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The Lowest Animal
I used to love horror films. It started when I was eight, sneaking out after bedtime to watch Halloween with my older brother Simon. Cross-legged in front of our boxy…
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The Macabre Collector
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear,and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the Unknown.”—H.P. Lovecraft I had to save her. That means I…
Read NowThe Curse Of Imagination
“Why does a writer write? Because they must.” -Anton Richards These words have been repeating in my head for the last week. They pound in my brain like a jackhammer.…
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Children of Light (part one)
I’ve often heard that the hardest part of every journey is the first step. When you are trying to find the motivation to write your story, staring into an endless…
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The Night Walker
It was a foggy autumn night when I first encountered him. As I was driving home from my late shift at the hospital, I came across a rather unusual person.…
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Dying Light
The light of the camp fire offered little comfort to the panic that surged through him. His blood might as well have been pure adrenaline. His senses were on high…
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The Eternal Stranger
Part 1 Part 2 “The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.”H.P. Lovecraft * * * * * * * * Why…
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I Was Reincarnated and I Hope it Never Happens Again
When I was alive, or, more accurately, the last time I was alive, I honestly didn’t give a lot of thought to the idea of life after death. It never…
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The Camelford Forsaken
1 A couple of years ago, me and my now wife, Anna, decided we needed a short break away in the country to recharge our batteries and enjoy the outdoors.…
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Just Another Summer in ‘95 Part Two
Read Part One here We both drove back to the station and handed in our gear and changed. I could still smell the faint odor clinging to my uniform. I…
Read NowJust Another Summer in ‘95
I want to say this happened in the early summer when our park was full of hikers, campers, and tourists. Montana had its beauty in those summer months, so I…
Read NowMy Friend in the Elephant Mask
Would it make a good cereal bowl? It may be too shallow for a cereal bowl. An ashtray, or a cat bowl would be better. “Johnson, you copy?” The voice…
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Halloween Night
"I love you Halloween!" This exclamation six-year-old Harry cried out to the night sky left his mother, Mrs. Jane Florence, reeling with laughter at the door. They'd just gotten home,…
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A Survivor’s Accounts of the Depraved Funhouse: The Balloon (Part Two)
Read part 1 here I was a bit unnerved when I saw that it resembled a lot of the poster that advertised it; a gigantic pasty white face with large…
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Butcherface
Part 1 In 1997, my friend (who we'll call Chris) moved across state. At that time, we were 10, we didn't really have much of a way to see each…
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Gemini Season
WHAT IF you think your sibling is trying to kill you? Let me explain. I’m Chandra Edwards, sixteen years old, birthday May 28, high school sophomore, identical twin. I live…
Read NowThe Oakridge Field Trip
The leather chair in Dr. Mitchell’s office always squeaked when I shifted my weight. I stared at the geometric patterns on his rug, trying to find the words. "It’s the…
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That time at Shadow Lake (Part 1)
The first time my brother and I made a deal, I ended up in the hospital. I remember being at the park when I was five years old, my legs…
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I stumbled into a gang initiation, and now I about to become their victim
My hand was resting on my thigh, nervously caressing a little box tucked away neatly in a corner of my pocket. My date for the evening was sitting on the…
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They Just Won’t Move
There's three of them outside, hikers probably. Older maps usually show a route over the motorway behind my house but there isn't one anymore. I don't mind them usually, they…
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The Dionaea House
10.7.2004 Jennifer, friends and family of Mark, As promised, here are copies of the correspondence I received from Mark over the course of the last month. For the most part,…
Read NowDon’t Let it in, Don’t let it out
One I saw the house. It was beautiful. A big Victorian sitting in the middle of the woods. And I knew I shouldn’t go in. I really shouldn’t go in.Next…
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The Reason You Fear Darkness
“The fear of darkness is something that lies behind the drape of black covering it up, not the drape itself. It’s not the darkness we fear—it’s the fear of what…
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