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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.
8/7
8/7 by G. L. Payne The elevator floor was hard under Emmaline’s ass and her tailbone ached from hours of sitting. Every so often, just to stretch her legs, she’d stand and move about the small box as much as she could, which wasn’t a lot. The space was made more confined by the presence of Cody, her companion from the previous evening, sprawled on the floor. Except for the weak green glow of the buttons denoting which floor the elevator was stopped at—presently showing the bottom half of an 8 and the top half of the 7 below it—there was no light at all, making Cody a stumbling hazard in the near-total darkness. He’d spent hours complaining of feeling sick after the elevator had stalled and, now that he was mostly silent, Emmaline wasn’t sure whether to be worried or relieved.
By Gary Payne5 years ago in Horror
The Tragedy of Triskelion
MARK Mark looks in awe as the men in hazmat suits approach the cryotube. After several years of testing and growing inside the tube, test subject SC-143 is ready for DNA sampling. It will finally confirm whether or not it is a definitive hybrid between scorpion and human.
By Mursal Syed5 years ago in Horror
Luciferase
Doctor Anastasia Hendrikson sighed slowly as yet another specimen wilted and died under the experiment. She pushed herself away from the table, rubbed her eyes slowly and stared at the computer screen. Why wasn’t the program working? It has been years since she first started the experiments on the bioluminescent fungi Mycena luxaeterna, also known as the ‘Eternal Light Mushroom’. However none of the experiments has born any success, and it already cost her her marriage and a relationship with her daughter.
By Andy Schoeman5 years ago in Horror
Party of a Lifetime
I still can’t believe I am here, thought Melanie to herself. There she was on an exotic remote island far from home with a large group of people, partying the night away. It was like a dream. Like most of the world she had been stuck at home and away from her family and friends for months due to the COVID outbreak of 2020. In spite of stay at home orders, she was managed to sneak out and meet up with small groups of friends without any complications with law enforcements or becoming a victim of COVID herself. However, she still missed the concert vibe, that feeling of being with one collective whole group experiencing the same event. With COVID cases on the rise again, she knew it would be a matter of time before local governments would shut everything down again.
By Iris Harris5 years ago in Horror
The Secret of Arkcroft Manor
"Come, Brother!" Joseph's familiar voice called out yet again, ringing with almost childlike exuberance. "Come and see!" To any rational, outside observer, this alone would seem an innocuous request, harmlessly echoing down the well-polished halls of Arkcroft Manor. Even when considering the absurdly early hour of the day, the words themselves did little to raise cause for alarm, and yet, warded off in the upstairs' master bedroom, a pool of cold sweat accumulated beneath Niklaus' sleep-deprived body all the same. Despite being draped in all manner of finery, beneath his canopy of mahogany and silks, the lord of Arkcroft, Niklaus Croft, appeared as death itself, his ribs protruding, cheeks hollow, and eyes sunken.
By Ethan Fernau5 years ago in Horror
Green Light Decisions
The glow of the green light swells in the small, dark room around me. Reaching fingers coax the shadows from the dank corners and paints the walls with the sickly hue. The room is alive with the color green. Breathing steadily and watching me intently, the walls rise around me like a judgmental wave waiting to drown me in its depths.
By Kelsey Miklovic5 years ago in Horror
Addressed to Laura
Not much happens in a small town. The most exciting thing that people look forward to, is the small town festivals and family gatherings. You don’t hear of anything terrible happening in these towns outside of family losses. For years and years, the small town of Dana has not been any different. For you to understand, it’s important that you know a little bit out Dana, Indiana. Comprised of about 100 people, a fire house, a water tower, the only suspicious thing in Dana is what the fish is made out of during the annual fish fry. This was going to be just another day of the same ins and outs of day to day living.
By Lindsay Baggerly5 years ago in Horror
