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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.
Sins of the Architect. Top Story - June 2026.
Words can never come close to describing the unfathomable darkness surrounding you... If you don’t get out of this place alive who will care for the dogs? You wonder about that but in a state of stupefied haste, you go through the wrong door. There is no turning back. You glance behind you but see no evidence of a door even being there.
By Lamar Wiggins5 months ago in Horror
Tall Tale. Content Warning.
That wretched clacking in the doorway making my ears tick as I sit in front of my desk jotting down doodles trying to distract my mind, taking in a large breath before pressing my fist into the cold wood of my desk. I stand looking over at the damned doorway, taking the paper into my hand crunching it into a ball. My arm raised ready to toss it as it feels as if my legs will give beneath me.
By Magnar Arne5 months ago in Horror
In Current News. Honorable Mention in Out of the Dream Challenge.
Water filled his boots, soaking his socks. Billy sighed as he looked down at the puddle, rain hammering his hood. Rolling his eyes, he headed in the direction of his house. He didn’t remember rain being due; in fact, he was pretty sure his wife was planning an outing. Wasn’t she?
By Sian N. Clutton5 months ago in Horror
Under the Tree. Runner-Up in Out of the Dream Challenge. Content Warning.
Her skin was like porcelain beneath Makatsa’s fingers. Perfectly polished and gleaming in the soft rays of afternoon sunlight. Dappled along her pale skin, the light played with the shadows cast by the heavy canopy above. Yet, even when she was obscured in brief darkness, Boann’s golden eyes shone with a brightness to rival the stars.
By Amanda Starks5 months ago in Horror
The Room That Woke Up First
Mara knew she was dreaming because the hallway had too many doors. Not too many in a way that frightened her at first. Just enough that counting became difficult. She stood at one end, barefoot on a carpet that felt damp, looking down a corridor she almost recognized.
By Alain SUPPINI5 months ago in Horror
The Cruise. Winner in Out of the Dream Challenge. Content Warning.
"You should take that cruise", they said. "You'll have fun even alone", they said. Fuck them: I hate cruises. The more I walk down the bridge, sipping on these watered-down cocktails from the all-inclusive welcome buffet, the more I feel like I don't belong here.
By Sasha Desideri5 months ago in Horror
The Red Sauce Diaries
To his left, a bedroom house community lined with communication utility poles equipped with cable television capabilities, along with refrigerators filled with leftovers, perfect for late-night snacking. Turning head right, C Allbright read the directional sign announcing “Crystal Manor: An Enchanting Mansion,” straight ahead. Taking a bite of an apple, the showman monitored the two draft horses pasture grazing, summoning late afternoon energy, check the puppets sleeping inside the travelling stage cabin.
By Marc OBrien5 months ago in Horror
The Audit. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
The checklist had 47 items. Marcus had run it a hundred times — maybe more. Website audits were muscle memory by now. Open the page, open the side panel, work through it top to bottom. Meta tags. H1. Canonical. Image alt text. He could do it half-asleep.
By Bohdan Pantiukhov5 months ago in Horror
