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Room-Sitting
I was referred by a temp agency. I had no idea who I would be working for, or what the job would entail. I only knew that the pay was…
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My Wives Don’t Get Along
Have you ever wanted to love someone, but couldn’t? That’s how I felt about Tammy. We never should have gotten together in the first place, but it was her birthday…
Read NowI Found an Old Message from My Brother. I’m An Only Child.
Dear Ben,This will be the last thing I ever send you. I don’t even know if you’ll remember who I am by the time you read this. For your sake…
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My Soul is in a Paper Lantern
Do you know what it’s like to live without a soul? Because I do. It’s like watching a romantic movie that’s so perfect you find yourself falling in love with…
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Human Nature
Laura pulled her cellphone out of its storage compartment and queued up the first video before wondering if she really should watch it again. They had, technically, only been in…
Read NowScratching
1 When I was 12 years old, my parents finally decided to split me and my younger brother up and give us our own rooms. I was a couple of…
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The Whistlers: Bill’s Account
I’ve got calluses on my hands from burying my brother. If we’re rescued today, I’ll have to explain that to someone. Some search-and-rescue trooper, some forest ranger, will hold my…
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The Bridge Outside My Bedroom Window
Toby's JournalEntry 1April 5th, 1990 So, I asked my daddy to buy me this journal. He's always been a great father, even though he isn't the same after my mom…
Read NowColorado Fishing Trip
Our trip started in late February as my three friends, John, Steve, Max, and I drove my truck deep into the backwoods of Boxwood Gulch to follow the North Fork…
Read NowEvery Year on My Birthday, I Have to Die
I died for the first time on the 18th of August, 2006. It wasn't a particularly pleasant death, nor was it one that I expected. It was simply the random…
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Wendall Lane Diaries: You Shouldn’t
Disclaimer: I am not a paranormal investigator. I am an author. While looking for inspiration for a book, I came across a series of stories surrounding a home in the…
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Something Happened During a Hostage Negotiation I Can’t Explain
The west side bank has three exits, thirty windows and nineteen air vents. And when I arrived at the scene, there were thirteen people being held captive by a man…
Read NowIn the Kitchen
A young girl is playing in her bedroom when she hears her mother call to her from the kitchen, so she runs downstairs to meet her mother. As she's running…
Read NowThe Story of Her Holding an Orange: Part Two
Before you read my girlfriend’s side of the story, you may want to read my first post that also contains last night’s unfortunate update. Here is the update copy/pasted: Okay guys, I…
Read NowThe Girl Hiding in My Walls
For the past couple of weeks now I’ve been noticing a few odd things in my apartment. It started off with food mysteriously disappearing from my refrigerator and pantry while…
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Heavy Rain
It was supposed to be such an uneventful day, but overhead the clouds churned and plotted. Rebecca Madison saw and heard the roaring of the wind against her car, but…
Read NowWill You Play With Me?
I never wanted to reveal my story, but it has to be done. It's been so long, and nobody's known. But now I confide in you, the reader, to read…
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The Killer’s Interview
“You sure you want to go in there alone?” The warden was an uncompromisingly beefy man who drank, smoked, and just wanted to survive until retirement. He ran a tight,…
Read NowKisaragi Station
A 2ch story from 2004, posted in the middle of a thread called “Post About Strange Occurrences Around You: Thread 26.” The poster was anonymous at first, but started attaching…
Read NowThe Rental
I stood still for a moment, awestruck. The pictures didn't do it justice. It was a large but quaint home located on a secluded island near Cape Cod. A small…
Read NowThe Message
Don't dismiss this outright as the work of some raving lunatic. There's some sense to this story, if you'll just hear me out... Look, we all wonder if time travel…
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