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The Scratch Man
Ever since I was tiny, I have had an overactive imagination. My mum always told me this was a gift, although I have found it an utter nuisance... What came…
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I Picked the Wrong Profession
Jobs come and go. That's part of the beauty of living in America - you can change jobs freely if you aren't happy. It's a luxury not everyone in the…
Read NowAnother Mirror Story
While brushing your teeth in the evening, you catch a glimpse of your wall mirror, covered in fingerprints. Annoyed, you grab a towel and rub at them. They remain. Upon…
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Night Nurse
I just got this sweet little job over on the Northside. It's too cool; I sit with this old lady from the evening to early morning. I don't like to…
Read NowLess Than A Second
You're in your room late at night. You've been on the computer for a while now, and it's almost time to get some sleep. The light behind you is still…
Read NowVictim of Changes
What if everything we thought we knew about angels and demons wasn't quite true? What if they weren't the timeless, immortal beings we had spent entire ages of human history…
Read NowHammer and Nails
You are standing at the top of the ancient wooden staircase, looking down at the darkness beneath. Shelf after shelf of dusty supplies and stacks of books line the basement…
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The Monkey Jones Mystery
There we stood, all five of us, our feet held still to the ground, not too well, because we knew with any given moment our acceleration was a necessity of…
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In Darkness She Lives
In Darkness She Lives Marquise Williams BANG!! The dark alley flashed with gunfire. A large, cleft-lipped man wearing a flat cap loomed over Klara, aiming a shaky .357 at her…
Read NowWho Was Phone?
oK so basicaly its like this. youare at a friends house for like the night or watever and then you guys are making out on the couch (yeah!) and then…
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The Mind Traveler’s Manifesto
Attention Attention, whomever should find this book, please know that I am no longer among the humans on Earth. I have transcended the corporeal plane and am now my own…
Read NowThe Library
So the other day the library calls to have my department do some computer work for them. Usually they have their own IT staff, but sometimes our department will go…
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Patient Files
This week, I was supposed to digitize all of Dr. Marnen's patient files. I was feeling good about my progress when I saw it. A second filing cabinet, hiding behind…
Read NowThe Freak Show
A young man and his new bride were honeymooning in Paris when his wife went into a restroom and didn't return. With time the man began to fear the worst…
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My Mother’s Death Still Haunts Me
August 4th, 1983; my mother is killed in a head-on collision by a drunk driver. The intoxicated individual took a turn onto an off ramp and floored it down the…
Read NowColor in Darkness
In the darkness we are strangers to ourselves, gray-skinned, white-eyed and black-haired demons rather than the usual familiar streaks of color that we see in a lighted mirror. Our grayscale…
Read NowTo Whom It May Concern
To Whom It May Concern: If you are reading this, it is for a good reason; I promise you. You didn't stumble upon this by accident, this isn't just a…
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Permian Killer
Ever wanted to meet an extinct animal? Once you've heard my story, you might want to think twice about that. Ever since my childhood I had a huge affinity with…
Read NowSecond Life
If I were you, I'd stop reading. I know a lot of stories say that, but I'm dead serious. Stop. No? Well, it’s your choice. I can't stop you. Well,…
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The Woods Past Dark
It was January 27, 1977. I was on my way home from work in my 1968, half lime green, half rust brown GMC truck. It was lime green when I…
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