fiction

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 Lantern House
In the quiet countryside of Ohio, there stood an old wooden house at the end of a dirt road. Locals called it The Lantern House. No one lived there for more than fifty years, not since the Dawson family vanished one stormy night in 1974.
By kashif khan4 months ago in Horror
The Japanese Curry Festival Massacre: The Woman Who Terrified Japan
In 1998 in Japan, specifically in a village there called Sonobay. Sonobay is an ordinary rural village and its people are simple and kind people. It is similar to the rural village that we have in Egypt. The important thing, sir, is that every year a festival is held in the village of Sonobay. A very large festival is held in a wide area and all the neighboring villages attend. They sit together all day and eat, drink and play. The children also play in the amusement park. And so on. In 1998, this festival was held in the village and all the people were gathered and things were fine and perfect, but in a moment everything changed. Suddenly the residents of the festival began to feel very tired.
By ahmed Rezik4 months ago in Horror
It Will Come Back
** ** When the master comes calling For another meal Better batten the walls And secure the sills For flesh will give way
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden4 months ago in Horror
The Ghost in My Smart Home
It started with a flickering light. My smart home hub, a sleek orb named Aura, had been my lifeline since I moved into my Portland fixer-upper in early 2025. Single, 29, and drowning in student loans, I’d snagged the house cheap – a steal, the realtor swore, despite its creaky floors and rumors of a "tragic past." Aura controlled everything: lights, thermostat, locks, even my coffee maker. "Hey, Aura, set the vibe," I’d say, and it’d dim the LEDs to cozy, queue my lo-fi playlist, and brew a latte. I was living the millennial dream, or so I thought.
By Mogomotsi Moremi4 months ago in Horror
Rear Window is a Slow Burn Thriller that Will Fill You With Fear
I have been constantly told by many horror fans on social media, that I should check out an Alfred Hitchcock film called Rear Window. I was finally able to watch the film when I realized that the film was added to Shudder for the month of October. I thought watching this movie was the perfect time to check it out, because I needed a major distraction.
By Emy Quinn4 months ago in Horror
Voices in the Abandoned Hospital
Voices in the Abandoned Hospital Some places don’t stay silent… even after everyone’s gone. The rain fell relentlessly over the cracked windows of St. Mary’s Hospital a place that hadn’t seen a patient in over twenty years. The building stood like a wounded beast, covered in moss and graffiti, its corridors swallowed by darkness and silence. Or so people believed.
By Farooq Hashmi4 months ago in Horror
The House That Whispers
Rain fell like shattered glass against the windshield as Clara drove through the winding country road. The GPS signal had died miles ago, leaving her to follow the dirt path toward the old Hartwell Estate—a house she had only heard about in her grandmother’s half-whispered stories.
By IshaqKhan4 months ago in Horror
When Machines Feel Trauma
In a dusty research site somewhere in Africa, a famous AI company attempted an experiment that was supposed to push the boundaries of machine intelligence. The plan was simple, at least on paper: take a prototype robot, trained on thousands of animal images and countless books about emotions, and test its ability to recognize, react, and adapt in real life.
By Izhar Ullah4 months ago in Horror
The Whispering Dolls of Mexico’s Island – When Toys Start Talking Back. AI-Generated.
In the deep swamps of Xochimilco, Mexico, there lies an island unlike any other. Locals call it “La Isla de las Muñecas” — The Island of the Dolls. Tourists know it as a creepy attraction filled with hanging dolls, torn faces, and lifeless eyes staring from the trees. But the truth… is far darker than any ghost tour will ever tell you.
By Mr. Jackie4 months ago in Horror
“The Stranger Who Changed My Life on a Rainy Tuesday”
“The Stranger Who Changed My Life on a Rainy Tuesday” By : Sami. ullah It was a Tuesday that already felt doomed before it began. My alarm had failed me, my inbox was a battlefield, and my thoughts wouldn’t stop circling around the dozens of things I hadn’t accomplished. By the time the afternoon came, my chest felt tight with exhaustion.
By Sami ullah4 months ago in Horror
Part two: Where did she go?
Zanthy stared blankly out of the window. She had been simply floating in her body since Mickey passed away. Zanthy could not wrap her head around how or why Mickey died. It did not make sense to her. She had just woken up and while she was disoriented, she had no reason to believe that she would not survive. The way she died did not sit right with Zanthy. No one at the hospital could give her or Mickey’s family any real reason she suffocated to death.
By Jasmine McClain4 months ago in Horror
The Last Godfather: The Untold Story of Vito Rizzuto. AI-Generated.
When people think of the Mafia, images of New York or Sicily often come to mind. But one of the most powerful and feared Mafia bosses of modern times operated far from those legendary strongholds. His name was Vito Rizzuto, the so-called “Canadian Godfather,” who turned Montreal into a hub of international organized crime. His story is one of ambition, betrayal, and the heavy cost of power.
By shakir hamid4 months ago in Horror