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Horror fiction that delivers on its promise to scare, startle, frighten and unsettle. These stories are fake, but the shivers down your spine won't be.
The Basement . Content Warning.
I don’t like the basement. I try not to go down there, but sometimes I have to. It’s where you have to go when you’ve been bad, even if nobody knows. I prop the door open when I go down there, and I put a brick in tbe doorjamb, too. I’m not getting trapped in a spooky basement with that big bleeding Jesus heart. Uh-uh, not me.
By Harper Lewis11 days ago in Horror
The Ninth Hour of Malachi : SEASON 2
Season 2 Chapter 5 BROKEN DOCUMENTED FACT: The Monastery of the Silent Veil was built on the ruins of a pre-Christian pagan site known for ritual sacrifice. Historians note a significant number of suicides among the early monks, with bodies often found twisted into unnatural postures, mimicking the position of a figure being broken on a wheel. The term "Malachi's Hour" first appears in a 13th-century text, referencing the ninth hour of the day...the hour of ultimate darkness before dawn.
By Tales That Breathe at Night11 days ago in Horror
The House
A punk with spiky blonde hair snuck into a child’s bedroom and stuck a broken broom handle in his forehead. The child’s body was found a couple of hours later by his father. That was twenty years ago. A mother and her two young daughters Emily and Julie, were currently living in that home now. The address was 323 Washington Street and it was known around town as the Murder House. Kids would tease each other and dare each other to ring the doorbell on Halloween night. No kids would ever take the bait. This would win them the pleasure of merciless hazing from their friends.
By DJ Robbins12 days ago in Horror
The Room That Answered Back. AI-Generated.
The room was never part of the house. At least, that’s what Sameer believed. He had lived in the rented apartment for almost a year before he noticed it. A narrow door at the end of the hallway, painted the same dull white as the walls, always closed. At first, he assumed it was a storage closet. Landlords liked hiding unfinished spaces.
By shakir hamid14 days ago in Horror
Nothing Felt Wrong at First — That’s What Made It Terrifying
Short introduction Come Closer is a psychological horror novel about possession, but not in the dramatic, spinning-head, holy-water kind of way. It’s quiet, modern, and very close to real life. The book follows a woman named Amanda as something slowly starts going wrong with her thoughts, her behavior, and her sense of self. It’s short, simple, and written in a very direct voice — which is exactly why it works.
By Rosalina Jane14 days ago in Horror
My Cancer Manifesto . Content Warning.
It starts with love . . . Unconditional Love: Ai 爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱 I have survived cancer twice, and I was told I was about to die. However, I radically changed my mindset and my diet while in the hospital and I did a lot of walking meditation to stay positive. Though I survived cancer treatments twice with chemo, I filed bankruptcy and was forced to retire from teaching.
By SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS14 days ago in Horror
Magic on Whisper Street. Content Warning.
The moon leered out at the children as they walked. Which children you ask? It’s Jack and Amy Kramer age 11; they are fraternal twins. They walk with purpose. The objective is to get candy. They lived on Whisper Street and that was a very special street. Halloween magic existed here. Since they were highly imaginative children, they could easily access this magic.
By DJ Robbins15 days ago in Horror
3:17 AM.
The first thing people noticed about Building 9A was how quiet it was. Too quiet. No children played in the corridors. No televisions hummed behind closed doors. Even during the day, the building felt frozen in time, as if sound itself refused to stay there for long. But the rent was cheap, and the city was expensive, so people moved in anyway.
By Rosalina Jane15 days ago in Horror
