You have probably heard the phrase "If you die in your dream, you die in real life". I have always been skeptical of this phrase. I've never thought that phrase was logical. How does a ...

To Whom It May Concern: If you are reading this, it is for a good reason; I promise you. You didn't stumble upon this by accident, this isn't just a cool story I thought you ...

I groggily opened my eyelids in an attempt to pull myself out of slumber. My eyes burned with exhaustion as it was still the middle of what had been a long night. I reached for ...

It’s late in the afternoon, and you decide that you want to invite your friend over for dinner, to celebrate your new apartment. The apartment itself was pretty- a simple place, nonetheless, but elegant in ...

I’m running as fast as I can down the road ahead of me. It’s a long gravel road, and as far as my eyes can see there is no end. I’m in heels. I’ve tripped ...

Rain tapped at the windows, and wind howled outside. The weather was crappy for summer, but Lisette couldn't be happier. Curled up with a book and steaming mug of tea, the fifteen-year-old girl quietly read ...

"And that's because you're a spoiled brat!" Says my mother... You know, it's not great knowing that your parent's last words toward you were pretty damn harsh. But whatever, you know? I got out of ...

Over at Crappypasta, we've been trying to find our footing in regards to how to categorize the submissions that end up there. We've been getting a lot of helpful suggestions, but one in particular gave ...

Bayou La Batre, Alabama, 1995. Friday, between pitch dark and first light, the Gulf Breeze, a shrimp trawler out of Corpus Christi, Texas, entered the Bayou Shell Banks. A dead fog full of moonbeams rested ...

When you look out over the desert, the sand lifts from the parched earth. Gently spinning in tiny cyclones, before settling again, as if the heat is too much for even the dried particles to ...

If I were you, I'd stop reading. I know a lot of stories say that, but I'm dead serious. Stop. No? Well, it’s your choice. I can't stop you. Well, consider this story a warning, ...

Freddy Krueger only stalks the victims that fear him, right? He plays with their dreams and gets into the deepest and darkest parts of their subconscious minds, right? That kind of stuff only happens in ...

2012. That's when they said the world would end. Well, they were partially right. That's when it all started to fall apart, but it was a matter of progression. There was no great Earth shattering ...

“I had that dream again…” I woke up in the middle of an empty street. The city around me, unrecognizable and dead. Skyscrapers stood rotting and falling apart. Cars parked near shattered walkways lay rusted ...

I'm not one for superstition or believing in the paranormal. But some things can't be explained. I suppose we resort to the "Supernatural" as a last resort. Well, after what happened to me, I'm still ...

Why do we feel So safe in the light, With nerves of steel So free of fright, When darkness lies Round every bend, And sleeps inside The most trusted of men? For even with the ...