Occult Stories

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]]

❝Magic isn't just a spark; it's the way the soil breathes before the first bloom of spring.❞ .̩₊̣.̩✧̣̩˚̣̣⁺̣‧.₊̣̇.‧⁺̣˚̣̣̣̩⋆·̩̩.̩̥·̩̩⋆̣̩˚̣̣⁺̣‧.₊̣̇.‧⁺̣˚̣̣̣̩✧·.̩₊̣.̩ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡- 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐋𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎 is the definition of grounded. A girl from a rainy valley in Washington, her life was measured in shifts at her mother's garden shop, science fairs with her dad, and the comfort of her Italian-Hispanic home. After a tiny graduation and a local Associate's degree, she never expected her first travel abroad to be a one-way ticket to the mist-shrouded peaks of Romania. WELCOME TO NOXMERE ACADEMY. Situated on a Limen-Point, a thinning of the veil between the human world and the infinite Aetheria Dimensions, Noxmere is a Gothic labyrinth where trees whisper in Latin. In a sea of Luminals with wings and fangs, Maristella is a mundane anchor in a world that defies gravity. At the academy's heart sits the Hexad, six royal heirs bonded by a dormant, primal magic. They are the apex predators of the realms, waiting for a celestial queen to complete their power. They don't know that Maristella is their Septimus-Soul, their fated mate. To them, she is an impossible puzzle; a fragile human who smells like the first day of creation and makes their instincts scream for a possession they can't explain. ⏾ Tom & Matheo Riddle: Umbra-Kings with the dark fire of the Void-Dragon. ⏾ Draco Malfoy: The Glacial Aristocrat wielding lethal Crystal-Frost. ⏾ Blaise Zabini: The Helios-Weaver, a master of Solar-Alchemy. ⏾ Theodore Nott: The Echo-Demon who hears the Hum of the Universe. ⏾ Lorenzo Berkshire: The Astral-Seeker who hunts for her in his dreams. They rule the realms. They command the elements. And they are about to be brought to their knees by a girl who misses the Seattle rain.

When Arjun Mandal summons a demon, the last thing he expects is to come face to face with his dead ex-boyfriend. Four years ago, Teddy Nkhoma was killed by followers of a sorcerer threatening the balance between realms and was reborn as a demon. Though beings from the Realm of the Dead are not trusted even by the magical community in the Realm of the Living, Arjun knows Teddy too well to believe him evil. He knows Teddy is still the boy he loved, still his best friend. Defying his family's warnings, Arjun agrees to work with Teddy to defeat the sorcerer. As an ancient prophecy re-emerges and more than one realm is threatened, Arjun and Teddy must face their past, their present, and a future that might tear them apart all over again. GENRE: modern fantasy, paranormal, mxm romance TROPES: second chance romance, grumpy x sunshine, nerd x bad boy MIGHT BRING TO MIND: Harry Potter, The Raven Boys, The Owl House

A class that turned into a living nightmare. (The photo cover is not mine. CTTRO.)

දොලපි දේනී වලින් එන පුසුබෙත් පරාදයි උබේ ගෙල අස්සෙන් එන පුසුබෙට බන්..

The academy was never meant to be escaped. Elara Vale knows she doesn't belong the moment she arrives, but that doesn't stop the academy from choosing her anyway. Drawn into a world of whispered secrets, quiet rivalries, and something far more dangerous lurking beneath the surface, she finds herself watched by Lucien Ardent - one of the top students, and the only one who seems to understand what's really happening. He keeps his distance. Until he doesn't. What begins as curiosity turns into something far more consuming, something neither of them can control. Because the deeper Elara falls into the academy's grip, the harder it becomes to tell where the manipulation ends and where her feelings for Lucien begin. And in a place built on control and sacrifice, loving him might be the most dangerous choice of all.

A companion archive from The Solah Saga. The Faceless One is a disputed folklore collection preserved within the Solan Royal Archive, where many of the surviving tales, records, myths, and restricted histories of Solah are kept. Long before Wander's Lost, before Solah's laws hardened into doctrine, people across the realm told stories of something that came near death. Not a monster. Not a killer. Not a god that begged for worship. Just a tall, silent figure in a dark ceremonial cloak, without a face, appearing when the ending was already too close to stop. The Crown calls it folklore. A rural death myth. A pattern born from grief, plague, war, Flux exposure, and frightened villages trying to give shape to something no one can escape. But the records do not stay clean. Burial customs repeat in villages that never traded with each other. Bells turn west. Black leaves appear in sealed rooms. Dying people describe the same forest without ever leaving home. And again and again, the Faceless One does not threaten, punish, or chase. It just... arrives. The research was collected by a mysterious figure whose name has been removed from the archive. No scraping, solvent, or ordinary censorship explains the absence. The record simply refuses to give the name back. Could this be the same unknown researcher whose name was struck from Orm Ormsby's work on the Flux? Or is the Crown hiding something older than Orm, older than Solah's laws, and far closer to death than anyone in the archive wants to admit? The Faceless One is an in-world Royal Archive collection of disputed records, rural testimonies, funeral customs, and forbidden accounts concerning Solah's oldest death myth. This is not required reading for Wander's Lost, but it reveals a darker, older part of Solah's history and the kind of truth the Crown prefers to preserve only as myth.

