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Explain This?
I am 53 years old, and the memory of this experience, which occurred when I was 11, the sheer terror I felt, is still as fresh as the night it…
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The Plague
They weave a slow andante as in sleep. Scaled yellow, swampy black, plague-spotted white; with blue and lidless eyes at a watch, they keep a treachery of silence, infinite. -…
Read NowThere Might Be Some Noise
“There might be some noise.” That’s what she had said. A phrase that did not even begin to describe what we heard every night. Those agonized screams; nothing a human…
Read NowRemember to Turn the Lights On
I was six, maybe seven years old when this happened. My family had just gotten back from visiting my aunt's house. My cousins were watching a scary movie in the…
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Am I Crazy?
I do not know where to start. Usually, this would not be written for someone to read. However, I cannot trust my own judgement. What I write here is for…
Read NowEarly From Work
Margaret had, as usual, been left to the confines of her bedroom. With her father working the night shift and her mother ill with pneumonia, she didn't have anyone to…
Read NowThe Night I Chose To Remember
When I was in elementary school, I can't specifically remember when, I somehow developed nightmares. I dreamt often that I was abducted by aliens and that was often enough to…
Read NowThe Black Tabby Cat
Today was the day he was dreading. He knew they were going to be extremely busy, and quite frankly he wanted to call out seeing as he was already late.…
Read NowThe Vacation
A few years ago, a group of college kinds were getting ready for spring break. One informed the rest that his uncle who owns a cabin in the woods would…
Read NowPale and Afraid
"Quick, grab some drinks and some seats, let's go!" I yelled to Dominic as he fumbled through my uncle's fridge. The night of the Super Bowl, I always like my…
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Dark Redemption
It was around 9:45 PM. loud heavy winds blowing hard as if it could rip trees from the ground like a bored child with paper. A snowstorm had hit the…
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The Bethesda Cult
There I was, sweating in my uncomfortable seat, surrounded by the sounds of obnoxious unsynchronized clapping. Todd Howard had just made his usual appearance on the annual E3 gaming…
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The Cat With Human Teeth
There I was, scratching my ninth scratch-off ticket in a row at my local convenience store. My eyes widened with hope, but also sank in with the anticipation of disappointment.…
Read NowNever Trust the Quiet Ones
I finally understand! See, silence is key. It's tranquil. Noiseless. Golden. That's the true beauty of it; at its very essence, its very core. It can mean nothing at all,…
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