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The Contract
Teddy Wilson rapped one knuckle against the smoked-stained glass door adorned with the worn, white letters that announced, “Martin Croker: Editor” before popping his head into the room. “You wanted…
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The Horrors Of The Backrooms
I moved into my current house with my parents three years ago in 2006. Seems so long ago now that the number is in front of me. But, you’re not…
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Yellow Ledbetter
The land beyond the bridge had been in my family for generations, forty-four acres of farmland. My father was as rooted to it as the oak tree in our front…
Read NowBy The Light of a Dying Fire
Ever since history began, mankind has been fascinated by fire. In the days of the caveman the hunter’s campfire was often the only thing that protected our prehistoric ancestors from…
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Sympathy Card
I can remember getting my first sympathy card sixty years ago when I was a junior at Nichols College in Massachusetts back in 1962. I was a twenty-year old Finance…
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The Artist
There’s this painting my wife loves, called “Death and Life”, by Klimt. I don’t know what she finds so fascinating about it. I made all the right noises when she showed…
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Sleep-Watchers.net
Life is supposed to be better after graduation. You're walk across that stage, grab your diploma, and then you are welcomed into the real world with open arms. All those…
Read NowAbout one shift at Clover Camp
The month I had to spend every summer at a children’s camp was the most loathed period of the year for me. A place where children were supposed to rest,…
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I Visited the Seven Gates of Hell
Part 1 Have you ever heard of the seven gates of hell? Its a hugely popular paranormal site in rural Pennsylvania, surrounded by urban legend and horror stories. I always…
Read NowDetachment
Ever since I can remember I have had a strange fascination with mirrors. The idea that there is a piece of glass which reflects everything you see. I still wonder…
Read NowMetroid 2: Secret Worlds
A few months ago I was busy preparing to move to a new house when I came across something from my past. I was going through my belongings, trying to…
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The Harvard Wormhole Experiment
They gave me a million bucks to keep my trap shut, and I did, for fifteen years. But last night I was making the rounds, and I saw the professor…
Read NowThe Gift of Mortality
Death. For many, it is a concept to be feared, to be respected. It is the ender of relationships, of knowledge, of everything that you were and will have ever…
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Unknown Number
"JESUS!!" I cried. Being jolted from a half dose at a quarter to midnight by my new 'Halloween theme' ringtone didn’t do wonders for my heart-rate, especially since I'd momentarily…
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A Story From the BlackGuard
The story I am about to tell you is rather confidential. Amongst the Mire, we are known as Regiment 9. Throughout Regiment 9, we are known as the ‘BlackGuards’, But…
Read NowLast Of The Sparks
Back in February of 2008, I decided that I needed a change in my monotonous life. Whether that change would come in the form of a new job or a…
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Upon The Altar
The storm made the city street a blur to Tim Avery as he walked rapidly down the sidewalk. Rain fell just heavily enough to make people run to their cars or…
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The Night I Met Santa Claus
It has been said that you should never meet your idols. It was the Christmas of 2005 that I came face to face with mine; someone the majority of people…
Read NowThe Darkness of Farside
My name is Jim McGraw. I was the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 19. Contrary to popular belief, there were at least two more missions to the moon that were…
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I Met the Rat King
I found it three weeks ago, or rather, I found them. A knotted circle of fur, claws, and death. Six rats, tangled together by their tails, thrashed about my front…
Read NowI think my family’s reflections took them.
Lord, forgive me if I’m all over the place. The sheriff wanted me to 'jot' down everything that’s happened, or at least, everything that I can describe. They were kind…
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