Years ago, Leah, Sarah, and Jaimie had a horrific experience on the Cliff of Sorrow. Leah's friends vanished without a trace, despite Leah's claims that she witnessed them bleeding to death following an Ouija session. Leah is now a well-known actress who abruptly leaves the stage for unknown reasons. Although she post...
In "Actually, No," we meet Angela, a promising music student whose dreams are shattered by a devastating setback. Struggling to cope with her failures, Angela finds herself plunged into a dark abyss of depression and despair. As she battles her inner demons, Angela reluctantly turns to therapy despreately trying to fi...
Opposite attracts each other but that wasn't the case for Shreya Arora. She thought how could a person ever be with someone when there personalities are poles apart but it all changed when her path came across to Adarsh Chowdhury, an extrovert guy who was known for his playboy charm. For Adarsh, she was just a girl w...
[Shortlisted] [ROUND ONE, TWO & THREE QUALIFIED] Emily Walton is a 25-year-old young woman, who found herself in a mysterious motel. She experiences a strange sense of déjà vu with the motel. Then all of a sudden, a quote from her favourite book clicked on her mind. Three strangers. Two secrets. One key. (Note: Th...
(BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOWS 2) DAGON MANSION IS THE SEQUEL TO FORESTVALE MANOR, A STORY WITH OVER 3.5K VIEWS. Mia moves to the mysterious Dagon Mansion, haunted by a long-lost past. With her daughter Scarlett at her side, Mia takes on her inner battle against insanity. Will love be enough to save her from destruction...
#ONC2024 Round two Ambassadors' pick. :D SHORTLIST ONC 2024 My prompt is number 3: Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the monster in the dark. Arabella Dagon was always afraid of the dark. In the darkness, there are terrible monsters that take away her innocence and he...
This is a book of poems that I've written, embracing all different emotions I feel. A lot of these poems are dark, and it may be triggering for others to read. Poetry is one of my safe-places, and I would like to share it with you <3 TW// SH, SA, Venting, and much more raw emotions.
When Pepelito dramatically escapes certain death in a bullfight, he enrages some and delights others. Taken pity on by Rita Silvera, a caring homicide detective, he soon begins to heal from the physical and psychological torture of the bullring. But Pepelito's nightmare is not over. Javier Castella is the best matado...
A compilation of words from the deepest corners of my soul, from the simplest things in life, from fears and dreams, from love and heartbreak, and from feelings I can't fully explain, but that you might be able to relate to, or not.
(BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOWS 1) The walls of Forestvale Manor talk to me in whispers that no one else can hear. What should I do, and why do I have to be the hero of this story? I merely wanted to figure out the mysteries of the enigmatic abandoned mansion before starting my new life at university. And now I find myself...
Alexander is the well-known author of erotic novels, Merlin Savage, and he wishes to stay incognito. He has built a reputation for his explicit and titillating storytelling, but in reality, Alexander is a reserved and introverted individual who prefers a life away from the public eye. Despite the success and popularit...
"Never underestimate the power of a decent vocabulary." • • • Imagine if you could hear everything your neighbor did on the other side of the wall. Cook - clean - masturbate? Detective Russell Crane quickly deducts that the wall in his new apartment is surprisingly thin. And that his female neighbor has a fondness of...