Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness

26 Sep The Man In My Bedroom Window

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For as long as I can remember, there has been a man in my bedroom window. It seems strange to say, I know, but it is true. From the earliest, fuzziest memories I have all the way up to now, he’s been there. Looking at me. In...

22 Sep They Need Help

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Shawn took one last drag of his cigarette. He didn't smoke regularly, but this occasion nearly called for one. It had been years since his last job interview, and it was all he could do to stop his hands from shaking. He looked at the...

02 Sep Dogwoods Grow in the Shade

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Langley Archives: Gabriel Winters Interview with 60 Minutes, November 27th, 2015 I’ve been considering this interview for a long time. For weeks I debated even allowing it to take place. After that, I pondered the direction I would allow it to take. You see, it has...

31 Aug Biting At My Heels

I enjoy running quite a bit. It might come off as a bit odd to say, but it really is important to me. I found my love for it back in high school, when I ended up drifting aimlessly onto the cross country track teams....

29 Aug Yellow Ledbetter

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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 yard. Although he was sympathetic to my plight, he was certainly not going to move...

24 Aug The White Wolf of London Street

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Zorakuba wasn’t your average 17-year-old boy. He was odd, very odd, in both his appearance and personality. He was short, slightly thin, and had extremely pale skin which was understandable when you consider the fact that he has partial albinism. His hair and eyes were...

15 Aug The Lucky One

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Any mother who has more than one child will admit-if she’s honest-that she has one child who worries her more than the others. This has nothing to do with love, but rather some children’s propensity to find trouble-the child most likely to get in a...

11 Aug Headaches

Posted at 14:00h in Demons and Possession, Illness and Injuries, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness 0 Comments

It’s a stabbing pain, really. It comes suddenly. Without warning. I don’t know how many doctors I’ve seen. Migraine? Migraine medications didn’t help. Tension headaches? Please. I’m fine most of the time. But then it hits. It hits right behind my eye. It attacks me....

01 Aug Let Me Go

Posted at 11:00h in Dreams and Nightmares, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Medical and Hospitals 0 Comments

“I can’t sleep,” she whispered as she crawled into bed and spooned against my back. “Jesus, you’re cold,” I murmured. She only snuggled closer, throwing her leg over mine. I lay there for a few beats, caught between my alcohol-induced sleep and wakefulness, until I realized whatever...

30 Jul Coming Home

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Television and Lost Episodes 0 Comments

Before I start I should mention that the names of the crew who worked on the movie have been either changed or omitted. That being said, in 2016 an up-and-coming film director started work on a film that he thought would get his name out...

29 Jul Drive

Posted at 11:00h in Ghosts and Spirits, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

Driving down the road far from home, on my way back from work - I’m surrounded by pastures and rural country houses. Late in the night, dark but backlit by a pale moon I drive fast, but not too fast. I’m tired. The day’s work...

24 Jul My Boyfriend’s Dreams Are Starting to Scare Me

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My name is Harley, and I've been with my boyfriend Dan for five years, lived with him for three. I love Dan more than anything in this world. He's my best friend, my partner in crime, my biggest pest, and my number one supporter. I...

20 Jul Nobody Lives Here But You

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About half a year ago, I moved into a new apartment downtown. It’s hands-down the most upscale place I’ve lived in—rooftop access, a fitness center, a pool, huge windows with beautiful views of the city… this place had it all. My leasing agent said apartments...

15 Jul Thalassophobia

Posted at 11:00h in Dreams and Nightmares, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Occult, Magic, and Witchcraft, Space and Cosmic Horror 0 Comments

I hate the water. Always have, always will. Oh, sure, I've swum in pools and jumped off diving boards like any other person, but I have never once allowed my feet to leave the ground at a beach or lake. Something about not having solid...

13 Jul Distorted Warning Signals

When I got the first one, I was literally seconds away from stepping onto the plane when a call from “UNKNOWN” blared from my cell phone. It was a ringtone I hadn’t heard before, one I was pretty sure hadn’t come with the phone. Normally, I...

06 Jul The Wolves of These Frozen Woods

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Nature and the Outdoors 0 Comments

I can’t stand to be back here. This tiny, rural town I grew up in, it makes my skin crawl to see everything around me. I’m well into middle-age now, but it’s like this town has been frozen in time since I was a teenager. And...

27 Jun The Reunion

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Pistachio nuts littered the thin blue vinyl covering of the table. Salt and dust collected on the pads of Brendan’s fingers. He cracked each nut with excessive force, letting the splintered shells fall idly from his hands. Not that he was paying any attention to...

16 Jun The Thing That Will Kill Me

I grew up in a tiny town in Vermont. Tiny in terms of population, not size—there were huge sprawling farms and wooded areas, but almost no people. More cows than people, which is standard for a lot of small towns in Vermont. So, clearly, not...

13 Jun Beach

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Dreams and Nightmares, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Nature and the Outdoors, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

I still dream about the ocean, waves capped with foam, the whispered poetry of high tide, pools filled with brine-crusted treasures. I dream about storms and faces. A roar of thunder wakes me to a cold sweat and an empty room, and I try to...

11 Jun My Sister’s Hair

Posted at 11:00h in Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness 0 Comments

I wish I had my big sister’s hair. Hers is soft and light. Touching her arms is like touching peach fuzz. When she sweats her skin looks like melted butter. It’s not fair. My hair is thick, wiry, and black as spider legs. I’m only...

10 Jun The Backrooms

Posted at 11:00h in Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained 0 Comments

It was approximately 12:15 when I entered the Johnson County Community Health Clinic. I was there for an appointment I had set up weeks ago, just a routine checkup. It wasn’t a new place for me; I had been there a couple of times before....

09 Jun Northern Lights

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Illness and Injuries, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Nature and the Outdoors 0 Comments

I never wanted to go on that stupid hike in the first place. Yet there I was, allegedly enjoying nature and getting healthy exercise while hiking from “cabin to cabin” in the Norwegian mountains with the devil spawn otherwise known as my class. Woohoo, right?...

08 Jun Floor Zero

Posted at 11:00h in Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror 0 Comments

You'd finally done it. After weeks of digging around and bugging the lady at the front desk, you'd found it: the elevator code for floor zero. You make your way to the nearest elevator, trying your hardest to contain your excitement. You've been told so...

03 Jun Nightmarish Realities

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Drugs and Addictions, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness 0 Comments

I ran as fast as I could. My heart was racing and I could feel my side cramping up. Don’t look behind. I told myself. And so I kept running. I could hear movement behind me. Faster and faster until I felt excruciating pain on...