Horror

This Isn't Spring Break Anymore. Content Warning.
Zoie vaults over her neighbors fence, entering their empty backyard, her vision darts towards a sliding glass door pairing with a cemented porch, along with history of an encounter, exhibiting decals of blood on its material.
By Noah Lichtenberg2 years ago in Chapters
This Isn't Spring Break Anymore. Content Warning.
It was a nice spring afternoon with a cold complexion that made you wear a sweater: Zoie closed the bedroom window, blocking the charging temperatures from further expanding within her room.
By Noah Lichtenberg2 years ago in Chapters
This Isn't Spring Break Anymore
Zoie awakens from her feverish dream, pouncing up in her parents bed, the sheets ruffle from her sudden motion. She darts around the room; her heart pounding, her breath exaggerated, her body sweating, and her head spinning as she reels in the information.
By Noah Lichtenberg2 years ago in Chapters
Rena's Unfinished Story. Content Warning.
Awaken from her slumber. Rena decides to try yet again to step outside. She had been struggling with going outside for almost a month. There were good days, but too many bad days. A lot of her time she spent sitting in the backyard wondering how long she was going to be trapped in this hell she unknowingly created. In her defense, she thought she had everything figured out, so what she did did not matter. She was supposed to be long gone by now.
By Opal2 years ago in Chapters
LABYRINTH OF SHADOWS
As I slowly awoke, my eyelids heavy and reluctant to open, a deep sense of unease began to creep in, gnawing at the edges of my consciousness. My heart started to race, pounding in my chest as I took in my surroundings. This wasn't my room. My room was a sanctuary of warmth and familiarity, filled with personal mementos that told the story of who I was. But here, everything felt wrong.
By Ukpeje Honour2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Finale
When I groggily awakened the next morning in the hotel bed, I opened the business directory to look for somewhere to eat, but instead found an advertisement for Madam Marguerite’s Palm and Tarot Card readings. My skin flushed with surprise, surely the business was Rita’s, a sudden desire to see her again reawakening the feelings revived the night before. When I arrived at her place of business, a teenage girl had me sign the guest register and took the $30 payment in cash. Something in the sparkle of her eyes when she smiled reminded me of someone, but I could not bring her to mind before the girl led me to a darkened room for the reading.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 5
We drank one more pitcher of beer, the two of them getting a little soppy before the night finally came to its awkward end. Ed gave me a bear hug and asked for my forgiveness with tears running from his eyes. I forgave them both.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 4
I awoke three days later in the hospital. On the floor above my own Joey was fighting for his life. It was Little Ed who told me about it, taking an opportunity to give me a few minutes of unfriendly attention.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 3
Driving across the bridge into Glenville revived long forgotten emotions. The old general store, Madison Avenue Grill, the Royal Theater, and so many other memorable landmarks had disappeared. In their places I saw knick-knack shops and second-hand clothing stores sitting side by side with shuttered businesses that I remembered from childhood, their dingy facades marred by graffiti and time. I had not expected to feel the loss of the home from which I once left without expectation of return but driving slowly through downtown I began to grieve what I had never grieved before.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 2
When I eventually regained consciousness, the air reeked of death and decay, the terrible stench so close at hand that it seemed to emanate from my own flesh, my limbs as stiff as if my muscles and skin had calcified to bone. With tremendous effort I finally managed to open my eyes to the faint light of individual flames moving slowly through the night, a blood moon weakly illuminating the surrounding stones.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 1. Top Story - August 2024.
Her memory pounded in my head like a feeling trying to drag me backward in time, the remembered closeness of her embrace and the wet press of her lips on mine surprising me with its intensity.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Echoes of the Moon in the Forbidden Land
In a secluded village called Nargath, nestled at the edge of a dense forest and mysterious mountains, lived a young man named Arka. Arka was no ordinary human; he was a werewolf, a rare descendant of a lineage that possessed extraordinary powers inherited from his ancestors. In his human form, he appeared to be an ordinary young man, but during the full moon, he could transform into a giant wolf with formidable strength.
By kevin steven2 years ago in Chapters