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Voodoo Karen
Hello there, my name is Katie; I found this community because I have a story to tell, and I think it’s one you will appreciate. I’m forty, and I have…
Read NowDeath’s Usher: Know Your Enemy
Read Part One here Read Part Two here “BEFORE WE MOVE OUT,” Ibnar says, “we need to visit our homes and retrieve our gear.” “Right you are. Uh…” My stomach…
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The 8th Shrine
It was in the late 80's, a few years before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. I lived in Moscow where I studied Archaeology. I had a roommate from Tbilisi…
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The Unusual Companion
The hammering from upstairs shook the walls of his bedroom. James Ricco leapt from his bed, the thought of earthquakes at the back of his mind. He glanced at his…
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Taurus Season
HOW FAR are you willing to go to reach the top? True to my usual form, I fucked around and found out. I’m Chad Martinez: fifteen years old, freshman, nickname…
Read NowThe Grimoire of Leonard Hopkins
I work for the county sheriff’s office up in NorCal. I received a call in the predawn hours on May the 23rd, 2020 telling me to investigate the collapse of…
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Harold The Tortoise
I happened upon the book at a kiosk in my town's annual witchcraft festival. The seller, a young, red-haired woman, told me it was known as the Book of Memories.…
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The Copper, the Collar, and the Glimmering Blade
I remember well when I came across the strange sequence of events in the odd case of the cellar underneath the Winemaker’s shop. The things I saw that night, I…
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Nobody Lives Here But You
About half a year ago, I moved into a new apartment downtown. It’s hands-down the most upscale place I’ve lived in—rooftop access, a fitness center, a pool, huge windows with…
Read NowA Reckoning in Ashes
The wind stung with the foretelling of winter and leaves spiraled down from the trees in a whirlwind of crimson, amber, and gold. His stride quickened, anxiety biting at his…
Read NowWas It Worth It
This is it for me, I am damned. I don’t know where I’m going afterwards, but it’s probably nowhere good. After everything I’ve done, I don’t deserve to go to…
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The Séance
“Good Evening!” The young woman greeted me as she opened the door. She spoke with a very strange and vaguely Eastern European accent. Her face stood out starkly against the…
Read NowBlood Moon: Bound in Blood and Magic
ORDINARY FOLK had no reason to fear the Moon. Or so they thought. It hung in the sky as a welcome guardian, pale as paper in its various phases, providing…
Read NowBrooks Brother’s Hardware Store
The Brooks Brother’s Hardware store stood alone on its main street block. Chipped layers of white-washed paint contrasted the darkness inside the tall narrow windows. Faded posters advertising Case knives…
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The Black Rock Chapel Horror part two
Read part one here Father Carroway wandered about in the ever-extended void of subconscious. Unable to feel or perceive anything anymore, he wondered if he had indeed perished through either…
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Gaston’s Turn
I am wondering if anyone has ever shared this same experience, or anomaly – I’m not sure exactly what to call it. I’ve had it happen twice in my life…
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The Haunted Cat House of Gilmore County
Roger Hemlock scowled at the bustling of servants going about their chores in preparation for the wedding to be held later in the day. In his mind, the mere thought…
Read NowDeath’s Usher: Quarry of Slaves, Foundry of Souls
Read Part One here Read Part Two here Read Part Three here Read Part Four here “DID YOU REALLY have to do that, Ibnar?” “Of course. According to the Law,…
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Thalassophobia
I hate the water. Always have, always will. Oh, sure, I've swum in pools and jumped off diving boards like any other person, but I have never once allowed my…
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The Eye of Glass
The mountain was tall and malformed. It jutted out of the earth as a singular monolith, unbothered and undisturbed in its growth from any other rock formations budding up against…
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The Show at the Barn Theater
I performed my heart out on stage, but I don’t think it was enough. It was like moving through tar, with every action every word being forced out of my…
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