14 Oct

Posted at 13:22h in Ancient Artifacts, Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Curses and Cursed Objects, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

A quiet lakeside retreat was supposed to be the perfect cure for burnout. When overworked insurance broker Kyle rents a secluded cabin at Clearwater Lake, he plans to spend the week recovering and finally finishing his novel. But when he discovers a strange artifact buried...

15 Aug

Posted at 12:40h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Television and Lost Episodes

A veteran survivalist leaps at the chance to join a wilderness reality competition, certain he can outlast the elements and his rivals. But as the days wear on, the forest reveals a darker challenge: a predator that doesn’t just hunt—it plays. Through strange cries, shifting...

13 Aug

Posted at 09:19h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Drugs and Addictions, Family and Generational Horror, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Halloween Stories, Illness and Injuries, Investigations and Crimes, Isolation and Loneliness, Journals and Diaries, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

FOREWORD Recovered from the home of Thaddeus Collins – Keegan, Wisconsin My name is Lucy Collins. Thaddeus—“Thad” to most—was my grandfather. He vanished from his home in Keegan, Wisconsin, in early November of last year. There were no signs of forced entry, no struggle, no blood. The...

11 Aug

Posted at 21:54h in Animals and Wildlife, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Comedy, Humor, Parodies, and Satire, Conspiracies and Government, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

Hoping to film a food tour and rack up views, influencer Ethan Carter and his friend Tyler Banks arrive at a sleepy coastal town with a shabby boardwalk and a taste for seafood. But after a strange crab dinner and a warning from a grizzled...

09 Feb

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Comedy, Humor, Parodies, and Satire, Military and Warfare, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

When Rory awakens from cryogenic sleep, he expects a brighter future. Instead, he finds himself in a world where hyper-intelligent cats have enslaved humanity. Forced into servitude under feline overlords, Rory quickly learns that humans are little more than disposable labor in Meowtopia. But not...

08 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Demons and Possession, Fantasy, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Nature and the Outdoors, Slashers and Gore, Suspense and Thrillers

His name was Connor. Dustin Connor, but he never went by that name. Some called him Con or Connor. I called him Mr. Connor. Mr. Connor was the bravest and most imposing man that I and many have ever known. He stood well over six feet...

13 Jun

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

James was an eight-year-old boy with the heart of a dog and the energy of a hummingbird. His mother died when he was only five, so he lived with his grandmother, Babcia. They were very poor: their house was a tiny, dilapidated thing, with a...

26 May

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Illness and Injuries, Natural Disasters and Storms, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Zombies and the Undead

I think there’s three of them still out there — three wolves. Aside from the one I killed, I’ve only seen two at any given time, but they’re distinct enough for me to tell them apart — there are three of them. We’ve been trapped...

16 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Animals and Wildlife, Beings and Entities, Christmas and the Holidays, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Nature and the Outdoors, Strange and Unexplained

“Christ,” I muttered to myself, as the first flakes of snow started to fall.  They gathered in fuzzy clumps over the windshield before my wipers cleared them away.  I’d been waiting for fifteen — no, twenty minutes now — in my sister’s driveway.  Had I...

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