Haunted-house Stories

Alaric Thorne didn't just enter a room; he haunted it. Standing at a towering six-foot-three, he was a masterpiece of gothic tragedy. His face was a landscape of sharp angles and porcelain-pale skin, unmarred by the sun for a decade. But it was his eyes-void of warmth, heavy with shadows-that truly paralyzed me. He smelled of cold sandalwood and the sweet, cloying decay of old roses, a scent that promised both a sanctuary and a grave.

Abe Barrett is surrounded by ghosts - some of them are even his roommates! But now Abe's visions show something dark coming, and it wants Abe dead. ***** When Abe Barrett's family died, he started seeing ghosts. Soon he was living with three of them, and it turns out ghosts are just as eccentric as people. Abe is bothered by the ghosts constantly since he doesn't want to solve their murders, avenge them or do much of anything. He just wants to do his job and relax. His dreams, however, have been getting darker as people in town start to disappear. Soon Abe realizes there is something hunting him, and that same threat was involved with his family's deaths. A legacy of darkness is chasing Abe Barrett, and his supernatural roommates may not be enough to save him. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

A short story about two writers wanting a quiet writing retreat. Instead, they got a double-booked cottage, a single bed, and a house that seems very interested in their love life. Strange things keep happening. Coffee appears with hearts in the foam. The walls move closer in the night. A voice in Lena's head tells her to be confident. A warm feeling in Miu's chest won't go away. Neither of them believes in ghosts. But the house believes in them. And something in the basement is watching. Welcome to the cottage. Check-in is at 3 PM. Falling in love is not optional.

A new house was supposed to be a fresh start for Julia and her family. But some houses don't welcome you... they keep you. It began with a small hole in the wall. A glimpse of a narrow corridor glowing faintly green. Then came the whispers... the footsteps... and the feeling of being watched. At first, it felt like imagination. Until the corridor started appearing everywhere- Behind walls... inside dreams... even on the TV screen. People disappear in that house. Not suddenly... not loudly... They just... stop existing. And no one ever sees them leave. Now Julia and her family are trapped in a place where sound doesn't travel, time doesn't move, and something unseen is always closer than it should be. Some doors should never be opened. Some corridors should never be entered. Because once you step inside... you don't come back.

A group of thirteen boys decided to explore the haunted house because of a dare and to see if the rumors were true or not. Will they survive in the haunted house or not?

Elias Thorn was once a star investigative journalist in Chicago. Now, he's a man on the edge, desperate for the one "big story" that will resurrect his dying career. His search for the ultimate scoop leads him to the rain-drenched forests of Oregon and the gates of a decaying, silent titan-Blackwood Manor. In 1974, a young boy named Samuel vanished within these walls. The locals whispered that the house itself "swallowed him whole." The truth, however, is far more sinister.

When seventeen-year-old Naya Porter moves from Boston to rural Georgia to live with her dad and aunt, she expects to be bored out of her mind. But there's something in the woods behind her aunt's house that has other plans for her. Something old and hateful that's trapped behind a twelve-foot-high brick wall that her family has guarded for generations. With the accompaniment of four new acquaintances from school, ranging from emerging crush to low-key nemesis, Naya must lead a deadly expedition through a breach in the wall where she'll encounter a nightmare-scape mash-up of horrifyingly real haunted houses. **New chapters drop weekly on Fridays!**

In the eerie depths of the Western Ghats, Rahul's journey unravels into a realm of spine-tingling mystery. Whispering winds and the ethereal scent of jasmine accompany his every step, while a fleeting encounter with a spectral presence sends shivers down his spine. Haunted by unexplained occurrences, Rahul's sanity teeters on the edge as he desperately seeks answers. With each passing moment, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, leaving readers breathless with anticipation. Will Rahul succumb to the unknown forces lurking in the shadows, or will he uncover the chilling truth that threatens to consume him?

🏚️ The Cursed of Haunted Mansion Genre: Horror | Mystery | Short Story Episodes: 3 "Hindi lahat ng bahay ay dapat pasukin. At hindi lahat ng nawawala... ay gusto pang matagpuan." Isang grupo ng magkakaibigan ang nagpasyang pasukin ang isang abandonadong mansion na matagal nang pinaniniwalaang may sumpa. Sa kanilang pagdating, nagsimula nang mangyari ang kababalaghan-pagkawala, multo ng bata, at mga lihim na pilit ibinabaon sa kasaysayan. Habang lumalalim ang gabi, unti-unti nilang natutuklasan na may dahilan kung bakit ang mansion ay nananatiling nakatayo... at nag-aantay. Makakaligtas ba sila? O isa lamang silang dagdag sa mahabang listahan ng mga biktima ng sumpa?

They thought moving to a new house would fix everything. A fresh start. A peaceful town. A happy family. But Aarav notices something wrong on the very first night. A locked basement that opens by itself... A message that shouldn't exist... And a sentence written in red ink: "You already live here." Things start disappearing. People start changing. And one by one, secrets buried inside the house begin to wake up. But the scariest part? The house feels like it already knows them. And it's waiting for something... or someone... to finish what it started.

