Room to Spare
The Stanwyck Ghost Tours used to be a tradition in my hometown around Halloween. It was always cheap and heavy on the…
Read NowSomeone Always Comes Along
Hey there. Are you lost? Me too. Aw there there, don't be scared, someone will come along. Someone always comes along. Sooner…
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Elf on a Shelf (with a Knife)
“It’s creepy,” Dan balked. “It’s cute,” Julia countered. “Besides, it’s fun. I mean, geez Scrooge, where’s your Christmas spirit?” Dan picked up…
Read NowThose Eyes
This is difficult, very difficult. I am not at all comfortable with this. I keep reminding myself why I’m doing it. These…
Read NowThe Wolf and The Blade
In the end, I know that I’m damned. I've lost them twice over; once in failing to save them, and again in…
Read NowNecropotence
This journal was found in the attic of a fully furnished and abandoned town house in 2007 next to the last purported…
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Loon Harbour
I got called out to Seal Cove on the coast about a year ago for duty. Small town on the coast, you…
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A Cat in the Dark
This is a story about an old Welsh witch. It was All Hallows’ Day, 1 November 1974, when the people of my…
Read NowBy The Light of a Dying Fire
Ever since history began, mankind has been fascinated by fire. In the days of the caveman the hunter’s campfire was often the…
Read NowSecond Hand
I’ve always been curious about the histories connected to belongings. I buy many of my things second hand from charity shops, retro…
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The Rodderson Experiments
The Rodderson Experiments By Henry Parkissel Hey, everyone, it’s Henry from Oddity Watch, formerly known as MagaScream. I would like to preface this article by…
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Upon The Altar
The storm made the city street a blur to Tim Avery as he walked rapidly down the sidewalk. Rain fell just heavily enough…
Read NowThe Buzzards
Need a crime scene clean-up? How about a crime scene clean-up up in a hoarder’s house? Well, free-market problems get free-market solutions.…
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I Met the Rat King
I found it three weeks ago, or rather, I found them. A knotted circle of fur, claws, and death. Six rats, tangled…
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Yo, Dude, Do You Own a Dog?
“Yo, dude,” Brewster said, looking out the glass doors at the back of my kitchen. He pushed back his baseball cap and…
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Never Use a Voice Recorder While You Sleep
I am a chronic sleep talker. Always have been. Everyone who's ever slept in the same house as me will tell you…
Read NowHell’s Trickster
It was mid-October in New York, but summer hadn't quite given up on us yet. The day we'd chosen for the hike…
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