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Gulpswallow | Wattys2024 Shortlist by LaneWight
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At age six, Pullman Grier was abducted by a monster. Held deep underground in the Ontario wilderness, he and four other children laboured for years, scrounging for the creature's food, until the day the impossible happened: Pull slew the monster. Three children crawled out of the cold earth and made the long, bleak trek back to civilization. Now an adult in frozen Winnipeg, Pull scrapes by on a minimum-wage job, a stomach destroyed by childhood malnutrition and a grim sense of humour. The only good thing in his life is an online group that uses image recognition to search for victims of human traffickers and return them home. Then, a local boy vanishes. Unable to find help, the boy's desperate father approaches Pull's group. Only Pull sees the calling card of the monster that took him sixteen years prior. The monster that is supposedly lying dead and buried in the Canadian wilderness. Knowing the thing that stole his childhood could still be abducting children and that more will be taken if he fails, Pull scours secrets buried in his old prison. Secrets that have lurked in the darkness just beyond the firelight for all of human history.
The Whispers in Hollow Creek by viaaaa_writes
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In the remote village of Hollow Creek, nestled deep within the misty confines of an ancient forest, strange occurrences disturb the lives of its inhabitants. Legends say that the village is cursed, haunted by vengeful spirits bound to the land since the tragic events of a forgotten past. The story follows Lily Dawson, a young journalist with a knack for the supernatural, who arrives in Hollow Creek to investigate these eerie tales for her latest article. Upon her arrival, Lily is welcomed by the cold stares and cryptic warnings of the villagers. She dismisses their superstitions, driven by her ambition to uncover the truth. However, as night falls, she begins to hear chilling whispers echoing through the tree line outside her window, coaxing her to uncover secrets buried long ago. Determined to find the source of these whispers, Lily teams up with an enigmatic local historian, Ethan, who believes that unlocking the past is the only way to quell the unrest. Together, they delve into the village's history, uncovering stories of a massacre that took place centuries ago during a ritual gone wrong. Each revelation brings them closer to the heart of the curse and the spirits trapped within. Amidst mounting fear and escalating supernatural occurrences, Lily and Ethan realize they must perform a dangerous ritual to appease the spirits and lift the curse. As they race against time, they battle both the sinister forces of the supernatural and the skepticism of the villagers who are unwilling to confront their past. In a spine-chilling climax set during a storm-laden night, Lily must face the ultimate test of courage and faith, as the boundary between the living and the dead blurs, threatening to engulf the village in shadow forever. It's a harrowing tale of uncovering darkness, confronting fears, and the unrelenting whisper of unseen forces that haunt the haunted.
The Folveshch by FinnyH
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[Formerly Featured/Award-Winning Novella/#2 in Horror] There is something eerie about this village -- this hole of silent, maddened people. In 1922 my Papa told me of a faceless entity that lurks amongst us in our isolated slice of Russia. The locals have kept this horror alive for a century, though the only ones who claim to have seen the Folveshch have succumbed to a life of sightless silence. My name is Stefan Alyovich and the people around me are changing. They slip into worsening madness every winter, and I ask myself: how much longer before I'm the only sane one left? ... The only one left alone with the Folveshch. ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟- ↟ • 21,000 word novella • Rank #2 in Horror • Rank #4 in Mystery • Horror winner of Greatbelt U.F Award 2015 • CBY October Book of the Month 2014 • The Cryptic Awards Best Horror Winner 2017 • Wattpad HQ Winter Escapes Reading List • Wattpad HQ Stranger Things Reading List • Fright Top Horror/Featured Horror/Stranger Things Reading Lists • Mystery Paranormal Mystery Reading List • ThePurgeMovie Urban Legends Reading List • TheGallowsMovie Best of Thrillers Reading List • Blairwitchmovie Top Horror/Thriller Reading List • OuijaMovie Top Horror Reading List • IncarnateMovie Top Horror ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟- ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟- ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟ - ↟-
A Soldier's Doctor by KachiSertona
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The city superhero comes crashing through my window. He took a risk, one that would turn my life upside-down.
The Beast (SHORT STORY) (EDITED) by ChastityKarma
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He was a monster to everyone. He was the outcast yet no one dare to say anything bad to his face. She was the one who always have a smile on her face. She was the only one who love the monster that he is. ...... "You're my monster."
Bound By Fate [Edited] by ChastityKarma
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Magnolia (Maggie) works as a Physicist at a government protected lab. But when an experiment went wrong, she was the one who was teleported to another planet.
The Day Everything Changed by juliannaaamp
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A short, smutty and ridiculously sweet story about a very mean giant looking duke with a teddy bear personality. And a confident lady who's ready to marry the man shes been salivating for years. -a short story. Just a little longer than a one shot
The Bear's Wild Heart by royvogel
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When Harper Ellis returns to the storm-swept Outer Banks to save her grandmother's struggling wildlife rescue, the last thing she expects is to come face-to-face with a monster. Massive paw prints. Distant roars shaking the marsh. And a reclusive, six-foot-four volunteer named Rowan whose quiet intensity makes her pulse race. Rowan Kane is hiding a dangerous secret-he's a werebear bound by an ancient curse to protect the land itself. As corporate developers threaten to bulldoze the coast and awaken rival shifter clans, Harper discovers she possesses a rare gift: the ability to calm the beast within him. But every touch draws her deeper into his world of hidden wars, feral instincts, and undeniable attraction. With a hurricane bearing down and enemies closing in, Harper must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the wild heart she's starting to claim as her own. In a town where secrets run as deep as the tides, some curses feel a lot like fate.
My Personal Demon by edwingrey
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One morning, Yvette Noble wakes up to find her dead husband resurrected and making breakfast in the kitchen. Lucky for her, she isn't hallucinating. Unlucky for her, the man is actually his demonic doppelganger, trapped by the stewards of Hell in her house for a crime he refuses to tell her about. Will she find a way to get along with her unwanted roommate or has she just found her very own personal demon?
Eternal Bond  by NiloeMe
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Lilith, a reclusive necromancer, has lived in isolation, haunted by fears and past enemies . Kael, her undead servant, is bound to her by duty and loyalty, but as their bond grows, so do his feelings for her. Together, they must navigate the challenges of their complicated relationship and the growing threats around them.