods IV
Dear Anonymous, I have received your answer and am glad you have shown interest. I know that the process seems daunting, but the opportunity that I have given to you…
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I Sleep With My Window Closed Now
I sleep with my window closed now. Not out of habit, out of fear. There are monsters in the world, real ones. Serial killers, rapists, the kinds of things we…
Read NowIn Between
I'm in between. One of them bit me. The bastard took a chunk out of my upper arm. The fool probably didn't even know it was an arm. He probably…
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The Secrets of Mr. Thomas
In every neighbourhood, on every street in North America there is that one person who just doesn't fit in with the rest. Sometimes they are an elusive recluse that rarely…
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The Alpha Syndicate: The Shifting Sands
Money talks. Always has. That’s what brought me to the Syndicate after all. I was fresh off the force, facing eviction, just sort of wandering without direction. I had applied…
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April Fool’s Day Art: Jeff the Killer “OCs” Edition
If you were around on April Fool's Day, you probably noticed that - in addition to a large amount of parodypasta showing up - commenters were temporarily given the ability…
Read NowVile Designs
Greetings, reader. It’s a strange fact about the modern age, that in order for a thing’s existence to be confirmed, you cannot trust to your own five senses anymore. In…
Read NowIn From The Cold
Alec sat in the cold blue glow of the steel chamber, monitors projecting their indecision between camera views outside the small compound. Each switch depicting the bright white of the…
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