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Stories in Horror that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Fear of the Dark
I observe keenly as the scorching wax drips onto your hand. You tremble in pain and alarm, the candle nearly falls to the pavement and I prepare my onslaught.
By Charlie Pratt2 years ago in Horror
Everything must go
My boss was smiling as he tossed the flier onto my desk. I could see Jasper and Marcus turning to smile at me as well and I picked up the notice and scowled at it.
By Joshua Campbell2 years ago in Horror
5 Great Folk Horror Short Stories
*Inhales deeply*: My favourite genre is folk horror Hopefully, we are ready for yet another folk horror list which involves a top five of some of my favourite things about the genre. More than often, I choose folk horror short stories to teach when looking at explicit and implicit meaning because there is always a deeper meaning hidden there somewhere. If you haven't read any folk horror short stories before then this might push you over the edge and into the black hole of this genre. If you have read some before then hopefully we can be friends given the fact we both like the same literature. I'll be back soon for more folk horror, but for now let's enjoy the five short stories that I have included on this list. If I have missed out a favourite of yours then I apologise.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Horror
The Pizza Boy
This is a special post this week from The Guest. --- "Another pizza delivery boy has gone missing last night. Jonathan Harting's car was found abandoned in a ditch off Carter Avenue around 2 a.m. after he departed from his work to deliver to a nearby neighborhood. When he didn't return for over an hour and wouldn't answer his boss' call, he called the police to declare him missing. This marks the seventh delivery boy who has vanished in the past three months since the first, a Larry Wil…" The sound of the news drifted off as Scott looked out the window to see one of his delivery boys run through the rain in a hurry to get into his car.
By Clever&WTF2 years ago in Horror
Hidden Reflections. Content Warning.
Penny locks the bathroom door behind her and clutches the sink with trembling hands. She stares down at them, knuckles white against the pale ceramic, waiting for the nausea to pass. It always does, eventually.
By Kenny Penn2 years ago in Horror
Monster
When I think of the word “monster” I think of my daughter. It was an involuntary reflex, an automatic thought as my academic husband would have called it, the association between “daughter” and “monster” carved into the recesses of my brain, my neurons easily connecting the two concepts together.
By L Mincola2 years ago in Horror
The Portal. Content Warning.
Part 1 “Papa?” Asha St. George called from within a crumbling old barn, hoping she heard her father’s footsteps outside. At the end of a crooked trail in dark woods, the barn beneath a yellow moon seemed no more than the abandoned monument of a forgotten era. If you looked close, you knew it was not empty and held more than scampering rats and spiders busy spinning webs.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTER2 years ago in Horror
Glass Eyes in Fake Heads
Author's note: This is my entry for Cornconic's Random Title writing contest. The category I chose was Items/Objects. Check out the other entries over on the Creepypasta Wiki!
By Rebekah Conard2 years ago in Horror
Take Away
The following receipts from a pizza restaurant were key evidence in the investigation of the disappearance of 9-year old Macie Adams in south London, in September 2023.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in Horror
The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein
At the time of writing this, the year is 2023. Seventy-three years ago, way back in 1951, an author named Robert A. Heinlein released a book titled The Puppet Masters. It's known as a science fiction novel, which is no surprise considering Robert A. Heinlein was a science fiction writer. He was a pioneer in science fiction, specifically hard science fiction.
By J.A. Hernandez2 years ago in Horror
Revenge of the Filth With No Backup
The problem is the dirty ones. At beginnings, they flash-smile out and exude innocence, shining necessary practicality. And I fall for it. A classic dependable mark every time. For a moment my mind conjures options—all of them delicious—ruined by the sea of obviously not clean dishes on not just one counter but every counter space stretched out in front of me to infinity.
By The Dani Writer2 years ago in Horror
Anatomy of a Murder
"Now, take off all of your clothes," she instructed her victim, one of the few uncomfortable phrases that could supersede even his terror of her gun aimed at him.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Horror