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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.
Nightfox Reports: There’s an App for That
File this under “never whistle while you piss”, because apparently people are just not paying attention thanks to cell phones. In the news you do not hear on the radio or from the television this week, all across Los Angeles and possibly around the world cell phone users are stopping dead in their tracks and chanting, seemingly in a trance. They are doing it apparently at random and often in situations that are dangerous, like while crossing busy streets or while driving on the freeway. Reports of several fatalities in the news indicate the entranced phone users stood still as they were struck by honking cars or drove their own vehicles straight into trees, other vehicles, or over cliffs. Victims of this trance have no memory of it happening but some have reported later having strange dreams they cannot describe or fully remember that nonetheless terrified them. They are noticeably weak and fatigued after being in the trance and seem to be totally unaware of their environment or any physical sensations. At least three victims seem to have been robbed while under the trance and one female victim in Hollywood was apparently sexually assaulted while chanting in the parking lot of a nightclub. None of these victims have any memory of the attacks against them and only know they were victimized because of clothes and other possessions in disarray or missing entirely upon coming out of the trance.
By Samuel Wright5 months ago in Horror
A Fun Trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Content Warning.
The Challenge: Write a slasher-inspired horror story set in an isolated location where a group begins to realize they are not alone. Isolation changes the rules. Once help is out of reach, every sound, movement, and decision starts to carry a different kind of weight.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Horror
The Cabin in the Forest That Remembered Us
A chilling psychological horror story set deep in an isolated forest where four friends discover a cabin that shouldn’t exist—and something inside that learns, imitates, and remembers them. A slow-burn nightmare of reality distortion, mirrors, and survival horror.
By Rohit Kalsariya 5 months ago in Horror
Tiger's Tale. Content Warning.
Tiger knew she was dreaming as she beat the windshield of the cherry red chevy ss with the long cow bone. She beat for all she was worth until it broke. Rage like nothing she’d ever felt filled her, it swarmed inside her like angry hornets. Suddenly, she opened her eyes awakened from the dream by a draft of cold air from the window as a storm rolled in.
By Cassie Moore6 months ago in Horror
Eye of the Beholder
She was a tasty piece, and it'd been a long day. Exhausting and fetid with Sergei beside me in the passenger seat, troffing cheese and onion crisps, smelling like hell's own armpit. I wanted a smile, that's all. Midweek night, and work again in the a.m. But clocked off and headed for the pub to meet the guys. Looked to be a solid night, beers, friends, maybe a bird or two. I wanted a smile, that's all.
By Lauren Everdell6 months ago in Horror
