31 Oct Evil is Not a Toy
It was not a dark and stormy night. In fact, it was the opposite. It was clear, calm, and unseasonably warm for late October. The sky was full of cheerily twinkling stars, and well-light by an almost...
31 Oct Forced Storytime (Intro)
I just got my computer privileges back. I can't tell you how long I've been without it, but it's amazing to have my laptop back. You might think I'm some young fuck who's gonna tell you how...
31 Oct Chupar
The first night I’d ever snuck out was a sultry night, one without the slightest of breezes. It was in the peak of summer, right in the middle of one of my last summer vacations as a high schooler. In the fall, I would be...
31 Oct Wait Up For Me, Won’t You?
Suddenly, you hear the front door creak open. Phew - you can finally get some sleep! You call out to your mom, hoping she'd locked the door so you don't have to go downstairs. She doesn't respond, but it's nothing too unusual; her hearing...
31 Oct Morgan’s Morgue
My brother Jake always wanted to be an actor, it was his passion. In fact, he had just graduated from university with a degree in the arts, and was searching for a job. Last week, he asked me to take him to an audition for...
30 Oct Stairs
In 1984, there lived an old widowed lady by herself in a two story house who was completely immobile and bound to her wheelchair. Ever since the mysterious death of her husband, she required the aid of a carer who would visit her daily to...
30 Oct SolusXisle
I don’t know where to start, I mean the beginning is the obvious choice but I don’t think there is a discernable point where that is either. All I know is that the nightmares began about three...
29 Oct Gateway
Supposedly there are 7 gateways to hell scattered across the Earth. These infernal entrypoints can, it is said transport you to the Underworld itself at certain times of the year, or if particular conditions are met. Why am I telling you this? Because I have...
29 Oct The Man Who Wasn’t There
Rumor had called this section in the vast city where I found my dwelling Old Hope, and it was often said that dreams of industrializing and modernizing the untamed Western coast had been rooted here by humble Americans. Those of the past had toiled under...
28 Oct Black Forest, Red Hood
“Over the river and through the woods, To Grandmother’s house we go.” A great plague had fallen upon the land, and with it came famine. Many families had perished throughout this terrible season, and those who survived were subject to melancholy or madness. Not even my homestead...
28 Oct Kisaragi Station
A 2ch story from 2004, posted in the middle of a thread called “Post About Strange Occurrences Around You: Thread 26.” The poster was anonymous at first, but started attaching their name later. For your convenience, #??? and Hasumi indicate posts made by the thread creator....
27 Oct Moonlight
I don’t know how long I’ve been running, nor do I care. I just know I have to get away, escape from the creature and its rancid, hot breath. I can almost hear its heavy paws giving chase, snapping the slender branches on the ground...
27 Oct The Night Springs Cemetery
An orange sun lowered steadily into a pit of evergreen teeth, valiantly spilling it's last light upon the Night Springs Cemetery while it still could. If he had noticed, middle-aged Simon Willis might find himself grateful for this light so he might continue overlooking his...
26 Oct Tomino’s Hell
This is popular Japanese story is about a poem called "Tomino's Hell." They say that you should only read with your mind, and never out loud. If you were to read it out loud, then you must take responsibility for your actions."Tomino's Hell" (トミノの地獄) is written by...
26 Oct The Power of Gods IV
Dear Anonymous, I have received your answer and am glad you have shown interest. I know that the process seems daunting, but the opportunity that I have given to you is worth the risk. I have outlined the instructions below, as promised. Follow each step precisely, and...
25 Oct Tell Me You Love Me
In my town, there is an old wive's tale of a boy who fell in love with a girl. He could never get up the nerve to ask her out, he'd follow her, waiting for an opportunity to approach her and ask her out. One day,...
25 Oct The Simplicity of It All
You are taking a shower. It's not the type of shower you take before a job interview, maybe aiming for your cleanliness to impress somebody or someone supposedly worthy of impressing, nor is it the type of shower you take after a long workout at the...
24 Oct Systemic Risk
In the early eighties, around the time the internet was being developed, the military funded a massive experiment to see if similar technology could be used to design an artificial neural network. This was intended to be the foundation for a functioning AI. Predictably, the project...
24 Oct The Door
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I’m a first year resident at the local hospital, so I often work long hours and I’m always sleep-deprived. I do make decent money, if not nearly as much as a licensed doctor, but on account of student loans I live in a crappy apartment. The...
23 Oct The Theater of Cruelty
I work in IT, and I travel a lot for business. I find myself in weird places. One time I was on a train in the middle of Massachusetts, somewhere near Springfield (although it didn't feel like I was "near" anywhere) when it stopped at...
23 Oct Submissions Remain Closed & Sucuri Gives The All-Clear – Admin Update 10/23/2012
Just a general update for those of you who are still confused: 1. As has been said many times, the site was a victim of a malicious hacker. With the help of our hosting company and Sucuri, this has been taken care of. A few of...
23 Oct The People in the Attic
The sun commits suicide upon the pointed spikes of the mountain slopes, and is reincarnated as a floating blue ghost glaring through the boarded window. The walls chuckle quietly, coughing as some small rat scurries to the other side. An opossum galumphs across the attic...
22 Oct Of Dreams and Shadows
“The suspect of the Pied Piper murders was last seen in the woodland area south of Bircham. They are known to lure young children out into the area, before removing their eyes in what police have described as a ritualistic act. If you have any...
22 Oct The Forgotten Place
It was a hot summer afternoon, my friend and I decided to go to the river for a cool dip, a refreshing swim was a welcome break from the stifling heat. We packed a lunch, some drinks and I brought my camera in case I...