Part I The air in the Rockies had a way of slipping into your lungs, cool and clean, before settling in your chest. Eric drew in a long breath, savoring it. His hiking boots crunched over a gravel-strewn path as he wound his way through the...
Trapped in a soul-crushing job, Sammi spends her days dealing with inconsiderate coworkers and a dismissive boss, desperate for an escape. But when her laptop mysteriously connects to a Wi-Fi network labeled "DO NOT CONNECT," she finds herself on a website that asks one...
Welcome to the The Party at Hollow Ridge. You’re about to make choices shaping how this night unfolds. Will you stay with your friends or venture into the unknown? THE CHOICE IS YOURS. ...
Part I Claire Dorsey wasn’t expecting to stumble onto a mystery that evening. She had just been scrolling through old newspaper archives, looking for a simple human-interest piece—a nostalgia article, maybe, about the oldest stores in town. That’s when she found it. The photo was black and...
A year after losing his wife, a grieving man struggles to move forward. When a mysterious dating app sets him up with a woman who seems almost too perfect, he dares to believe in a fresh start. But as the nights pass, his backyard stones...
There was something in the old safe. That was all I knew for sure. We’d tilted it carefully and heard something sizable sliding around. The safe itself was one of those classic home wall cubes, big enough to hold something a foot in every dimension....
Act 1: The Dare I still remember the way the ruins looked that night—jagged, blackened stone silhouetted against the moon, like a broken row of teeth. Even now, over fifty years later, I can still smell the ash, feel the rough edges of the foundation beneath my fingers,...
Act 1: The Fever Begins The fever had been hammering me for three days straight. I was too weak to get out of bed, too sore to sleep, and too congested to breathe properly. Every muscle in my body ached, the inside of my throat felt...
This all started a little over a year ago when I was scrolling through a certain dating app. I’m a guy in his mid 20s just wanting to find someone to connect with. I’m painfully introverted so going out and meeting people has always been...
In a secluded mountain town, a dark tradition dictates that every summer solstice, a human sacrifice is made to an ancient beast lurking beneath the earth. For a fifteen-year-old boy, the truth behind the town’s rituals is revealed, and he is forced to partake in...
When F.S. Krug arrives in Waverly’s Crossing and opens The Order Store, the townsfolk are intrigued by his unusual business. But soon, whispers spread—Krug can grant wishes to those willing to visit him after hours. At first, the wishes seem miraculous, but one by one,...
A lonely, socially isolated man spends his nights catfishing unsuspecting women, leading them into staged encounters where their disgust fuels an obsession he can’t seem to escape. As memories of his abusive childhood resurface, his nightly game begins to take on a more sinister purpose....
Eleanor Voss thought a quiet retreat to the coastal town of Blackridge would be the perfect place to reignite her singing career. But when she begins to hear a haunting melody beneath her own voice, she is pulled into a dark and ancient legacy tied...
After forty years away, Hank Walker returns to his childhood home, only to find something that shouldn’t exist: the toolshed he tore down decades ago, standing whole as if it had never been touched. At first, he tells himself it’s exhaustion playing tricks on his...
Nathan just wanted a cheap apartment, but The Margrave offers far more than he bargained for. When cracks appear in the walls, they seem ordinary at first—until they start to move and grow. As strange sounds and eerie occurrences escalate, Nathan becomes convinced something unnatural...
Claire is convinced something is rotting inside the walls of their home, but Amir can’t smell it—at least, not at first. As the foul stench spreads and black stains begin to seep through the house, their quiet domestic life turns into a waking nightmare. Strange...
Looking for a fresh start, Daniel and Mara move into a remote farmhouse, eager to escape city life. But from the moment they arrive, something feels off. The land is too quiet, their dog refuses to go near the house, and Daniel begins hearing an...
When Aaron’s girlfriend, Lynn, unexpectedly returns home early from a trip, he welcomes the chance to spend extra time together. But as the days pass, he starts to notice unsettling changes—blood in the sink, strands of hair in the drain, and a growing sense that...
Smoking was supposed to be a teenage rebellion, not a death sentence. But when the narrator witnesses a horrific incident involving his friend and a sinister figure named Ash, he’s thrust into a decades-long relationship of fear and coercion. Cigarettes become the chain that binds...
A father’s annual trip to the county fair with his young daughter turns into a nightmare when a ride called the Blizzard Bobsled reveals its sinister secret. A mysterious figure in an out-of-order red car defies logic, appearing and disappearing at will, and may pose...
