22 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Investigations and Crimes, Rites and Rituals, Slashers and Gore, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web, Video Games and Gaming

My first love was Misty from PokΓ©mon. Those legs, that sass, she was absolutely perfect. No one else could ever compare. When I played the games, I’d hang around her gym and pretend that we were on a date. I built my team to be...

05 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Dark Comedy, Humor, and Parodies, Demons and Possession, Occult, Magic, and Witchcraft, Religion and Spirituality, Rites and Rituals

Part 1 β€œSo I’m in the cosmetics aisle, right? And I’m standing there reading this bottle of lotion. β€˜Not tested on animals,’ it says. And I’m thinking: Really? Like, who the hell is rubbing lotion on animals? Anyone?” A modest amount of laughter from the audience. About...

05 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Artifacts and Objects, Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Folklore and Folktales, Halloween Stories, Myths and Legends, Occult, Magic, and Witchcraft, Strange and Unexplained

Moving day. A chance to start fresh in a new place. New opportunities, new community, new home. Home. Not just a house. To Eric Sherman, this was a place he could finally call home. No ex-wives to hound him for alimony. No disapproving parents to...

06 Nov

Posted at 11:00h in Artifacts and Objects, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Demons and Possession, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

I never liked going to my aunt Paola’s house. Honestly, I never liked her either. She’s a creepy bible-thumping Jesus fanatic and she’d always circle over me like a vulture. But none of that creeped me out like her house did. It was old, run-down...

05 Nov

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Investigations and Crimes, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Occult, Magic, and Witchcraft, Rites and Rituals, Slashers and Gore, Strange and Unexplained, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web

[Recording begins] "The date is November 1st, 2018. This is–" [coughs] "This is Detective Ray Sherman, excuse me. Badge number 13557, of the Internal Affairs Investigation Unit, number 334. We are investigating the night of October 31st, 2018, Case AF6H765, where Officer Pete Mendoza was...

27 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Demons and Possession, Ghosts and Spirits, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Occult, Magic, and Witchcraft, Strange and Unexplained, Zombies and the Undead

β€œWhen is Miracle Girl coming?” I asked and got a stony look of disapproval from my uncle in return. If he read comic books, he’d appreciate my nickname for an immortal elementary schooler. Grandpa laid his good, gray eye on me. The filmy, unseeing one wandered...