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The Brain’s Genocide
It's been nearly SIX YEARS since my internship at Warner Brothers! How time flies, right? Well, most of my memories are positive. I had a great time, learned a lot,…
Read NowThe Things Without Feelings
It's odd the things we remember sometimes. I was walking down the toy aisle a couple days ago, looking for something to give my two (soon to be three) year…
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The King’s Marionette
The rats scurried and clawed inside the walls. It was one of the few things that frustrated Elizabeth about working nightshift. During the day the rats were smart enough to…
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I Found a Disturbing Photo in My Family Photo Album
My mother never let me look at the family photo albums. I never knew why. Whenever I asked, she would tell me that they were old and fragile, and would…
Read NowAmerica’s Top 5 Spooky Spots for Horror Enthusiasts
How many times have you tried to find a place in the US that will raise your hair up and fill you with adrenaline? If you’re the kind of person…
Read Now5 Scary Creatures from Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is full of stories and legends of gods, heroes, and various types of legendary creatures. Not surprisingly, many of these creatures have terrifying appearances and scary supernatural powers,…
Read Now5 Chilling Haunted Attractions Anyone Can Ever Visit
If you’re on the lookout for terrifying places that will leave a long-lasting impression on nerves and memories, then it’s definitely worth visiting some of the US attractions that are…
Read Now5 Spooky Japanese Superstitions That Might Keep You Up at Night
Japan is home to one of the oldest and most fascinating cultures in the world. Japanese customs continue to inspire people far beyond Eastern Asia. Among these traditions are superstitions…
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The Ember Smell of Winter
Emilie, Stan and I enjoyed our grandmother’s tales. During school breaks, Mom and Dad drove the three of us to her home in Plimmerton. It was a small coastal village,…
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Blank Room Soup
Blank Room Soup, starts quite innocently. A man in a whitewalled room hunched over a table eating a bowl of noodle soup. The only feature other than the table, the…
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The man in the window
“I want you to know I'm not crazy. What I tell you in this office today is just to clear my head so I can get past all the damn…
Read NowTeenage Horror Story
Boom! A loud clap of thunder shakes you out of your reverie. Your head jerks up and your mouth shuts. Hastily, you wipe off any drool you might have on…
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There’s a Dead Girl in My Mirror
Saturday This sounds absolutely idiotic. I know you’ve all heard this kind of thing before – someone thinks her house is haunted, everyone else assures her that she’s just paranoid,…
Read NowAdelaida and Kruv
The realm was beauteous and plentiful, its people more so. No plague touched its borders, no famine its lands. War was seldom seen in this kingdom, whose peaceful lords ran…
Read Now5 Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Japan
Numbers have always had specific definitions in every culture. Even though the superstitions about numbers being lucky or unlucky belong to ancient times, these numbers and the horrifying stories behind…
Read NowBill Cosby Commercial
Last week, on a wet and windy night, with no motivation to finish my college assignments, I began to peruse the Internet as a way to procrastinate, as we all…
Read NowTrial and Error
School camp. This is one of the things I enjoy most about being a teacher. Each term at Hamilton College, the students are taken to a different camping location that…
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My Boyfriend’s Dreams Are Starting to Scare Me
My name is Harley, and I've been with my boyfriend Dan for five years, lived with him for three. I love Dan more than anything in this world. He's my…
Read NowThe Girl Who Kept Finding Teeth
The first tooth arrived in the heart of a pear. Years later, whenever Adeline tried to explain everything that had happened, she always found herself returning to that afternoon, though…
Read NowLavender Town Syndrome
Lavender Town as seen in Red and Green The Lavender Town Syndrome (also known as "Lavender Town Tone" or "Lavender Town Suicides") was a peak in suicides and illness of children…
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A Jaunt Through the Trees
The sun was still up when we arrived. The car park was more of a passing place. Simmers was shuffling in the passenger seat next to me, he was overheating.…
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In the End
Garren was lost. He’d sworn to remember the route, if only to keep his family safe, but the series of darkened and convoluted corridors they’d been led down all looked…
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