A protagonist returns to an old house after a family death, expecting grief and silence. Instead, the house behaves as if it is alive. The hallway becomes the central nightmare doors change position, footsteps echo from impossible places, memories begin to fail, and a pale figure appears at the far end of the corridor like it has been waiting there for years. At first, the protagonist assumes it is a human intruder. Then the truth becomes far worse, the figure is not trying to enter the room. It is trying to keep the protagonist from leaving. The house slowly reveals a buried family secret involving missing memories, hidden rooms, and a past the family tried to erase. The horror should remain ambiguous for as long as possible the threat may be a ghost, a buried trauma, a living person, or something that has learned to imitate grief.

3 scientific subjects escape from the national inkwell science lab. With the scientists on their tails, they embark on a journey to the mythical freedom they have wanted ever since they were in the lab. With the new friends and "family" they made... Will they get their freedom? Or will they end up in the same place they started?

The mansion watches. The shadows whisper. Willow Heather thought she was a guest-but in the Atticus Estate, survival comes at a deadly price

The Wedding House By Devin Wilson When renowned wedding planner Marianne Voss receives a mysterious invitation offering double her usual rate, she expects extravagance - not obsession. The job takes her to Durell House, a haunting mansion perched on the cliffs above the fog-drenched town of Cliffhaven. The bride, Evelyn Durell, is elegant, enigmatic, and impossible to read. She claims the house itself is waiting for the ceremony. But something about the estate feels alive. Mirrors breathe. Chandeliers pulse like quiet hearts. Music echoes in empty rooms. And the house seems to recognize Marianne. As the days pass, Marianne finds herself drawn deeper into Evelyn's strange world - a place where devotion feels like gravity and every hallway holds the memory of a vow once spoken. Yet the town whispers of promises that were never kept... of a bride who never left... and of a faceless figure that still dances in the mirrors after midnight. The closer Marianne comes to Evelyn, the more the house begins to change - listening, watching, learning the rhythm of her heartbeat. Because some houses remember love. And some houses hunger for it.

Six strangers. One boarding house. A caretaker with rules he swears will keep them safe. They should have asked why the rules existed before they agreed to follow them. The house on the edge of the city is too large for what it costs and too quiet for what it contains. The caretaker delivers his rules at the door and disappears into the dark at the end of the hall, and by morning the rules are less comfort than they seemed, and the door at the end of the corridor is breathing, and the miniature sitting in the forbidden room has figures with faces pressed into their clay that no one should have been close enough to make. Cora has been drifting for long enough that she has stopped noticing the drift. She notices the house. She notices the bruise on her sternum that has pulsed since she crossed the threshold, shaped like a keyhole, warm in ways she cannot account for. She notices the miniature's tiny figure with her own face pressed into it with the intimacy of a mold made before she arrived. The house has forty seven names in its ledger. Eleven of them escaped. Inside these walls, nothing taken can be returned. Nothing placed inside a person comes out the way it went in. And the thing the house wants most is the one thing Cora does not yet know she has been carrying her entire life. This is not a story that flinches. It stays in the room. Count carefully. Do not open your eyes until you mean it. ©️ Relle H

The heiresses of a wealthy family, twin sisters, invite their friends to a housewarming party in their new home, coinciding with Halloween. Laughter, masks, and eerie stories seem like nothing more than a playful setting for a harmless celebration. But that night, one of the sisters vanishes. And soon after, under terrifying circumstances, the other meets a tragic end. The best professional detectives take on the case, only to realize that this is more than just a murder. The twins' friends are not mere witnesses but part of a complex, multi-layered game that began long before that night. Their fates are intertwined by invisible threads of the past, and every move is calculated by someone lurking in the shadows. The mansion breathes with ancient secrets, its walls having witnessed more than anyone can imagine. The investigation turns into a tangled labyrinth of mysticism, karmic bonds, and a carefully concealed conspiracy. While they search for answers, someone continues to set deadly traps. The past has already made its move. Now, they are pawns in someone else's game. But is there anyone among them who truly understands their role? And most importantly-who will be the next victim?

They thought it was just an old abandoned house. They were wrong. Six friends. One haunted house. One night that changes everything. When a dark spirit chooses James as its target, the group must fight for their lives - and their souls. But the ghost is patient. And it never gives up. Some nightmares don't end when you wake up.

This is a story base on a Girl named Susie and she's 18 years old and she gets lost beacuse she ran away from home suddenly she saw a big abanded house and since it was a cold raining breezy night she needed to a place to stay and once she meets Michael Jackson She falls in love with him completely........... ..... this is my second mini story just like My long lost father (A Mj Fan-fiction Story )

They've got a new case. But this time they're finally going through it as Detective and Assis-Boyfriend. When Todd's neighbor has a ghost in her apartment Dirk and Todd come to solve the case. Except they solved it much sooner than they anticipated, at least part of it. The universe is just getting started. This is just the tip of the iceberg, actually, no. It's the whole iceberg in the Arctic Ocean. Lots of (and ONLY) fluff lol Oh, and also blood, gore, and unnecessary violence but this is Dirk Gently (rather Bart) we're talking about here. COMPLETE Sequel coming soon Disclaimer: I do not own DGHDA or any of the characters in the show. This is fan fiction

Trigger Warning: Horror and Child Distress