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A Fire In The Server
DIVICORE TECHNOLOGIESInternal Maintenance & Operations SystemDocument Type: Maintenance LogAccess Level: Internal Use Only – MAINTENANCE LOG 0216Date: 02-23-2026Time: 16:42Department ID: SI-PNW-04Employee: Boris MorozovEmployee Number: 4471Division: Server InfrastructureRank: Senior Maintenance TechnicianLog…
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The Story of Her Holding an Orange: Part Three
Anyone who hasn't read my story should do so before looking in this thread. My first story had some updates to it too. My second story is my girlfriend's account of the events. Hey…
Read NowThe Quantum Man
Jonathan Felix sat back in the chair after affixing the final electrodes to his skull. He currently reclined in one of the most expensive private scientific investments in the world,…
Read NowNo Rhyme, No Reason, No Explanation
Back when we were six, my brother developed a notorious sleepwalking habit among his various other disorders. So much so that dad child proofed the doors to our room and…
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What Lies Below
I worked in the dredging industry for quite some time now. For those of you unaware of what dredging is, it’s a sector of marine construction that involves excavating the…
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9 Rules for the Night Shift on Halloween Night at the Cemetery
“You sure you have all the rules memorized?” my boss said as he gathered his belongings to go home. “Yeah, sure thing. I got them all up here" I said…
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The Man Who Ate Ghosts
The days all started with the briefing room—a wall-to-wall palette of aged pastels and stark, hospital grayness. In the center of our little room, an oval-shaped table dominated the space…
Read NowLet Me Hear Your Voice
I know scary stories are fun to read, but they can also be a warning. I’m writing and posting this only because I know the people that come here will…
Read NowLiving Life Backwards
Tomorrow is the day my wife dies. It won't be an expected death, nor is it one that she deserves. What will happen, is a simple, random act with no…
Read NowCandle Cove: Day of the Dead
“Most of the laugh tracks on television were recorded in the early 1950s. These days, the people you hear laughing are dead.” -Chuck Palahniuk, "Lullaby" *** "We don't have to…
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Elf on a Shelf (with a Knife)
“It’s creepy,” Dan balked. “It’s cute,” Julia countered. “Besides, it’s fun. I mean, geez Scrooge, where’s your Christmas spirit?” Dan picked up the doll and turned it over in his…
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I made a horror game about liminal spaces that nobody will ever play
I'm sure there isn't a single person reading this that doesn't know what liminal spaces are by now. But, just in case: The concept of liminal spaces relates to physical…
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I’ve travelled to parallel universes. The worlds I’ve seen are terrifying – Part 2
Read part one here Hello friends and fellow seekers of truth. I’m pleased to report that I am still alive and at large, for the time being at least. For…
Read NowThirty Days
Log found on IP ████████████ on December 15th, 2003. Nothing else in the memory other than the following that are dated the entire month of September. Laptop was found in…
Read NowThose Eyes
This is difficult, very difficult. I am not at all comfortable with this. I keep reminding myself why I’m doing it. These are not the typist’s words. The typist is…
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Tales of the City, Part Two: Suburb of the Dead
"Do you know what the problem is when it comes to ghosts in this city?" "Chains are last season's look?" "All the cool ghosts moved to Portland?" "I'll think our…
Read NowHow to Write a Vidya Gaem Pasta
(A last hurrah to the Haunted Game 'genre', as it were.) So, you're wanting to write a video game crappy – erm, creepypasta? Think you have what it takes? To…
Read NowI Found His Last Post
Thanks for the info, niceguyphil13. I started digging around for myself using my top internet sleuthing tools (aka cached Google results and WayBackMachine) and found some forum posts. He went…
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Don’t Trust the Boy
They didn't believe me. Not the couple's family after their house burned down. Not the daycare when half the kids mysteriously fell ill. And not the police when I attempted…
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