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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 black orchids
Black licorice, black orchids... An order that intrigued me. I went to see my colleague to share my questions with him.
By Valentina Savage3 years ago in Horror
Fever Dream
I looked at the ad, unsure if my fever-addled brain was reading it right. "Wanted: Someone to infect me with the Covid 19 virus. Must be verified as sick, have paperwork verifying illness no older than two days from today's date, and be willing to allow me to spend time near you. Will pay five hundred dollars for eight hours in your company, contraction of virus notwithstanding. Please email me at," and their email address followed.
By Joshua Campbell3 years ago in Horror
3 Creepiest Horror Stories, You Ever Heard
Story - 1: It was a moonless night. Enough light was there to show the way but not enough to guide the way. I and my friends were out for a night walk and we had no idea that our ways would cross with something so horrifying. We were laughing, talking and making fun of each other when we heard a noise. It sounded like someone was crying. We thought it was one of us who was crying so we stopped and asked but no one answered. Then we thought that it must be an animal so we started to move again but the noise followed us. We became scared and we ran but it felt like the thing was running after us. We reached a small hill from where we could see our whole village. There were houses and streets and people but no sign of the thing that was following us. We were about to go back when we saw it. It was a figure, all black, no face and it was running towards us. We screamed and ran in different directions. I don't know what happened to my friends but I ran towards my house. I don't know how but I reached my house and I went inside and locked the door. I was shaking with fear and I couldn't stop crying. I don't know how long I sat there but I must have dozed off because the next thing I remember is my mother coming into the room and asking me what was wrong. I told her everything that had happened and she said that it was just a nightmare. I didn't believe her then but I do now. It was just a nightmare but it felt so real that I can still remember it clearly. I don't know what that thing was but I know that it wasn't anything human.
By PP3 years ago in Horror
Hal
It had been three months since he died. The road to recovery is long and hard, and in this case, also unsuccessful. No matter how much morphine the hospice nurses gave him, he was still in pain. The cancer latched onto every organ it could and would not release its literal death grip on him until every bit of life was gone.
By A. L. Simpkins3 years ago in Horror
Sick
“Isla!” Mia’s voice yells from the kitchen. Her voice is overlapping with at least a hundred others, all packed into my grandparent’s cottage. “Are you going to help me?”
By A. L. Simpkins3 years ago in Horror
Pages
Prologue The sounds of people walking, talking and laughing and kitchen utensils clinking with each other. They are all competing to be the loudest. The whole restaurant is filled with them but no one seems to be disturbed. Everyone seems to enjoy the atmosphere. Even with these many flavours of sounds, the ambience is far from deafening.
By Arif Hakimi3 years ago in Horror
Please...
Please note that this short story contains mature themes like mental health issues and suicide. Read at your own risk.
By Arica Webb3 years ago in Horror
The Short Cut
“Baby you ain’t seen nothing yet…bum bum” “Can you slow down?” Jennifer asked me while looking irritated with my singing.
By Adan Men3 years ago in Horror
Vampires
I am a vampire, a young and cowardly vampire. I love the darkness, with its silky sheen and sky-like mystery. I used to do things like stare at some place with glass bead-like eyes on the front steps of the castle, listening to the elders say that the sun is evil and it will turn us to dust in an instant. So I hated the daytime, because the sun would come out during the day. And at that time we would all hide in our coffins and sleep senselessly until the moon hung over the treetops when we woke up.
By Natasha3 years ago in Horror
Madame Mercury
Evidence ID# - EJ234-00012 The Journal of Sam Glass -------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Scott Moser3 years ago in Horror
A mother's lament
Sanilla Tennessee is right on the Mississipi River. Its waters are green and murky with things often getting caught in the dam from the next town over. There's copperheads swimming alongside children that poke at the minnows. Baby strollers and bodies alike often wash up on its shores.
By Keyda A. 3 years ago in Horror
Jackson's Descent
Sanilla Tennesse is the type of place you settle once you've given up hope or had kids too early. It's cracked roads are home to speed demons and spinsters alike. It's easy to get lost there, both physically and spiritually. Most try to leave the second they can.
By Keyda A. 3 years ago in Horror