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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.
Survival
"SMASH," I instantly jolt awake from a night of deep sleep to the sound of glass dishes smashing against the wall. "SLAM," goes the bedroom door as mother flings it open as hard as she can. "What have I told you about stacking the dishes like that!" as she grabs me by the arm so tight it damn near leaves a bruise while dragging me to the kitchen. "This is fucking unacceptable." She screams in my face as spit flies out her mouth. I quickly run and get the broom to sweep up her mess, afraid of knowing what would happen next. "SMACK," her hand hits my back so hard it left and big red mark. I try my hardest to please her so that maybe she would be happy one day and I wouldn't get beat, but it is never enough.
By Halie Rawlins5 years ago in Horror
Salted
So loud were the sputtering pops of the driftwood aflame, the waves crashing against the craggy shore, and his own whooping hollering cheer, that at first Declan didn’t hear her. Then, in a perfect pause between the fire, the waves, and his jubilant exclamation, came the voice again. It might have been an angel’s voice, the way Declan whipped around, breathless, desperate for the first sign of island life he had heard in weeks. She might have been an angel too. Declan ran a trembling hand through his sweaty hair when the beauty, half submerged in the sea, asked a third and slightly exacerbated time:
By Claudia Neaves5 years ago in Horror
The Accident
Earth is overcrowded with people, and there aren’t enough resources to sustain life for all. So, the government hired scientists to figure out a way to kill off kids under the age of 20 without raising questions. Seven of the smartest scientists were rounded up, and taken to a secret lab in Nevadah. Amanda Shaw, a British scientist that specializes in the study of cells, and her associate Daemon Bates, who studies how traits are inherited, were the first two to start working in the lab. But, it wasn’t enough they needed other people with other skill sets they didn’t have. That’s when Carrie Wilson, who studies the spread of diseases, Edgar Knox, who Studies blood, and its disease, Freya Rose, a chemist, Ivy Miller, who Studies viruses, and Griffin Lee, a specialist in infectious disease joined Bates, and Shaw to figure things out. It took 3 years for a breakthrough to happen, but it wasn’t how they expected it to be.
By devan ghee5 years ago in Horror
Ring Around the Rosie
I dart down the hall, gasping for air, Constantly checking behind me to see if I've lost her. I stop for just a moment to catch my breath, and BAM, Rosie is standing there. Right in front of me. Those little black glossy eyes, her curly brown locks, laying against her cold porcelain cheek. Then the music starts playing "Ring around the Rosie. Pocket full of posies. Ashes, Ashes We all fall down." It continues to play slowly, giving you chills up your spine. Then you hear it "Run before I catch you."
By Halie Rawlins5 years ago in Horror
Ghost Ship
I wasn’t sure if it was a dream or if it was real. I was on heading west on the Pacific Ocean on my thirty-foot yacht gliding the ocean not too far from the California Coast. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was glowing pink when I saw it. It was a ship of some kind that didn’t appear to be of our time, 2021. It looked out of place and from an earlier time. I couldn’t make out what kind of ship it was since it was on the horizon of the sinking sun.
By Tami Osburn5 years ago in Horror
The Ship That Never Came To Shore
The locals in the little beach community had always been very calm and cool. It was a smaller city outside of the huge metropolis, ships came in and out the port to get supplies or to bring in supplies. Ships and boats were constantly rented out for parties and events from the shore. But there was this one instant where a boat had just sat out and never came in for weeks. People talked in the city about the "ship on the horizon" because all you could see was the ship, not the people and it would never come in.
By Avril Doucette5 years ago in Horror
Ships on the Dead Sea
In a town by the sea, ships are a daily sight. They are our lifeblood, constantly coming and going with the riches far off lands offer. This was true once for our little village on the sea, before the world changed and left everything in pieces. Now, the sea is empty. Empty of life and empty of ships. At least that is what I tell the townsfolk.
By Cody Dunnington5 years ago in Horror
To Reason With Death
Characters: Vincent: A man in his mid-thirties, dressed casually; medium build, with very high ambitions. Death: A woman of unknowable age and wisdom, wears a simple dress and little jewelry. Willing to aid those able to pay the right price.
By Lillianna Nightveil5 years ago in Horror
