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Day After Day by masonfitzzy
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Each day she wakes up in a different body, not knowing who she is, and each night that body dies. She is the Reaper Syndrome, and she's desperate to know why. ***** She doesn't know what's happening. Each day she wakes up in a new body, not knowing who she is. She has to pretend to be the person, and at the end of the day her new body dies. The media have a name for these deaths: the Reaper Syndrome. No one believes it's a person jumping from body to body, until Joe. He's a conspiracy theorist, but she can make him listen. He trusts her, and he can also see the mysterious man, Samael, that's following her. Why is this happening to her? Who can she trust? Every day it takes her to end the Reaper Syndrome, another person dies. She doesn't want the last victim to be her. *2021 Wattys Shortlisted*
The Wandering. by BillyWaugh
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Highest rank of #1 IN GHOST. "Spirits wander this town. They always have." Shari Davenport, haunted with the demons of her past, must return to the town of her childhood: Sachem Bay, a ghost town stained with the pain history has left behind. This small Virginian town has a trend for people going missing and dying, and now the mystery that has haunted the town for decades is finally beginning to unravel in the hands of a hopeful few... A horror Novella. © 2018 Billy Waugh
Cursed ✔️ by NiveditasDiary
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Genre: Horror/Mystery 'Sometimes It's Better To Keep Things Untouched' A perfect beach trip. A mesmerising emerald stone. It looked so hypnotic and beautiful. It's just a stone, right? What could go wrong? What John didn't know was that his innocence was just the beginning of their ends. And whom does the whispers belong to that keeps echoing in John's head? Since the day John brought the stone home, eerie and creepy things began happening and even the deaths in his family. Is that all just a coincedence? And whom does the shadow belongs to that John keeps seeing? John, his sister, Hannah, and their friend, Emily, must act fast before the curse gets them. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the curse before it's too late? And who are the mutilated creatures following John around? NOTE: Any spoiler comment and hate speech will be deleted as it won't be fair to other readers.
The Masked Murderer by KellyBlack_20
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🏆2017 WATTY AWARD WINNER 🥇 Olivia Chastain's life was seemingly perfect until she was violently thrust into a nightmare that would haunt her for years to come. Kidnapped by a sadistic murderer, Olivia is subjected to atrocities she'll never be able to erase from her memory. When she's inexplicably released from his grip, horrifying flashbacks plague her every waking moment, but that's not the worst of what she's forced to contend with - the masked madman roams free, preying on other unsuspecting souls. As the days pass, the deviant's reign of terror grows more and more grotesque. As the only surviving victim, Olivia fears he'll find her and finish what he started. Will the authorities catch the elusive psychopath before he strikes again?
A Small Town by AllanFisher
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**If you enjoy please consider purchasing the full book on Amazon.com (it is less than the price of a cup of coffee) Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ2NZ6GK ** Ding Dong Dell... the Witch is in the well... Reeling from a nasty divorce, Jeffrey "Bax" Baxter heads north to start over. But when his car breaks down in a small town called Primacy he finds himself trapped. In this strange place, he meets both the woman of his dreams and his nightmares. Now he must unravel a century's old mystery to try to free Primacy from the grip of the evil that has made them all prisoners of A Small Town.
Four Walls by MCRomances
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It doesn't matter how she ended up in this four-walled room. What matters is she gets out. ***** After a night out in New York City, Liliana Rossi wakes up in a windowless room with no recollection of how she got there. And she's not alone. The dark and tattooed Mateo Aguilar is also held captive. As the two struggle to survive and hatch an escape plan, they also struggle with growing attraction toward each other, facing Lili with the biggest question yet: is Mateo the reason she's here, or the one who's going to save her? ✨ Wattys 2018 Shortlist & Featured Story ✨ Content warning: this story references themes that readers might find triggering, including drug use and sexual assault. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw
Natalie's Diary by KeriHalfacre
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When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets. ***** Natalie Driscoll is dead. She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
The Whole Truth by jaxharlow
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Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque
THE VISION by biswa_1211
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*** The Vision was shortlisted for the Watty India Awards 2019 under the horror/paranormal category.*** This is a supernatural adventure story of Abhay along with his childhood friend Vipul. Abhay has some visions which were earlier ignored as nightmares but it turned out to be something else. Join Abhay and his friend Vipul along with Officer Madhav as they solve the most twisted cases in the town. Cover Picture designed by- @InfamousPaint This is a work of Fiction. The story and the characters are an integral property of Biswajit Patnaik and all copyright reserved. Please do not copy or reproduce the story in any form. If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/Patnaik87. Thank you.