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Children of Light (part 5)
Read part one here Read part two here Read part three here Read part four here Sometimes, you have time to introspect in life or death situations. Most of the…
Read NowMy Last Camping Trip
One day in September of 1983 we decided to go on a patrol camping trip so that we’d get some prizes at the end of the year. Our scout troop…
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Children of Light (part 4)
Read part one here Read part two here Read part three here “I want to stay here.” Salem’s announcement was met with silence from everyone settled around York’s small dining…
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The Hunter
My name is David Nelson, I am a bounty hunter. But not human bounty, no. I hunt something much less predictable. I hunt animals, ones that have attacked people, I…
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Soul Stalker
What’s your worst fear? Do you even know? If you said something like spiders or clowns— that’s kid stuff; take a second and try again... I don’t want to hear…
Read NowThe Company
We are all too familiar with creepy basements. We all know the feeling you get when you turn the lights off before running up the stairs, praying nothing will grab…
Read NowThe Boy on the Steps
This was Peter's favorite time of year, late fall. Almost all the leaves had fallen from the trees and the crisp, cool temperatures made for almost perfect weather for him.…
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The Killdeer
In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, where rugged ridges jutted upward like the ancient, weathered spines of slumbering giants, and the valleys plunged into deep shadows that clung stubbornly…
Read NowThe Midnight Man
Today marks my fortieth birthday on this Earth, and rather than contemplating how to deal with the typical, mid-life crisis, I’m deciding whether or not my time here has ended.…
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The Spindler
“I want to hear about the Spindler.” Logan listened as the voices of his three friends talked. He watched as the fire before him dwindled. “You sure you wanna do…
Read NowSlender’s Amusement
You tried to keep as quiet as possible, which was hard. All that running around made you tired, you breathed heavily. You didn't whether know to keep your flash light…
Read NowThe Effects of Fear
"Doctor Tabitha Lebarr, recording the story given to us during the psychiatric evaluation of David Shore, May 15th, 2013. Patient was admitted for treatment of what appeared to be an…
Read NowFighting Fate
This is part five in the By the Fire's Light series. Mira Grolinsky sat at her desk in the hotel room sorting through stacks of paper. A biographer by trade,…
Read NowDear in the Headlights
The last time we saw Eric, the group of us were hanging out in our usual restaurant, pissing off the staff as usual by being too rowdy and mostly drinking…
Read NowThe Man Who Looked Down
Before you read or listen to this, make sure you are alone. If you are in a room, close the door. If you are by a window, look outside and…
Read NowVisions in the Fog
Cliff was finally upon the small Louisiana town of Crescent Falls that he had sought out. It was an unassuming, run down town that normally wouldn’t attract anyone. But Cliff…
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The Baptism
There’s a small village out in Alabama called Saint’s Glen. You won’t find it on any map, at least not since 1965. But you can still find the remnants of…
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