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“The Boog”
It was early October. Acorns were raining down on the tin roofs and cheap ravaged asphalt shingles of the mobile homes around Lake Junior in Interlachen, Florida, like mother trees…
Read NowThe Fermi Paradox
As astronomers began to dig deeper into the cosmos, a puzzling question arose. In a universe as vast and ancient as our own, why can't we find any signs of…
Read NowThe Tipping at Twilight
On a cold, windy winter evening, I sat at home, rapidly typing away on my computer. I had set up a rather quaint little blog for myself, and it was…
Read NowThe Dark Afternoon Tape
Not sure if this is the right place to post this story, but it's way too creepy not to share it. A friend of mine was at my house browsing…
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Rattle-Face Fever
The new epidemic is already beyond its patient zero. Whether or not I am infected, I am confident that Mr. Bridestar will soon have me murdered. He will do this…
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Amber Alert
“No accountin’ fa taste, I suppose,” the soiled old man blurted into his face as he shuffled past. “Watch it buddy,” Chad responded in turn before receiving the accused end…
Read NowLife’s a Mystery
We've all had our paranormal incidents. We've all had weird things, unexplainable things, happen to us. And we remember these events - it's not something you brush off, no matter…
Read Now<strong>The Best Horror Party Themes to Organise With Your Friends</strong>
It might well be 10 months until Halloween but that shouldn’t be a barrier to enjoy some horror themed fun and frivolity over the coming months. Inviting friends round for…
Read Now5 Haunted Bridges You Should Cross at Your Own Risk
The term “Crossing a Bridge” is often used as a metaphor to describe going through something tough or achieving a hard goal in life. While everybody knows this, obviously, there…
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The Watching Woods
The trail was too quiet. I knew she was watching me from somewhere either up the steep slope to my right or from the tangle of undergrowth to my left.…
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Under This Thing’s Maw
The tears are impossible to hold back as she watches this... this thing, eat away at all the corpses. The corpses of her co-pilots. Her... closest friends. With clawed, kaiju…
Read Now5 Haunted Forests Around The World You Shouldn’t Dare to Enter
In fairy tales, forests are usually described as enchanted places where talking animals guide lost travelers. Reality, however, can be a bit darker. It turns out that some woodlands hide…
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The Wrapper
The point of me writing all this is because I don't want any of my story to go without hearing, or any of my actions to go without seeing. I…
Read NowHigh Frequency
The most amazing and the most horrible thing just happened to me. I’ve stumbled upon a discovery of a lifetime, but at the same time I wish I could undiscover…
Read NowMy Watch Thinks I’m Nameless
My wife had been on me about my weight for a while. Said I needed to start taking my health seriously — “for our children,” whatever that means. I didn’t…
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Black Sludge
I used to work the late shift at an old-fashioned cafe in my hometown. I lived in a relatively small town where everyone knows everyone and everything about everybody. Honestly,…
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The Gaunt Man
I wake up suddenly in the middle of the night. At first, I’m not sure why, but then that uncomfortable awareness of being watched, washes over me. The hairs on…
Read NowThe Oneirophage
In the late ’40s of the last century, after a decade of private research involving experiments with binaural beat brainwave frequencies, extrasensory cognition, and rare extracts of a South American…
Read Now5 Short Horror Games for a Thrilling Experience
Are you someone who loves to play horror games with an intriguing plot but doesn’t have much time for it? In that case, chances are that you’re looking for short…
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The No Door
After only three months of preaching in Versailles, France at the Parish church, Bernard Reason had taken a ferry back to England and was now on a train back to…
Read NowThe Eerie History of London’s Hippodrome
Are you someone who’s interested in visiting haunted places? Do you get excited and enthusiastic while experiencing paranormal activities and searching for something supernatural? Along with all of those interests,…
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Which One Was The Real Thing?
I heaved a sigh of relief after closing the hallway door and glanced down at the skittish little furry friend at my feet. My dog, Chip, practically latched himself to…
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The Doctor
Paramedics are incredibly superstitious. It’s surprising how much people will argue with me about this simple fact. “Oh, definitely not. They’re too reasonable, too smart, too calm in a crisis…
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