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Most recently published stories in Horror.

The Ledger
Thomas stared at the menacing blade in his hand. It ran with long streams of blood that dripped onto the floor and drummed a tale of what he had just done. He hadn't intended it to go as it did, but he imagined that many killers started this way; semi-accidentally. The victim hadn't seen it coming, and honestly, neither had he. The corpse on the floor was going to happen eventually, he just didn't plan on it being today.
By Luke Hansen6 years ago in Horror
Drainage Problems
Jane Lowell first fell in love with the wraparound porch that could have been teleported out of a magazine for house hunters. Her husband George was less impressed, but he squeezed her shoulder encouragingly, quiet in all things—except for the eventual price tag. But Jane fought for her four-bedroom dream with its idyllic suburban glow and the promising school district that mothers everywhere would have said was a must.
By Jillian Spiridon6 years ago in Horror
Apocalypso
“a curse is a curious thing.” //apotheosis// Once upon a lightless morning, an anubis rolls from slumber in a forest far from the land it calls home. Almost a thousand years of dreaming have allowed once fresh battle wounds to heal into scars. The beast stretches its muscles and pricks up his daggered ears. At full height the age-old predator would loom between three and four meters tall. Before sensing the present danger, a farmer’s scythe severs the god’s head from its ziggy. All this happened; all the names have been changed.
By 雷6 years ago in Horror
Give and Take
I hit the end button on my cell as I was tried to comprehend what had happened. My Dad was in an accident and they did not expect him to make it through the night.
By Erin Sage 6 years ago in Horror
Circle of Stones
It didn’t look like much. Not what I’d expected at all. It was just a small, soft bound black book. The only thing odd about it was that it was lying in the middle of a stone circle deep in a forest. If you didn’t know what you were looking at you’d just think a hiker had lost their notebook.
By Amy Conkling6 years ago in Horror
LUCIFERCO.
There was 20,000 dollars in the account. His nose wrinkled in confusion at the sight of the tiny, life changing pixels on the screen, mouth dropping wide open as he counted the numbers again, two, three, four times.
By J. Sgnt6 years ago in Horror
You'll Wake the Dead
Gabrielle ‘Gabs’ Mitchel’s eyelids flutter, and the whites of her eyes glow, as her body twitches deep in the psychosis of her dreams, or maybe this time her nightmares. Tiny beads of sweat cling to her forehead, as her fists strikeout, falling with soft thumps against the mattress. The air conditioning unit cycles back on with a gentle hum. Soothing. Gabrielle whimpers, it’s a sad and woeful sound; the clock reads 2:17.
By Zach Berg6 years ago in Horror
Trial by Carpet
Sid squeezed the little ball of putty she kept on her office desk; she felt it squish between her fingers and smash between each knuckle. It was good stress relief, but sometimes when she looked at it she would get mad that its original brilliant yellow was faded and smudged with brown fingerprints; it would make her squish harder while the other hand straightened the note pads to be at a perfect ninety degree angle to her stapler.
By Amos Glade6 years ago in Horror
The Lady In Black
It was another cold, gloomy morning when John woke up early on a Monday to work at his nine-to-five job. He hated every single bit of working at this energy-consuming job but, he needed the money. His life was an ongoing cycle of waking up, going to work, and going back to sleep at night. His biggest wish is to get a large sum of money one day and buy whatever he wants. Despite this burden, he remains nonchalant.
By Gamael Jp6 years ago in Horror
The Failed Ebenezer Scrooge Experiment
“Hey, toots, how’re the wieners today?” The vendor scowls at Oleander while picking up a dog and plopping it into a white bun. She pushes it over to him and demands her two dollars with an open palm. He slides it over, but it’s all in nickels and dimes. Her scowl deepens further. He doesn’t try his line. There’s no way she’ll even react to it. She’s not worth his time or his money. A hot dog seller could never jive in his world and he wouldn’t want her to. Who knows what his friends would say. Besides, he bets her cooch smells like used hot dog water.
By Jude Vain6 years ago in Horror
The House That Liz Bought
The first time Liz noticed that something was not right about her house was a few days after she moved in. She woke up in the middle of the night to a sound that she couldn’t quite place. Was that hissing? She felt her way out of bed in the dark and followed the sound down the hall, trying to figure out what it was.
By Catherine Meyer6 years ago in Horror
Manifesting A Maniac
“Be right there,” Daphne huffed, in an annoyed tone. She placed her cellphone down onto her nightstand alongside her pillowtop, platform bed. Her mother had called her name twice, and she knew she better hurry to see why she was needed. It was the two of them after all since her father had recently left her mother for his assistant, six weeks ago. Her mother was overly stressed and taking most of her frustrations out on Daphne.
By danielle williamson6 years ago in Horror