A Place Where No One Dies
As a journalist, I get to travel the country a lot. A part of my job includes a column regarding small town…
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The Heart and the Cabinet
When a heart fell out of the medicine cabinet, Carrie Pickett screamed. Not two seconds ago, she’d wandered in, relieved herself, and…
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When I was 16 I murdered my best friend, and two minutes later he returned the favour. I remember that fateful night…
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…I give up.…This is my eighth day in quarantine. More like solitary confinement, because I have lost track of time and I…
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There’s something haunting the Eastern European countryside. Don’t let it see you.
For those not accustomed to it, life in rural Eastern Europe can feel very lonely and isolating. I’ve spent all of my…
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This is a story that goes back to my time in college at the University of Oregon, back in the 1980s. Eugene…
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The Landmark
Have you ever been driving down a familiar road and notice a landmark that stands out to you? In the city you…
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What the Left Eye Sees
Mabel Crudup basked in the May sunshine as she worked in her garden. Grinning, she inhaled the fresh scent of soil mixed…
Read NowI Inherited the World’s Worst Genetic Condition
You think you know your family. What they look like, how they speak, how it feels when they pat you on the…
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I was the leader of a hooligan firm in the 90s. Now I’m cursed for life.
I awoke upon a field of frozen ground, shivering in the bitter cold as I tried to find my way in the…
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Why I Quit the Gang
When I was eight years old, I saw someone in my bedroom closet. More like, I saw something in my bedroom closet.…
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The Wall, the Gunman, and the Banshee
I’ve waited over twenty-five years to tell my story. I could have taken it to my grave, but I wish to unburden…
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Curse of the Bear Paw
I never understood why my father brought it home with him. I was entering college at the time and the week before…
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The Haunted Cat House of Gilmore County
Roger Hemlock scowled at the bustling of servants going about their chores in preparation for the wedding to be held later in…
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All the riches in the world
After it all happened, I could never explain just what about the little wooden jewelry box had caught my eye. It was…
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Non Dormire
A MAN’S HOME is his castle. That’s what they say. Do you know what a castle is? A fortress that’s supposed to…
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The Haunting Melody
Deep within the dark, foreboding woods, nestled among the gnarled trees and overgrown shrubs, stood the abandoned cabin, shrouded in mystery. Its…
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The No Door
After only three months of preaching in Versailles, France at the Parish church, Bernard Reason had taken a ferry back to England…
Read NowCan You Hear That?
“Can you hear that?” The voice was muffled. The music blaring from my headphones drowned out everything around me. If he didn't…
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Goodnight Precious
My son is 2 years old and does. Not. Sleep. So when I saw an ad online for Goodnight Precious: the only book…
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I Bought a Voodoo Doll on Ebay
VOODOO DOLL, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, BRAND NEW! 100% cotton, hand-crafted voodoo doll for all your vengeful needs! NO CRAFTING NECESSARY – just write…
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