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Pyewacket
Summary A frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.
By Peter P7 years ago in Horror
Smile
Hilda sits at the dining table with an expression she can't attempt to change without feeling immense pain. Stitches and staples mar her face and pull her lips upward, creating a crude "smile." The handiwork is grotesque yet oddly impeccable.
By N A7 years ago in Horror
Dark Origins
The lost meanings behind the songs we sang as children, that your mother may not have taught you... Mary Mary (Quite Contrary)
By Sydney Essex7 years ago in Horror
Val (Pt. 7)
He reaches down and pulls me up with him. "So... What were you and your friend doing here in the first place?" Jayy crawls through the vents and I follow.
By Kat Woods7 years ago in Horror
The Top 10 Asian Horror Movies to Binge this Halloween
Along with manga, music, and fashion, horror movies are one of Asia's main cultural exports. With different censorship laws, different legends to draw from, and unique cinematic styles, Asian horror movies are uniquely terrifying, especially to a Western audience that's unfamiliar with some of the legends and themes. Here are the 10 best Asian horror movies to binge this Halloween.
By Skylar Banach7 years ago in Horror
Cognizance
"This just in," a newscaster says over the television. "Police have found the body of 25 year old Foster Newman, a resident of Joplin, Missouri, on Saturday evening. The young man was found in a brutal state. Along with the body was a printed note seemingly written by Foster himself. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Joplin Police Department."
By Julia Marie7 years ago in Horror
Masquerade
(A man in a dress shirt and dress pants. Dress shoes and a mask alone on stage covered in blood.) And yet they will never know. I will leave this world as I came unto it; covered in blood naked and shameful. For I hath killed mine own brother, in cold blooded pain and agony. Bludgeoned him with a mere figurine and strangled him with my bare hands. Watching his breath leave his body as his face turned blue and he wriggled beneath me. He was no match for the fire in my soul and the evil in mine eye. My eyes were black as night fueled by passion, as his eyes grew dull and lifeless and his body grew cold and stiff. (He shifts)
By Samantha Mirabal7 years ago in Horror
The Waste of All I Have Created
It was early morning in that time between late winter and early spring. The time when there is a chill in the air in the morning and the small hint of new buds on trees in the late afternoon. When it feels like time has paused for a moment to catch its breath before venturing on and creating new life. New expectations and new hope. This was the time that the man arrived in the city. He had traveled from a faraway place because he had heard great stories of how this place had once been. He came to see if any of that beauty was left. And if it had gone, where had it gone and was there hope for its return?
By Traci E. Langston7 years ago in Horror
The African Prince and the Mayan Princess (Part 15)
Part 15 What a freaking night. I mean damn.... First, we save Kendra Miller, which is awesome, because her parents were ready to accept that she may have been dead. It must be such a relief for parents when they discover that their child is still alive. Especially in this world nowadays. Once Carlina and I finally teleported back to the house, we immediately hand the stone over to Mona. The TV blared as we entered as the anchorman reported that no more casualties had ensued and that Houston police and fire departments had quelled most of the chaos in the South Houston area.
By Kenneth Davis7 years ago in Horror
The 10 Most Haunted Hotels in America
Have you ever wanted to perform a paranormal investigation on an allegedly haunted location? You're not alone—but that doesn't mean it's easy to find a place you can stay overnight.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Horror
The Dirty South (Chapter 5)
Beth had been a frail woman her entire life. Mousy voice. Unkempt hair. She was balding now. Soaked in piss. Pure horror written on her face. This is her now.
By Scott Allen Ham7 years ago in Horror
New Dawn - Prologue
I awaken to the bitter screech of an alarm. I lay listening in confusion as I slap my clock, only for nothing to happen. As the morning fog begins to dissipate from my head, blood-curdling screams break through the volume of the howling background alarm. Vibrations send my hairs on end synchronous to the thudding of what seems like a thousand footsteps on the concrete outside. Sounds of screeching and twisted metal causes me to nearly gag, still stuck like a board to my bed with nothing but my eyeballs moving, darting around my bedroom trying to make sense of this new morning ambience. Two beams of light break through the curtains and cut through the dust floating in the air; the beams carry a faint blue tint, flashing on then off repeatedly. The lights get more and more intense at the same time a siren begins to gain volume. A loud screech is heard before a crash, then the lights stop, the siren continuing in an irregular tone. Through the breeze dancing around my room from the slightly open window, a smell of burning is carried; it lingers for a small moment before intensifying drastically.
By Dud7 years ago in Horror