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Mister Smiley
Looking back now, all I can see is his damn face. It looks at me, as I close my eyes. I can see the dripping of the black liquid, as…
Read NowTurn Off the Light When You Leave
In Finland, there is an old but still inhabited yellow apartment, situated in a small city near an important railroad. Almost all of the people living there are over 70…
Read NowMorgan’s Morgue
My brother Jake always wanted to be an actor, it was his passion. In fact, he had just graduated from university with a degree in the arts, and was searching…
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[Casefile #233UT] : Forever
Doctor Elliot Winslow of [H.S.E. Research Institute] [Casefile #233UT] The following evidence has been translated from pen and paper to binary text directly from the 'personal account' of one County…
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A Tale of Dark Waters
A man’s shift at the flour mill ended, and a woman approached to speak with him. He noticed sand in her hair and brushed it off. She blushed, dipping her…
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The Mysterious Case of The Noir Family
DISCLAIMER: None of this information has been released to the public. What I’m about to share with you is highly confidential. My superiors at the bureau are trying their best…
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The Arrowhead
Think of all the faces you've seen in your lifetime. The brain memorizes these faces. Shapes, eyes, other features. Down to the smallest detail, we remember. Some faces we recognize…
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Normal Workplace Behavior
“You can’t say you’ve lived until you’re dead.” That’s what my father said to me. Before blowing his brains out with a shotgun. One moment his head was there, and…
Read NowDownstairs
I'm not sure why I'm up right now. It's almost half past one in the morning and the only company I have are infomercials, the sound of my air conditioner…
Read NowTaking Time For All The Wrong Reasons
You can call me terrible, horrible, or the worst best friend you have ever heard of. But by the end of my story, I hope you realize why I did…
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Promise of a Lifetime
The man had grown old in the lap of luxury. In a society full of new idealism and fresh new inventions he was one of the few remaining who'd come…
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The Basement
Here is the journal I kept during my time at The Ash House. At times I was unable to write, so some entries are recorded by memory. At the time…
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When The Lights Go Out
Have you ever had that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you feel like something bad is going to happen? It is a new level of anxiety that…
Read NowDancing Dead
Jake shouldn't be outside tonight. Let alone walk through the woods by himself. But he's just gonna drop by his friend's house real quick to pick up his phone, which…
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Flash Before My Eyes
I’m terrified about introducing myself, but I feel I must for the sake of keeping both my story and my head straight. I’m Greg, and I’ve just had my 41st…
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The Second Coming
It’s been a week since the program started. A program that I thought would be the easiest way to make fifty grand within a week, but things turned to shit…
Read NowMy Trip to Canada
There are so many things that I wish could be buried in the deepest parts of my mind. There are things that I pray could be locked away forever. The…
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Please stay away from Wayne National Forest
Not many people take me seriously. I get it. Someone with a traumatic past, like mine, must be nuts, right? But, I know what I’ve seen. I know all too…
Read NowIt’s All in Your Head
Everybody's been looking for her. Haley, my fiancée has been missing for over three weeks now, and I'm beginning to think the absolute worst has happened to her. I try…
Read NowNot All Secrets Are Taken To The Grave
I've always found it particularly difficult to start a story. It's easy to end one, but ever since grade school when my teachers would make me write a short story,…
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