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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 Frequency After Midnight
At 12:17 a.m., the radio turned itself on. Elias noticed because the radio had not worked in nine years. It sat on a shelf above his workbench, a heavy black receiver inherited from his father, its tuning dial cloudy with age. He had kept it because throwing it away felt unnecessarily final.
By Alain SUPPINI5 days ago in Horror
The Long Rest
Water tumbled over slick red rocks in a lilting natural melody. The air was stagnant, unmoving and heat waves danced lazily above the gravel beach. Alex was supine on a flat portion of a rock which hovered over the lake. The rock burned the parts of her skin that were left exposed. She had tried splashing water over the surface but it had evaporated almost immediately.
By Andrea L Smith5 days ago in Horror
Family Communication
Martha pressed down on the gas pedal a little bit harder. She was running late again, and she knew her daughter, Kelly, would be home alone in that big, scary house again. Kelly was old enough and mature enough, but she never felt comfortable living in her great- great grandmother’s old and creepy house. Martha, like her great-grandmother, grandmother and mother, was single mother. All of them were strong independent women who raised their children in the old house. Kelly would be no different.
By Carl Hartman5 days ago in Horror
LUNA
The only sounds in the room were the keyboard clicking and the light tapping of the mouse. Both screens of the dual-monitor setup glowed brightly in the darkness as night set over the world outside. The world that told Luna she would never make it as a content creator was now being left in the dust by her rising subscriber count.
By L.M. Marlin5 days ago in Horror
Hazatérés — Homecoming. Top Story - October 2026.
I am in no hurry to get to the library this morning. My current assignment is so exciting that I am already tired just thinking about it: sorting and digitizing a collection of old records that nobody has touched in over fifty years.
By Imola Tóth5 days ago in Horror
Dead Screen. Top Story - October 2026.
The living room looked exactly as it always did. There was no hint that someone had died just feet away, along the narrow hallway, in the galley kitchen. I felt a sense of trespassing - trespassing on my late father’s space behind his back, and on my own past, as this house had been my home for nearly twenty years. Of course, I’d visited in the past four decades, but this was the first time I’d let myself in and stood alone amongst the furniture and clutter, much of which had been part of my childhood — the large mirror with a bamboo frame above the mantlepiece; a set of china dogs, each representing a different breed lined up on the window ledge; and in the centre of the floor, a leather pouf that hadn’t been in vogue for at least half a century.
By Matthew Batham6 days ago in Horror
Killing Flies with Honey. Top Story - October 2026.
It was a beautiful summer evening. The sun—though it had been scorching all afternoon—now sank toward the horizon, letting the air cool slowly and steadily. Even so, it was definitely too hot to go for a run in anything more than a pair of anti-chafe leggings and a supportive sports bra. Delilah couldn’t resist her preferred basic black and hoped the temperature under the forest canopy would compensate for her fashion choice.
By Ophelia Keane Braeden6 days ago in Horror
Navigation
With the rocking of the vehicle, there seemed to be a distinct understanding of the terrain. The autonomous car rolled over rocks and traveled down gullies and sprayed water with its magnificent grip. Dodson Robbins, 34 and his wife, Lux , 32, with their two children Val, 12 and Garrett 13, all looked down at their mobile devices.
By Sky Saunders6 days ago in Horror
