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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.

Invisible Demon
There was only one rule: don't open the door. 'Should be simple enough,' I thought to myself. I leaned back in my chair and glanced around at all the other confined people seated in my surroundings. Some stared toward the door while others fidgeted uncomfortably in their seats.
By Reiley2 years ago in Horror
Disappear. Top Story - October 2024.
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. I didn’t know why, and I didn’t question it. Not at first anyway. There was this tugging feeling that I had every time I looked at the oak slab under the stairs, its polished brass knob tempting me. It was easy enough to ignore, but then came the rattling, as if someone was desperately trying to get out. It was startling every time, but it eventually subsided to a light knocking. Fear turned into curiosity as the craving to know what laid behind it grew and grew.
By Gunnar Anderson2 years ago in Horror
Videte Quid Optes
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. Don’t give them anything. Not a kind word, not a curious glance, nothing. Anything at all could invite disaster.
By Catsidhe2 years ago in Horror
Sugar Glider
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. Unemployed, after MATC said they no longer needed my teaching skills, I was living with my friend Jake. My parents didn’t want my 37-year-old sorry ass at their place, so I was happy Jake said I could crash.
By Scott Christenson🌴2 years ago in Horror
Two Sides Of The Door
“There was only one rule: don’t open the door.” The room was empty, save for a bright red fire extinguisher box hanging on the wall and a door. On the clear glass of the door, was a line of text—printed in reverse. It took me a while to make it out.
By Colin Gao2 years ago in Horror
I'm Back
There was one rule, never open the door… Mama was my whole world, I wished she were here every day. Mama died 3 years ago and Dada closed the attic , Mama's special place, off and locked the door.
By Alicia Anspaugh2 years ago in Horror
Monsters All the Way Down
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. That’s where the monsters lived. Down here was safe, secure within the earth.
By Catsidhe2 years ago in Horror
Which Door?
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. It would have been helpful had they told me which one. Thirteen separate doors. Indications of at least seventeen directions one might proceed beyond them: up, down, to the left, right, diagonally, forward, backward, etc.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock2 years ago in Horror
The Monster Waiting to Eat Me
There was only one rule: don't open the door. Mommy told me a hundred times when we moved in that the room at the end of the hall was Michael's special office. Even if I wanted to go in, I couldn't. It was always locked.
By Alivia Varvel2 years ago in Horror
Digital Haunting
Emma Thompson had always been close to her grandmother, Eleanor. When Eleanor passed away unexpectedly six months ago, Emma felt an unspoken void in her life. So, when Emma received a call from the estate executor informing her that she had inherited Eleanor’s old smartphone, she wasn’t surprised. It was a device that Eleanor had used daily, a relic in today’s age of sleek, touchscreen gadgets. Emma figured it would be useful for going through her grandmother’s digital legacy.
By Prabhakar2 years ago in Horror
A Door , rooD A . Runner-up in Spooky Micro Challenge.
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. It seemed simple enough when Ava moved into her flat. The landlord’s warning had been cryptic, almost absurd.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Horror
Vanity Plates
I could feel the pull again. I jerked away, but luckily kept my hands steady on the wheel. The urges faded as the car passed, and I eased up on the brakes to let the gap get wider.
By Meredith Harmon2 years ago in Horror