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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 HOSPITAL OF UNKNITTING
Season 1 CHAPTER 1: THE ADMISSION INTERVIEW The fluorescent lights buzzed like angry wasps as Dr. Eleanor Lorne gripped the clipboard. Patient #4479's intake form kept rewriting itself...the ink bubbling up into fresh words before her eyes.
By Tales That Breathe at Night7 months ago in Horror
The Substance is a Body Horror Triumph with Incredible Practical Effects
The Substance follows the story of a woman named Elisabeth Sparkle, who is now turning 50 years old. She appears to be living her best life. She is a fitness instructor for a TV show, she is beautiful and rich.
By Emy Quinn7 months ago in Horror
The Room No One Opens
They say apartment 4B has been empty for 13 years. No tenants. No furniture. No power. But every night, at exactly 3:00 AM, the lights flicker on.
By Aya Nabil7 months ago in Horror
The Forgotten Room
The Forgotten Room The apartment was dirt cheap, and Jacob was broke. After months of couch surfing and sleeping in his car, even the creaky floorboards and sour mildew scent felt like luxury. The landlord, a wiry man with yellowed eyes, had only one request as Jacob signed the lease.
By Kamal khan7 months ago in Horror
Open Me Only When I’m Dead. Content Warning.
She was dead now. My grandmother. And I had the crowbar in my hands. Grandmother wasn’t the sentimental type. Cold-blooded, my mother used to say. “She raised me like a plant she forgot to water.” Yet at the funeral, they buried her with a rosary clenched so tightly in her fist it left red imprints on her bones. She died with her jaw unhinged. Not metaphorically — it literally hung open, dislocated, as if she’d been screaming when her heart stopped.
By E. hasan7 months ago in Horror
The Watchers of Blackwood Lane
STORY START The day we moved into 657 Blackwood Lane, Emma found the first letter wedged in the porch railing. "Dearest new neighbors," it began in elegant cursive.
By Ahmed Abdeen7 months ago in Horror
Eccentric or Quirky Interventions
It started with a flyer. Bright pink, taped to the mailbox, printed in Comic Sans (a crime in itself), with the headline:
By Abuzar khan7 months ago in Horror
The Life in Silence Home.
by wiki king! There’s a different kind of language spoken in the silence home. Not one built from syllables or sound—but from glances, hand squeezes, shoulder taps, and the smallest nods that carry the weight of entire conversations.
By ℍ𝕦𝕕 ℍ𝕦𝕕 𝔸𝕞𝕫7 months ago in Horror
The Boat Trip
I watched my boyfriend, Marcus, swimming in the ocean. He thought it would be the perfect time to jump into the water, and go for a swim.
By Emy Quinn7 months ago in Horror
10 horror movies based on family curses that will make you think. AI-Generated.
Horror films often explore the theme of family curses, where the sins or misfortunes of one generation haunt the next. These stories frequently portray families that are dysfunctional or toxic, using curses as a narrative device to highlight these issues. Movies like The Grudge and The Exorcist showcase how familial bonds can become sources of horror when marred by betrayal, anger, or unresolved conflict. The supernatural elements often serve to externalize the internal struggles of the family, making the horror more palpable and relatable
By Ninfa Galeano7 months ago in Horror
The Man Who Counts the Dark
The first time I saw him, I thought my insomnia had finally broken me. 3:17 AM. My cramped studio apartment hummed with the static of sleeplessness. The glow of my laptop screen painted everything in sickly blue—except for the hallway. There, where the light didn’t quite reach, stood a man in a moth-eaten waistcoat.
By Firdos Jamal7 months ago in Horror
Into the Sewers
I crouched down in the dark, trying to make myself as small as possible. I could feel the damp, cold concrete through my thin t-shirt. There was a steady drip-drip towards the back of the pipe I’d chosen to hide in.
By Mother Combs7 months ago in Horror