15 Oct

Posted at 11:00h in Body Horror, Editor's Choice, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Natural Disasters and Storms, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Science and Experimentation, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror

Part I Nick sat in the cockpit of the small Cessna, his fingers curling around the yoke as the plane vibrated with the steady hum of the engine. It was his seventh lesson with Colton, and despite the growing familiarity with the controls, his pulse quickened...

29 Nov

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Chapter 1: A Chill In The Air Everyone has a moment in life where they claim to have frozen with fear, but unless you have stood in the presence of death, clawing your way out of the grave, the true gravity of that statement alludes you....

24 Sep

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Woodard Hall was empty.  All the university workers were gone for the day, but it didn’t matter whether the building was occupied or not; it always felt empty.  The long corridors sprinkled with muted orange lights drained all the energy out of the building, like...

23 Sep

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Mr. Vanhin had a wonderful day.  He woke up at 5 am, said his morning prayers, and cooked himself a full breakfast, complete with fried eggs, sausages, and bacon.  At 10 am, after a short nap in his favorite armchair, he grabbed his cane, put...

23 Jun

Posted at 11:00h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Conspiracies and Government, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Rites and Rituals, Torture and Cannibalism

I didn’t plan on staying at a motel that night.  My apartment is normally a perfectly nice, pleasant, and comfortable place to stay.  Unfortunately, the notice on the door of the building said we had to make other arrangements for the next two days.  Why,...

20 Jun

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances

I woke up to the sight of my wife’s bare back, The constellation of freckles that spanned both shoulder blades under a wavy nebula of red hair. I reached over and tapped her shoulder. “Honey, it’s time,” I said. Her body stiffened and she heaved a sigh. “I...

30 May

Posted at 13:52h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Hell and the Afterlife, Journals and Diaries, Religion and Spirituality, Strange and Unexplained

Today marks the twentieth anniversary of my father’s death, taken away by a single, senseless act. It just so happens that today is also my birthday. He’d been working late. As he often did, regardless of birthdays or holidays. I understood it was a painful memory...

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