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...

03 Jul

Posted at 16:31h in Based on True Events, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Dreams and Nightmares, Editor's Choice, Illness and Injuries, Isolation and Loneliness, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Nature and the Outdoors, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers

Have you ever done something so dumb as a kid that it scarred you for life? I don’t mean embarrassing dumb. I mean life-altering, body-mangling, lose-a-part-of-yourself dumb. Yeah. That kind of dumb. I’ve never told this story in full before. Not to a therapist, not to my...

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...

13 Jun

Posted at 12:25h in Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Conspiracies and Government, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Illness and Injuries, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Medical and Hospitals, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Science and Experimentation, Science Fiction, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web, Zombies and the Undead

When Marcus Fulweather volunteers for a revolutionary new vaccine, he believes he’s securing his future against disease forever. But as disturbing symptoms emerge and terrifying mutations sweep across the globe, Marcus discovers his body may hold the key to stopping a catastrophe unlike anything the...

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....

24 May

Posted at 20:42h in Abductions and Kidnappings, Aliens, Abductions, and Extraterrestrials, Apocalyptic and Dystopian, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Children and Childhood, Conspiracies and Government, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Dreams and Nightmares, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Investigations and Crimes, Jobs and Occupations, Locations and Sites, Medical and Hospitals, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Science and Experimentation, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

School nurse Darla Winn is no stranger to childhood illnesses, but nothing prepares her for the abnormalities appearing in the kindergarteners of Grainer Hollow: extra teeth, translucent skin, webbed fingers. As she digs deeper, Darla’s search for answers leads her into the town’s toxic past,...

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...

09 May

Posted at 23:09h in Bargains and Deals, Beings and Entities, Domestic Life and Relationships, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Illness and Injuries, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Myths and Legends, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Rites and Rituals, Slashers and Gore, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

When Abby and her friends fall victim to a charismatic predator, they turn to ancient magic to right the wrongs committed against them. But summoning the supernatural comes with unpredictable consequences, and what begins as a bid for revenge quickly spirals into a night of...

09 May

Posted at 21:32h in Based on True Events, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Despair and Depression, Editor's Choice, Family and Generational Horror, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Halloween Stories, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Slashers and Gore, Strange and Unexplained, Survival Horror, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

When a group of haunted house workers spices up their traditional hide-and-seek game with an old mirror ritual, they expect a night of harmless chills and laughs. But beneath the playful scares lies a festering wound of betrayal and grief, and the ritual awakens something...

29 Apr

Posted at 11:14h in Based on True Events, Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Folklore, Folktales, and Superstition, Ghosts and Spirits, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Isolation and Loneliness, Locations and Sites, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers, Urban Legends

When a late-night plea for help sends Chisto racing to a deserted elementary school, he expects to face a flesh-and-blood threat. But the night air is thick with more than just danger—it's alive with whispers from the past. As the reeds sway and the shadows...

27 Apr

Posted at 00:37h in Beings and Entities, Children and Childhood, Domestic Life and Relationships, Dreams and Nightmares, Family and Generational Horror, Hauntings and Haunted Locations, Illness and Injuries, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Strange and Unexplained, Suspense and Thrillers

When Ty moves back to his crumbling childhood home to care for his ailing mother, he hopes to forge a better life for his daughter, Zoe. But the house—and the strained family dynamics inside it—hide more than painful memories. As they navigate a decaying home,...

25 Feb

Posted at 11:00h in Ancient Artifacts, Beings and Entities, Body Horror, Curses and Cursed Objects, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Demons and Possession, Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Family and Generational Horror, Historical Fiction, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Military and Warfare, Period Pieces, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Rites and Rituals, Slashers and Gore, Suspense and Thrillers, Torture and Cannibalism

Alvin Boone thought he could leave his past behind when he enlisted in the war, but fate had other plans. A brutal father, a home filled with fear—none of it prepared him for what he would find on the battlefield. Buried beneath an ancient ruin,...

23 Feb

Posted at 11:00h in Bargains and Deals, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Drugs and Addictions, Family and Generational Horror, Investigations and Crimes, Jobs and Occupations, Madness, Paranoia, and Mental Illness, Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult, Medical and Hospitals, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Rites and Rituals, Suspense and Thrillers

Paulo has spent years using his unnatural gift for fire to serve the mafia, hoping to earn his freedom one job at a time. But when he’s asked to cross a line he swore he never would, everything changes. Now hunted by the people he...

08 Feb

Posted at 20:00h in Despair and Depression, Domestic Life and Relationships, Isolation and Loneliness, Psychological Horror, Real-Life Horrors, Suspense and Thrillers, Technology, the Internet, and the Deep Web

A lonely, socially isolated man spends his nights catfishing unsuspecting women, leading them into staged encounters where their disgust fuels an obsession he can’t seem to escape. As memories of his abusive childhood resurface, his nightly game begins to take on a more sinister purpose....

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