Part I It was the siren that woke him, though the sound at first didn’t register as real. It wormed its way into his half-dreaming consciousness, a drawn-out wail that ebbed and surged, pitching awkwardly between mournful and mechanical. Dennis blinked against the dark, lifting his...
Part I The lower levels of Ashford High had been sealed off years ago, after a pipe burst during a particularly harsh winter and flooded the basement with rancid water. Mold took root, the ceilings sagged, and several classrooms on the lowest floor were condemned. Since...
Part I I’ve spent most of the last year convincing myself that what happened wasn’t my fault. But when I close my eyes, when I let myself really think—really remember—I always end up in the same place: the sound of metal screaming against asphalt, the smell...
Part I Martin Greaves arrived at the Cortland Municipal Archive just after eight on a Tuesday morning, two days after the city finally cut power to the upper floors. The building, a vast brutalist monolith set between two defunct overpasses, had been shuttered since 2007, but...
When an ancient executioner’s hood arrives at the Pinehurst Historical Museum, it brings more than just history—it brings judgment. As staff and visitors experience disturbing phenomena, unease turns to horror when a man is found beheaded, his crime detailed on a centuries-old parchment. More...
Part I Scotty Stark had always been lucky. At least, that’s what people told him. His earliest memory was of a social worker sitting him down in a playroom with faded yellow walls, explaining in soft, careful words that his parents had died in a car...
Part I Melissa Brent had always feared heights. In the early days of their marriage, she had confessed to Lucas that just looking over a balcony railing made her palms sweat. It wasn’t the drop itself that unnerved her, but the sense of invitation—as though the edge...
After the tragic death of his wife, Sam Rivers hopes that a fresh start in a secluded cottage will help him and his son, Elliot, heal. But when the whispers from the fireplace begin, and Elliot starts speaking of dark things he shouldn’t know, Sam...
Detective Simon Harding is drawn into an investigation after a man named Daniel Caldwell vanishes from a taxi, only to reappear dead moments later. With a pocket watch at the center of the case, Harding uncovers a chilling link to the Titanic's sinking, as Caldwell’s...
After a devastating divorce, Evan Thatcher moves into a cheap apartment, desperate for a fresh start. But when a door appears where no door should be—vibrant, intricate, and impossibly out of place—he becomes trapped in an eerie cycle of vanishing thresholds and unsettling realities. Each...
Schuyler’s life changes forever when his best friend Miranda creates an online cult as a joke, only to watch her hoax spiral out of control. What begins as an elaborate lie turns into a dangerous game as strangers take the cult seriously, leading Schuyler and...
Elliot and Lydia Carter uncover a mysterious green door hidden in their attic, only to find it reappearing throughout their house in increasingly terrifying ways. As the door grows more invasive, the couple is drawn into a sinister otherworldly forest where they must confront shadowy...
Dr. Timothy Cole, a dedicated astronomer, believes the universe holds the answers to humanity’s greatest mysteries. When an unusual signal from a distant star catches his attention, Timothy is drawn into a discovery that could redefine everything humanity knows about life in the cosmos. But...
I hate interviews. I hate the DMV. I hate that they summoned me. And yet here I am, wasting an entire day sitting alone in an empty lobby, waiting. The Demonic Management of Villainy. I glare up at the counter. I shouldn’t be here. I...
Part I Listen, before I start—if anyone finds this, if anyone reads this, you need to know something. I shouldn’t be talking about this. It’s been ten years since that night, and I’ve kept my mouth shut like I promised, even when I wanted to scream...
Nestled beneath her favorite quilt, embroidered with flowers and hummingbirds, Madeline was stirred awake by something she couldn’t quite yet place. It was 2:37 am, and she should still be asleep, but yet here she was, staring up at the dozens of plastic translucent stars...
It was tough coming of age in West Belfast during the early 70s, that’s for sure. I’m not making excuses for myself, but – like many in my generation – I was caught between a rock and a hard place. I grew up in a...
They say the victors write history, but that’s just the outcome of one possible timeline. Sometimes in war, as in peace, some things are better remembered, lest history repeat itself. Then again, in the far reaches of believability, some things are better left forgotten –...
Look, I’m not saying my closet is haunted. I’m just saying… there’s no logical explanation for what’s been happening. It started the week we moved into the new house. Kelvin and I found this place during one of those spontaneous "we need a bigger place before...
They will not let me go. I don’t know for how long I have been held a prisoner here, nor to what ends my captors hold me for. If I had the strength still, I’d have fought them. Heaven knows I try now, but something...
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