What should I gift to my dad for Father's day ? That's what Iris was wondering. After seeing a Youtube video in which two men play around while imitating the powers given from a supposed grimoire, she decides to grab a copy for herself. Follow Iris who through the chapters, always finds another new and weirder way to put herself in danger in order to accomplish her goals. She's herself followed by her best friend Luna, who does her best to keep her safe from her own adventures. You have to see it to believe it, but you must believe in it for you to see it. If hope keeps us alive, then despair is but an aspiration for a better life.

There's something hidden, deep beyond the veil. Buried under the bright lights of Seoul. Wrapped in the glamour of lies and plastic, empty faces. Drowned in a sea of gold stained with blood. It's waiting there. The one and only truth. An answer to all our questions that most are too scared to even ask. Not capable of seeing... more. At least, not without the pills. But as with all things in life, there is a cost. So, please enjoy. Before it's too late.

Set in modern-day India, Samsara: A Way follows four college students who stumble into a secret world hidden beneath everyday life. Guided by an enigmatic Tantric master, they uncover the truth behind ancient spirits, cursed rituals, and forgotten traditions. But as the line between reality and the supernatural begins to collapse, they realize that survival comes at a terrible price-and not everyone will find the way back.

An ancient curse being passed down through generations. An influential and powerful family. Gerald Morris a Private Detective, investigating certain supernatural deaths and unexplained disappearances of people. A mystery dating back to the 11th century. As Gerald investigates, he goes deeper into the belly of the beast. Can he discover who is the actual killer? Will he be able to bring light to the disappearances?

On Instagram, you saw her fall. You saw her rescued. You saw her wake up, voiceless, motionless, held together by people who answer to a man she hasn't seen in twenty years. But what you didn't see... is everything that happens inside. Rei's Healing Journey is the intimate companion series to the Apple Pie story - exploring what the images can't show. The memories...The silences and the slow, dangerous return of someone she swore she had buried. Listen on YouTube and follow the chapters here. - He is her Daydream. 'ARJUN' - Earth alias for HRH RI RAJARJUN ETA LUPI BOTOLPH of the LUPI STAR TRIBE, SIXAMI EMPEROR KING OF THE SIXAM EMPIRE. (You know it. I know it. Rei doesn't... yet. 😏 So hush. 🤫🤭) ✨ Arjun is an original character created by Sass - @sass.berry.origin ✨ Find her here : https://www.instagram.com/sass.berry.origin You can find him on her Not So Berry Challenge Origin story account. For those who want to see the full extent of his shenanigans - go follow her accounts and dive into his story!

Some stories cannot be ended even by death. Jo moves to York hoping to leave her past behind and begin again. She finds work in a café tucked away in the heart of the old city, where the quiet rhythm of everyday life finally offers her a chance to heal. But the city seems to have other plans. When a three-hundred-year-old silver signet ring resurfaces, strange events begin to unfold. A man is haunted by recurring dreams so vivid they feel less like dreams than someone else's memories. Meanwhile, Jo is unwittingly drawn into a story that history buried centuries ago. Witch trials. Betrayals long concealed. Forbidden alliances. A love consumed by the smoke of the pyre. And one fateful decision whose consequences have echoed through the centuries. As the scattered fragments of the past slowly fall into place, an unsettling truth begins to emerge: perhaps some destinies were never truly over. It is as though someone-or something-has spent centuries guiding the same souls back into each other's paths... forcing them towards the same choices, and the same consequences. And when the truth finally comes to light, the question may no longer be how it all began. But whether it was ever possible for it to end differently. ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ 'I'd better go,' he said, taking a deep breath. 'Why?' Jo asked, barely above a whisper. 'Because if I don't leave now...' he began softly, falling silent for a moment, '...I'll kiss you again.' 'Then... do it,' she whispered. * 'We shouldn't do this...' she said one last time, as though it still mattered. But the words hung weightless in the air, as if neither of them truly believed them anymore. 'Then tell me you don't want it... and I'll stop,' he whispered in her ear.

