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When Monsters are Real
There are many stories about monsters. Have you ever stopped to think about what makes something a monster? Charybdis, Dracula, Grendel, and Slenderman are all different, yet they share some…
Read NowThe Window Screen
The backstory: This story was told to me by my friend’s older sister when I was in fourth grade. I assumed she was lying and tattled on her. But to…
Read NowIt Lives At The Bottom Of My Stairs
I stand at the top of my stairs, socked toes curling into the carpet as one hand squeezes the door handle and the other hovers over the light switch, trying…
Read NowNightmare Walking
Have you ever had one of those dreams, where you dream you're doing something, only to wake up and realize you're almost acting out your dream in real time? The…
Read NowSummertime Nightmare
In the summer of 1985, my mother, sister, father, and myself moved into a rural farm house in Central Kentucky. The house was not in the greatest of shape but…
Read NowDon’t Think of the Old Hag
It has been six weeks since my first sighting of the wicked old hag. I woke up in the middle of the night and went to roll over, but my…
Read NowThe Beetle Man
Some background information: This happened way back in 1983, the year after I graduated high school. I’d hitchhiked south to Florida with the goal of becoming a beach bum-ette until…
Read NowShock Factor
Creepypasta has never been a shock site. It says this in the rules, under the FAQ, word for word. Submissions are supposed to be creepy stories to spread around the…
Read NowYou’ll Be Okay
On our way home from vacation, my five year old daughter and I got stuck in traffic caused by an accident up ahead. My daughter asked why we had stopped,…
Read NowThe Linen Closet
Reading a couple stories here, and something that happened to me came to mind. You ever have moments that you blip out completely? As if your brain can bother to…
Read NowMr. Padewski’s Story
Mr. Padewski’s Story Three years ago one of my colleagues, whom I consider a friend, uncharacteristically stopped coming to work. Mr. Padewski was in his forties and was well-respected. Health-wise,…
Read NowThe Black-Eyed Kids
My Internet Service Provider used to have offices in a shopping center before they moved to their (comparatively) lush accommodations elsewhere. There was a drop box at that original location.…
Read NowBlack-Eyed Kids In Kansas
It was warm for a December afternoon in Hutchinson, Kan., when Katie came home from work in 2008. Katie’s ride dropped her off across from her duplex, and as she…
Read NowOrdinary Nights
Dusk will find me in fits. A pinching feeling of dread washes over me as my eyes sweep across this room. Soft, low lights etch out details of a crew…
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Proctor Valley Road
In the more rural part of San Diego County, there is a place known as Proctor Valley. Proctor Valley is a large and mostly deserted area with only one road.…
Read NowThe Devil’s Perfume
Growing up in the south, in a pretty religious family, folklore is always around. Being Mexican to boot, these stories were always a constant reminder to be a good child.…
Read NowRoom Number 17
This story is based off of real events that happened to me and my family while on our second vacation to Scotland. Names might be changed to keep our privacy…
Read NowHas anyone else seen it, or an I the only one?
I’ve done my best to research this phenomenon, if it even is one, to no avail; there is not a single dream journal in print or through the Internet grape…
Read NowDon’t You Just Hate Car Trouble
All too often, my nights would end with a freezing walk to the nearest payphone to reach out to a friend for some help. My car was a piece of…
Read NowBefore the Revelation
December 15th, 1985 Joram Bernstein Well, time surely does fly. It’s already been forty years since my wonderful stay in Auschwitz. To my surprise, I’m not horribly tormented by the…
Read NowAn Offering to the Basilisk
There's a concept I read about once online, on a forum that discussed Artificial Intelligence. A user known as Roko theorized a possible future where mankind creates an extremely powerful…
Read NowThe Junkyard
It was late into July when we decided to visit a place from our past. This would be one of the final nights we would all spend together as friends.…
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