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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.

The Travler
Good evening! As your host let’s begin with The Universe, can be a very unforgiving place. Cold, dark and desperate. Quite similar to the mappings of human nature. Our first oral rendering calls for an individual who does not heed warnings of a small towns ordinance. A town like any small town, some were in anywhere America. To our Traveler, who could be cared less with ordinances or small town politics? Enjoys the company of the dark, its silence and simplicity. To him the lonely roads hint at what adventures lay before them. Unknown to them, the shadows always watch, protect and glare out with greedy eyes. Teeth clicked and observing with a kind of horrid omnipotence. Just around the next corner awaiting the unsuspecting traveler.
By Kevin B. Ploth5 years ago in Horror
Scarecrow
One faithful afternoon halfway through September, the transfer student Theo stumbled upon the prettiest girl in the school Audrey and their English teacher making out. Theo apologized embarrassed and ran. The next day he was greeted at school with angry remarks and random fits of violence.
By Richard Poole5 years ago in Horror
Lost In The Light
“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.” ― Sarah J. Maas *** I enter the building shaking off whatever rain was still on me. The damp, soaked fabric of my hoodie seeps through to my bare neck.
By Craig Brower5 years ago in Horror
Meeting amongst the dark ones
It was a large ominous corridor, lit by torches hanging of the sides of the wall. Slowly along its way moved a lonely cloaked figure. By her movements it could be told she was in no rush to meet what was at the end of the corridor. She paused for a second and retracted her steps, as she turned around to proceed down the path she came from, a loud voice echoed through the air bouncing back from the walls of the corridor.
By Fernando5 years ago in Horror
Sleepless nights
Chapter 1 – Sleepless nights He was feeling strange. Like his place in the world was uncertain. Unable to relate to his peers, although he tried. What once appealed to him had become somewhat lacklustre. He began to contemplate on life and the phenomenon of existence, what did it all mean? Time and space and the unfathomable reality of it all.
By Fernando5 years ago in Horror
Spiders From Hell (Part 1)
Dexter's day had begun like every other. Slow. He stood up and stretched before going to get ready for work. It was his first day on the Exeter Police Force. The remarks were bound to come. They'd call him a newbie that wouldn't make it a day on the job. Like usual, he started his morning with coffee. He drank it hastily, putting his uniform on. Considering it only arrived last week, he was surprised at the perfect fit.
By Shade Chaffin5 years ago in Horror
Homecoming
The cold wind whipped though the air and bit at Miranda’s cheeks as she picked her way carefully through the underbrush of the woods. Each step she took, careful to remain on the narrow, lightly-worn path beneath her feet. She winced with each step, her bare feet accustomed to the dangers of the city streets and not to the multiple stabs and lacerations she now endured.
By Daniel Figueroa5 years ago in Horror
Puppet Night
”Uh, I don’t know; this park creeps me out. Besides, it’s getting dark”, Alicia said. “C’mon! There’s no one around! We have the whole place for ourselves”, Karla replied. Nina broke the silence for the first time in 2 hours of hanging with her friends to ask, “I wonder if the legend it’s true.” “What legend?” her friends ask. “Don’t you know? Land of Joy is said to be populated by puppets containing the souls of patrons who died in roller coaster and Ferris wheel accidents.” “Ooooooh! Now I want to see if it’s true”, Karla said, “Let’s go”.
By Queen Pili5 years ago in Horror
The In Between
Maggie and Jennifer were the best of friends since they shared a womb. Maggie always had to one-up her sister, and Jennifer liked the competition. The girls just graduated from Jr. High and were heading to high school. This is where the fun began, well according to Maggie. Maggie was the social one. She had long dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Her body developed early and she was a curvy girl. Her sister on the other hand developed slowly and was a little behind Mags. Jennifer also had the straight long dark blonde hair, but her eyes were chocolate brown. They stood the same height though, and both girls had a love of life itself. If one had a bad day the other could feel it and they would send messages to one another through their minds. This little trick almost got them expelled in Jr. High a few times.
By Trycia Lino5 years ago in Horror
Fractured Lighthouse
All I remember is being surrounded by darkness. Then I was thrust back into the light when the feeling of a thousand small serrated blades raged across the skin covering my face like a cold shower after a rough night. My eyes were welcomed with a barrage of wind and snow like arrows descending upon me from a massive enemy force.
By D.J. Rivera5 years ago in Horror
The New You. Second Place in Spooky Shorts Challenge.
It had been an ordinary Tuesday morning until Timothy found a tiny ear nestled behind his... well, behind his 'normal' ear.
By Christopher Donovan5 years ago in Horror
Wayfarer
Josephine liked biking late at night. She lived in the same neighborhood her whole life so she knew every route and secret gems of this town. She would describe it as a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone. White-picket fences and awfully bright green lawns were the norm, it was expected of every neighbor in this town to upkeep that sort of perfection.
By C5 years ago in Horror