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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.
Abominable Intelligence
Audio Transcript removed from Majesty Archives under orders of High Deacon Jericho Maverock. Audio transcript follows. “Eight hours ago, an Overseer AI went rogue at the hydroplant beneath Mount Solaris, all communication went dead six hours ago, and we believe all assets lost. Before all contact was lost the facility security managed to bring the lab into lockdown. However, moments before the failsafe activated a high-density information packet was beamed to the outside, corrupting all machine-guard and drone-worker units. Intelligence tells us this was the work of our rogue AI trying to escape.
By Richard J Tyas5 years ago in Horror
The Quarry
I grab my gear from the back of the truck as the sheriff pulls into the little cutaway beside the road. “Howdy,” he says, and I reciprocate. His ruddy, mustached face is grim. Another officer, young and broad, gets out from the passenger-side vehicle and we too exchange terse greetings.
By Caleb Thomas5 years ago in Horror
Beneath Pehr's Darkness
Peter had been on hundreds of dives in lake Baikal, but this dive was different. On this dive, he heard a voice. “Peter,” it said to him. “You must go back to Pehr lake. This lake’s secrets have been revealed but it is that lake which will change the world.” At first, Peter dismissed the voice as the rapture of the deep and prepared to ascend back into the light. But before he could leave the area, a massive white hand reached out of the depths to block his path up. Knowing what he was seeing had to be a product of his imagination, he looked down into the depths, only to see a massive white face looking back at him.
By Sean M Finney5 years ago in Horror
The Spring
Anyone could live an ideal life in Geneva Springs. One school, one grocery, one doctor, one church and one diner. Life rotated up and down Main Street from one activity to the next. Excitement consisted of occasional graffiti, and a Friday night church service. For a town so small, the dense woods seemed endless. The name was misleading. There was no body of water in, or around it, for several hundred miles. Accidently stumbling upon the town, tourists would find out the name was a lie and ask for directions to leave. The founders believed that using a gimmick in the name would draw settlers in. An omen of things to come.
By Joey Garofalo5 years ago in Horror
The Harbor's Revenge
A piercing shriek pulled Mr. Montgomery from a sleep that had come over him quite suddenly. Not one to find himself asleep behind his desk, it took him far longer than usual to return to his senses. The shrill sound that continued its lament certainly didn’t help.
By Danielle Beltran5 years ago in Horror
The Last Bottle of Water
The last water storage tank still standing was heavily guarded by the local militia, according to rumors. Only members of their compound would have access to it. We knew it wouldn’t last long enough, but we didn’t know if they had any plans for when it started to run low. No one had ever made plans, even after people started warning that we would run out of water. Our obsession with instant gratifications, shareholder profits, and the selfishness of rugged individualism always got in the way of long-term planning. All we knew to do was fight and kill each other over what remained.
By Theresa Markila5 years ago in Horror
The Last Day
“Hey love, what’s the door code? For the Airbnb?” Sebastian didn’t respond. Collar turned against the rain, he grabbed his bags from the car. Her bags remained untouched. Not good, she thought. Water filled her tennis shoes as she slung the mess of straps around her. Maybe he’s tired... maybe it’s just later than he thought…
By Kel Pierre5 years ago in Horror
