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Horror fiction that delivers on its promise to scare, startle, frighten and unsettle. These stories are fake, but the shivers down your spine won't be.

Headache
My eyes flutter open to the sound of spammed notifications reaching my ear. My face turns into a frown as I automatically assume it's one of my friends attempting to schedule another party. We've barely been out of Quarantine for 2 months and they are already scheduling parties back to back. Do they never get tired of getting hammered? Once I bring myself to check my phone, my heart stops for a moment. In big letters displayed across the top of my lock screen reads; "DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON".
By Kandance Ferrari5 years ago in Horror
To be at war with the unknown part2
THIS POWER THAT I POSSESS SEEMS VERY HOSTILE YET POWERFUL. I MUST BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT EARLY IF I AM TO SEE THE END RESULT OF HAVING A SECOND CHANCE. NOW, I FACE AN OPPONENT WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT MY MISSION THAN I WAS TOLD. DOES THIS “SHADOW WRAITHE” INTEND TO MAKE ME LEARN AS I PROCEED OR IS THERE REALLY SOMETHING ELSE AT STAKE HERE.....
By SuperTevos5 years ago in Horror
The Haunted Manor
One dark and cloudy Halloween night during the early 1800s, there was a young girl named Heather. She was going trick or treating with a group of about five friends. Their names were: Lydia, Francis, Charlotte, Annabeth, and Glory. They were all very good friends. The night was going by without a hitch, or so the girls thought.
By Jameela Toups-West5 years ago in Horror
Circus Freak
The harsh Atlantic wind whipped the McNally girls’ hair against their cheeks. The air smelled of rain and cold, a warning of snow yet to come. The youngest of the three, a little girl no more than five years old, shivered in her sister’s embrace. Tears fell from the little one’s emerald eyes as she watched her oldest sister place roses on their parents’ burial spot.
By Leanne Castle5 years ago in Horror
Tag 'till we're dead
She always used to say that we would tag until we were dead. She shuffles along beside me, and she is starting to gain on me now, which really winds me up. Well, it would if I were still alive.
By Karen Cave5 years ago in Horror
The Dark
The man awoke in the dark wooded forest. He was laying down, and not sure how he had gotten there. In his hand, he felt the familiar feeling of his handgun. His 9mm pistol. With a flashlight that he always took out with him, no matter the occasion. The familiarity did little to put his mind at ease as he sat up, wondering where he was and how he got there. He looked around using the flashlight on his pistol, seeing only the seemingly never-ending forest around him. He stood up and started walking in a random direction, hoping to hear either the familiar sound of a road or maybe stumble upon a house where he could get some help.
By Luis Cerda5 years ago in Horror
Just Another Normal Night
I sat up in bed with a start. The boom had come from below me, but all was quiet now. I pulled the blanket up to my chin and looked at the floor. The sleeping bag was crumpled and empty. Where had she gone now?
By Rebecca Mayglothling5 years ago in Horror
The Vampire Queen
I once had a normal life. I had a heartbeat, color in my skin, a soul. As I sat at my mirror wishing to look at the once reflection I had, thinking maybe this isn't for me, I brushed my hair as my servants got my dress ready for me. "What if no one likes me?" I asked one of the lady's looking for my corset. "You'll do fine. You were destined to be great, and great you shall be my lady." The lady was paler then me, she had been on this earth longer then me by a thousand years. She walked over to me and with her wrinkly, cold, old hands she grabbed the brush from me and began to brush my what use to be bright strawberry red that is now coal black hair. She began to speak, "My lady, what is bothering you truly?" "I don't know. I wasn't born a vampire, so I don't understand why I must rule the whole undead." The old lady put the brush down and began fixing my hair up and looked at me and said, "You were chosen because you were destined to lead us to survive. The king predicted it before you took your first breath dear. How did you become a vampire anyhow? The king never spoke of how you were turned." I put my head down and began to sadden. "It's a sad and horrible story." the woman stopped playing with my hair and kneeled down next to my and lifted my head by my chin. "Oh you poor thing. Please tell me, maybe I can help you through this feeling before you have to go out to the throne room." I looked at her like I felt comfort and wiped my tears. I took a deep breath and began, "Okay I will tell you, but don't say I didn't worn you. It's not a happy story."
By Toni Bear5 years ago in Horror
Serendipity
The autumn leaves painted the ground an auburn orange with a dash of red as the crunch beneath my fur platforms amplified nature. My entrance into the yard was welcoming as the howling wind greeted me into the premises of my childhood home. The only house on the block that screamed Halloween with decorations. Rotten pumpkins were scattered throughout the yard with a trail of lollipops leading towards the front porch. A sudden wave of nostalgia struck me with floods of memories and deep emotions surfacing within as I stiffened in awe. I froze in my tracks, gaping at the sight before me.
By Iriana J.5 years ago in Horror
Voodoo Dues
CHAPTER 5 I couldn't decide if Lian was being smart, or if he was just an old fashioned coward. Helping Rene seemed like the right thing to do. Setting aside the whole Voodoo Mambo thing, she was a grandmother who'd just lost her grandson. Where I came from, you helped people like that out.
By Stephany Simmons5 years ago in Horror
Fall of Spooky
Have you ever wondered what’s that creepy creeping thing that lurks at night? Join me in a read of horror short story! Get comfortable, grab some snacks, a soda, some candy, and find a creey place to read; if you darrrrreeeee. Mwaahhhhh hahaaaaa!
By Quanisha dandridge5 years ago in Horror
Spector
She wandered through the night; hopeless and lost as to what she truly saw in her future. As Tina walked she felt as though she was not alone, she usually felt as though she couldn’t be lonelier however tonight she had an eerie sense of company, Discomfort befell her. She did her best to ignore the feelings that had overcome her by focusing on the day prior, from the loss of her job to the humiliation she had faced in the lunch room at the hands of her biggest tormentor. Sabrina was once her best friend but over time things changed; popularity became more important than the loyalty of a true friend. Had it simply been the loss of her closest childhood friend then maybe Tina wouldn't have taken it so hard but the attitude and moral changes shown over time in Sabrina proved to be worse than just a simple status change.
By Evan Brown5 years ago in Horror