10 Jan Then Again, But Maybe Not
The wind brushing up against my face was common, but it never felt subtle to me. Never felt as if it was there to cool or comfort; only there to remind me of where I was. In my bed laid me - and in me...
09 Jan Pass It On
Henry worked in an office. It was an ordinary office in an ordinary city where he was paid an ordinary wage to do ordinary things. For many this would have been tedious and frustrating, but not for Henry because he too was ordinary, and he...
09 Jan Branches in the Wind
Finally, I’m home. After working a late night, I finally finished a project that my boss pushed on me. It was all worth it though, because I had a great day ahead of me. The part I was most excited for though, was seeing my...
08 Jan Jvk1166z.esp
Posted at 12:00h
in Artifacts and Objects, Strange and Unexplained, Video Games and Gaming 80 Comments
Some people might recall some momentary buzz caused a couple of years ago by a particularly odd Morrowind mod. The file name was jvk1166z.esp. It was never posted on any of the larger Elder Scrolls communities, usually just smaller boards and role-playing groups. I know...
08 Jan In The Land of Black and White
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.” - Maya Angelou I know of an anecdote, one about a little girl named Madeline. Little Maddie was seven years old, with dark chestnut hair and wide blue eyes....
07 Jan This Man
In January 2006 in New York, the patient of a well-known psychiatrist draws the face of a man that has been repeatedly appearing in her dreams. In more than one occasion that man has given her advice on her private life. The woman swears she...
07 Jan Origin
The sound of footsteps was audible in the merchant's square. People walked around buying food, supplies, and the occasional odd item. I was setting up my wares for the day-medicines for the sick and potions to cure pain. I loved helping the people of Florence....
06 Jan Ewe
“Another pint should put just the right color on the day,” I half-whispered to myself as I rationalized ordering another creation of Arthur Guinness’s brilliance. As the pub’s barman slid my libation past the ashtrays and napkins, a sniveling, and seemingly inebriated, derelict skulked past...
06 Jan Children’s Laughter
I went to a remote prison in Pennsylvania for robbery in 1989. If you try and find it, you will be out of luck because its gone, erased from most memories because it wasn't well known in the first place. While the prison was standing, it...
05 Jan Admin Update 1/5: Important New Rules
FROM NOW ON, IF YOU IGNORE THE FAQ AND ASK ME FOR ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT, YOU FORFEIT YOUR SUBMISSION. Did I get your attention? Good. For the sake of the main page, the rest of this post is under the 'read more' button - however, that does not mean that you can claim ignorance. If you're considering submitting, make sure that you read this post.
05 Jan Eyeless Jack
Posted at 12:00h
in Beings and Entities, Famous Creepypastas, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids 386 Comments
Hello, my name is Mitch. I'm here to tell you guys about an experience I had. I don't know if it was paranormal or whatever stupid words people use to describe supernatural phenomena, but after that thing visited me, I believe in that paranormal trash,...
04 Jan Derpbutt Annoyance Level 10/10: Admin Update Jan 4, 2013
As many of you are aware, I use a blogging platform called WordPress to run this site. This means that I use an externally created plugin to process certain aspects of the site. For example: the rating system and submission forms are both operated by...
04 Jan Pretend
Posted at 12:00h
in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids 81 Comments
Luke stepped out of the warm comfort of his best friend’s house into the cold winter air. The sun was quickly slipping beneath the horizon and the trees of the forest cast long twisted shadows across the yard. Luke said goodbye to his friend and...
04 Jan Off the Beaten Path
Sitting at his table illuminated by a small bedside lamp, Robert Francis poured over a map jotting down notes each time his eyes fell onto some point of interest. It was 10:30PM and he reckoned that, if he set off at six in the morning,...
03 Jan The Dark Room
Posted at 12:00h
in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Zombies and the Undead 93 Comments
Alone, he stands in the middle of the room; surrounded by dark walls with nothing but a dim light bulb hanging from the ceiling right above him. A man, with light brown skin and black hair that messily reach his shoulders, blankly stares at the...
03 Jan The Bum’s Countdown
There's a strange phenomenon I've noticed on several television reports from the early 1960's onwards. There may be more before, but since I got my first television in 1962, I can't say for sure. I would like to post this here to ask if anybody...
02 Jan The Kindness of Strangers
“You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it’s just teeth.” ¬- Chuck Palahniuk By the time I had made my way into town I was just about ready to collapse. Sprinting for your life through cornfields and over long stretches of gravel roads at...
02 Jan Known Only As “It”
The following is a true story, including the account of, first, my friend we'll refer to as Kaskie, and my own. We were in Basic Training for the Navy, nearing the end of our stay there and moving on to the fleet soon enough. As you...
01 Jan Charlotte
When I was a young child, I had a playroom filled with toys which had accumulated over the many holidays and birthdays. I remembered sitting in the middle of that room playing with my toys each day. My mother and I were reminiscing one morning...
01 Jan How I Became a Japanese Urban Legend
Teketeketeketeketeketeke. That is the sound of what is probably the creepiest of Japanese urban myths. Teke Teke is her name. It’s typical that the Japanese would give the scariest of horror story creatures such a misleadingly stupid sounding name. I would understand the horror of the...
01 Jan January Discussion Post: Why Do You Read And/Or Write Scary Stories?
This month's topic was suggested by Dave Taylor, and big thanks to him because I was having trouble coming up with a topic! It's pretty self-explanatory. If you're a reader only, why do you feel so drawn to reading scary and creepy stories? If you're a...
31 Dec Poisoned Oak
That's the problem with cutting down a tree. No one tells you how dangerous it might be. Sure they'll warn you about falling branches, and staying out of the way while the job is being done, but that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking...
31 Dec Just Another Midnight
“I couldn’t exist in a world devoid of marvels… even if they frighten me to consider them.” - Catlin R. Kiernan 12:09 a.m. There’s got to be something wrong with me. Seriously, I’m twenty two years old and still afraid of the dark. I’m not a...