psychological
Mind games taken way too far; explore the disturbing genre of psychological thrillers that make us question our perception of sanity and reality.
White Wake. Runner-Up in Stay a While Challenge.
The boat was smaller than most people expected when they heard the word chartered, which is why Evelyn had chosen it. The guests laughed about that when they boarded, but Evelyn knew it would be perfect. Intimate. Romantic. Exclusive. Her groom had kissed her temple and told her it was perfect.
By Steph Marie5 months ago in Horror
Sundown. Honorable Mention in Stay a While Challenge.
Bleached white by the sun, an old church's broken bones stand sentinel by the roadside. Throwing out long, grasping shadows. Thin dark fingers that reach across the cracked asphalt, stretching longer as day slowly dies.
By Alexander McEvoy5 months ago in Horror
The Hollow at Black Creek. Content Warning.
t The Hollow at Black Creek Walking home that Friday afternoon felt no different than any other. Then the air changed. It didn’t smell like rain, but there was a faint hint of grapes. The sunset stained the sky like a fresh bruise. Guinevere knew those colors all too well.
By T.D.Carter5 months ago in Horror
Benkill . Runner-Up in Stay a While Challenge. Top Story - May 2026. Content Warning.
Ah hid jist finished disemboweling oor dinner when I heard the others pull up ootside oor perfect wee getaway. Malcolm and Helena, two halves of oor trio, were mah auldest and dearest pals. I ran tae the door and opened it, geeing them a wave afore headin back tae mah carcass. I grabbed mah Japanese steel cleaver and got tae work separating the head frae the body. I'd scalp the baldy bastid later and then scoop oot the brain for using tae flavour the soup.
By Paul Stewart5 months ago in Horror
The Voice Behind My Door at 3 A.M
Rain hammered against the windows like angry fists. The old apartment trembled every time thunder rolled across the sky. I sat alone in the darkness of my living room, staring at the blinking cursor on my laptop screen. It was 2:47 A.M., and sleep felt impossible.
By younas khan5 months ago in Horror
The Bair House: The Haunting No One Would Buy
There are haunted houses people visit for thrills. We've all seen them... Places with creaking floors, cold spots, and stories whispered by flashlight. YouTube channels are a-plenty, showing amateur paranormal investigators doing their best to elicit a response from a possible spiritual infestation. Usually to no avail...
By Veil of Shadows5 months ago in Horror
New Nacogdoches. Winner in Stay a While Challenge.
Forksdale is behind us, and dusk is falling when we reach the boundary of Lower Nicola, and steer our mounts into the moon-silvered field off the highway's shoulder. I’d passed the 97C turnoff once in the 20’s, cruising home from a forestry gig in Lillooet (this was back when the mines were still coughing up red ore). My brother'd cowboyed for Douglas Lake Ranch, then; I’d stop off to see him on the road home to Kamloops. Tk̓emlúps, where the rivers meet. Like Forksdale, where the rivers fork, but less colonial.
By Jennifer A. G.5 months ago in Horror
