03 Feb

Posted at 20:00h in Beings and Entities, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Curses and Cursed Objects, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Journals and Diaries, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

When architect Theodore Langley accepts a high-paying restoration job at Blackwood House, he assumes it will be like any other project. But from the moment he arrives, the blueprints don’t match the structure, his name appears where it shouldn’t, and his elusive client insists that...

21 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Locations and Sites, Suspense and Thrillers

Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Corpus Christi, TX December 30, 2020 The mysterious artifact that doesn't exist, but everyone is still looking for, by Ben Read. Those in the know refer to it as "the item." Supposedly this secret item is worth untold riches, can cure cancer, or make the...

03 Mar

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Ghosts and Spirits, Locations and Sites, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Suspense and Thrillers

Part I I have never been a superstitious man, and can honestly say that I do not believe in vampires, ghouls, demons, or anything else that those youngsters with their vivid imaginations and smartphones like to dream up. But there is one thing that happened a very...

12 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Ghosts and Spirits, Locations and Sites, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Suspense and Thrillers

“No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.” John 3:13 CHAPTER 1 Devon, England. October 1991 The Duke’s Head pub had been derelict for two years now; boarded up, condemned; but no one missed it. It had never been a...

08 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Demons and Possession, Fantasy, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Nature and the Outdoors, Slashers and Gore, Suspense and Thrillers

His name was Connor. Dustin Connor, but he never went by that name. Some called him Con or Connor. I called him Mr. Connor. Mr. Connor was the bravest and most imposing man that I and many have ever known. He stood well over six feet...

05 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Based on True Events, Beings and Entities, Demons and Possession, Ghosts and Spirits, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Medical and Hospitals, Psychological Horror, Urban Legends

Dak and Chadwick each lit up a smoke and cracked their windows, the excitement of a good day fishing warming their spirits despite the cold wind that suddenly filled the cab of Chadwick’s truck. The sporadic raindrops that began to fall as they left the...

12 May

Posted at 10:00h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Locations and Sites, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

“Do not go outside! Ignore all cries for help, no matter how human they sound!” shouted Alex’s dad. He pulled the cellar door over and paused to look back. “And lock this door behind me.” The door slammed shut. Alex locked it, walked down the stairs...

11 May

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Hell and the Afterlife, Locations and Sites, Psychological Horror, Religion and Spirituality, Suspense and Thrillers

“The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you’ve ever wished for.” – Tucker Max Chapter 1: The Penthouse Thomas stared out over New York from the 34th floor of Manhattan Dynamics Corporate Center, amused at how he could look...

06 May

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Investigations and Crimes, Locations and Sites, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Nature and the Outdoors, Urban Legends

Most children say they want to run away from home but few ever do it. My brother Joey was definitely in the latter category, using the excuse of freedom and independence to constantly break our parents’ rules. He was a dreamer, an adventurer, someone that refused...

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