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  • High Strangeness by elfordalley
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    Tyler is being hunted by the Grinning Man and flees to Marble Springs, where he teams up with Serling and Price, real estate agents who sell haunted houses. ***** After his brother disappears and a burial mound explodes, high school student Tyler Graves starts having strange visions. His brother warns him that something is coming for him. Soon, Tyler's entire family is slaughtered, and he's being hunted by an otherworldly entity known as The Grinning Man. Fleeing to Marble Springs, he meets Serling and Price, real estate agents who specialize in selling haunted houses. It's up to this unlikely trio to stop a madman from destroying the world - by literally unleashing Hell on Earth! (Sequel to Apartment 239.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
  • Confessions About Colton by colourlessness
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    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]]
  • Patient Twelve by masonfitzzy
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    EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston
  • The Compendium of Creeps, Chills, and Cryptids  by ilikezombies_99
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    "Welcome, mortal... do leave your sanity at the threshold." Before you lies a meticulously curated ossuary of human dread-a global registry of the things that haunt the periphery of our vision and the darkest corners of our collective subconscious. From the whispered rituals of the ancient world to the digital demons of the modern age, this Compendium serves as your guided tour through the geography of the nightmare. We spare no soul in our quest for the uncanny. Within these pages, you will encounter: The Ethereal & The Avenging: Seek the crimson reflection of Bloody Mary or the weeping specters that linger in the ruins of history. Maritime Mysteries: Walk the silent, salt-crusted decks of the SS Ourang Medan, where a crew was found frozen in a final, wordless paroxysm of absolute horror. Urban Legends & Modern Maladies: From the hooked-handed killers of lovers' lanes to the hitchhikers who vanish into the midnight mist. The Cryptid & The Corrupted: Track the clawed footprints of the Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and the insatiable hunger of the Wendigo. This archive is a living entity, and it hungers for more. I, your humble curator, have gathered much, but the darkness is vast. Have I overlooked a phantom that haunts your own doorstep? Is there a local legend from your ancestral soil that demands recognition? I implore you to leave your comments. If an urban legend has been missed or a particular monster deserves its moment in the moonlight, speak up. Your contributions are the lifeblood of this monument to the macabre. Enter freely, read by candlelight, and remember: To name the darkness is to claim power over it. But be warned... the darkness is listening.
  • 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 by Wonderyeet
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    𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐱 F!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 Your parents got divorced when your dad found out that your mom had been cheating on him. And so after five months of being a single dad, he finally found love again. But this time, it's different because from now on, you're going to have to live with five stepbrothers, who seem to like you more and more as time goes by. As you spend more time living with them you slowly start to uncover the secrets of the family... 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!
  • GOT GUTS? | Season 2 | How To Survive Human Trafficking by Ellen_Reese
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    Kevin doesn't wake up properly from his coma. Fragments of his memory are lost and his movements are heavy and disoriented. On top of all that, he finds himself living with Duke, the serial killer who tormented him the last week before his coma. Duke claims that he has changed. He promises Kevin that he will do everything in his power to protect him from the human trafficking organization, P&S. And he means "Everything!" As Kevin recovers bits and pieces of his memory, the more he relives the torturous week he spent with Duke in the basement and the more he plans for his second⁠---and, hopefully, final⁠---escape. This time, he's planning to take down the whole organization, even if it kills him. ⚠️WARNINGS⚠️ Trigger warnings. Realistic, disturbing contents. Media and descriptions of sexual abuse, blood, gore, violence, and strong language. 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 #7 in HORROR on June 16, 2021 🌟 #109 in CREEPY on June 11, 2021 🌟 #51 in MENTAL ILLNESS on June 11, 2021 🌟 #98 in SERIAL KILLER on June 11, 2021 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STARTED: July 1, 2019 STATUS: Ongoing CHAPTERS WC: Around 2000 words UPDATES: On Hold COMPLETED: --- ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad (that's W a t t p a d) you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Ellen_Reese Thank you!
  • 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐍 ✶ anthony lockwood  by rhaenyras_angel
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    ✧˚ · . 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐍 ┃» Maybe I wasn't made to shine like fireworks. But even fireflies glow in the dark - quietly, patiently. And that is enough too. « © RHAENYRAS_ANGEL LOCKWOOD&CO ANTHONY LOCKWOOD X FEM!OC
  • Monster Police Eat Children by BigBagsofCheese
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    A group of Grindertown Supernatural Police gathers up to solve unnatural mysteries and murder crimes that involve realistic or nonreal objects. This story is part of the Confusing World of Aurora, Earth, NothingLand, and PassionfruitVille series I created.
  • Again by ZyphyrVexxx
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    Misuse of reputation
  • Bless Your Heart by Sammi215
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    Sloane Moore restores ghosts for a living, peeling back layers of grime to find the truth. But she should have left the Vance family buried. What starts as a Manhattan romance leads her straight into the humid shadows of a Louisiana plantation, where the hospitality is as stifling as the heat. In a house where the walls hold their breath, Sloane realizes she wasn't just invited to a party. She was hand-picked for a legacy, and the Vances never let a masterpiece go. Bless Your Heart is a modern Southern Gothic where the quiet luxury of ancestral wealth masks a century of rot. It explores the suffocating weight of tradition and the razor-thin line between being cherished and being possessed. Atmospheric and unsettling, it's a story about the ways the past reaches out to claim the present, and the terrifying realization that some things can only be restored by fire.
