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Bedtime (Watty Awards 2012) de MichaelWhitehouse6
Bedtime (Watty Awards 2012)
MichaelWhitehouse6
  • Leituras 614,859
  • Votos 9,716
  • Capítulos 8
"The most frightening story I have ever read", "Terrifying", "I never want to sleep alone again", "The first time I have read a story which has made my heart race", "Brilliantly written", "Honestly the most gripping story I've read in a long time, from the very first line to the very last. I think everyone that read this can say this is in their list of worst fears.", "This was utterly brilliant. Terrifying and compelling all the way through.", "You made me want to burn my bed and run". - Reddit Users An account of the most horrifying experience I have ever had. I was a child at the time, but only now do I feel safe enough to even speak of what occurred, during the night, at bedtime. In the darkness something lurked. God help me if it was all real.
Truly Elemental: And Other Retro Faerie Tales de prose-punk
Truly Elemental: And Other Retro Faerie Tales
prose-punk
  • Leituras 166,314
  • Votos 7,224
  • Capítulos 11
Now A Wattpad Featured Story... A collection of short stories where faeries good, bad, and just plain scary roam a world of Rock-n-Roll and Marilyn Monroe. ♛ CONTENTS ♛ 1. Truly Elemental // 1957 2. Barren // 1941 3. Red Cap // 1962 4. Dress Up // 1950s 5. Over Your Grave // 1956 6. The Bleeding Boy and the Bruja // 1946 7. Changeling // 1940s 8. Jack Be Nimble // 1950s 9. Drown //1958 10. The Dryad // Holiday Special
Sex and Death in Skeleton City de Jazzua
Sex and Death in Skeleton City
Jazzua
  • Leituras 520,284
  • Votos 11,550
  • Capítulos 29
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]
Confessions About Colton de colourlessness
Confessions About Colton
colourlessness
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  • Votos 390,262
  • Capítulos 50
WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
aberration de Nyhterides
aberration
Nyhterides
  • Leituras 2,364
  • Votos 483
  • Capítulos 31
a collection of horror shorts.
Dream Catcher  de SheHopes
Dream Catcher
SheHopes
  • Leituras 2,323,621
  • Votos 149,372
  • Capítulos 33
[COMPLETED] (BOOK I IN THE DREAM SERIES) Dani Deleon has a problem. With a single touch, she can see people's nightmares. When she starts to see the nightmares of a sadistic serial killer known as The Maestro...everyone around her becomes a possible suspect. With the help of Detective Jax Michaels, will Dani be able to stop this symphony of murder? Or will this unlikely duo fall victim to the very madman they're chasing? ----- THE DREAM SERIES: Book One: Dream Catcher Book Two: Dreamscape Book Three: Dream Hunter Book Four: Dream Phantom
The Fright Train de fright
The Fright Train
fright
  • Leituras 8,572
  • Votos 812
  • Capítulos 20
The Fright Train has pulled into the station, do you dare to board? In this brand new Fright feature, we will start you off with a short story prompt. We will then ask for you, our readers, to add to the story bit by bit. As the horror builds up, we should hopefully be able to create a whole story, contributed to by loads of you guys. More details inside.
Fiendish de Pixee_Styx
Fiendish
Pixee_Styx
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  • Votos 2,904
  • Capítulos 8
*Standalone prequel to Swallow* Owen Munson has a sinister hobby. He tends to daydream about cutting up his classmates. Try as he might, he can't lock the urges away. When he seeks help from an unorthodox source, those urges that should have been closed off are actually set free. Now he's killing against his will and he's extremely good at it. He can't tell and he fears he may never be caught. Morgana Feare is obsessive and compulsive. Two very handy traits for a new detective who's eager to show her worth...but also dangerous traits if gone unchecked. After a case leads her to an unlikely place, she starts to do strange things. Her obsessiveness and compulsiveness takes over. She starts taking anything she wants causing dire consequences for the previous owners.
Frankenstein de _SparkQuote
Frankenstein
_SparkQuote
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  • Votos 565
  • Capítulos 25
Japanese Urban Legends de lucille_reaper
Japanese Urban Legends
lucille_reaper
  • Leituras 2,017,457
  • Votos 71,037
  • Capítulos 48
Love the creepy side of Japan? On the surface, all that people hear about Japan is their rich culture, and how weird some of their customs and inventions are. But aside from that, there is a darker side of Japan, including their unsettling urban legends. From different colored toilet paper to a poem that might curse you, this book will show you many of their urban legends are odd and downright creepy. And trust me, they will also show you yet another example of how weird Japan is. Oh, Japan... how I love you so much. The cover art is by an artist named Takato Yamamoto.