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Most recently published stories in Horror.
Life at a Crossroads
Ian kissed his wife's necklace and then looked both ways before entering the intersection with his briefcase. He saw no traffic coming down the dirt roads; it was unlikely considering the stars above and the treeline in the distance. He took out his chalk and drew the circle.
By Jamais Jochim3 months ago in Horror
The Whispers Beneath the Lake
It was supposed to be a peaceful summer getaway. The kind of trip people take to forget the noise of the city, the tension of work, the exhaustion of existing. For Ava, the lake house her aunt left behind in her will was meant to be a place of healing. But the first night she arrived, she realized that peace wasn’t what lived there anymore.
By Iazaz hussain3 months ago in Horror
Kuchisake-Onna: The Terrifying History of Japan's Slit-Mouthed Woman
Of all the terrifying Japanese characters of folklore, the Kuchisake-Onna, or the "Slit-Mouthed Woman," is maybe the most terrifying and enduring. Her story is a complex blend of ancient myth and modern urban legend, a ghost whose history is as vague and malleable as the black it is said to haunt.
By Kyrol Mojikal3 months ago in Horror
The Wheel is a Liar. AI-Generated.
The idea of driving is a beautiful ghost. It haunts me with visions of freedom—windows down, hair whipping, a ribbon of asphalt unraveling toward a chosen horizon. It’s the promise of control, of being the master of your own momentum. I desperately wanted to host that ghost in my body. I wanted to be a good driver.
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Horror
Colorado Mountain Ghost Town The Shadows Enter Every Empty House
The Mountain That Breathes There’s a stretch of road out in the Colorado mountains where everything feels slightly... wrong. The trees twist in strange ways, the air feels too heavy to breathe, and even the silence seems to press against you. Locals call it Dead Bend the last curve before an old mining town that shouldn’t still exist. That’s where I went last October. I was chasing ghost towns for a photography project, part of a series I called Haunted America. I’d already shot a dozen abandoned towns before that, but something about Colorado’s mountains drew me in. People told me not to go to Silvervale. Said it was erased from the maps for a reason. Something about the mines caving in, the dead buried under rock that shifted for weeks afterwards, as if the mountain didn’t want to settle. Nobody rebuilt after that. But how could I resist? I’d spent years chasing stories like this. I figured I’d take some eerie shots and leave before dark. That was the plan, anyway.
By Loud Scary3 months ago in Horror
The Cursed Tourist — Part II: The Return. AI-Generated.
It had been eight months since Elena Ward returned from her trip to the old European village where everything began. She had promised herself never to think about it again — the strange woman at the roadside inn, the cursed bracelet, and the way her reflection had smiled back at her when she wasn’t smiling.
By Ghanni malik3 months ago in Horror
