psychological

Mind games taken way too far; explore the disturbing genre of psychological thrillers that make us question our perception of sanity and reality.

The Violet Hour
The clock within the derelict Langford Estate hit seven as the first sound of a music box drifted down the decaying corridors. No human dwelled there for more than eighty years—at least, not anyone who still breathed.
By Muhammad Sohail9 months ago in Horror
The Cat That Watched the Walls
Chapter 1: The New Home The Patel family moved into the old countryside house with excitement and hope. After years of cramped city living, the open spaces and silence seemed like a dream. The rent was suspiciously cheap, but they brushed it off.
By Kevin Hudson9 months ago in Horror
A Light in the Attic at Midnight
Title: A Light in the Attic at Midnight Every small town has its legends. In Evermere, the Wilkins House stood at the heart of every whispered tale. Deserted for over three decades, the rotting Victorian mansion on the hill loomed like a corpse among the living. Kids dared each other to get close, teens carved initials into its flaking porch, and the older folks warned everyone to stay away. But the most chilling thing? Every midnight, a light flickered to life in the attic.
By Sarwar Zeb9 months ago in Horror
Thailand’s Most Haunted Island: The Chilling Secrets of Koh Kham Noi
The Haunted History and Paranormal Evidence of Koh Kham Noi (Ghost Island), Thailand Situated in the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Kham Noi or Ghost Island is one of the country's most infamous haunted places. Its spooky past comes from a dark history, tragic legends, and scores of eyewitness testimony of paranormal activity. Local people and travelers alike have had frightful encounters, making it a blacklisted destination among thrill-seekers and ghost hunters.
By Kyrol Mojikal9 months ago in Horror
The Whispering Clock
Priya never expected to inherit anything. So when the lawyer handed her a single envelope after her grandmother’s passing, she was surprised. Inside it was a small brass key and a note:
By TrueVocal9 months ago in Horror
The Real Haunted Story Enriqueta Martí
In addition to being a child serial killer, kidnapper, prostitute and procures of children, Enriqueta Martiri police was a Spanish serial killer. In the news, she was referred to as the vampire of the rival. The vampire of Barcelona and the vampire of the career opponent. On the other hand, there are scholars who have argued that she was not a child killer, but rather a person with mental illnesses who can only be shown to have kidnapped one young girl, Teresita Guitart.
By TheNaeth9 months ago in Horror
One Truth Per Day
The diary had no title, no lock, no name. Just a plain black leather cover with pages that smelled faintly of old ink and rain.
By TrueVocal9 months ago in Horror
The Devil Within Me
Heres the text to analyze: Note: this story was crafted for the Horror Story Prompt Challenge. Wishing you all the best Content warnings for graphic portrayals of mental illness that serve only to enhance the narrative. These portrayals do not represent the views of Vocal or the author and are purely fictional.
By Nikita Angel9 months ago in Horror
Psycho 2
I'd like to preface this with this: "You're the bastard child of Pauline Kael and Joe Bob Briggs, with the spite of Harlan Ellison and the world-weariness of a man waiting for death in a bathrobe. " ChatGPT
By Tom Baker9 months ago in Horror
I Went Cave Exploring with My Friend. We Found Something That Wasn’t Supposed to Be There.
I don’t want sympathy. I just want someone to tell me I’m not crazy. I’ve run through every explanation—exhaustion, hallucination, gas exposure—but nothing adds up. I know what I saw in that cave. I know what we heard, and more importantly, what we felt.
By sagar dhital9 months ago in Horror
Unlock the Shadows: What You Need to Know About Vocal’s Horror Story Prompt Challenge
For writers who have a taste for the macabre, the eerie, and the psychologically unsettling, opportunities to showcase their talent don’t often come knocking. But when they do, they arrive cloaked in mystery, dripping with suspense, and beckoning the brave to test the limits of their imagination.
By Nora Ariana9 months ago in Horror
Who will face the darkness within?
We are all facing front as good little children do when the teacher says, "Faces front, class." But this is not school, and we are no longer in school sitting in neat rows or in small groups we are standing in a courtroom waiting to hear our destinies. We all have done various things that we have thought was thoughtless or cruel to one another, but who would ever think that it would actually catch up with us one day.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Horror