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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 Day I Reached My Own Mountain. AI-Generated.
The Day I Reached My Own Mountain When I was a child, I often stared at the strange mountain in the distance. It loomed over the town like a giant, its rugged peak shrouded in mist. The adults called it "Mystic Peak," and though they told dark stories about it, my curiosity only grew. What secrets lay hidden atop that mountain? I dreamed of climbing it one day.
By Hamad Afridi 30 days ago in Horror
The Lantern of Hollowmere
The village of Hollowmere sat quietly between two dark forests in the northern countryside of Europe. It was the kind of place travelers rarely visited and maps sometimes forgot. Only one narrow road led in and out of the village, winding past an old lake that locals refused to go near after sunset.
By Iazaz hussainabout a month ago in Horror
Burn the Witch
The house at the end of the cul-de-sac wasn’t a place of magic; it was a rotting blemish of crumbling limestone and damp half-timbering. It slumped tiredly against the city wall, as if trying to melt into the shadows of the battlements. There lived the widow—a woman whose sole remaining sin was that she had simply outlived her usefulness to anyone.
By C.G. Burnsabout a month ago in Horror
The Last Train at Midnight: The Ride That Was Never Meant for the Living. AI-Generated.
The station was almost empty when Daniel arrived. The cold wind moved through the quiet platform like a whisper, carrying the distant sound of metal grinding against metal.
By Baseer Shaheen about a month ago in Horror
The Signal From Tomorrow. AI-Generated.
The signal arrived at 2:46 AM. Dr. Adrian Cole had been staring at the monitors for hours inside the silent control room of the Orion Deep Space Observatory. Most nights were uneventful—just endless waves of cosmic noise drifting through space.
By Baseer Shaheen about a month ago in Horror
The Telling Bone
Introduction This was kicked off by Catweazle's name for the telephone. Catweazle was a medieval sorcerer who ended up in modern times (the nineteen seventies). The full episode is all over Youtube and most of my readers might not even recognise what he is holding as a landline telephone handset.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Horror
The Rain That Brought Johnny
Cassie had always believed that her life would remain simple and predictable. She lived in the quiet little town of Greendale where nothing unusual ever happened. Every morning she walked to school, every afternoon she worked at the small bookstore on Maple Street, and every evening she sat beside the fireplace reading novels.
By Fawad Ahmadabout a month ago in Horror
