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Horror fiction that delivers on its promise to scare, startle, frighten and unsettle. These stories are fake, but the shivers down your spine won't be.

It Lives Inside Had a Poor Third Act That Ruined the Potential of the Film
It Lives Inside is one of my biggest disappointments from 2023. The film was great, right until the third act. I remember feeling so down, because if it hadn’t been for that mistake, this film could have been memorable.
By Emy Quinn5 days ago in Horror
The Bells of Blackmere
In the northern reaches of a forgotten coastline, beyond the tourist maps and the bright harbors, lay the village of Blackmere. It was the kind of place that clung to the edge of the world—stone cottages pressed against black cliffs, roofs bowed like tired shoulders, and a church tower that rose like a broken finger pointing at the sky.
By Iazaz hussain5 days ago in Horror
In The Everlasting Swamp
It happened weeks ago now, but I still don’t know what to make of it. Whether it was true, or a dream, or whether those are one and the same thing.
By I. D. Reeves5 days ago in Horror
Mother Sucker
"Oh, children, my gentle ones, my patient ones. Come here." The six children hurried to their mother. 10 seconds. The rules were strict, and the number one rule was to drop anything and everything immediately when Mother called.
By Jakayla Toney5 days ago in Horror
Noises are deceiving
The night I heard a knock on the door I stood up with a start, took an umbrella and thought to myself: "who do I want to make fun of?"; I ran downstairs, went down to my eleven-year-old son's playroom, took a club, began to hear rather heavy footsteps. I turned around quickly, I moved quickly, but without making a sound, everything was silent. They couldn't be thieves since I live in a small town, I was afraid, I started to search my house. There is no one, everything was still, motionless, in silence. I go to the door, I look from the peephole, no one is there. I sit in the living room, scared, pick up the phone and call the mother of my son's friend where he went to sleep. Obviously he doesn't answer, on the other hand it's five, who would answer at five. I go back to the bedroom, but I can't fall asleep anymore, I turn in bed, I hear a glass fall, I jump out of bed faster than before, I rush down the stairs, I enter the kitchen. There is no glass on the floor, I sit down, I take deep breaths; at this point I don't go up to the Bedroom anymore. It's 7 o'm, I have breakfast, I get ready to go to work; in the meantime my son returns, already ready to go to school. I don't say a word about what happened, I put on my shoes, take the bag and we go out. I leave my son at school, but I realize I've forgotten something, so I go back and get my hearing aids... Did I forget to say that I've been deaf since birth?
By GG5 days ago in Horror
Why Josh's Disappearance from the Blair Witch Project Bothers Me So Much
While The Blair Witch Project has multiple theories or creepy mysteries that have plagued many horror fans, there is one mystery that scares me the most. Josh is one of the main characters in the film, who travels with the main three who get lost in the woods while filming a project for college.
By Emy Quinn6 days ago in Horror
Miserable Medina
Miserable Medina Medina's earliest memories aren't of gentle singing or laughter on the playground, but of hurried footsteps, whispered prayers, and distant gunfire. Born in South Sudan, a multicultural country still suffering from decades of conflict, her childhood was interrupted by a war she neither chose nor understood. Yet, amidst the chaos, a quiet strength began to sprout a strength that led her across borders to begin a new chapter in her life.
By McQueen Matt6 days ago in Horror
10 Banned Horror Novels You Should Still Read. AI-Generated.
Throughout history, numerous horror novels have faced censorship due to their controversial themes, graphic content, or societal critiques. Despite these challenges, many of these works are considered essential reading for their literary merit and the discussions they provoke. Here are ten horror novels that have been banned or challenged, along with reasons why they are still worth exploring.
By Ninfa Galeano6 days ago in Horror
Separated at Midnight… Dead by 1AM | The Bobby & Betty Mystery
One day in September 1951, a 53-year-old man named Adolph Siller was carrying a big box from his car and entered a house in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and walked on the road until he reached the room where his two 21-year-old daughters, Bobby and Betty, were sitting. Bobby and Betty were very happy and excited about this step, because they were finally able to leave the house of the family they were raised in, which means their father's house and their mother's house, which was in another city about an hour away.
By souhila6 days ago in Horror
She Thought Someone Was Outside… But The Footprints Were Inside
This story will teach you to focus on anything that happens around you. In 2017, there was an old woman sitting alone and looking out of her window. Suddenly, a black shadow appeared behind the window to an unknown person.
By souhila6 days ago in Horror
Twin Peaks is One of the Most Interesting and Horrific Pieces of Media I Have Seen in Years
I kept hearing about all of the type to Twin Peaks, ever since I was a kid. I knew that David Lynch was the one who directed the show, and I immediately became intrigued after I had watched Blue Velvet and Eraserhead. I was beyond curious to know how David made the TV show format work with his odd directing skills, and I am now super obsessed with the show.
By Emy Quinn7 days ago in Horror
Night Blood
The night did not fall upon the city. It rose from the gutters like a black, infectious bile, a visceral, thickening darkness.
By Salem Black7 days ago in Horror