11 Jul Best Friends
When I was a kid, my family and I lived in a modest house in West Virginia. As I said, it was quite small and there was a large forest behind my house. I was pretty curious, as any small child is and so I'd...
10 Jul What Are You Really Afraid Of?
We all have our own little fears: spiders, dark corridors, porcelain dolls. Some people have some very strange and obscure fears like things not being organized. Some people are afraid of not being perfect or being alone. But we have to be choosy about the things...
09 Jul The Chirp
Another chirp drifted into the room from outside. The window was open again. It hadn't been ten minutes since Jacob had slammed it closed. He stared at it, into the front yard beyond where the grass had become an ugly orange-brown, and thought of how...
08 Jul The Creep
"Do you hear it? The Creep upon my cellar stairs? I lie awake tonight with fright in my heart and a creep upon my cellar stairs," the young girl muttered into the belly of her teddy bear. A fearful groan erupted as she heard it once...
07 Jul The Curling Flames
This is the fourth entry in the By the Fire's Light series. “So,” Jared said, a sneer on his face. “I suppose you’ve come to find out why I did it.” Connor looked into Jared’s face, at the sneer, the hate. He looked into Jared’s eyes, and...
04 Jul Carnival
Soft sunlight glints off rides and merry go rounds, merry jingles floating through the air. The bustle of the carnival goes on around you as you stroll along, enjoying the day. It's breezy, yet the breeze is warm and butter-soft, gently wrapping your soft silk dress...
03 Jul The Old Warehouse Hotel Down In New Orleans
When I was younger I used to work as a night auditor for a very popular hotel chain in New Orleans. This particular hotel was once an old warehouse in the Central Business District. It had a long history that dated back to the Underground...
02 Jul Purgatory
The tipper tapper of a finger echoes through the small dark room. Sometimes even whispers bounce off the walls from other rooms, whispers that do not make sense to me. I would hear things like, "Stop it, he'll see us" and "Quickly, don't trust him" or just the moans of...
01 Jul The Unbirth
Introduction I had always questioned whether or not I truly believed in the paranormal, and sometimes I wished that I would have stayed strictly to my stubborn attitude. However, that was not the case a month ago....
01 Jul July 2013 Discussion Post: What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?
Remember a few months ago when I asked for your favorite creepy video games? I'd mentioned that I planned to do similar posts for books, movies, and maybe even television shows and music - and since July means that a lot of you have the free time of summer break to spend watching creepy movies, that's what we'll talk about this month. Just like last time: As people suggest their favorites, I’ll turn this OP into a master list of the community’s favorite spooky movies (with links to download or buy said games if possible). Thanks for the help, and have fun! For the most part, I'll be linking to the Amazon instant video version when possible (our ref link is included, so as always - if you decide to purchase/stream any of these movies via these links, thank you so much!) to make it easier for those of you who want immediate gratification. For series, I am linking the sequels by their numerical position in the series, not their title. This is just to make the list cleaner and easier to navigate since some of these series have quite a few entries under their belts! For movies that are remakes of, for example, Asian horror, I will list the two versions side by side (assuming that I'm aware of the remake/original status, of course). I will usually put the English name first, since that's how most people are calling them in the comments. Please click the "read more" button to see the full list below the cut!
30 Jun Object Permanence
Lately I have been questioning the reality of things around me. I can sure identify where it started, and where it came from, but I just can’t get it out. An idea cannot be killed; you may try to not think about it or distract yourself,...
29 Jun What is Dead
I write this as an apology to those who are affected by my mistakes. I hope that you can find it in your hearts to forgive me, though I will understand if you can't. My wife was terminally ill and, a few month ago, she died....
28 Jun Grinner
I have to get out. The walls, twisted rebar and cracked concrete, seemed to stretch on forever. I can't remember where I am, why I came to be here; I can't even remember my last name. All I know is that if I get out, I...
27 Jun The Neurocranial Exploits
The Neurocranial Exploits (a short story by Dniwara Redman) Crack one, crack two. There is now a visible tear in the flesh. The once wavy brown hair of Professor Emery is now tainted crimson with the blood from the open wound on his scalp. The smell of his...
26 Jun Hat Man
The night was dark. The only light emitted into the tiny bedroom was from the door that stood slightly ajar. The room was clean for a four year old little boy. There weren't any toys covering the floor and no clothes thrown about the room. The...
25 Jun Tuesday
William Grant is wandering through the avenues of Florence, Italy with his beautiful girlfriend named Isabella. They giggle to each other softly and secretly, passing under the ancient arches and crumbling cathedrals of the narrow and romantic street. They exchange passionate kisses and sly glances,...
24 Jun Light Bulbs
I’m pretty bad about changing light bulbs. If there’s any possible way I can put it off, I will. There’s probably some psychoanalytical explanation for it, dating back to when I was a little girl and I grabbed one while it was still hot,...
23 Jun How The Girl Almost Stole My Voices
It was a warm summer night. There was a refreshing breeze entering through my bedroom window, blowing away the still humidity and warmth that stuck to my body like a wet blanket. Despite the cooling breeze, it was far too hot to...
22 Jun Blackout
I hadn't done anything different that day. It started off very normal, in fact; I awoke to the blaring alarm clock. I brushed my teeth. I fixed a breakfast, and ate it. I kissed my mum goodbye and I dashed out the front door, swinging...
21 Jun Darkness
I think it was several weeks ago when it started. The electronics in my house started flickering on and off. At first, it was just a minor annoyance. I’d be on the internet, and my computer would shut down. Or I’d be cooking something in...
20 Jun The Man in the Road
I sat quietly, sipping my glass of wine and wishing desperately that the evening would come to an end. Two of my friends, Brad and Laurie, had been invited to a get together with another friend of ours. He lived across the river in...
19 Jun The Autopsy of Cole Ryder
"Cole Ryder. Age 23. Death by multiple lacerations to chest, reaching as deep as his lungs. Poor bastard looks like someone cut him open multiple times with a damned sword. No visible signs of struggle, indicating that he was either drugged before hand, or was...
18 Jun Candle 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 talk about it if you don't want to, of course." "I thought that's what your job was about: talking?" "Actually...
18 Jun Candle Cove: Down in the Dark
"Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness. Sometimes we lose them there again." -Stephen King, "The Green Mile" *** I'm a grown woman and I'm well past needing my...