26 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Ghosts and Spirits, Illness and Injuries, Slashers and Gore, Zombies and the Undead

From the moment she learned to walk, little Myrtle dreamed of becoming a tap dancer. She would totter through the house, her chubby bare feet slapping arrhythmically on the hardwood, her squeaky voice calling out “Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!” like tap shoes on a stage. When her second-grade teacher...

24 Apr

Posted at 17:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Very soon, I'll be dead. Stuck inside Hotel Non Dormiunt, a place that is essentially a prison decorated with flowery wallpaper. I've prayed and begged that anyone find me before my time ends, but if you're reading this, it's already too late...

23 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Illness and Injuries, Jobs and Occupations, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Rites and Rituals, Strange and Unexplained

The road is a light brown path of dirt that stretches up and down the shallow hills, running straight from end to end before becoming serpentine at its eastern end where it meets the main highway. Blades of grass struggle to break through but soon...

19 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Conspiracies and Government, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Investigations and Crimes, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Science and Experimentation

It’s not on record as the drowning experiment. The official name is AQ521-G4, but I’ve chosen to call it what it truly was. It was marketed as an opportunity for people with previous experience in aquatic settings to earn high positions for coastal work, aquamarine...

18 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Sounds and Voices, Suspense and Thrillers

I sat down on the padded stool. It was cushioned and made of black leather. As I lifted the sticks, I couldn’t help but shake the feeling like I was being watched. Like there was some sort of audience staring at me just outside of...

17 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Conspiracies and Government, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained

The Mandela Effect. That phrase never meant anything to me. Spooky, I guess, but it wasn’t something I thought about for more than five minutes. I mean, honestly, until college, I didn’t even know what it was. I’m not one for conspiracy theories or ghost...

14 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Period Pieces, Strange and Unexplained

In the room over his London shop, Darke methodically counted the copper, silver and most especially the gold coins that had poured in during the day. The feel of the cold and beautiful metal in his long, wispy fingers was always comforting to him. The...

13 Apr

Posted at 17:00h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Ghosts and Spirits, Locations and Sites, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

I opened the back door to my house, without bothering to put shoes on, and walked towards the line of trees that stood at the entrance to the forest. It was summer and the warm breeze carried with it the smell of nature, thick and...

11 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Illness and Injuries, Locations and Sites, Natural Disasters and Storms, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

Outside the wind shrieked against the window pane, the news had said that there was a blizzard headed her way. Stacey had been rushing around the house since 5 pm trying to get her bags packed. She was hoping to hit the road by seven...

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