My Security Camera Recorded Me Entering the House Twice
A camera recorded me entering the house twice, but there is no second exit. A fictional doppelganger story about thirty-one minutes and the man still inside.
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Psychological Horror7 min read
Horror fictionThe Voice Outside Apartment 4B Knew My Childhood Name
At Apartment 4B, a stranger whispers a nickname only Nora’s late father used. A fictional horror story about footsteps, a turned doormat…
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Dreams & Premonitions7 min read
Horror fictionEveryone in Town Dreamed of the Red Door
A red door appears in the dreams of an entire town. Read a fictional horror story about erased families, a notebook of…
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Dreams & Premonitions6 min read
Horror fictionMy Mother’s Last Dream
The last dream Clara’s mother leaves her carries a warning about a phone call. A fictional horror story about grief, a notebook…
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Dreams & Premonitions5 min read
Horror fictionRecurring Nightmare: Dirt Beneath My Fingernails
A recurring dream leaves Adrian with soil beneath his nails and an obituary dated Sunday. A fictional horror story about a cemetery…
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Dreams & Premonitions6 min read
Horror fictionLighthouse Premonition: Seeing the Shipwreck First
At Vesper Island, a former lighthouse keeper dreams of wrecks before they happen. Read a fictional ghost story about saving lives and…
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Dreams & Premonitions6 min read
Horror fictionDream Doppelganger: The Woman Wearing My Face
Room 806 appears in Dr Evelyn Shaw’s dreams and in her patients’ accounts. A fictional horror story about an abandoned ward, a…
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Dreams & Premonitions7 min read
Horror fictionProphetic Drawings: My Daughter Drew Tomorrow’s Missing Child
Lucy draws a missing child before anyone knows he is in danger. Read a fictional horror story about prophetic pictures, a hotel…
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Dreams & Premonitions6 min read
Horror fictionThe Ghost Train Arrived One Minute Earlier Each Night
One minute earlier each night, an empty train reaches a sealed platform. A fictional horror story about a signalman, a warning and…
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Horror fictionThe Hidden Room That Existed Only While I Slept
A hidden room appears in Lena’s dreams, then in the plans for her apartment. Read a fictional horror story about a sealed…
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Horror fictionFuneral Instructions: I Received Them Before Anyone Died
Funeral instructions arrive at Elise’s flower shop before anyone has died. Read a fictional horror story about a chapel, forty-two mourners and…
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Horror fictionThe Bell Beneath Blackwater Lake
At Blackwater Lake, an engineer dreams of a bell beneath the drowned village. Read a fictional horror story about a warning, a…
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Horror Fiction
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Mysteries
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