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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.
Breathing
Marilee sang along with the song on the radio as she drove into town. She was in an unusually good mood, despite having to make a last-minute trip because the eggs she had were rotten. Maybe it was because she was still excited to make peanut butter cookies? Or that she needed to get extra forks anyway? Maybe it was because it was a beautiful day and she had gotten out of bed at a decent time? Or that traffic wasn’t bad at all?
By Rebecca Pattonabout an hour ago in Horror
Waverly Hills Sanatorium: The Most Haunted Place in America?
Towering above the city of Louisville in the state of Kentucky is a building whose past is one of tragedy and mystery. Waverly Hills Sanatorium is considered by many to be among the most haunted places in America. However, long before ghost hunters explored the eerie hallways of Waverly Hills, it was an institution that was built during one of America's darkest public health scares, tuberculosis.
By Kyrol Mojikal3 days ago in Horror
My Mother's Book. Top Story - October 2026.
It's only a transcendental irony that this story should be published during the harvest season. Some kind of cruel twist of fate that will make it seem like this is just another legend of ghosts, goblins, and vampires. But this is no yarn woven around the campfire on all hallows eve. It is as real as you sitting here reading my words this very moment. Not the kind of reality men see, but the kind that dwells within the bosom with an inward warmth. Humans come to expect things, things they take for granted yet they barely understand.
By Henry Shaw4 days ago in Horror
The Haunting of Sunnyvale Manor.
Matron Louisa Blackwell was very fond of her PA system. Every morning at 5am sharp...she adjusted her favorite amplifier for the acoustic, turned the volume level to the highest calibrated frequency...and equalized it to her satisfaction. Thus guaranteeing that she achieved clear, balanced and extremely loud audio across the entire sleeping population and listening area.
By Novel Allen4 days ago in Horror
