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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 Haunting at Moonlight Manor
Title: The Haunting at Moonlight Manor: Once nestled on a desolate hillside, Moonlight Manor stood as a testament to an era long forgotten. Its dilapidated facade whispered stories of unspeakable horrors that had transpired within its walls. Locals, consumed by fear and superstition, spoke of the tragic fate that awaited anyone foolish enough to set foot inside. Nonetheless, curiosity overcame the residents of the nearby town, beckoning them toward the decaying manor.
By Abdul Haseeb Rizvi Attari3 years ago in Horror
Title: "The Haunting Shadows: Unveiling the Dark Secrets of the Old Manor"
Chapter 1: The Old House In the middle of the countryside, surrounded by a thick forest, there was an old, rundown house. It was so spooky that people felt scared just passing by. The people in the nearby town talked about its dark past and strange happenings that made them uneasy.
By MoralityTales3 years ago in Horror
An Environmental Horror Story
In a paper just published in Nature, Hana Jurikova from the Center of Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany, and colleagues detail a global catastrophe a quarter billion years ago that resulted in the extinction of about 70 percent of land life and 95 percent of life in the ocean. Even insects were hit hard, with many whole orders in that class becoming extinct. Current lines of evidence indicate that the trigger was not a meteorite impact, but huge amounts of lava being extruded in Siberia over tens of thousands of years—during which time enormous amounts of greenhouse gases were pumped into Earth’s atmosphere.
By Mark Xavier3 years ago in Horror
The Sweetest Nectar
Dylan drummed his fingers on the desk as he stared at the blank screen. **The Darrow Feuds** **By Dylan Mandrey** He had been looking at that title for three months, and it was starting to grind against his sanity. He needed this book to come together, but he just didn't have the words. The sequel to Darrow Farm had been highly anticipated after the first one had spent six weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. It had been a somber tale of pioneers looking for a fresh start and the strange and frightening neighbors they had found in the woods around Utah's Helmen Valley. People had loved his depiction of the farmers' daughters, especially Gloria, who had ultimately been tempted by the strange creatures who resided within the forest and decided to leave the safety of her protestant father and his homestead. They had wanted to know what happened next for the pioneer family, and Dylan's agent had been absolutely feral for his notes on the next part of the series.
By Joshua Campbell3 years ago in Horror
Whispers of the Haunted House
Once upon a time, in a quiet little town, a young girl named Emily moved into a new house with her family. The house stood tall, surrounded by a lush garden and a white picket fence. Little did Emily know that her new home carried a mysterious reputation among the town's children—the house was believed to be haunted.
By Aisha Atif3 years ago in Horror
India’s Abandoned Island of Colonial Horror
For decades, an obscure speck of an island—measuring less than one-third of one square mile—was the site of the brutalization of thousands of convicts and political prisoners amidst a luxurious British colonial settlement. Today, the jungle has reclaimed the land of Ross Island, shrouding in foliage its gruesome past. Giant knots of Ficus tree roots ensconce the dilapidated remains of opulent bungalows, and have taken over a ballroom where couples once waltzed. Some 800 miles away from the coast of mainland India, the island in the Indian Ocean is now swaddled in eerie desolation and overgrown vegetation.
By Mark Xavier3 years ago in Horror
Can Experiencing Horror Help Your Brain?
Fear gets a bad rap. It’s a so-called negative emotion, one that supposedly stands between us and our dreams. It is certainly true that pure fear doesn’t feel good, but that is the whole point of the emotion. Fear tells us to get the hell out of Dodge because Dodge is a bad place. Fear evolved over millions of years to protect us from danger. So, yes, fear is a feel-bad emotion, but also, and perhaps paradoxically, the engine in a whole range of pleasurable activities and behaviors—which inspire what we can call recreational fear.
By Mark Xavier3 years ago in Horror
