19 Oct

Posted at 11:00h in Ancient Artifacts, Beings and Entities, Curses and Cursed Objects, Domestic Life and Relationships, Fantasy, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Historical Fiction, Jobs and Occupations, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Religion and Spirituality

646 – Kingdom of Silla Queen Seondeok stood at her window and watched the night sky while considering the betrayal of Kim Bidam, chairman of the council of nobles. “Emperor Taizong is behind this! I know it!” Gim Chun-Chu, her normally composed diplomatic nephew, yelled while angrily...

13 Jun

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

James was an eight-year-old boy with the heart of a dog and the energy of a hummingbird. His mother died when he was only five, so he lived with his grandmother, Babcia. They were very poor: their house was a tiny, dilapidated thing, with a...

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...

30 Apr

Posted at 11:00h in Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Dreams and Nightmares, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Insects, Spiders, and Parasites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror

The carpet smells of decay and mud as I flatten my face against the floor in an attempt to hide under our queen-sized bed. An incessant banging at the door resonates through my brain, feeling like I’m being impaled with an iron spike. Each knock slams...

26 Feb

Posted at 11:00h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Rites and Rituals, Slashers and Gore

My name is Mortimer Lipschitz. I know the name itself suggests otherwise, but I shit you not. That's really my name. I used to wish it wasn't. On all that's holy, I wished it wasn't. But I suppose that the name was never really the...

13 Mar

Posted at 00:00h in Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Locations and Sites, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Strange and Unexplained

Jack Mckay huddled in the cold midnight street with a pale green sleeping bag encasing his lower half. Spindled trails of light reflected off the gleaming roads from damp lampposts. But the cold wasn’t what gave Jack his nightly jitters—not by a long shot. The...

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