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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 'Book' Keeper!
The ‘Book’ Keeper! Old Mother Hubbard, She went to the cupboard To fetch her poor dog a bone: But when she got there Her cupboard was bare,
By Jennifer Cooley5 years ago in Horror
The Witch From Cypress Creek
It was a dark and stormy Halloween day when Stella arrived at Cypress Creek. Stella was late meeting with her friends, Tina, Charlie, Chris, Laura, and Abner. All of them met up to tell stories by a campfire at the creek every year. The day’s weather was horrible so the boys set up a small tent to wait out the storm. They all barely fit in the tent when they began to share their creepy stories with flashlights in hand.
By Anna cruz5 years ago in Horror
Submerged
Hand tight on the lever, tired eyes glued to the screen infront, the middle aged man has been sitting at this spot for hours, so long so his arse has left a groove in the leather stool.
By Jordan Webster5 years ago in Horror
The Turbidity of Love
Jaiko was just another man who fell in love. It was a normal midsummer day at the restaurant. Jaiko worked hard as a busboy before he started his last year in high school. He wandered out to the patio and collected dishes in various stages of consumption just after the dinner rush. He looked out across the street at another regular part of his day, the girl drinking her coffee while reading a book.
By Nikko Savoy5 years ago in Horror
You Don't Recognize the bodies in the Water
"You don't recognize the bodies in the water" I was surrounded by trees because up ahead that's where I needed to go. I picked up where I had left off, but it wasn't long before I gave up. I didn't know if it was because I had given up early or I never left because both could have been true. I had no way of knowing for sure. Time didn't move, so the only thing telling me what time it was the sunlight. I reeled in my hook and looked at my watch. It had been exactly seven minutes since I had caught the one fish. It wasn't much of a fish, but in comparison to others in the lake, it was pretty nice in size.
By V-Ink Stories5 years ago in Horror
Automatic Vehicular Associate
I abruptly woke this morning- is it morning?- to the sounds of parts of the ship shutting down. The groaning of the heavy, metal doors slamming closed forced my eyes open. My sleeping quarters sits in the middle of the ship, other vessels surrounding me with a row of hallways and doors stemming apart from them- the infirmary, medical lab, supply closet. I am alone and have been on this test mission for 67 days and counting. I am to test out a new technology called "Ava" which is the substitution of a human scientist. She is programed with expansive knowledge from astronomy to engineering to medicine. She is accompanying me on this trip, testing to see if we have the structuring to one day send her out alone. Ava has no physical aspect, she is the ship- its controls and coordination systems, its agricultural components and medical laboratories. Ava is much more efficient than a full crew of members and more brilliant than the finest scientist. Above all, she is my companion.
By Amy5 years ago in Horror
Muddy Mystery
Part 1 I could feel him drag my limp body across the ground as I tried acting like I was still asleep. The road rash stung as I struggled keeping my composure. There was nothing that I could do but keep pretending I was unconscious so that I could make an escape. Where I planned on going was not something that I had quite figured out yet. How I was going to get away was something I did not know.
By Ruby Estelle 5 years ago in Horror
Shifting Tides
Shifting Tides The deck rolled beneath Ian’s feet as he got out of his bed, and his stomach answered in kind. If he hadn’t signed a three-year contract, he would have been off of this vessel long ago. Never before had he been in a more uncomfortable environment in his life, and he wanted to stand on solid land once more, more than anything else in his life.
By Luke M. Curren5 years ago in Horror
Cold Box Lament
Content warning: this story contains passages some readers might find distressing. The Initial Shock I woke up a moment ago. I am cold. Very cold. Save for a very thin sheet covering my whole body, I am naked. I do not feel anything else on me. No earrings, no jewelry, no underwear. All is dark around me. I am also dizzy, and I have difficulties trying to figure out where I am.
By BPDCupcake5 years ago in Horror
Peace
It was summer. It was hot. We did, what we always do, when it is summer. And hot. We were kids, living in a small town, with not much to do. We were the ones, that were left over. The ones, whose parents could not afford to take us on a trip to the rest of the world. The ones, who did not know what it felt like, to sit in an airplane for hours, only to spend a week or two in a country, where everything seemed foreign. We were the ones that stayed home.
By Kerstin Aguilar5 years ago in Horror
I'll Find You
“Wouldn’t he have a much better time spending the weekend with you guys?” Sienna whined, shoulders slumped. Mrs. Oh folded her arms across her chest, frowning down her nose at her daughter. Her thick glasses emphasizing the disappointment in her eyes. “Sienna, you promised him you would take him along on your last camping trip of the summer.”
By Brittany Teemant5 years ago in Horror
The Curse at Sea
I was born in a small hospital, in a small seaside city in Maine. Basically with saltwater coursing through my veins. My parents both have lived around it their whole lives. I was an only child. My dad loved to fish, swim, and jetski. My mom loved to boat and surf. Every day after school once my homework was done I would run to the beach. Life was good. My hair was long and flowing freely, my t-shirt waving in the wind. I ran, as fast as my legs could carry me. I was skinny but short. People used to tease that there wasn’t much of me, just skin and bones. I never let it bother me. I ran to the ocean, just as I always do that day. That, dark day. When the clouds rolled in suddenly like the set of a horror movie. The air turned still and stale. The wind, silent. I was there, I saw it. I couldn’t bear to tell anyone, I don’t think they would believe me. But, I saw it. I wish I hadn’t. It stuck to my mind, affecting my very soul. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat. I guess I have to tell you what happened now, we have come this far.
By Rebekah Stroebe5 years ago in Horror