Mark and John were walking in a cemetery one evening and they had noticed that a grave
had been opened. "Whoa, dude, check this out!" Mark exclaimed as he signaled for John to
follow. "I don't know man, this place is giving me the creeps." Said John as he walked through
the foggy area with extreme caution. When they got to the coffin, they notice that rather than
seeing a body, there was a strange staircase instead with a sign above it saying "ANCIENT
CATACOMBS DO NOT ENTER". "Oh we have got to go in there!" Mark yelled with
excitement. "ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!? WE DON'T KNOW WHATS DOWN THERE!!!!" John
said, paranoid of what may lie ahead. "Oh come on, don't be a pansy! Nothing's gonna happen."
John hesitated for a bit. "Ugh, Fine! But 10 minutes and we're out!" "That's all the time I need."
The two friends descended into the darkness. "Dude, its pitch black in here! I can't see a
thing!" Then, Mark pulled out his phone and turned on the flashlight. "Better?" John gave a
slight nod. They walked around the strange tunnels and were surprised by its contents. "Dude
you've got to get a pic of me with this!" Mark handed his phone to John, as he held up a skull.
John gave a slight chuckle. "Pretty cool, man. Hey get a pic of me with it too!" Mark took a
photo of John and the skull. "Alright let's see how they turned out" Mark opened his gallery and
they looked at Mark's photo and laughed. When they swiped to John's photo, they froze in fear.
"D- Dude, please tell me you see it too??" John stared at his friend, pure terror in his
eyes. Mark gave a horrified nod. They both looked back at the device to see a shadowy figure
staring at John. Suddenly, they both jump because they've been startled by a chilling laughter.
"Hehehahahehe, you shouldn't be here!"
"NOPE!! I'M GETTING THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!!" John runs for the staircase but
notices it's missing. "D- Dude where are the stairs????" Mark bolted past him, "WHAT DO
YOU MEAN WHERE ARE THE STAIRS?????" John runs up and smacks Mark. "What
happened to 'don't worry it'll be fine'? LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US!! NOW WERE
GONNA DIE!"
The laughter draws closer, growing louder with each second. Then it goes pitch black.
"DUDE WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?" Exclaimed John. "I DON'T KNOW MY PHONE JUST
DIED!!!" Mark said just as horrified.
"So you like to play with the undead, do you? Well why don't you JOIN THEM?!"
The caves grew silent. However in the background you hear the chilling laughter of an
evil spirit waiting for its next victim.
YOU ARE READING
From Shadows
HorrorThis is just a short story i wrote in highschool (dont hate on it lol, i wasn't very experienced with writing.