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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.

With Fronds Like These.... Content Warning.
I was the first one out of the car when we got to the cabin. The rest of the guys are here to back me up, basically. Typical frat shi- er, stuff. How a chick’s gotta put out if she’s gonna be in a relationship with me, and being tired or having to study is no excuse. Apparently getting her drunk so she could relax, then doing my thing while she was out cold, is unacceptable to her and her woke friends.
By Meredith Harmon5 months ago in Horror
The Axeman’s Cabin
For years, the cabin in the woods stood abandoned. One night, however, a candle burned in the window. A group of alumni rented the site to celebrate their success. They chose this remote spot for its isolation, hoping to find a peaceful retreat from the bustling city life.
By Sun Bee5 months ago in Horror
The Amityville Horror: The House That Turned Murder Into a Nightmare. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
The house looked peaceful from the outside. A large Dutch Colonial home standing beside the water in Amityville. White walls. Dark shutters. Quiet suburban streets. The kind of place where children rode bicycles and neighbors waved from trimmed lawns. But behind those walls, something horrifying happened in November 1974. And whether the haunting was real or not, the terror that followed would become one of the most infamous horror stories in American history.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Horror
Between a rock. Content Warning.
Her dreams disturbed her most night, far more peril than excitement. She was always told that you dream about the last thing you thought of before you dropped off to sleep. She didn't remeber ever thinking about being chased by a monster or being in an accident before sleep. This dream was causing her body to shake but it was otherwise a very bizarre situation.
By ASHLEY SMITH5 months ago in Horror
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖔𝖚𝖑 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖘. Content Warning.
Introduction A very dark amazing image shared by the Enchanted Booklet on Facebook, worthy of a dark tale, methinks: The video "Soul Stealer" is a dark fantasy VFX short scene from Cam Zweir
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Horror
The Sleeping Ward
Elias began dreaming about the hallway three weeks after the surgery. It was always the same. A narrow hospital corridor stretching impossibly far beneath flickering fluorescent lights. Doors lined both sides, identical except for the numbers carved into the metal instead of painted on them.
By Algieba5 months ago in Horror
Big Sky Country. Runner-Up in Stay a While Challenge. Content Warning.
People think Wyoming is boring. Most of them didn’t grow up here. Well, a lot of the people who grew up here think it’s boring, too. And if I’m going to be completely honest, I didn’t really grow up here.
By Ophelia Keane Braeden5 months ago in Horror
A Waltz in the Undertow
Her bones washed ashore. She could still feel them dancing against her skin as the blade fell heavy against the wet, rough sand.
By K.H. Obergfoll5 months ago in Horror
The One With the Keys
Some doors should never have been locked. *** The van pulled in by an old wooden sign. "Crescent Pines Youth Camp" hung crooked on a rusted chain; rusted through to the last link.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin5 months ago in Horror
Narukami Pass Shelter
Mountain rain begins without warning. Miyu was the first to notice. “...Did someone leave the window open?” She looked up from the back seat of the aging van, pushing wet strands of hair behind her ear. Outside, the mountains were already sinking into darkness even though it was only five in the evening.
By Takashi Nagaya5 months ago in Horror
Here's the Kicker. Honorable Mention in Out of the Dream Challenge. Top Story - May 2026.
Kent gripped the bottom of his favorite green tank top, it featured an angry cartoon princess kicking off a football, and pulled it up and over his head. He tossed it on the ground and turned off his bedside lamp.
By Amos Glade5 months ago in Horror
No Man's Island. Honorable Mention in Stay a While Challenge. Top Story - May 2026.
It was supposed to be the best week of Cheryl's young life: seven days cruising around the Caribbean with her best friends, their partners, and the love of her life. Brad had been dropping hints like crazy in the months leading up to it, too. Still, she wasn't a hundred percent sure until she found that receipt from Tiffany's crumpled up in the floorboards of his Pinto. This week was meant to be perfect.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Horror