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Unholy Hour
Perhaps you have heard the legend of the supposed "holy hour" that occurs on certain days of the year: Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, November 1, and the first of both…
Read NowThe Orchard Cemetary
Outside of my city, there is an apple orchard, with a small cemetery at the end of it with only about 5 or 10 graves in it. If you visit…
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The Ceremony
When you are met with the sort of anxiety which, ultimately, is there to make you consider the possibility that your own memory is a lie, it is only natural…
Read NowTomino’s Hell
This is popular Japanese story is about a poem called "Tomino's Hell." They say that you should only read with your mind, and never out loud. If you were to read it…
Read NowHappy Thirty-Third Birthday
On your 33rd birthday, go to your local gas station and pick up the newspaper. The classified ads will have a small segment commemorating your birth and asking you to…
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The Laughing Prophet
The following article was sent by journalist Roberto Costa Campos, expert in criminal investigation, for the writing of "Na Hora", a tabloid newspaper in São Paulo. Roberto was known for…
Read NowA Question of Faith
You know what would be delightful? To maybe watch television, or just sit around the house, or take a ride in the car without my father bringing up religion. Father…
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Withering Heights
Withering Heights (not to be confused with Wuthering Heights, the work of literary genius of the same name, though that is what it is named for) is not an experience…
Read NowNegative Gate
Look behind you. What do you see? Invariably, there will be a wall somewhere in your view. Now stare deeply into the space on the wall that lines up best…
Read NowBound in Blood
“This can’t be the place they were talking about,” I said as I eyed the dingy antique store. It was wedged between an old, closed movie theater and a barber…
Read NowFailed Rituals
I really wish I had left that fucking light switch alone. Who would have thought the flick of a switch could mean the difference between life and death. Actually everyone's…
Read NowThe Unmentionable Bargain
There's a small, inconspicuous building called "Padraic Willoughsby and Co." in the industrial district of Birmingham, UK. Most of the time, its doors are locked and the windows are draped.…
Read NowSpirits of The Caribbean – Vwayaje O Diab
If you are familiar with the tiny island of Trinidad, the southernmost isle of the Caribbean, you may be aware that it is rich in folklore and tradition. You may…
Read NowThe Classified Ad
Every year, for an unknown number of years, an ad is published in the New York Times Classifieds section. The advertisement is short and lists a seemingly mundane household appliance:…
Read NowThere Might Be Some Noise
“There might be some noise.” That’s what she had said. A phrase that did not even begin to describe what we heard every night. Those agonized screams; nothing a human…
Read NowCellular Phone
If you call yourself on your own cellular phone, sometimes you will get an answer. You won't hear anything other than heavy breathing, so don't bother waiting for them to…
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Am I Crazy?
I do not know where to start. Usually, this would not be written for someone to read. However, I cannot trust my own judgement. What I write here is for…
Read NowThe Forgotten Vending Machine
There is a village somewhere in England that has not been inhabited for over 20 years. It has long since been forgotten off of most maps, and only has one…
Read NowThe Mail Box
There's a mail box somewhere in the city which can solve your direst problems. Which city? That depends on who you ask. There may even be more than one, who…
Read NowThe Seven Springs
In the hills surrounding the town of Bodega Bay in California, there is a tree, sitting right in the crook of two hills. Scattered 10 paces around it are 7…
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The Bethesda Cult
There I was, sweating in my uncomfortable seat, surrounded by the sounds of obnoxious unsynchronized clapping. Todd Howard had just made his usual appearance on the annual E3 gaming…
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