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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 Lonesome Lighthouse
Certainly! Here’s a ghost story designed to be atmospheric and chilling: The Lonesome Lighthouse At the edge of a rocky cliff on the outskirts of a small New England town stood the old Beacon Point Lighthouse. Built in the 1800s, it had long since ceased its duties, its light extinguished for decades. The locals spoke of its haunted past, but most dismissed it as superstition. Yet, for those who had ventured near at night, the tales took on a more sinister tone.
By Hasina Bagome2 years ago in Horror
The Find of Ghosts
(Part One) It was the month of Chaitra, and the courtyard was filled with harvested crops—lentils, peas, chickpeas, pigeon peas, and other pulses. These crops had been brought from the fields in bullock carts and spread out across the large courtyard in front of the house. The task of transporting the crops was almost over for the year, and Bhavesh, the bullock cart driver, had only one job left—cutting the rice straw for the bulls to eat. In the afternoons and evenings, he would gather the children of the neighborhood, seating them in the bullock cart, and entertain them with his stories.
By MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM MURAD 2 years ago in Horror
The Book That Wrote Itself. Content Warning.
Introduction This is inspired by the AI image I generated for my final Vocal L*pogram challenge entry which I binned, but I liked the image a lot and wanted to use it for something. I came up with the title and found out it was used for a 1999 film which you can check out here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Horror
Strange Meat From Picman Farm
The villagers of Tintern in Wales, were greeted with unusual tasting beef back in 1941, as the local Picman Farm was producing the village's meat. Surrounding the town was a lush countryside which consisted of green fields, hills, mountains and forests. The farm in question was a good mile or two from the village center. A lot of kids back then went missing in the countryside, everyone presumed it was because the area was so huge and vast, even an adult could get lost in it. There were theories that perhaps there was an ancient mythical dragon out there in the forests, one that preyed on lost boys and girls. Of course this was just a harmless bed time story, one designed to scare children away from venturing too far away from the village. Never in a million years did any of the parents suspect there to be a real monster out in those woods. However, as you're about to learn from reading this tale, there most certainly was a real danger awaiting them! You see, Picman Farm was a strange place, it produced an incredible amount of beef, yet anyone who dared to explore this place, would soon discover that the farm only had a total of three cows. The farm was tiny, it only had a small farmhouse and barn full of at most, 12 animals. It was unbelievable that such a small farm could produce so much. It was only capable of producing 30 eggs, 60 litres of milk and 20 vegetables a month. So the fact it could produce almost ten times as much beef was most definitely suspicious. Yet nobody suspected a thing, that was until a family from outside of the village visited Tintern and ate some of the local beef. They said it tasted funny, unlike any beef they'd ever eaten, it's texture was far more liquid than solid, the colour was much lighter than that of regular red meat. Soon more outsiders began to notice this unfamiliar taste of beef, and when someone came to the village with beef from outside the village, everyone who was local was shocked to discover, the beef they had been eating was nothing like the meat everyone else in Wales had been eating. Their meat tasted more sour and tangy than the rest of the world's. For a long time, this bizarre difference in taste was ignored until local police began to get suspicious. Children were still disappearing around the area of Picman Farm, this coupled with the unusual tasting beef began a horrifying theory. That the meat the people of Tintern Village were eating, was in fact the remains of lost children! It was a terrifying thought, one nobody wanted to believe. That was until Detective Moores decided to investigate. He ventured down to Picman Farm and introduced himself to the farmer who owned the place, his name was Henry Carter, a slightly overweight, middle aged man with a mean face that was seemingly stuck in a permanent sneer.
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Horror
Sad Birthday
Everyone loves a good birthday party, the special cake, the gifts and celebrations that come with it are all so fun, especially for the birthday boy or girl. Sure, a loud expensive party isn't everyone's cup of tea, but most people love a good feast and drink to celebrate the occasion. It is very rare for someone to have a bad birthday, it can happen if maybe they're at work that day and have a tough shift, perhaps they fall ill during the occasion and spend their birthday in bed alone. Life can be cruel like that, sometimes it can be downright despicable and unfair. You've likely had a bad birthday at some point, maybe you're getting a little too old and don't like being reminded of your eventual demise? It could be that you're so introverted, you actually don't like people loudly singing and laughing, as it makes you anxious. No matter how awful a birthday you think you've had, I guarantee it wasn't anywhere near as bad as Frank's birthday party, which unfortunately for him, was more accurately his Deathday!
By Joseph Roy Wright2 years ago in Horror
Shadows and Sighs: A Tale in the Style of Edgar Allan Poe
In the gloom of the vast Halloway mansion, perched on a secluded, mist-covered hill, the old Charles Moore lived a life marked by endless boredom. The walls of his residence, paneled with dark wood and adorned with aged tapestries, seemed to whisper forgotten secrets. Silence was a constant, broken only by the monotonous tick-tock of an antique pendulum clock that dominated the living room.
By Persephone2 years ago in Horror
The Haunting Whispers
Nestled on the outskirts of a forgotten town, Blackwood Manor stood as a relic of a bygone era, its dark, foreboding presence casting a long shadow over the surrounding countryside. For decades, the mansion had remained abandoned, its once-grand halls and opulent rooms falling into disrepair, its secrets buried deep within its decaying walls. Locals spoke in hushed tones of the eerie occurrences that plagued the manor, attributing them to restless spirits that roamed its corridors.
By Ayman Elsammak2 years ago in Horror
The Ghost Story
Shantanu got quite late returning from the coaching center. The neighborhood dogs had started barking loudly in one corner of the street. Among them was a small black dog that Shantanu liked very much. Whenever he had time, Shantanu would pet the dog’s head and sometimes give it biscuits. The dog knew him very well. Every night when Shantanu returned from the coaching center, the dog would wait, hoping to get a biscuit or a pat on the head.
By MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM MURAD 2 years ago in Horror
