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The Kindness of Strangers
“You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it’s just teeth.” ¬- Chuck Palahniuk By the time I had made my way into town I was just…
Read NowBeckoning From the Deep
A few days ago, I uprooted my entire existence and relocated to the Southwest Cape of Stewart Island, New Zealand. Initially, I had intended this trip as an escape, to…
Read NowSomething Was in My Kitchen Last Night
Someone was in my kitchen last night. I moved to this apartment about a year ago, and I swear that I haven’t gotten a single good night’s sleep since then.…
Read NowThe Banshee
This is not a fictional story. This is an account of what happened to me when I was young. It was a normal day in County Kerry in Ireland, well,…
Read NowHow Does the Story End?
The three of us sit together in my backyard, beer bottles spread all around our little triangle. Leftover garbage from the sandwiches we ate earlier accompany those same beer bottles.…
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The Bipolar Express
I wasn't the best behaved child a parent could hope for. I was selfish, greedy and hostile. Basic nightmare kid. I'd pitch fits when I didn't get my way, and…
Read NowThe Fallen
The first thing Courtney noticed as he pulled his beat up old Ford into Rod’s driveway was the massive gash in the field just east of the farmhouse. It was…
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I Met the Rat King
I found it three weeks ago, or rather, I found them. A knotted circle of fur, claws, and death. Six rats, tangled together by their tails, thrashed about my front…
Read NowSilence in the Rain
The cat walked slowly across the concrete, pausing to lick its paw in the middle. It sat there in the moonlight, just watching the skies and heavy rain. The clouds…
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The Painting
When I was seven years old my ten year old brother Jamie was kidnapped, or so they say. The police claimed whoever had taken him were ‘professional’ in doing so.…
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A Million Tinges of Red – NGC 1569
It was night and gloomy and somber and serene. There was the wardrobe in front of me and on its higher corners dust had gathered and yet within the somberness…
Read NowYo, Dude, Do You Own a Dog?
“Yo, dude,” Brewster said, looking out the glass doors at the back of my kitchen. He pushed back his baseball cap and scratched his head. “…Do you own a dog?”…
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Slenderman
Possibly the most famous Creepypasta character of all time and certainly the one that has crossed most frequently into mainstream media, The Slenderman also known as Slender man, is a…
Read NowImpending Doom
"It's time to sleep now, Justin. Seriously. You're getting too old for this." My father stated, while slipping the covers underneath the edges of my body, to keep me snug…
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Are You Ready to Board?
It was an hour before Edgar’s alarm was set to go off when a series of rapid thumps on the roof jolted him awake. He shot up from the small,…
Read NowThe Story of Her Holding an Orange: Part Five
Formalities first: If you’re just joining my diary of horror, please read part one, part two, part three, and part four. I have become almost indifferent to what’s going on to me. Since my…
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In the Forest of the Damned
My sister was not an evil person; not before that camping trip anyway. Yes, she did those horrific things. I can't deny that, as I was the one who stopped…
Read NowSomeone in the House
I am awake. I don’t recall falling asleep and am not real sure how I got into bed, but I am awake now. There is a very distant ringing in…
Read NowHell’s Trickster
It was mid-October in New York, but summer hadn't quite given up on us yet. The day we'd chosen for the hike was likely to be one of the last…
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Have You Seen the Blue Man?
Honestly, I never wanted to relive this part of my life again, but something has happened that has forced me to do so. I don’t even remember much, the entire…
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