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The Shadowlands Express
1 – The Train I can’t say why I was chosen to ride the shadowlands express. Why me, and not the countless others who have sinned during their mortal lives?…
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The Horrors Of The Backrooms Part Two
Read Part One Here It’s been about three months since my whole incident with The Expanse. I had been seeing my new therapist. Tiffany, for pretty much that entire length…
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Come and Play
I know how this is going to sound. I know that it sounds impossible. Insane. Bat-shit crazy. God knows I’ve been over it again and again. I’ve thought of every…
Read NowThe Antiguan Giant
I used to go diving a lot. Not so much anymore, but a couple years ago I was really into it, had my license and everything. It's really beautiful down…
Read NowThe Smiling Man In Black
When I was younger, I lived with my father and his mother. I was the only child, a girl at that, and my father was very protective of me. My…
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You Humans Are Terrifying
I know that people are going to call this out as bullshit so I'll just say it right now. I'm a demon. At least that's what most people would call…
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Forever and Always
Everybody loves the woods, until they follow you home. When my father came back from the military, we bought our first house—a boxy, two-story affair on the woodsy outskirts part…
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Easter Memoria
Easter is always the first Sunday following the full moon after the spring equinox. Sounds a little weird, doesn’t it? This holiday’s origin varies depending on your chosen religion, but…
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All My Friends Are Dead
Part 1 All my friends are dead. Don’t take that the wrong way though. I can’t say I knew any of them when they were still alive. Well, at least…
Read NowDon’t Let The Cold Man In
I had a dream last night. It was the kind that seems real right up to the point where you wake up. Some things were strange about it…certain things were…
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The Heart and the Cabinet
When a heart fell out of the medicine cabinet, Carrie Pickett screamed. Not two seconds ago, she’d wandered in, relieved herself, and opened the swing-door for her sleeping pills. Out…
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Never Enter the Old Corn Maze on Halloween
There are always plenty of strange rumors circulating in small towns across the world. The one I grew up in has everything from tales of lizard creatures beneath the woods,…
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The Man Who Brought Happiness
I found this note on the job. It was titled The Man Who Brought Happiness. *** I was at my lowest point. My bruises were fresh. As an only child…
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Entity 303
Entity 303 (nicknamed "303") is a creepypasta commonly said to be "the New Herobrine". According to the pasta, a former Mojang employee was fired by Notch (the creator of Minecraft).…
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The Man Who Couldn’t See (My Guardian)
He couldn't see, or so I thought. How wrong I was. Nothing seemed wrong when I met him. My parents said it was normal for kids to have imaginary friends,…
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Tales of the City, Part Five: God of the Fields
"I just wanted to say, none of you have any idea what you're talking about." "What's that, lady?" "I couldn't help but overhear—" "How hard did you try?" "Don't give…
Read NowTired Eyes
I was fifteen when it happened. My sister was five. It started on her fifth birthday, when she received one of those dolls that’s supposed to look like the owner.…
Read NowThe Thing behind me wants me to turn around
A degree in wildlife management. It sounds so exciting, and the $70,000 piece of paper has certainly ensnared many bright, nature-loving youths with the allure of grand vistas and endless…
Read NowHe Waits for You
As the dead of winter approaches, you may find yourself alone at night, feeling isolated and abandoned in an all-too-empty bed as the night grows ever bleaker. Ghastly shadows, dancing…
Read NowThe Wanderer of Blazes
Dr. Ellen Kennedy was just locking up her office for the evening when her phone began to ring. She paused at the door. It had been a long and grueling…
Read NowThe Stalker
Part 1 Transferring to a new school in the middle of the semester really sucks. First off, it’s a logistical nightmare jumping into the thick of seven new classes and…
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