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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.
Stafford Cabin
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Sam and Sarah happened to be on their yearly hike through the woods on that cold, damp, fall evening, when they noticed the unexpected light in the window.
By Debbie Steinmetz4 years ago in Horror
Sins of the Past
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. I wasn’t supposed to be here, no one was supposed to be here. The cabin had been condemned ever since I was a boy living in the trailer park down at the bottom of the hill the cabin overlooks. Yet here I was, at the end of a long hallway illuminated only by the sole flickering candle on the windowsill where the hall opened into a large room. I took a hesitant step forward, the floorboards groaned under the weight of my bare feet, shattering the silence of the moment. I hesitated, my heart beating against the skin of my chest, my breath shaky and broken as I strained, listening for anything or anyone else. All was quiet.
By Kevin McLaughlin4 years ago in Horror
The Lonely Cabin. Runner-Up in Campfire Ghost Story Challenge.
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Jack had hiked for so long that all thoughts of danger were pushed from his mind. Three months on the Appalachian Trail was hard enough on the body, but no one ever talked about the toll it took on the spirit. The human soul wasn’t meant to be alone for so long. As darkness descended and the creatures began their nightly songs, the candle beckoned him in like an old friend with the promises of hearth and home. Both were much needed after a week of cold rain and three months spent sleeping on the hard ground. Not to mention the thought of some company.
By John Moore4 years ago in Horror
The Cabin
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The surrounding town refused to talk about what happened there, but the urban legends were still able to live on through kids and teens. Some will tell you a man and his brothers were on a hunting trip in the 1960s when he went crazy and shot everyone then himself. Others will say that it was a newlywed couple on their honeymoon when a deranged stranger broke in and tortured them for hours before their merciful deaths.
By Ember Gray4 years ago in Horror
The Old Haunted Cabin
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The cabin was thousands of years old, and it was well known that spooky events always took place there. Every night, there would be a deep mist appeared around the cabin and screams of terror would fill the air. There would be tapping on the windows, and loud banging on the walls that would cause the cabin to shake.
By Carol Ann Townend4 years ago in Horror
Who's There? - A Short Story of Mystery, Crime, and Fiction
“Who’s there?” The answer was the clicking of a light switching on and off, and the wind gushing through the broken window. The light above swayed in the wind creating eerie shadows against the walls as the light flickered at a steady pace. A trembling sigh escaped the girl, her voice echoing in the empty building. She could have sworn she heard someone or something move. Her hands couldn’t stop shaking. The stone walls around her were stained with brown splatters. She couldn’t tell if it were simply dirt or blood. She ignored the logical side which told her it was blood; she didn’t want to believe it. Her footsteps echoed throughout the hall, forming a rhythm with the creaking lights.
By Briar Rose4 years ago in Horror
Vampires
Dena Kay liked to take me to the movies when she didn’t have anyone else to ask along. I liked going, as of course, I would like to go just about anywhere. After all, it wasn’t a whole lotta fun, and also rather tricky, having to play dodge ball by oneself. Dena Kay just loved scary movies. She liked to watch me squirm and sometimes scream, so she took me to see Count Yorga Vampire at the local movie place. That movie made a mark on my existence, to say the least. Yep, there is always that one movie that reaches out to me now, well beyond the years, and the more horrific the scenes….the better.
By Lana Broussard4 years ago in Horror
Cravings
The area around my wound itches like crazy today. I still don’t understand why Tom went crazy at the club the other night and bit me. Would have torn my whole arm off if the bouncers hadn’t pulled him off and threw him out. Joe and I tried to find him some time later but he must have walked home because he was nowhere to be found.
By Nathaniel Maiocco4 years ago in Horror
The Murderous Spirit of Howard Frank
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The dark dense forest surrounding the cabin fell eerily silent, not a croak from a frog, a song from a bird or a chirp from a squirrel. The creatures of the forest felt the dark presence had come back. It had been fifty-five years since that candle burned, and it could only mean one thing, the spirit Howard Frank had returned to claim his next victim.
By Paige Turner 4 years ago in Horror
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. John Axelrod lit the candle himself, then rubbed his hands together putting them to his lips blowing warm air on them trying to warm them up. He lowered his hands and rubbed them quickly together shivering.
By Paige Turner 4 years ago in Horror
