psychological

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

Monkey Paws
I didn’t want to go to Cambodia. Humidity is my enemy, and the jungle has big bugs, snakes, and mean macaques. If it were a mild climate, I’d enjoy the wildlife, but I hate slogging through tall grass with a soaked, smelly back. I can’t call it perspiration; it’s just funk, thick and sour.
By Andrea Corwin 6 months ago in Horror
3 AM Static . AI-Generated.
The human brain is hardwired to find patterns. We look at clouds and see faces; we listen to white noise and hear whispers. That’s what the doctors told me, anyway. They called it pareidolia.
By Lamis Taha6 months ago in Horror
Forest Service Road 22
“Hello?” I picked up on the second ring. “Hi, Jerse! No, I’m alone. Whazzup?” Jersey, Jerse as she was known, wanted me to join her to plan our girls’ foursome weekend. It was her turn after I had done last month’s. I invited her over, put out some snack munchies, and cracked open a crisp Albariño.
By Andrea Corwin 6 months ago in Horror
The Elevator Girl: The Chilling Death of Elisa Lam. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
There are some videos on the internet that people watch once… and never forget. A grainy elevator recording. A young woman behaving strangely.
By E. hasan6 months ago in Horror
Sleeping Beauty
”It’s the cats. They make me feel weird, don’t let them close to me.” “…” “Please…” I begged. It was a strange night. Everything around me felt weird; my acquaintances and my friends’ pets. The walls that were supposed to feel familiar became strangers.
By Semra Laureen Hill Jean6 months ago in Horror
We've Reached Ten Thousand Feet
“Eh, good evening. This is your captain speaking. We’ve…reached ten thousand feet, and looks like we’ve got clear skies to Miami. Should be easy flying.”
By Matthew J. Fromm6 months ago in Horror
Simple Scares Are the Best Scares for a Horror Movie
Simple scares for a horror movie are always the best scares for me when it comes to the horror genre. When I talk about simple scares, I'm referring to either the most simple horror concepts, or using 'easy' techniques to scare the viewer. These scares need to be done in a very effective way of course, but most of the time, the director/writer does pull off the simple scare idea.
By Emy Quinn6 months ago in Horror
The Vanishing of Evelyn Hartley: The Babysitter Who Never Came Home. Content Warning.
There are some places that never quite let go of their stories. Quiet neighborhoods. Familiar streets. Ordinary homes. Places where life once moved normally… until one terrible night changed everything forever.
By Veil of Shadows6 months ago in Horror
The Garden of Wishes & The King Maker's Jar
The boy found the jar hidden beneath the roots of a dead and dying fig tree. In the one place he was never supposed to be, the tempered gardens.
By K.H. Obergfoll6 months ago in Horror
Worst. Date. Ever!. Top Story - October 2023. Content Warning.
Chapter 1 : An incident in the woods The voices in my head shattered the still silence. My instincts urged me to run – get as far away as I could. On my paltry savings, however, I would never get far. “My life is over,” I muttered in helpless surrender.
By 𝐑𝐌𝐒6 months ago in Horror
When the Ants Come Marching In.
To those who require the imaginary graphic descriptive of the mental machinations and detailed horrific events recounted of the situation presented herein, refer to opus ‘Leiningen versus the Ants’ by Carl Stephenson (1893-1954). After surviving drought, hood, plague and other acts of God, Leiningen’s motto was, “The human brain needs only to become fully aware of its powers to conquer even the elements."
By Katherine D. Graham6 months ago in Horror
No Man's Night
"Come on, Johnson. We don't have enough time before Colonel Willis sees us. We need to get as far away from the line and the trenches as we can."
By Paul Stewart6 months ago in Horror