psychological

Mind games taken way too far; explore the disturbing genre of psychological thrillers that make us question our perception of sanity and reality.

The Whispering Shadows
It was a cold autumn evening when I received the letter. There was no return address, just my name scrawled in thick black ink. Intrigued, I opened it to find an invitation to visit an old manor on the outskirts of town—a place I had never heard of before. The letter claimed I was the inheritor of an estate that had belonged to a distant relative. Curiosity got the better of me, and against my better judgment, I decided to visit.
By Ƒนʀƙเ ฬʀเτєร2 years ago in Horror
Solitude: a Micro
There was only one rule: Don't Open the Door. The designers of the experiment were clear enough on that point. The statement appeared in bright red letters above the door on the inside of the claustrophobic capsule I had been encased in for the past four or five months. The days really do run into each other with no sun or moon. About a week ago (was it a week?) I had torn the calendar to confetti just so the pretty black numbers and scenes of unspoiled pine forest wouldn't mock me.
By Ian Read2 years ago in Horror
Unfulfilled
Unfulfilled By JAMES GOLDEN ‘Am I dying?’ Ryan Harcourt wondered. It all happened so fast. Eight spined limbs had shot from the dark and plunged into him, slicing through his major organs like water balloons.
By James Golden2 years ago in Horror
Lucky number
"There was only one rule: don’t open the door.” That was what I took away from my first day at what should have been a dream job. It was simple enough to do the job, the pay was ok and it wasnt far from home. There was just a strange atmosphere.
By ASHLEY SMITH2 years ago in Horror
Hidden Desire. Content Warning.
There was only one rule: don't open the door. I was at a Halloween party, and having a great time dancing with women. I'd taken a particular liking to a beautiful, purple-haired young female who was dancing there.
By Carol Ann Townend2 years ago in Horror
How Innocent
There was only one rule: don't open the door. I was just a kid who had the coolest job in the world. Even so, I'd already seen things. Nothing that could breach our specialized containment units, but things that would give people nightmares.
By Holly Pheni2 years ago in Horror
Ghosts of the Waterways: The Eerie Mystery of Phi Nang Lum
Thailand is a nation profoundly saturated with otherworldliness, legends, and heavenly convictions. Among the numerous spooky stories that have woven themselves into the social texture of Thailand, one of the less popular yet interesting spirits is Phi Nang Lum — a phantom figure related with streams and water bodies. This phantom holds an especially disrupting place in Thai fables, with roots venturing profound into the past, frequently showing up as a wake up call or an otherworldly substance that keeps individuals careful about the risks of streams.
By Kyrol Mojikal2 years ago in Horror
The Secrets Below
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. If only I had followed my grandmothers rule everything would be different. I’d still have Angela, and I wouldn’t be forced to feed this curse.
By Kenneth cruz2 years ago in Horror
The Visitor
There was only one rule: never answer the door after dark. “Lucy, open the door. It’s me, Dad.” Mum had drilled it into her head: If it’s dark, don’t open up.
By Arslan Razzaq2 years ago in Horror
The Other Side
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. She stared at the foreboding, rusted metal slab towering in front of her. Curiosity continued to gnaw. Unanswered questions lingering as she tried to suppress them. Her Aunt told her never to go near it, but she never said why. It was not to a room.
By Luna Verity2 years ago in Horror
My Identity Delusion
There was only one rule: don't open the door. The problem with that was... I'm a rebel. If you tell me not to do something, I'll do it, just because you told me not to. Put a barrier up in front of me; watch me take a battering ram to it. I'm fiercely independent.
By Lightning Bolt ⚡2 years ago in Horror
If Damnation be the Way. Content Warning.
There was only one rule: don't open the door. But rules were made to be broken, weren't they? Especially if it meant your life. And I don't want to die. Not here, not now, and especially not like this. I don't even know what this is.
By Leland Prater2 years ago in Horror