Horror

You Don't Look American
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. “Six Hundred dollars,” the mother said, lighting another candle in another window, “for an airbnb with no electricity.”
By Victor Javier Ortiz4 years ago in Fiction
I Couldn't Feel Nothing
I watched silently, my eyes wide with horror as they brought the monkey in. My stomach churned as I saw its dull eyes. I felt myself take a step towards it, only to be pulled back by my colleague, Ben. I felt his hand gently squeezing mine as he held me back, pulling me slightly behind him so I could no longer see the poor creature... But it was too late, and images were already burned in my mind of the monkey, who should have been bouncing with energy and youth, walking in slowly; its legs unable to bend normally as the wounds kept it restrained in its own body.
By Cora K4 years ago in Fiction
WHEN LIGHT SHOWS
When light shows. Darkness is not a friend The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. It was only seen by an owl and a vixen; both left the woods as fast as wings and legs could carry them. The woods went silent. All the creatures of the night found shelter and shut down all their hunting, hunger was preferable to what was going to emerge from that cabin. None were alive at the last time it happened, but all were instinctively aware of what could happen this time. Time itself seem to freeze almost as if the moon and stars were trying to avoid being witness to the future.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in Fiction
The Delinquent Camp
'The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Some said it was the boy. The boy who got stuck in the chimney coming to reclaim his clothes.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Fiction
The Back Cabin
Dear Diary, "The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window." Those were the rumors I had heard around the town. My family and I decided to move into a 100-acre plot of land surrounded by the woods of the hallow peek. A small city of nearly 70 people lived in it. They had told us not to move in, especially not on that plot of land. It had been haunted for years.
By Burnt Baguettes4 years ago in Fiction
Terror Trail
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. “Did you see that?” Agatha said as they rode down the lonely pitch black road with only the lights of their bike lighting the way, “What are you going on with now Aggie?”(what her friends called her) Connie said as she slammed on her brakes with Aggie nearly missing her and crashing into a rock. “Look what you’ve done!” Aggie said as she looked at her damaged bike. “Why did you stop so fast?” she asked. All Connie could do is point behind her, when Aggie looked there was a figure standing in the window as the candle glowed brighter and extinguished. Suddenly, it was complete darkness and they couldn’t see anything. “What are we going to do?” Connie asked. CRACK a loud sound came from behind them and the girls ran when the candle in the cabin was lit again, beckoning them to go towards it as it was drawing them towards it, “Ahhh, something got me!” Connie screamed. “Be quiet, you fool, it’s only me,” Aggie said as she pulled Connie to the ground. It was eerily quiet, not a sound, not even a breeze. “We have to get out of here, let’s go to the cabin.”
By K.C. Keats4 years ago in Fiction
The Deep
The door almost slammed on my hand as I got out of the white van. "Glad I didn't grab the camera yet." I muttered under my breath, using my hand to shield my eyes. The wind kicked up every now and then, making the salty ocean air sting my face.
By Erica L Stevenson4 years ago in Fiction
The Dead of Winter
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Catherine could see it flickering at the top of the mountain. “We should check the cabin,” she urged as the woods grew dark. “We’ve been hunting here for years, and no one has ever lived there. It must be Maya. Maybe she’s injured and trying to signal us.”
By Elfred Beau4 years ago in Fiction
The Cabin Holds All Secrets
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. It was a dark and moonlit night. There was a foggy haze surrounding the area from the drizzling rain. I had just come back to town after many years of running away. I was apprehensive about returning home. The place always felt off in my opinion, but I felt it was my only option.
By Sidney Smith (Sid Smith)4 years ago in Fiction
The Disappearance of Billy Carter. Runner-Up in Campfire Ghost Story Challenge.
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. That winter saw the biggest freeze since the snowfall of 1963, and let me tell you, there wasn’t a goddamned patch of grass all the way from Anchorage to Salt Lake City. Just white everywhere, white as far as the eye could see.
By Bryan Blears4 years ago in Fiction
One If By Land, Two If By Sea
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. One if by land, two if by sea.
By Laura4 years ago in Fiction
Last Light. Top Story - June 2022.
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Isolated in the deep forest, there was no one to see the candlelight, or wonder at its meaning. But in the village, beyond the wood’s leafless branches, three figures woke in three separate houses. Each of them felt the candle come to life at the cabin, and each of them felt cold fear burn within them.
By Deyna Dodds4 years ago in Fiction