Columba Castomere was peculiar, even for a witch. She could see all possible futures. Determined to use her gift for the benefit of everyone, Columba tries to keep everyone on the 'Good Path' to achieve the best outcome for the majority. However, not everyone can be happy all of the time. Sacrifices must be made for the greater good. Will Columba manage to balance her morals, sanity, and protect those she cares about at the same time?

Severin Nocturne has ruled the Endless Nothingness for thousands of years. A king behind mirrors. A watcher in every reflection. A demon who answers only the desperate-and devours them for asking. When a young witch summons him, Severin expects another soul to drag screaming into the dark. Instead, she survives. Worse, her exorcist brother traps him behind glass. Cassian Vey is holy, furious, beautiful, and far too powerful for his own good. What begins as a forced exchange-Severin's knowledge for the Vey family's survival-slowly twists into something neither of them can control. The demon learns restraint. The priest learns temptation. And somewhere between exorcisms, blood rituals, old grief, and forbidden magic, Severin begins to feel things he buried centuries ago. But something older than him is hunting the Vey bloodline. And as the clock runs out, Severin must decide what terrifies him more: remaining a monster... or becoming human enough to love.

** A young woman sees a walking dead in the open streets of Whitby. A train full of corpses crashes into Kings Cross. In an Asylum, a gruesome nightmare becomes horrible reality. All this should have been a warning to Kyle and his partner Benjamin of the Order of Seekers. ** "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. The world wants to be deceived; let it be deceived!" - Motto of the Order of Seekers - London 1899. Where spirit calling has become as normal as cricket and tennis, the lines between fantasy and reality blur. In fine society, occultism and an affiliation with 'secret' lodges are part of the latest fashion. A particularly exclusive group of this kind is the Order of Seekers, dedicated to researching, keeping secrets, and covering up supernatural events. The Magician Kyle Crowford and the Military Doctor Dr. Benjamin Archer belong to that lodge. Their latest order: a girl is said to have seen a revenant in Whitby in broad daylight. Was it just the mirage of a twisted mind or horrible facts? A race against time begins for the seekers because their tracks always lead them to a clue: vampires. If everything turns out to be true and the dead walk the earth, the living will fill the graves by the hundreds. What begins for the two men with a seemingly harmless order develops into a landslide of events, the extent of which soon terrorizes the whole of London. **** Cover by Thinkerling **** READING SAMPLE/EXCERPT - Volume 1 is being published soon by VALMIS VERLAG

Aurora Payne sold her soul to buy her more time against her cancer diagnosis. Now, the Devil has collected his due. But Aurora soon finds out that Hell isn't anything like she had once conceived it to be. Hell is not just a jail for those who have sold their souls, it's a prison for the most destructive entity in the universe: the Horde. An ancient deity akin to a black hole, the Horde is the mother of all demons and nightmares. The Celestials constructed Hell over 8,000 years ago to be its prison, and the humans sent there to be its food. Yet, something is stirring beneath Hell's foundations. The chains around the Horde are fraying, a plot is gathering among the demon courts, and Aurora doesn't yet grasp how tightly those chains have wound around her. Annunciation, book one of the HORDE series, follows Aurora's descent into a hierarchy of monsters who all want something from her, and a Devil who's just realized he wants her most of all. A dark gothic romantasy featuring:
 - slow-burn romance
 - infernal court politics
 - morally gray demons
 - enemies-to-something-worse
 - monstrous femininity
 - horror & mystery elements
 - possessive tension
 - "who did this to you?" energy
 - emotional corruption arcs Content Warnings:
 This series contains mature themes including graphic violence, horror imagery, gore, psychological distress, coercive power dynamics, sexuality, nudity, profanity, themes of death and damnation, and later depictions/references of sexual violence. Explicit content is off-page here - this is a censored/faded version, with links to find explicit content elsewhere. Posted every Tuesday and Thursday without fail. Note: HORDE was written in advance to serializing here and is registered with the US Copyright Office. I only post on RR and Wattpad under TheHordeWorks, and on Patreon as "Horde by A.E. Payne". If you find my work anywhere else, it was not posted by me. Please do let me know.

Do you want to practise witchcraft but don't know where to start? Do you find it all too confusing? Maybe you've been practising for a while and want to go back to basics. Or perhaps you're a seasoned witch and want to explore more ways of practising? This book is for you! This is a basic (and not-so-basic) guide to modern-day witchcraft, with common concepts clearly explained and beginner exercises easy to grasp.

Kalev, a Young Half Vampire that is Eager to share his perceived gift with all of Israel. With a war looming between The Order of The Light and Vampyrum Ordo Antiquus, he is unaware of the trouble that comes with power.