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Heart of the Rotwood
Darlene Kelly’s eyes scanned the set of hoof prints in the mud where she knelt. Her eyes moved to the thick underbrush in front of them, where something large had…
Read NowPick Your Monster
I remember this one quote.It has been stuck in my mind ever since I opened that book in my mother's study. It was a compilation of humanity's worst moments, all…
Read NowThe King of Worms
Nature is said to be the holder of true beauty, there are people who swear by this and believe it so foolhardily. I believed this too for a time, I…
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The Birds Are Singing
I don't like telling this story and most people don't believe it when I do. It brings back too many painful memories, memories that I've been running away from since…
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A Crooked Man
The Crooked Man was tired,His aching bones grew weary.A longing for death he had acquired,His mind filled with thoughts so eerie. He wondered why he was the only one to…
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The Strangers
My name is Andrew Erics. I used to live in a city you probably heard of called New York. My mother is Terrie Erics—Teresa, really. She's in the phone book…
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If you’re Reading This, Please Don’t Apply for a Dishwasher Position at Riverside Memories Retirement Community.
I was opening the shift that day. I walked past the golf cart with its flat tire. It was coming up on its 2-year anniversary of being broken. I scanned…
Read NowLighthouse
Forgive me, as I am never sure where to begin telling a story. I never was a storyteller. I tend to include useless information and jump around. So I will…
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There’s something haunting the Eastern European countryside. Don’t let it see you.
For those not accustomed to it, life in rural Eastern Europe can feel very lonely and isolating. I’ve spent all of my teenage life and most of my childhood in…
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Berries in the Window
I met Elaine at the rim of a fountain. The water bellowed from the spicket in its ornate pattern. The fact it was running at all was a miracle for…
Read NowA Haunting
A HAUNTING I remember it clear as day, as if it happened yesterday, even though it was almost eleven years ago. I didn't have the best of childhoods, if we're…
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The Hand That Bites
Mark dutifully pulled his car up to the curb and checked his Super ride-share app. Seeing that the address was correct, he yawned as he drew his hand back through…
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I Watch Security Cameras In An Old Government Building: Part Four
Read part one here Read part two here Read part three here “We have to go, now!” Larry exclaims, clamping down on the knob and signaling for me to follow.…
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Eldritch Sleepover
“Did you get it?” Tommy asked, his eyes bulging with excitement. Michael lookedbetween his two friends, a smug smile spread across his face. “You didn’t get it,” Andy said, ever…
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I grew up in a small town with a bizarre annual ritual
As I write this, I’m sobering up from the bender to end all benders. It would be safe to say that I’ve finally hit rock bottom. For so many years…
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The Dead Man’s Mouth
Would you believe me if I told you that genies were real? They are, but they're not like anything you'd expect them to be. The stories say that you have…
Read NowThe Invitation
They call him “The Hatter”. His face is only a rumor. His body is an urban legend. But, his intentions are always clear; once the invitation arrives, he will be…
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The Jewett City Vampires
“I’m going blind,” I told my wife when we moved to our new gothic-style home in Griswold on a breezy day in early April. It was a wedding gift from…
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Children of Light (part one)
I’ve often heard that the hardest part of every journey is the first step. When you are trying to find the motivation to write your story, staring into an endless…
Read NowEnd of the Line
My name is Aaron Evans, and some time ago I was the reason twenty people lost their lives. I am writing this in part to confess to the world what…
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