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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.
Lucid
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Flickering, its light stretched away from the cabin and towards a creek nearby. The light slipped into the creek and together they rushed away, spitting and sputtering through the woods. Eventually, the woods gave away to a clearing, and the creek trickled to an end. But the candle’s light continued on, glowing and pulsing, until it met a lone dark road where a mother and child were driving by…
By Carolyn Carlo4 years ago in Horror
The Candle
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Charles thought that was odd considering his uncle had been dead for over a decade, as he looked over his shivering family. His wife Karly and their two kids, Daniel and Bethany, were huddled beneath their one survival blanket soaked to the core from the previous mishap of losing their kayak and scrambling to the shore in the rising current. The river was behind them quite a way now and gazing up the rolling hill, the cabin loomed ominously what seemed miles away, especially in the oppressive gloom of dusk and the frigidly pelting rain that had beset them.
By Chris Santiago4 years ago in Horror
False Sanctuary
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. He'd been traveling for days on end, dealing with sleepless nights relentlessly one after another. Fleeing from the darkness of the outside world, at least while surrounded by walls, he felt a sense of security no matter how false it was.
By Thavien Yliaster4 years ago in Horror
The Malenski Cabin
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The glow of the candle illuminated a picture in his hand of his Grandmother and Grandfather in wedding attire in front of this lakeside cabin. With a heavy heart Derrek Malenski dropped the photo into the box he’d found while searching the cabin.
By Kathleen Hair4 years ago in Horror
‘I’m in the Walls’
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Of course, Sara would never have lit the candles had she known the true meaning of the ritual. All she wanted was to help her new friend. But that’s the trouble with children, they can be so trusting, so easy to trick.
By Bailey Lewis4 years ago in Horror
The Cabin and the Outhouse
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. "Who would leave a candle burning in a empty cabin?" Monica said from the back seat. Eddie and Roman laughed and agreed with her statement. Eddie, Monica, and Roman planned to stay at the Hicks Road cabin for the Memorial Day weekend. Eddie and Roman were always fascinated by the history of the Hicks Road cabin. Their father would tell them the horror story of the Hicks Road cabin since they were little kids. Growing up, all of the neighbor kids would talk about it. Hicks Road was always known to be a creepy path to travel on, but the cabin itself was always hard to find. Some people believed it was a myth and very few people found the cabin, but they never lived to tell the tale.
By Jelissa King4 years ago in Horror
Mimic
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The cabin was small. A single room with a crumbling chimney, an old, yellowed fridge, and a layer of dust coating it all. Sara checked the deadbolt on the cabin door again, assuring it was locked.
By Morgan Pine4 years ago in Horror
The Snapper
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. We’ve all seen it before now. Haven’t ye lads. The slowly flickering candle. It brings to life the olden days of bygone years and stories long forgotten.
By Kris Brinkerhoff4 years ago in Horror
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Jane had spotted the light of the candle flickering through the trees. Her car had broken down at the edge of the woods as the night began to fall over the road. She was on her way home from the funeral of a great aunt of whom she had no relation to. The only thing she knew of the aunt came from an unremarkable letter, informing Jane of her passing and the address and time of the funeral.
By Chantel Rose Maher4 years ago in Horror
How well do you know me?
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Then, just as quickly, it all went dark. Jordan could hear her though. She was breathing hard, but it sounded shallow and broken. She couldn’t catch her breath. Jordan fought to open his eyes, he needed to see her, but he had no sensation at all. He had no control over himself. Had he been drugged? Was something covering his face? Surely, he would still be able to feel that, but there was nothing. It was just dark. Was he alive?
By Cherry Fields4 years ago in Horror