  • ✔️ Silent Hill: Wicked | 🥇Fright's 2018 Summer Contest by Ellen_Reese
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    Imagine yourself being sucked into a horror movie. The only way out is to stay alive until the credit rolls. What would you do to survive? A story about the survival of three siblings: Owen, Ellen, and Eden in the town of Silent Hill. This is my 3K words short story entry for Fright's contest: Summer Screen Screams (which won 🌟 1st place!) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Movie of choice: Silent Hill Deadline: June 21, 2018 Word count: 3000 words or less ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⚠️WARNINGS⚠️ Descriptions and images of Blood and Gore. 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 1st place SHORT STORY WINNER of Fright's Summer Screen Screams 2018 contest! 🌟 #1 in FRIGHT on Jan 15, 2019 🌟 #222 in HORROR on Jan 15, 2019 🌟 #219 in SHORTSTORY on Jan 15, 2019 🌟 #82 in PARANORMAL on Jan 15, 2019 🌟 #23 in PSYCHOLOGICAL on Jan 15, 2019 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STARTED: June 1, 2018 COMPLETED: June 19, 2018 WON: June 30, 2018 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
  • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. by livia716718
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    Fiona, belle and Vivienne decide to go on a two day hike, they brought their camping equipment and have been looking forward to this day for months. When they arrive, strange things keep happening, and they can't seem to get out of the forest. This is a short story that looks back to the girls private lives and their wrestling with their past. This is a short story wich will continue for about 3 to 4 chapters. Every girl will have their own pov- in wich they look back at their traumas.
  • ✔️ Online Horror Show | 🥇 Ambys Awards Top Picks 2023 by Ellen_Reese
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    "Money, Strength, or Luck game? Choose one now." When a teenager finds himself trapped in a sick underground game where only the winners get out alive, he realizes that his chances of survival are close to non-existence. Despite that, he holds on to dear life until the end. ✍️REVIEWS✍️ "Very Saw like." @JesskyaBradbury "This is one of the most striking and thrilling storylines I've ever come across." @CallieChester "Wowwwww 5000-1000000 real quick. I was not expecting that at all! You always surprise me." @TheresNo_Rush ⚠️WARNINGS⚠️ Violence, Blood, Gore, Language, Triggering Themes. 🏆ACHIEVEMENTS🏆 🌟 FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S SHORTSTORY OFFICIAL PROFILE 🌟 1st place SHORT STORY WINNER of The Creative Awards 2020 Fifth Edition by @thecreativecorner_ 🌟 @TheAmbys Awards 2023 SHORT HORROR STORY WINNER! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ STARTED: Jan 6, 2020 CHAPTERS WC: Less than 1K words TOTAL WC: About 5K words COMPLETED: June 13, 2020 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ P.S. This story is based on a nightmare. You can read more of my dreams and nightmares in my book "Nightmare Journal." Cover made by the talented @MichelleManisha If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad (that's W a t t p a d) you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Ellen_Reese Thank you!
  • Bad Neighbours by AScribeAG
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    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 parts drop weekly on Fridays!**
  • STORIES IN MY DRAFTS | @ElleGore by Ellen_Reese
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    This book contains story ideas sitting in my drafts since 2018. I'm planning to write some of them starting in my new account @ElleGore Take a look at some snippets of these stories, and tell me which ones you loved :) And don't forget to follow me!
  • HEARING: Echoes of Emotion by lalurael
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    Ever since the silence began, the world has been wrong. People lose whole days-forgotten, erased- as if their emotions are being swallowed by something unseen. Joy. Fear. Pain. All of it... fading. But Jiwoo hears what no one else can: Emotions making noise. A trembling echo when fear rises, a sharp crack when anger shatters, a low hum when grief tries to breathe. And when the seventh tone awakens inside her skull, the lights flicker- time stutters- and a voice whispers from the empty air: "Hear the seventh tone." Something is breaking. Something is calling. And Jiwoo is the only one who can hear it.
  • Don't read alone in the dark by sarahellenBenjamin35
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    A collection of one shot bone chilling stories that you definitely should not read alone in the dark.
  • Bloody Knight by Renowerth
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    Kim Junhee, Jeon Jungkook, Nishimura Ri-ki, Choi Yeonjun, Lalisa Manobal, Hwang Hyun-jin, Enami Asa, Kim Chaewon... YOU ARE CURSED ⚠️
  • Sales Week by Klinked
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    A Horror by Ronald Russell: Edward Witten, a high school dropout, 16 years old moves into his uncle Adrian's guest house, where he must get a job at a local store called Lane's goods and services. After starting his first shift, he immediately suspects the place is haunted and begins to investigate and uncovers a dark secret that may put his life in danger.
  • THE DOOR ON BRIAR HOLLOW by WhosLiyax
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    Briar Hollow Road was supposed to be empty. That was the lie everyone agreed to live with. When Elizabeth Mercer and Pam step inside an abandoned house with a violent past, they don't find a ghost. They find a door. Not wood and hinges, but something older. Something beneath the foundation. Something that doesn't haunt houses. It inhabits. What begins as tapping in walls and wrong reflections in mirrors mutates into something far worse: a living aperture wearing a familiar face. It learns posture. It learns language. It learns trust. And once it understands how easily humans look back when stared at, containment stops being possible. As the town of Briar Hollow quietly unravels, reality thins at the edges. Foundations breathe. Hallways curve. People disappear without residue. The entity does not chase. It waits. It does not break in. It opens. This is not a haunted house story. It's a story about what happens when the house is only a mouth.