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Onekahokwe
My son has reached the age at which he can enjoy my stories. By now, his friends have gathered that I am “the guy” who wrote those books and Creepypastas…
Read NowThe stranger
Spring had arrived with the aroma of cherry blossoms, gentle zephyr, peace and lots of greenery..Occasionally a short, gentle and warm rain..A neighborhood in a splendid area, where most of…
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Scream for Ice Cream
One of the first kids to hear the bouncy calliope music was six-year-old Lisa Reid, who was sitting on the front porch of her house with Becky Briarwood, her best…
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The Reaker
“I wouldn’t go in there if I were you,” says Oliver to Peter, as they stand at the entrance of one of the many openings of the Clintwood City Sewage…
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The Bone Tree
Kai couldn’t remember the last time he'd caught himself feeling truly frightened. He had watched all of the scariest movies he could find, devoured countless ancient tales of mystery and…
Read NowNosferatuNacht
For just over fifteen years, Birkingshire, England; in it’s bright and wondrous splendor, was the breeding ground for joy and cheer. Every year, the denizens of the city gathered around…
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A serial killer broke into my house…
One night a few years ago I heard the sound of someone breaking into my house. It was around midnight when this happened and up to this point I don’t…
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The Edwardsville Lottery
Some of you may have read “The Lottery” at one point or another, whether it was of your own pleasure or rather a part of your schools curriculum. We don’t…
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I Was Trapped In A Phone Booth
I'm currently attending a night course at a local college. It takes me one hour to walk back to my apartment, but I don't mind walking alone at night. It…
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Cold Wind, Cold Earth
"With little evidence towards his innocence, he is to be hanged the Monday from next on charges of military treachery and murder...as for the state and whereabouts of Private Oswald…
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Hel Ward 54
When James and Linda Scott welcomed the arrival of their first daughter Ella Marie. Nothing seemed to be better. The pregnancy was a text book scenario. Nine months of classes,…
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Subject Eighty-One
Light! Searing, brutal light awakens you, pulling you from the dark oblivion you didn’t even know you were in. Screams echo around you, long and pained, and it’s only after…
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Stay Inside the Car
The sun began to set over the horizon. The sky had been consumed by a bright orange tint with a touch of pink. That was the countryside for you. For…
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Creatures From The Tree Line
On a night of fun, full of laughter and colorful lights, Aaron and his girlfriend, Anna, walk through all the displays at the circus. Their best friend, Brandon, was tagging…
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The Girl Who Made the Stars Sing
Freya Clydesdale and I grew up together; her house being right next door to mine. Though younger than me by a few years, she is perhaps the smartest person I…
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The Terror From Beyond the Void
IT SKITTERED its way across the leaves, and I knelt down to get as close as I could. Eight legs, black body – it was one of the feared ones;…
Read NowA Wrinkle in the Eye
It started with a photo; it was dark, the moon was golden against the sky, the stars were out, and I thought that my iphone and filters were all that…
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The Terror of Kambigan
On certain quiet nights under the watchful gaze of a full moon, one could hear surreptitious moans, half manlike and half swine, in the dead air of Barangay Kampigan in…
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Heartworms
I filled up the bowl to the brim with live meal-worms from the fridge, watching them squirm and slither over each other as if they believed they could escape. It…
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A Place to Wrest
A lone man dragged his feet across the pavement, briefcase pulling his shoulder down as the simmering cracked asphalt stretched into the swaying tall grass of the horizon. His bald…
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The Flasher
Officer Sparrow walked down Jenkins street in a stride of confidence, though was trying to hide her strong authority beneath a mask of indifference. She was wearing her casual clothes…
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The Wishing Well of Heathenberry Forest
I threw a rock down the well. It clattered against the walls as it bounced from one side to another. I waited, straining both ears. No indication that it had…
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