08 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Children and Childhood, Deaths, Murders, and Disappearances, Ghosts and Spirits, Investigations and Crimes, Jobs and Occupations, Medical and Hospitals

Working security at the Twin Valley Behavioral Center for Children has exposed me to more strange events than I can count. For all its fancy wording, it’s a long-term mental-health facility, not maximum security–but we still get our fair share of crazy moments around here....

04 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

It is truly amazing just how much pain the human body is able to endure with the proper motivation. For weightlifters and athletes, it’s the goal of looking better and becoming stronger that helps them push through the pain of exercise. For those trapped in the...

03 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Aliens, Abductions, and Extraterrestrials, Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Stories, Editor's Choice, Psychological Horror, Science Fiction, Space and Intergalactic Exploration, Suspense and Thrillers

Dr. Timothy Cole, a dedicated astronomer, believes the universe holds the answers to humanity’s greatest mysteries. When an unusual signal from a distant star catches his attention, Timothy is drawn into a discovery that could redefine everything humanity knows about life in the cosmos. But...

01 Jan

Posted at 11:00h in Aliens, Abductions, and Extraterrestrials, Military and Warfare, Monsters, Creatures, and Cryptids, Science Fiction, Space and Intergalactic Exploration, Strange and Unexplained

Trapped aboard a starship under siege by relentless alien invaders, Pvt. Edmund and Commander Rathburne must rely on their wits, willpower, and each other to survive. With time running out and danger closing in, the two soldiers face an impossible challenge: breach an impenetrable door...

31 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Conspiracies and Government, Military and Warfare

They told me to bomb a hospital or an orphanage.  My choice. I had a ZAG-05 personal rocket launcher and five rockets, each of which yielded five megatons and provided expedited half-life radioactive decay, allowing for comparatively prompt occupation.  In other words, our troops could move...

30 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

I imagine that the folks in the city didn’t see anything at all. Out here we’ve got fewer lights. The sky’s a lot clearer at night. Gives a man something to think about, looking up at all that space. I know it’s no deep philosophy,...

28 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

My family has a bit of a rocky history. My grandmother had some troubling religious beliefs, which drove a wedge between her and my mother. We couldn’t celebrate any major holidays together, so the only time I saw my grandmother was on my birthday. However,...

27 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

It was August 9, 2010. I was thirty-eight years old. My oldest daughter, Avis, was twelve, and the younger pair, my twins Joanne and John, were nine. I’d been married for fifteen years. I worked at an insurance firm. And every Sunday, while my wife...

26 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Amanda was standing in the darkness, beating her fists against the refrigerator door. The commotion had wrenched me out of a deep and dreamless sleep. When I’d crept down the hall to investigate, I’d had panicked thoughts of intruders, stealing into the house to gut my...

23 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

I hate interviews. I hate the DMV. I hate that they summoned me. And yet here I am, wasting an entire day sitting alone in an empty lobby, waiting. The Demonic Management of Villainy. I glare up at the counter. I shouldn’t be here. I...

22 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Strange and Unexplained

Seeking refuge from a world that no longer feels like his own, Samuel Reid takes on the lonely post of lighthouse keeper at St. Eris, perched above a desolate sea. But the lighthouse’s glow is more than a beacon for ships—it’s a barrier against the...

17 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Body Horror, Medical and Hospitals

After a devastating accident leaves him with shattered ribs and no way to work, Elliot Harper is offered an experimental treatment that promises to heal him faster than modern medicine ever could. Desperate to get his life back, he agrees to the trial, but...

11 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Classic Horror and Public Domain

Drawn by the promise of gold and escape from their ordinary lives, Carter Weatherbee and Percy Cuthfert venture into the unforgiving Arctic wilderness with a group of hardy explorers. Ill-prepared for the physical and mental trials of the North, they soon find themselves stranded, isolated,...

10 Dec

Posted at 11:00h in Classic Horror and Public Domain

Drawn to a remote island by the sound of an otherworldly call, Bassett, a naturalist, embarks on a perilous journey into the heart of an untamed jungle. What begins as scientific curiosity soon becomes an all-consuming obsession, as he uncovers a secret that defies imagination...

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