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Death Watch
Hello there, friend, and welcome to Bradshaw, Texas, where the steaks are bloody, andthe trucks are muddy. I wonder if I could invite you to join me as a fly…
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It’s Not the Cough That Carries You Off
I have little memory from before the accident. I know some friends and I, who are amateur ghost hunters, were looking into a supposedly haunted hotel in the city. They…
Read NowI Am The One
I've thought about telling this story for quite a while now, and first and foremost I want to inform you from the very beginning that everything I am about to…
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How Do You Prove You Are Alive?
I’ve been dead now for almost five weeks, it feels different than you might think. Of course, I’m not really dead, if I were I wouldn’t be able to write…
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My Mom Kidnapped Me, and I Only Found Out When She Died
Part 1 My mom died two weeks ago, and it’s safe to say I was devastated. I had been out for sunblock as the sun scorched with such vengeance it…
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Better Watch Out, Better Not Cry
My parents own a Santa animatronic. I think it tried to kill us. Now, I know what you might be thinking. This story already sounds like a kid’s overactive imagination…
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The Clock Strikes Twelve
Read Part One here “Well, I am Death, none can excel! I’ll open the door to Heaven or Hell.” – Ralph Stanley, “O Death,” from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”…
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The Writer and the Mimic
My wife died at 1:33pm on a Friday afternoon. Her passing was not unexpected. Polly had been diagnosed with breast cancer the year before, and sadly the doctors caught it…
Read NowHuntsville Camping Trip
I went camping about 3 weekends ago in the Huntsville national forest in Texas. Me and 3 friends that came home for the weekend, they are all in college and…
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Understanding the Laws of Thermodynamics
This is only happening because of what we did. I regret it, but not because of the consequences. I regret it because I could have been good; I should have been…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Blood Portals
A few days ago I got a text message from an unknown number reading “I got your proof.” I stared at the words for a bit, thinking it was a…
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Upon A Crimson Throne
Dreams, it all started with a dream. It wasn’t anything ambitious or grand that I yearned for; all I wanted was freedom. But time has a funny way of twisting…
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Weightless
“One hundred eight-six!” I announced gleefully. “That’s incredible!” My wife responded. “How does it feel to be so svelte?” “Well, I don’t know about svelte, but I feel great.” I…
Read NowWar of the Dead
The power does it to everyone. It corrupts us all, or at least those of us who embrace it. Although we dive right in to be swept away by the…
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The Silhouette
My family have been living in the same house for almost 10 years, but not once did we ever encounter anything supernatural or creepy. Probably because we built this house…
Read NowThe Night Wire
"New York, September 30 CP FLASH "Ambassador Holliwell died here today. The end came suddenly as the ambassador was alone in his study...." There is something ungodly about these night…
Read NowThe Mail Man
It all started as a message in my mailbox one morning. Having my morning coffee and cigarette, I decided to walk out to the mailbox and check my mail. I…
Read NowWillow Lake
So, three friends and I decided we were going to camp out in this 30 acre sanctuary down the street from my neighborhood. It’s paralleled by railroad tracks and a…
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Deep Sleep
I need to get back to digging soon. My son is digging now, god bless him. He thinks I’m asleep, but that’s not going to happen. I haven’t slept easy…
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The Waving Girl
I’m writing this tonight in desperation. I need help. I need answers. I have seen her for as long as I can remember. My earliest memory is even of her.…
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The Molendinar Burn
Jack Mckay huddled in the cold midnight street with a pale green sleeping bag encasing his lower half. Spindled trails of light reflected off the gleaming roads from damp lampposts.…
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It Escaped, I’m So Sorry
Breakfast today consisted of three apples, a bowl of oatmeal without milk, two slices of toast smothered in butter, and a glass of orange juice. I set them all on…
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