No one likes the dark
“All a skeptic is is someone who hasn’t had an experience yet.” — Jason Hawes“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.…
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They Need Help
Shawn took one last drag of his cigarette. He didn't smoke regularly, but this occasion nearly called for one. It had been…
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Grandfather’s Library
Ever since I was a small child, we were never allowed in a certain section of my grandparents’ home. My sister and…
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The Concrete Helix
The fluorescent hum was the first thing to burrow into John’s skull. It wasn't just a sound; it was a physical sensation,…
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Under Cover
“Hi, D”. The voice was familiar, perhaps even too familiar for her liking. As she rolled her eyes he briskly walked over…
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Pastel Graze
She had scolded me once again, told me that we had gone on this trip as an escape from the monotony of…
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Spiders Congregate in the Dark
Sometimes your bones break and your little sister disappears, and always your father acts like nothing is wrong. Occasionally, he’ll sit you…
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The Makeover
I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life. As of 11 this morning, I am officially a homeowner. Leaving my lawyer’s…
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A Germaphobe’s First Love
Erica hated the lack of hygiene. Erica absolutely despised unhygienic people. Just thinking about the slightest chance of her physically touching a…
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My Strange Ability
I had been friends on Facebook with a girl for many years. We hardly talked but it was always fun to see…
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Whispers in the Hallway
The last man on Earth heard a knock at the door. This was nothing new. He heard a new knock and a…
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Meet-A-Murderer
The room had a strange frozen quality to it. What the room held did not readily explain it. There was a desk…
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Prisonic Fermata
On June 22nd, I returned to my hometown in the southern area of Alaska. My childhood home was falling apart, again. I…
Read NowA Perfect Exposure
Memories are fragile, but a photograph lasts forever. That’s why I never went anywhere without my DSLR. I needed to capture everything—the…
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Smoke & Mirrors
Liam looked down, shaking as he glared at the blood encrusted on his hands. It was not his own. The infernos of…
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Paranoid Claire
The rusty black Sedan crept along the road opposite Claire, moving at under 10 mph. Claire stopped walking and pretended to check…
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A Stay at Megiddo Hills
In June of 1986, I received a call to inspect the well water quality of the small town of Megiddo Hills out…
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Composer of the Unknown
A mild night in the New England countryside. An empty field with an omnipresence of untrimmed grass and wild weeds left to…
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According to the official police reports, there was never a rescue team searching Blackridge Forest the night my friends disappeared. No park…
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Don’t Scream
Tap tap tap. This is just a coincidence. It's not like my story came to life...right? _________________________ A knock on the door…
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