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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.

Can’t sleep
Getting no sleep is nothing new for Ethan, he could lay in bed for hours with his eyes closed shut to no avail. Too much on the twenty year old boys mind, his mind was fragile. He was an outsider trying to fit in, he always felt like he never belonged. His father abandon him when he was young and Ethan never knew who his mother was. Ethan's grandma took care of him, but recently she started to forget things. His aunts and uncles decided it was best to put her in a nursing home. The thought of her suffering in their killed Ethan, she was always kind to him and made him feel like he did belong.
By Johnathan Zamarripa5 years ago in Horror
Blood Child
The stars twinkled overhead with the promise of what was to come. Gabriel looked up as a single star shot across the velvet sky. He sighed in relief, that was a good sign. The last time a shooting star coincided with a claiming, his father was made King. Hopefully, whatever was to come would be good for them as well. He could only hope that nothing bad came from this night.
By Robin Thomas5 years ago in Horror
The Storm
In the middle of January 1629, strange events began to take place in the Salem Village parsonage. Reverend Samuel Parris and his wife, Elizabeth, began to notice that their daughter, Betty, and
By Jeremiah pierce5 years ago in Horror
All IS Cured With A Glass of Merlot
PROLOGUE “Ring! Ring! Ring!.......” Eager with glee and anticipation, Shannon leapt up from her sunken, perspired, crimson flowered, cotton sofa to answer the phone. Saving herself from embarrassment, Shannon’s subconscious spoke aloud in her mind. Calm down! she says. The reprimand is so definite that Shannon straightens up, releasing her jitters before she answers, and with ever so care, picks up the phone. At the end of the receiver Shannon hears the familiar-and what sounded like- friendly, intoxicating, sexy and impressive voice, inviting her on a date. The invitation is mutually convincing, with nothing else left to do but patiently await the approaching painstakingly Sunday commitment for May 22, 2022.
By Beautiful Intelligence5 years ago in Horror
Two Steps
Standing in the doorway of an abandoned church, I took two steps outside and welcomed the night. Embracing the darkness, feeling it wrap itself around me like a shroud. How was it possible that those two steps would change my life?
By JBaz5 years ago in Horror
A need for Love
A need for love I love her with all of me but I never know how she Is feeling from day to day. I give her all that she needs and wants but on some days It seems like she resents me. I did take a lot of time to get to be the man I am today. I work hard often times I did work a bit too much, but I give her the best life she wants for nothing.
By R.S. Cole5 years ago in Horror
The Axe Lady's Curse
When I was ten years old my family and I spent the Summer in the countryside, in England. We rented a cottage in the woods. I was an only child, an adventurous girl, so I spent my days exploring alone.
By Hayley Dodwell5 years ago in Horror
Mr. Midnight
“What’s it going to be, old man?” I ask myself. “What’s it going to be?” It’s cold, even for January. I love the snow, can’t stand the cold. Something happens when you hit forty. Everything starts to crack and creak inside. And this cold cuts right through me.
By Taylor Drake5 years ago in Horror
Push
“Everyone kills.” I force a smile. Not a grin, nothing cheeky, just a polite upward movement of each end of my mouth. Letting her know I am not rude, but still, not interested.
By Wellington Lambert5 years ago in Horror
The Skeleton King
We speak for the many, we speak for the few. Not a word misplaced. No event altered or disgraced. Allow us to tell you the story of our king.
By Vincent Cotroneo5 years ago in Horror
Never Open Someone Else's Fridge
Never Open Someone Else’s Fridge When you open someone’s fridge you expect to see certain things…like milk, juice butter, beer, left-overs, but this was one fridge I wish I had not opened.
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in Horror
It’s Dark & Cold, Suddenly the lights went off
It’s Saturday night. Shikha is busy preparing the meal in the kitchen. Suddenly, the lights go off & everything is dark. Luckily, Shikha has got the phone but much to her dismay, it’s without any signals. This startles her however, she soon realizes there is little that can be done about that.
By Aditya Gairola5 years ago in Horror