By the time we moved outside, the leaves were on fire. Or that’s how it felt as the fall sun blasted through the golden yellow maple leaves, falling to the ground like snowflakes. I slipped my sunglasses to block the sun and reality. After my admission, I lost track of time. What day was it? ...

Calum stared at her with lifeless eyes. Those eyes that once searched me for my secrets, that once held a power to find the things you wanted to hide. Now those eyes were dull and empty. Magic didn’t live there anymore.

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1943 Running Home: Leaps Of Faith “Still think we have time to go through the whole story?” Gordon asked, his eyes casting an anxious glance at Pastor Perry. It seemed like the two had been talking for hours. The minutes of the day continued to creep by, as the service time grew closer. Pastor Perry ...

The world was shrouded darkness, save for a single fire that continued to burn and crackle even as the man fell asleep next to it. The man was alone, except for his dreams. Along the many alleys and crowded streets of his mind, there were people laughing, crying, and living. When he awoke, that lively ...

One of the best things I love about writing this Cryptid series is learning something new every time. I love the unknown, reading stories and articles about the phantoms that haunt our land.  This week in California, I expected to discover another Bigfoot-like creature. Instead, I uncover strange and mysterious figures called ‘Dark Watcher’s.’ Mysterious ...

“Hadera, you okay?” A stocky man asked one of his longtime colleagues. Hadera jolted from her spot at her workstation as she looked up at the gentleman that startled her. “Oh um…yea, I’m fine. Just…I’m just really tired,” Hadera lied as she tried to adjust herself in her seat. Truth be told, she wasn’t feeling ...

Trick or treat. Smell my feet. Gimme something good to…read. In the spirit of Halloween, SB Nation – an immensely popular website pertaining to sports news and statistics – took it upon itself to treat its readers to 10 exclusive sports horror stories. Each story is a work of fiction, written by members of the ...

They were at it again. Looking through their window again to see what I was doing. It was ten o’clock in the evening and I just came home from work. It was always the same thing every night, they would stare out their windows at me until I had to close my window shade. This ...

“Well, obviously it caught me, or I wouldn’t be here.” My niece stared at me in awe. “How?” Her little five-year-old self was settled amongst a nest of neon and princess wrapping paper, the remnants of her Christmas present massacre. It was the first time I’d been able to be home for Christmas in four ...