The Sleepover
I was always known as the weird girl; the one with no friends, strict parents, and strange habits. I was an outcast…
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I grew up in a small town in New Jersey and attended the local public high school. It was senior year, and…
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I remember it being a very typical day. So typical and dull that the details of what happened previous to the "incident"…
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My wife and I were driving down a dark road, on our way to Colorado for our honeymoon. It had to be…
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Officer Down
[Recording begins] "The date is November 1st, 2018. This is–" [coughs] "This is Detective Ray Sherman, excuse me. Badge number 13557, of…
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A Blackstone Family Thanksgiving
It was all over the papers, though no one really knew how the events unfolded. On the surface, it looked like the…
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Even from the far end of the platform, seeing the whole of the lower station at 190th Street, Harold noticed only one…
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How Do You Kill a Monster?
“Ben? What are you doing in there?” I glanced up at the door briefly where my wife stood on the other side.…
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If Glass Could Scream
"Purgatory on Earth" read the flyer as it flapped unevenly in the wind, poorly stapled against the wooden post of a power…
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My Son Did Something Terrible on Halloween
I have a confession to make. I have been trying so hard to forget what I saw, but now that Halloween is…
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The Devil is in the Details
It was the year 1992. Peter Ivankov’s life was never the same since then - firstly, because his home country had gone…
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The first thing you should know about me is that I'm very faint of heart. There's a pamphlet I've been looking for…
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The First Day of School
My father is a construction manager and because of his career, we have to move around the country every few years. In…
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The Terrible Old Man
It was the design of Angelo Ricci and Joe Czanek and Manuel Silva to call on the Terrible Old Man. This old…
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A bestial tentacle breached the surface with a tremendous display of aquamarine power. The resultant shower of water rained down in a…
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I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities
I was never what you would call, "Normal". My name is Dylan, and from the time I was born I had unmatched…
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The Stain of Margaret Schilling
The Ridges - previously known as the Athens Lunatic Asylum - is famous among Ohio University students. The other week, I ran…
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When I was 5, I had a best friend. Lucas was his name. He and I were practically inseparable. We'd sit next…
Read NowA Camp Fire Story, of Sorts
December 10th, 2003 My frozen hands tremble as I fumble to work my little butane lighter. The tips of my fingers are…
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I’ll Never Listen to ASMR Again
The last few weeks have been a nightmare. A terrible, terrible nightmare. I'm still pinching myself every now and then, hoping to…
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I lived next door to Old Man Werther for the first seven years of my life, but I only ever saw him…
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