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I work as a paralegal for a well known religious advocacy group. Something is wrong with the new girl.
Have you ever felt someone is trying to blend in a little too much? She first spoke to me when I was riding a bus to work. She was beautiful…
Read NowThe Beetle Man
Some background information: This happened way back in 1983, the year after I graduated high school. I’d hitchhiked south to Florida with the goal of becoming a beach bum-ette until…
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The Children in my House’s Walls
The head in the wall was crusted and decayed, mummified in its plastic shroud, the withered face open-mouthed in a scream—or maybe the jaw had loosened as the muscles decayed.…
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Dr. Skelton’s Harvest Carnival
My mind often drifts back to Keyser’s Nook on crisp autumn nights such as this. Particularly my tenth year of existence, for it was the most horrendous of my life.…
Read NowThe Cottage
On October 1, 1957, Callie purchased the small cottage overlooking Cimmerian Bluff. She was quite alone in the world. Having just lost both her parents in a head-on collision three…
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My Dad Keeps Going Out To The Woods at Night
I was just a kid. I didn't know any better. Even if I could go back, what would I have done differently? Could I have changed what happened? Could I…
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The Door That Leads to Nowhere
When people come across something unexplainable, they try to find rational reasoning behind it. I mean, it’s only natural, right? Well, sometimes things are better left unexplained. I learned this…
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A Survivor’s Accounts of the Depraved Funhouse: The Balloon (Part Three)
Read Part one here Read Part two here As I began to reach for the door, hands shaking uncontrollably; I closed my eyes and began muttering out loud “There’s nothing…
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Red Eyes: A Mystery that terrorized a town
One - The town of Redding There are some things you should fear. Things that really go bump in the night. Just like there are some stories you should never…
Read NowLittle Monsters of Hallows’ Eve
I’ve always been a big fan of Halloween. When I was a kid, that was of course because of the candy and the chocolate bars. As I got older and…
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A Night at the Inwell House
A smile covers my face as I look up to see Emily looking down at me as I awake from my nap. I never really took work seriously, something she…
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The Stalker
It was a typical fall morning- I sought out my usual seat at the local bistro down the street; the previous day had been an excruciatingly long one, and the…
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The Medusa Effect
It was the 22nd May 2019 when it suddenly appeared. Similar in size to a small bike wheel, with a glossy blue porcelain background and indecipherable white writing, it looked…
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My Husband Keeps Taking Pictures Of Me Dead
My husband and I are on a vacation and it's just...shit is getting weird. At first everything was perfection and we were having the time of our lives. We booked…
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DON’T KNOCK ON WOOD
Don’t knock on wood. Ever again. I know that sounds crazy. But trust me. It’s not worth it. It’s not worth it because you might not be ready for what…
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I Steal Bodies
Part 1 I am dead. Well, at least the real me is. You see, this body I’m using to write this isn’t mine. I stole it. Don’t worry, I won’t…
Read NowThe Suicide King
Modern playing cards are filled with layers of meaning and symbology that can be traced back centuries. The four kings, for example, are based off of real rulers: the king…
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Mr. Chickenhead Man
My eight-year-old daughter's screams pierce the quiet night as I check the time on my watch; it reads 10:12 pm. Anxious, I make my way to her bedroom and push…
Read NowThe Pencil Man
The cedar smoke from the campfire clutched at our lungs, a thick, gray shroud that seemed to isolate us from the rest of Camp Oakwood. I remember the heat on…
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