psychological
Mind games taken way too far; explore the disturbing genre of psychological thrillers that make us question our perception of sanity and reality.
A Hunger For The Past
Everyone knew that after Little Boy was dropped in Hiroshima, the world would never be the same again. War had changed. Gone were the infantry and cavalry of old. Governments now scrambled to arm themselves with these weapons of mass-destruction. Everyone wanted the biggest stick in the fight, and yet none wanted to truly use it. An ever-looming threat of extinction hid behind the bravado of men in suits; snake oil salesmen with crocodile boots and smiles to match. Countries held their breath as fingers poised on doomsday devices, all locked in a sinister stalemate that would only end in misery. It was almost a bitter relief when the first button was finally pushed.
By Juliette Bissell5 years ago in Horror
Post Apocalyptic Aquarium
Chapter 2 – When it started Rise was a dreamer and the apocalypse didn’t stop him. He strolled around and looked at how torn up his town had become, how damaged the world had been. He thought about how to save it, create a better world, a new world where peace would be found and nature would replenish. He stumbled over rubble and turned his body as he looked up at the radioactive glow of the sky witnessing horrific scrapes of claws against buildings from unknown entities. He was in the middle of a nuclear apocalypse.
By Kyle Casey5 years ago in Horror
The Watchers
Dreams can be a fascinating concept. When we rest our heads down at night and close our eyes we can be taken to faraway lands, a twisted recreation of the office you work in, or sometimes the dreams can turn sour and you find yourself in what can only be described as the pits of hell. Some research says its subliminal interpretation of what's happening in our lives. We can face the turmoil of problems in a dream, or piece together our wildest hopes for reality. Sometimes our dreams can have friends and family in them, or even just someone you talked to at the bus stop the previous day.
By Classified 4045 years ago in Horror
Locket in the Scry
Clematis petals sparkle as you turn them in your hands. Icy violet, amethyst, plum. Once, in a moment of soft boredom, I pulled the flower tightly over my thumb and twisted it in the light-the shimmer was a secret world revealed. The remembering of it is a kindness.
By Sarah Snider5 years ago in Horror
Patches
Had she the capacity, the Surgeon might’ve felt something like guilt. She picked up the small heart-shaped locket and pressed the tiny release on its side. Its gilded coverlet sprang open, clapped against the meat of her palm. She considered the photo inside, then clicked the locket’s mechanism shut and placed it on the Donor’s meager pile of possessions, where it shone bright against the drab, threadbare tunic and coarse Foundation-issued canvas trousers. How the Donor had kept it from Patrol Corps was anyone’s guess.
By John Rockford5 years ago in Horror
As Above, So Below
Run… Run… Run… Henry’s legs burned, but he could not stop running now. The heavy footsteps of a creature lumbered behind him, his breathing coming in short bursts through his mask. Henry half led, half dragged Gabby through the brush, the girl unable to keep up with his strides. The tears ran down her face, he could see through the clear plastic of her mask that her eyes shone in the light of the moon. She knew better than to utter whimper. Years on the road had taught her that.
By Jordan Gibson5 years ago in Horror
Darker Than Midnight
Darker than Midnight The world is so stupid or at least I always felt that way. As I zoned out in history class twirling my hair, I thought about what life would be like if the cursed hadn’t shown up. They came about twenty years ago in 2018. They can turn anyone they want into one of them. Out of fear society has become strict. We have really harsh laws now. Like we can no longer have more than two kids in order to keep the population low. For some reason the government thinks that will reduce the number of infected. I really despise this rule, honestly, but not because I plan on having kids. But because when I was 6 my parents were going to have another child. They already had two, me and David. It wasn’t on purpose, their birth control failed. Mom continued working as a nurse while pregnant, but her co-workers noticed her symptoms. Because one of them reported it, a police officer stormed into the house. He made her take a pregnancy test, but he wouldn’t let her go into the bathroom alone in case she cheated. The test was positive. So the officer dragged David out of his room and shoved him in line with me.
By Ann Goffman5 years ago in Horror
Widowmaker
I could feel the life draining out of her with every passing second. My hands wrapped tightly around her throat, our eyes locked, adrenaline coursing through my veins. It was kill or be killed, but there was one thing I couldn’t shake as her convulsing spasms finally abated.
By Bradley Ramsey5 years ago in Horror
Brass Clockwork
Thunder rolled in the distance and the gentle sound of rain began to patter against the ramshackle roof of Heinrich's shack. As the last gravekeeper within the small town of Eiselbracht; he had spent the majority of his life living among decay and deceased. Chill had begun to creep down from the mountains near his home, bringing frost and cold mist in the mornings and evenings to settle upon his headstones and cobbled pathways.
By Adam Hardy5 years ago in Horror
Garden without Birds
I was nineteen years old when given the opportunity to try Radionuclide therapy. My lover was shipped away to Cyprus last year, I hadn’t been able to pull myself from the mud. I’ve always been taught to wipe the shit off my face and get up one more time. That time seemed impossible. I was a waste disposal site in every sense of the term.
By Rachel Milt5 years ago in Horror
