21 Nov

Posted at 14:46h in Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Dreams and Nightmares, Investigations and Crimes, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Slashers and Gore, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

It was supposed to be the summer that finally gave him a chance at feeling normal. In 1984, sixteen-year-old Wyatt is sent to Camp Chattahoochee—an escape from the state home, from cruelty, from the ghosts of the family who abandoned him. Instead, he finds first...

21 Nov

Posted at 13:21h in Aliens, Abductions, and Extraterrestrials, Animals and Wildlife, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Curses and Cursed Objects, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Editor's Choice, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Medical and Hospitals, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

Brad Carter only wanted one thing: to save his daughter. When he finds a strange, warm egg deep in the woods, it feels like fate—an impossible discovery at the exact moment he’s drowning beneath medical bills and running out of time. What hatches inside his...

08 Nov

Posted at 22:16h in Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Curses and Cursed Objects, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Dreams and Nightmares, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Jobs and Occupations, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Sounds and Voices, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

Samantha Barkley has spent years fighting to keep her home bakery—and her family—from collapsing under the weight of impossible expectations. When a vindictive client destroys her reputation overnight, Sam finds herself desperate, exhausted, and cracking under pressure. Then a stranger tells her about someone called...

24 Oct

Posted at 11:47h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Dreams and Nightmares, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

When art teacher Seth Kline moves into an old farmhouse with his five-year-old daughter, Lila, he hopes the light-filled windows will help them heal after his wife’s death. But as Lila begins to draw impossible patterns—colors that shouldn’t exist, shapes that shift when unseen—Seth realizes...

20 Oct

Posted at 12:21h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Award-Winning, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Editor's Choice, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Military and Warfare, Psychological Horror, Sounds and Voices, Survival Horror, Zombies and the Undead

In a world reduced to rubble, where the living cling to routine just to survive, Joseph Emerick finds that his greatest enemy isn’t the wasteland around him—but the darkness inside his own mind. Haunted by a voice that whispers from the shadows, Joseph struggles to...

03 Oct

Posted at 12:01h in Award-Winning, Curses and Cursed Objects, Dark Tales Spooky Season 2025 Writing Contest, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Ghosts and Spirits, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Writing Contest Entries

When a grieving husband sets out to reunite with his wife for a simple weekend getaway, a violent storm forces him down a road he’ll never escape. Drawn to an antique shop called Precious Memories, he discovers that every relic inside holds more than dust...

02 Jul

Posted at 13:59h in Bargains and Deals, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Medical and Hospitals, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained

Edward Branner is given a second chance at life through an experimental drug trial that promises to treat his diabetes. At first, the results are miraculous—he feels rejuvenated, revitalized, reborn. But the transformation doesn't stop. As his body grows younger with each passing day, Edward...

11 Jun

Posted at 23:37h in Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Drugs and Addictions, Family and Generational Horror, Ghosts and Spirits, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

Calvin finds refuge in the dim haze of The Drunken Lantern. But when a pale, mysterious woman begins appearing after his third drink, he’s forced to confront not only his failing health but an unsettling proposition that challenges his understanding of guilt, consequence, and mercy....

05 Jun

Posted at 19:49h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Despair and Depression, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Sounds and Voices, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web, Torture and Cannibalism, Zombies and the Undead

When Richard Pell takes a night shift at a strange warehouse, he expects long hours and low pay—not creeping dread and unmarked crates that seem to breathe. As the nights pass and the inventory begins to look more and more human, Richard finds himself caught...

04 Jun

Posted at 20:55h in Beings and Entities, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Despair and Depression, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Journals and Diaries, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Science and Experimentation, Strange and Unexplained

When weary literature professor Simon Keats is invited to teach at a secluded Danish university, he expects a quiet term of lectures and research. Instead, he enters a world where language bends the laws of reality, and meaning itself becomes a dangerous force. As cryptic...

03 Jun

Posted at 13:12h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Despair and Depression, Family and Generational Horror, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

After surviving a mine collapse that should have killed him, Larry disappears from his devastated hometown—only to return decades later with wealth, influence, and a chilling purpose. As he reopens the mine that once nearly buried him alive, it becomes clear he’s not just digging...

28 May

Posted at 12:41h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Conspiracies and Government, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Films and Footage, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web

Vince Ashcroft has spent over twenty years ushering people into their deaths—literally. As a senior operator in the Watchtower Division, his job is to show clients the exact footage of how they’ll die. But when small inconsistencies begin to surface—death scenes that don’t match reality,...

25 May

Posted at 13:41h in Aliens, Abductions, and Extraterrestrials, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Conspiracies and Government, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Dreams and Nightmares, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Sounds and Voices, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror

When a covert experiment in a remote forest opens a gateway to another dimension, a massive, unblinking presence emerges from the mist—one that seems less discovered than remembered. As reality begins to warp and time itself frays, those stationed at the site must confront a...

25 May

Posted at 02:20h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Dreams and Nightmares, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Films and Footage, Illness and Injuries, Investigations and Crimes, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Religion and Spirituality, Rites and Rituals, Sounds and Voices, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror

After a devastating fire, Elliot Varn retreats into isolation—until a broken lens from his past begins to show him haunting distortions in the people around him. Guided by whispers and visions, he sets out to expose what lies beneath the surface of society’s saints. But...

24 May

Posted at 17:53h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Family and Generational Horror, Feelspastas and Happy Endings, Isolation and Loneliness, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

“You are a no-good, worthless excuse for a son!” my father liked to inform me when I didn’t do something exactly how he specified. Those uplifting, constructive thoughts were just the highlight of my day. After spending the day at school being bullied by kids who...

23 May

Posted at 15:11h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Investigations and Crimes, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

Braden Powell tends the most envied garden in Graybury, a flourishing oasis that seems almost enchanted. But behind its locked gates and beneath its fertile soil lie secrets shaped by sorrow. His wife, Meredith, lives in the shadows of their home, haunted by the loss...

15 May

Posted at 17:53h in Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Dreams and Nightmares, Family and Generational Horror, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Ghosts and Spirits, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Strange and Unexplained, Torture and Cannibalism

Snowed in and grieving the sudden loss of his wife, Wendell turns to an old cast-iron pot for comfort. But as the meals simmer and the past begins to stir, he finds that some recipes are more than just tradition—they're ritual. With each bite, he...

14 May

Posted at 15:03h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Conspiracies and Government, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Isolation and Loneliness, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

Long obsessed with the mysterious disappearance of the town of Tartarus, one man finally seizes the chance to uncover the truth behind the legend. What he finds is more than lost history—it’s a chilling secret rooted in horror and desperation. Trapped in a twisted reflection...

13 May

Posted at 14:47h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Body Horror, Despair and Depression, Dreams and Nightmares, Isolation and Loneliness, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Rites and Rituals, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Torture and Cannibalism

Jeremy stared into the giant steel box in the ground. His heart was racing. Marshall clapped him on the shoulder supportively. “You’re doing a really important job, Jeremy. We just have to make sure you’re ready.” He couldn’t peel his eyes off the box. It was so dark...

10 May

Posted at 16:19h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Despair and Depression, Fantasy, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Hell and the Afterlife, Isolation and Loneliness, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Religion and Spirituality, Survival Horror

Wracked by guilt and pursued by a shadowy force, a broken man descends into a hellish world where the land itself writhes with torment. Struggling to hold onto his humanity, he finds an unexpected ally—and a glimmer of hope—in the most unlikely place: the arms...

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