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The Terror of Flintwood
A yawn escaped my mouth as my truck came to a stop. “Finally…”I mumbled to myself. I had been traveling on the road for the past two hours. I realize…
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11 Bodies Hanging From 21 Trees
The top half of Councilman Jones’ body hung by a steel cable looped around his neck and tied off to an old oak tree on one end. It was still…
Read NowThe Alternate’s Death
You know when you're falling asleep, and you suddenly get the feeling that you've tripped? You're body lurches forward in an instant, ready to protect you instinctively from injury. You…
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The Portal in the Woods
“Dad, you said you’d play catch with me!” I yelled as my father walked past me to his office, where he spent most of his days when he wasn’t at…
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A Shadow of My Former Self
Mad. We were all called that by the "normal" people who lived outside our white padded walls. Believe me, none of us chose this life. It was almost as if…
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The mystery of Blackfeather Woods
The following is a collection of official police reports and files from the Stirling County Sheriffs office. They are part of an unsolved criminal investigation and deemed sensitive material. 911…
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My New Neighbor Might Be Satan
For as far back as I can remember, my family has always lived in and around Innsbrook. This peaceful little suburb outside of Richmond has a lot of history and…
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A Siren’s Call
She often wore red ― the color of blood, love, and lust. She was often quiet, though when she was on stage, she would come alive, her voice a soft…
Read NowThe Tourist
I'd never flown before. It was kind of peaceful, staring out of the little oval window to my right. It was the perfect time to think. I thought about the…
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Too good to be true
I was perusing the job ads hoping for something that paid more than minimum wage when something interesting popped up, "$1,000 per week! Working only 30 hours!" I was definitely…
Read NowThe Sixth Floor
“Thou Shalt Love Thy Demon, For He Hath Damned Thineself To The Soul of Thee. Waste Not This Gift of Sacrifice, And Purge In The Flames of Mercy.” The corridors…
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The Zombie Pitch
So, what’s it like to be a zombie? I’ll save you the effort of asking because we both know that’s what you’re thinking… right? Or, more to the point, what…
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The Strigil Institute
In central Vermont you have to drive to get just about anywhere. In high school, once I had my own car, I built up a mental map of roads good…
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I Was Featured On An Unaired Episode Of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
Like the title says, I’m pretty sure I saw myself on an old episode of the original version of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’. So, I know I’m not the only who spends…
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The Candy Man
“The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good.” ~Willy Wonka Every town has its ghost stories. Maybe it’s the haunted house on…
Read NowA Real Head-Turner
It took him six blocks to realize he was being followed. He was an office worker in the city. He spent his days sitting down, hunched over stacks of paperwork…
Read NowThe Haunted Piano
Lady Vermella's piano was large and black. It was covered in a thick, feathery layer of dust. Its keys were turning yellow. It pounded out a strange, haunting melody every…
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Abuela’s Recipe
When I first moved out on my own, my mom handed me a small, weathered recipe book. Its cover was cracked and faded, the pages yellowed with age. She held…
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Garbage Strike
Fwd: Fwd: Dangerous Cover-up T, Think this one bears serious inspection. As usual, recommend we keep the specifics encrypted until we can verify and devise a best course of action.…
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The reCAPTCHA Was Wrong
Have you ever seen a photo reCAPTCHA? Instead of a checkbox, it’s a low-quality photo split into 16 square sections. It’ll say something like: “SELECT ALL SQUARES WITH STREET SIGNS,” and you…
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Pretty Paper
One contrary wheel wobbled erratically as Thomas Moon pushed against the weighted shopping cart. He looked down at the mountain of Christmas presents and imagined his poor wallet gasping for…
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