Folkloreinspired Stories

He loved her in secret. He betrayed her in public. And spent the rest of his life paying for it. In the ancient land of Umu-Ala, a king is forced to choose between love and the crown. His decision breaks a promise, curses a kingdom, and turns power into punishment. This is a tragic African love story of regret, destiny, and a love that refused to die quietly. Some promises don't fade. They haunt.

In a secluded town filled with secrets, Ayaan carries a love too deep to share and a silence too heavy to break. But when a bus crash thrusts him into a forbidden valley, he stirs something centuries older and darker than himself. Born of an ancient curse and gifted with the power to alter reality, Ayaan must fight the monsters within and without as love, memory, and destiny collide. Zara, the woman he could never erase, begins recalling his previous tries of elimination. But certain memories weren't supposed to resurface... and certain valleys never intended to let go. What if your love had the power to curse or save the world?

✦⟢⫷⟢✦ Lansina just wanted a quiet life - parcels, not prophecies. But a delivery to Ward 9 changes everything. She sees a creature that moves only when watched, wearing faces it shouldn't know - including hers. "Did you have to gassed her?!" "Sit tight newbie" "Is it my fault she had to butt in?" "Ah.." "Now I understand why you knocked her unconscious." What is going on with my life?! ✦⟢⫷⟢✦

A collection of Taylor Swift inspired short stories Can one truly be lost in the memory?

Under the Crimson Lantern is a Korean romantic horror novel that explores how love, grief, and guilt can become curses when they are left unresolved. The story follows Seo Mina, a young woman who returns to her isolated mountain village, Byeolha-ri, after her childhood friend and first love, Kim Joon, mysteriously disappears. The village is ruled by silence, fear, and an ancient object known as the Crimson Lantern-a supernatural lantern said to reveal true love, but at the cost of trapping those who wait beneath it. As Mina searches for Joon, she discovers that the lantern does not create love-it feeds on longing. Anyone who waits beneath it while holding onto unfinished promises slowly loses their humanity, becoming something suspended between life and death. Joon did not vanish; he waited. And in waiting, he became bound to the forest, sustained by Mina's absence, her guilt, and her unfulfilled promise to return. The horror in the story is not sudden or violent, but slow, emotional, and suffocating. It grows through whispers, memories, and the unbearable pull of familiar voices. Love becomes obsessive. Waiting becomes decay. The forest itself acts like a living consciousness that listens, remembers, and feeds on human desire. At its core, the story asks: What happens when love has nowhere to go? Can devotion survive abandonment? Is staying with someone you love an act of salvation-or surrender? The romance is tragic and twisted, built on childhood innocence that rots into possession. The horror is psychological and folkloric, rooted in Korean-style supernatural beliefs where promises, names, and longing have power. The Crimson Lantern is not evil-it is patient. It does not chase. It waits. And the deeper Mina goes, the more she realizes that the greatest danger is not the forest... but how much of herself she is willing to give up to keep love from ending.

Annotation (Аннотация) In her second day in Solovyevo, Alina begins to meet the unusual residents of the village. Guided by Elder Arel, she steps into a world where each person is part of an ancient weave: a carpenter who speaks to owls, a seer who listens to herbs, and a forest spirit who knows the memory of trees. When three magical beings unexpectedly fall for a mysterious blue-eyed girl, Alina witnesses how even the strangest stories can end in laughter and tea under the stars. Solovyevo slowly reveals its true magic - and Alina is no longer just a guest.

suspense/mystery

Inspired by the album Folklore: Inez has never known her biological parents. Six months before her 21st birthday, she decides to start searching for them, but in her journey to uncover the truth she finds out something wishes she could forget...

🌙 It begins as a quiet night under a promised blood moon - just a woman, a glass of wine, and the silver-lit garden. But the moon is not content to be admired. She speaks. She remembers. She keeps secrets that span lifetimes - some that belong to the woman herself. As the conversation drifts between humor and reverence, past and present, the night folds into something stranger. The fireflies carry messages. Old memories stir. And behind a curtain, someone - or something - is watching. A lyrical fever-dream of memory, myth, and the thin line between beauty and unease.

"He watches from the shadows. Not because he wants to... but because the darkness is all he's ever known." Returning to her sleepy hometown after college, Selene expected quiet streets and familiar faces-not the bone-deep feeling that someone's watching. A haunting whistle in the dark. Footsteps that aren't there. And the unsettling pull toward Lucien-the town's outcast with a past wrapped in tragedy and whispered rumors. Lucien should stay away. Protecting Selene means keeping his distance, burying the dark truths that claw at him. But when danger strikes closer, lines blur between protector and something far more dangerous. Obsession. Desire. Secrets that could tear them apart-or bind them forever. In a town where everyone knows everyone-and some secrets refuse to stay buried-Selene must decide: Can you love someone haunted by their past... when you might be the one to get burned? Perfect for fans of dark romance with a gothic twist, slow-burn tension, and the "Who did this to you?" trope that will leave you breathless.

Embark on a gripping journey through the turbulent life of Takeshi, an orphaned samurai whose indomitable spirit transforms tragedy into triumph. 'Blades of Redemption' weaves a captivating tale of resilience, justice, and the unyielding pursuit of honor. Join Takeshi as he rises from the streets to become the hero of a village, facing adversaries, uncovering dark secrets, and leaving an enduring legacy in a world where the clash of swords echoes the strength of the human spirit

Under a dying sun, seven-year-old Eli stands alone on the creaking bridge of his doomed seaside village. Developers circle like vultures, but when a forgotten map surfaces-marked with sacred local secrets-the island itself fights back. Lanterns blaze to life. Boats materialize from the mist. The villagers return, not in surrender, but in revolt. By dawn, Little Kingston isn't a demolition site-it's a rebellion carved in light. Years later, tourists whisper about the glow that never faded... and the boy who taught the sea to remember.