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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.
The Storage Room
The old mansion had stood on the outskirts of town for generations, its grand facade crumbling with age. No one dared go near it. The townsfolk whispered that it was cursed, that unspeakable things had happened there. But to Lucy, a young journalist looking for her big break, it was the perfect story. She had heard rumors about a hidden storage room in the mansion, where the previous owner, Victor Holloway, had kept all manner of strange artifacts. She believed that discovering its secre
By LAKSHMAN MOHANRAJ2 months ago in Horror
Extra Credit
I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but I had fallen behind in my studies. I’ve always been an honor roll student. I had some B’s here and there, but mostly fantastic grades. I wasn’t big into extra curicular activities, but I was a library assistant and I did a little volunteer work for the required hours I needed to graduate.
By Joshua Campbell2 months ago in Horror
La llorona
In the small village of Santa Maria, nestled within the rugged mountains of Latin America, there lived a woman named Elena. She was known throughout the village for her beauty, her kindness, and her unwavering devotion to her two young children—Pedro and Maria.
By M.Kamran Shaukat2 months ago in Horror
A Deep blue Cerulean. Content Warning.
The door before me is cerulean—a vivid, almost jarring blue that seems to symbolize my sudden unease. A feeling of dread seeps into me, rendering me immobile. If this door were a mirror, reflecting my face back at me, it would scream, urging me to flee.
By Arshad Mecci2 months ago in Horror