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Saccharine
Ever since she was small, Patty Carson had been fearful of the dark. As was almost every small child, which is to be expected, since children tend to be afraid…
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Between Ice and Stars
The hull of the ship moaned and groaned under the strain of its frozen enclave. HMS Stargazer and its crew had initially set out into the deep unknown to map…
Read NowHangar Man
I'm sure many of you won't believe what I'm about to document, but in all honesty, I don't really care what you think of me or what I am about…
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Rise of Vengeance
Authors Note: This story serves as the final chapter of the Northridge saga including: Village in the Shadows, Return to Northridge, The Awoken Dead and Traveler in the Dark. While…
Read NowThey Came from the Sea
Alien invasions. It’s been so overdone it’s turned into a never ending cliché. There are hundreds of films. I’ve watched them all, loved them all. Now, they just make me…
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Eli Foster
Okay. Let's get this straight. I never wanted any of this to happen. I'm not who you all think I am. I promise that all those things he did -…
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Quarantine
Working in a nuclear reactor is difficult work, no matter what the task. Even the most menial job, including mine - janitorial services - required rigorous education on emergency procedures,…
Read NowThe Sugar Room
The first time I dreamed of Rose, I didn’t think it mattered. I’m not the kind of person who reads into dreams. I’m practical, tired, the sort of man who…
Read NowThe Evil of the Exsor
If there's anything I've learned from my experience with the Exsor, it's that I'm not afraid of monsters. Monsters that roar, ghosts that shriek, and demons that howl... none of…
Read NowA Chat Over Dinner
If you are the type who eats out regularly, one day a stranger might join you at the table. This stranger will always appear to be of your age and…
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The World’s Oldest Tree Is Trying to Communicate
“Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t real.” “How do you know?” “Because you can feel them when they’re close,” I said. “The goosebumps on your skin…
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Captain Jack
The following are journal excerpts taken from four in-resident counselors working a summer camp in coastal Georgia (c.2012). All entries are transcribed wholly and completely unfiltered. * James - 7/1/2012…
Read NowIn The Walls
Last year, I moved into a middle class house right around summer time. The move went smooth, and it seemed like everything was just...working. Nothing broke during the cycle, I…
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The Fallen Angels
I am writing this because I am interested in these strange creatures. I want to know more about their appearance, origins and behaviour. This is what I have gathered so…
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Forbidden Hunger
In the desolate and decayed outskirts of Harbor Point, where shattered hopes and forgotten desires mingled with discarded remains, an awe-inspiring scene unfolded under the perplexing night sky. A mysterious…
Read NowI’ll be waiting
You don't know me. No one knows me. Only Master knows of my existence. But Master and I know all of you. We visit all of you, my friends, during…
Read NowThe 8.15 to Pendlebury
‘You need a holiday, Arthur’ spoke my good friend and business partner George Tabbert. We were sat in the clubhouse of Ridswell Golf Course having just completed our regular Thursday…
Read NowWhy I Do Not Sleep
Mom and Dad keep asking why I won’t sleep. It’s colic, they say. Out of the murky darkness of my bedroom, I wail; calling them to my side, desperate to…
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A Diner Open 25 Hours a Day
Late one night, I found myself driving down what seemed like an endless stretch of road. I was on my way back from a week-long business trip, facing at least…
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Containment
A coward has many guises, and my bluff; has been called. I'm not a brave man. I slept with a night light on until I was in my twenties. Yet,…
Read NowMen Imitating Things
You live on your own, and you tell yourself this is by choice, but really part of the reason is you were never that great with people. Which is also…
Read NowDon’t text back
I grabbed Olivia’s shirt collar as she scream-laughed — that awful sound that always made my spine twist. I hated when she did that. In all fairness, I thought she…
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