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    FictionHorrorSuspense & Thrillers

    Such a Good Boy

    By VL Jones
    October 30, 2023
    My name is Shanequia, and I have a story to tell you. You won’t believe me, but I swear on a stack of bibles ...
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  • A passenger train and a lone figure at a train station at night.
    FictionHorror

    The Railroad Killer

    By Jeanne Michelle Gonzalez
    October 23, 2023
    The landlord was right. The passing trains behind her row home had become white noise. Hattie lived her life around the comings and goings ...
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    FantasyHorrorFiction

    A Haunted Tale – Part 2

    By Amber Jenkins
    October 23, 2023
    The time has arrived. The sun has set on the horizon and inky darkness is overtaking the city. Streetlamps light many walkways, and you ...
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  • Victorian Doll
    Suspense & ThrillersFictionHorror

    The Doll

    By Lindsey Gruden
    October 23, 2023
    “It’s for the best. We have to get rid of it.” Sally sat on the couch. Her eyes never left the small doll on ...
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    FictionMysteryHorror

    Mara: A Haunting Revelation

    By Chasity Gaines
    October 16, 2023
    I walk out of the gym alone into the blinding sunlight. I raise my arms to shield my face when the red glow of ...
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  • Isolated stony road with trees on either side as a person in the distance.
    FictionHorror

    The Road

    By Rockebah C. Stewart
    October 16, 2023
    The silence was so profound that every step we took echoed. This was why, despite being strangers, Adrianne and I stuck together as long ...
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    MysteryHorrorFiction

    A Haunted Tale

    By Amber Jenkins
    October 9, 2023
    You’ve waited all year for this night. The night that they say the ghosts and goblins roam. The veil between the mortal world and ...
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  • Old wooden house with broken windows and rotten roof surrounded by trees and dried leaves.
    FictionFantasyHorror

    Cursed Path

    By Rockebah C. Stewart
    October 2, 2023
    Marley’s eyes bulged at the sight before her. In all her years using the abandoned plantation as a shortcut from school, she had always ...
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  • Pile of Metal Tools
    FictionHorrorScience Fiction

    What Comes Down the Chute

    By Shannon Richards
    September 25, 2023
    The rumbling overhead grows louder and the metal chute shakes more and more violently as the clamoring approaches. I fight to choke down my ...
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  • white furry branches with autumn tree background
    PoetryHorror

    Autumn, Halloween’s Escort

    By Donna Trovato
    September 11, 2023
    Autumn is approaching, which means Halloween is lurking Chilly nights call for glowing fireplaces, creating illumination for spooky stories Colorful leaves begin to fall, ...
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