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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.

Hive of One
Something is working its way inside me. Hundreds of somethings probing the insides of my body with fresh and frantic tendrils.
By Paul Stewartabout a month ago in Horror
I Have Watched the Strangest Moment in Television History
I recently watched the ending to episode 3, that showed the strangest sequence in a television show I have ever seen in my life. FBI Agent Dale Cooper claimed that he was having odd dreams, that were helping him solve the case of Laura Palmer, who was found murdered in Twin Peaks.
By Emy Quinnabout a month ago in Horror
A remote volcano is erupting after 700,000 years of dormancy.
In just ten months, a volcano in southeast Iran has pushed higher by almost 3.5 inches (9 centimetres). Although this may seem like a minor increase, it has significant implications.
By Francis Dami2 months ago in Horror
Every Mirror in the World Went Black
Every mirror in the world turned black. Not cracked. Not shattered. Black. As if painted over with ink from the inside.
By Salman Writes2 months ago in Horror
The House That Lit Up at 11:47. AI-Generated.
The first night Sameer noticed the light, he thought it was a coincidence. The second night, he checked the time. 11:47 PM.
By shakir hamid2 months ago in Horror
It Lives Inside Had a Poor Third Act That Ruined the Potential of the Film
It Lives Inside is one of my biggest disappointments from 2023. The film was great, right until the third act. I remember feeling so down, because if it hadn’t been for that mistake, this film could have been memorable.
By Emy Quinn2 months ago in Horror
The Bells of Blackmere
In the northern reaches of a forgotten coastline, beyond the tourist maps and the bright harbors, lay the village of Blackmere. It was the kind of place that clung to the edge of the world—stone cottages pressed against black cliffs, roofs bowed like tired shoulders, and a church tower that rose like a broken finger pointing at the sky.
By Iazaz hussain2 months ago in Horror
In The Everlasting Swamp
It happened weeks ago now, but I still don’t know what to make of it. Whether it was true, or a dream, or whether those are one and the same thing.
By I. D. Reeves2 months ago in Horror
Mother Sucker
"Oh, children, my gentle ones, my patient ones. Come here." The six children hurried to their mother. 10 seconds. The rules were strict, and the number one rule was to drop anything and everything immediately when Mother called.
By Jakayla Toney2 months ago in Horror
Noises are deceiving
The night I heard a knock on the door I stood up with a start, took an umbrella and thought to myself: "who do I want to make fun of?"; I ran downstairs, went down to my eleven-year-old son's playroom, took a club, began to hear rather heavy footsteps. I turned around quickly, I moved quickly, but without making a sound, everything was silent. They couldn't be thieves since I live in a small town, I was afraid, I started to search my house. There is no one, everything was still, motionless, in silence. I go to the door, I look from the peephole, no one is there. I sit in the living room, scared, pick up the phone and call the mother of my son's friend where he went to sleep. Obviously he doesn't answer, on the other hand it's five, who would answer at five. I go back to the bedroom, but I can't fall asleep anymore, I turn in bed, I hear a glass fall, I jump out of bed faster than before, I rush down the stairs, I enter the kitchen. There is no glass on the floor, I sit down, I take deep breaths; at this point I don't go up to the Bedroom anymore. It's 7 o'm, I have breakfast, I get ready to go to work; in the meantime my son returns, already ready to go to school. I don't say a word about what happened, I put on my shoes, take the bag and we go out. I leave my son at school, but I realize I've forgotten something, so I go back and get my hearing aids... Did I forget to say that I've been deaf since birth?
By GG2 months ago in Horror
Why Josh's Disappearance from the Blair Witch Project Bothers Me So Much
While The Blair Witch Project has multiple theories or creepy mysteries that have plagued many horror fans, there is one mystery that scares me the most. Josh is one of the main characters in the film, who travels with the main three who get lost in the woods while filming a project for college.
By Emy Quinn2 months ago in Horror
Miserable Medina
Miserable Medina Medina's earliest memories aren't of gentle singing or laughter on the playground, but of hurried footsteps, whispered prayers, and distant gunfire. Born in South Sudan, a multicultural country still suffering from decades of conflict, her childhood was interrupted by a war she neither chose nor understood. Yet, amidst the chaos, a quiet strength began to sprout a strength that led her across borders to begin a new chapter in her life.
By McQueen Matt2 months ago in Horror