Act 1: The Dare I still remember the way the ruins looked that night—jagged, blackened stone silhouetted against the moon, like a broken row of teeth. Even now, over fifty years later, I can still smell the ash, feel the rough edges of the foundation beneath my fingers,...
Act 1: The Fever Begins The fever had been hammering me for three days straight. I was too weak to get out of bed, too sore to sleep, and too congested to breathe properly. Every muscle in my body ached, the inside of my throat felt...
I used to think rock bottom was just an expression. A place people talked about when they were down on their luck, but never a real, tangible thing. Now I know better. Rock bottom has a smell—stale beer and cheap takeout. It has a sound—silence...
One day, there’s no more room in heaven The pearly gates are closed. All the angels come on down. Come on down. It was just a nursery rhyme my grandfather used to sing. A reminder to be good, and to accept things for what they are instead of needlessly...
This all started a little over a year ago when I was scrolling through a certain dating app. I’m a guy in his mid 20s just wanting to find someone to connect with. I’m painfully introverted so going out and meeting people has always been...
When Wendy’s family goes searching for her in a decaying house marked by strange graffiti and unsettling energy, they are drawn into a world ruled by invisible, terrifying forces. As Wendy becomes more consumed by the will of the "little Gods," her family must decide...
Emmett, a young pastor, arrives in the town of Culling to take over for the late Pastor Orshank. The church, abandoned and locked, seems to hold the key to the town's spiritual unrest. But as Emmett pushes to reopen the church, he uncovers unsettling truths...
Detective Simon Harding is drawn into an investigation after a man named Daniel Caldwell vanishes from a taxi, only to reappear dead moments later. With a pocket watch at the center of the case, Harding uncovers a chilling link to the Titanic's sinking, as Caldwell’s...
Jake Harris is driving through a fierce snowstorm, desperate to get home for his son’s birthday. But the storm has more in store than he anticipated. Strange snowflakes cling to him, draining his warmth, his memories, and his very identity. With each passing hour, the...
In a secluded mountain town, a dark tradition dictates that every summer solstice, a human sacrifice is made to an ancient beast lurking beneath the earth. For a fifteen-year-old boy, the truth behind the town’s rituals is revealed, and he is forced to partake in...
When Daniel Grayson joins a groundbreaking experiment designed to eliminate sleep through sensory deprivation, he expects to push the boundaries of human cognition. But as the experiment progresses, strange occurrences—whispers, missing time, and distorted spaces—begin to unravel their reality. As one participant disappears without a...
Emma Reardon thought leaving England for Miskatonic University would be the adventure of a lifetime. But after one terrifying night in an Arkham alleyway, she finds herself haunted by faceless figures and a past she barely remembers. As the whispers of Atone follow her everywhere,...
When F.S. Krug arrives in Waverly’s Crossing and opens The Order Store, the townsfolk are intrigued by his unusual business. But soon, whispers spread—Krug can grant wishes to those willing to visit him after hours. At first, the wishes seem miraculous, but one by one,...
After a devastating divorce, Evan Thatcher moves into a cheap apartment, desperate for a fresh start. But when a door appears where no door should be—vibrant, intricate, and impossibly out of place—he becomes trapped in an eerie cycle of vanishing thresholds and unsettling realities. Each...
Twelve-year-old Sam never believed in ghost stories, but when he stumbles upon something impossible in the woods—a towering, grinning figure that seems to exist outside of reality itself—his life changes forever. The creature watches him, follows him, and bends time to its will, rendering him...
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...
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....
Eliza Harper is drowning in grief, her life reduced to routine and isolation after losing her father, uncle, and sister. But when she discovers a mysterious seed in her greenhouse lab, everything changes. By morning, a vine has erupted through her apartment ceiling, stretching into...
Drawn by the lure of an unsolved mystery, Elena Vaughn follows the rhythmic ticking of unseen clockwork deep into the woods of Black Hollow, Colorado. What she finds is a nightmare of shifting streets, grotesque masquerades, and debt collectors who deal in time itself. Marked...
As a child, a park ranger followed the legend of Lady Bluebell to safety when he was lost in the woods. Years later, he finds himself guiding a lost hiker who insists that the blue tape and bells—long dismantled—led her to him. But the deeper...
