Gothicmystery Stories

She was hired to serve. And so she does. When a young woman arrives at Thornfield Manor to take up the role of lady's maid, she brings with her no name, no history, and no questions she is willing to answer. She is capable beyond expectation, unnervingly composed, and always watched by a small bird that never leaves her shoulder. Thornfield is a house that does not welcome curiosity, yet it is steeped in it. Lady Ravenna Thornfield, fragile of mind and sharp of tongue, keeps her close. The master of the house keeps his distance. And Charles Thornfield, heir and observer, watches her with an interest that unsettles more than it flatters. Within the manor's shadowed corridors, books whisper in unfamiliar hands, doors murmur secrets they were never meant to keep, and the line between servant and family begins to thin. She is not merely employed. She is being tested. As affection sharpens into something perilous and devotion slips toward obsession, the maid must decide whether anonymity is her shield or her prison. Some truths, once spoken, cannot be returned to silence. And some households are not meant to survive the revelation of who is truly standing within their walls. A Gothic historical romance of quiet power, dangerous intimacy, and the cost of being seen. The Strange Maid is a slow-burn tale of class, control, and the perilous allure of belonging.

Where the Shadows Dance In which she whispers a wish into a starless night, and an invitation arrives, beckoning her to a mysterious manor where secrets dance and fate awaits. Every Friday at 1:00 PM CDT

When Ioram is sent away by his parents to the remote mountain village of Trident Burgh, it seems like nothing more than punishment, a way to "heal" his fragile mind after the loss of his best friend, Philip. But in those narrow alleys, beneath layers of silence and ancient folklore, Ioram begins to question everything: What is real? What is imagined? And what refuses to stay buried? Seven days. Seven inexplicable events. And one boy, Atropos, who either knows too much... or doesn't exist at all. A story where the line between madness and truth fades with every step. Welcome to Mad Trident. You won't make it out.

Every chapel keeps its prayers... but some keep their shadows. When whispers stir in the dark halls and secrets hide behind holy glass, two boys find themselves caught between truth and silence. In a world where trust is a fragile candle, will the light reveal salvation... or betrayal? ∆ Five Chapters Uploaded Every Week. ∆ Please Consider Reading and Giving Feedbacks, A Vote and even a follow.

In the heart of the moors, where the fog clings like a shroud and the ravens whisper secrets, Ravensgrave Manor awaits. Vesper Elara Blackthorn has spent years burying her family's sins-her sister Lyra's murder, her mother's mysterious fall, her brothers' web of lies. But when the Eclipse Locket, a cursed heirloom said to hold the Blackthorn family's darkest secrets, resurfaces, Vesper is summoned to a game she cannot refuse. Seven nights. Seven players. One victor. The rules are simple: survive the games, earn £100,000, and reclaim the locket. Fail, and the world will know how the Blackthorns truly rot. But the host-a figure cloaked in raven feathers and bone-knows every sin Vesper has buried. And as the nights unfold, the games grow darker: masks crumble, alliances shatter, and the line between truth and lies blurs. Betrayal is currency. Trust is folly. And the only way out is through ruin. But Vesper has a secret of her own: she didn't come to play. She came to win. A tale of captivating manipulations: A story to be truly beheld.

"Blood Tea: The Silence of Saturdays" "Every lie, carefully folded into the truth, becomes indistinguishable. Until you trip over the body." -From the anonymous letter, received April 1929

When Celeste Duval finally wins the Victorian bed she's dreamed of since her childhood, she expects silk sheets and old-money glamour - not a ghost. But Lady Claribel Ashwyke, the bed's original owner, isn't just any ghost. She's beautiful, dangerous... and determined to have what she never had in life. True love. She wants Pete Thorne - the man Celeste has known forever, the man she refuses to admit she's drawn to. And to have him, Claribel wants something else first: Celeste's body. Now Celeste has one problem - the ghost wants to live her life and she especially wants Pete. And Celeste isn't interested in sharing. #WITWContest

There is no such thing as a wrong decision. Every choice you make will lead you to exactly where you are meant to be - but you have to pay a price.

"Ephemeral Shadows" is a bone-chilling horror tale set in the forgotten village of Ravenswood. Investigative journalist Sarah unravels the eerie mysteries of Ravenswood Manor, only to discover a cursed relic that bridges the gap between the living and the dead. As nightmares bleed into waking hours, Sarah descends into a realm where reality and the supernatural intertwine, battling against the malevolent force that holds the village in its spectral grip.

When Kai inherits Blackwood Manor, he believes it's his second chance at belonging-a home tied to the family he barely remembers. But the halls whisper with secrets, and every shadow seems to watch. Beside him is Leo, the brooding groundskeeper who carries scars of his own and a hatred that runs deeper than Kai can understand. Then a stranger arrives. Julian. A name that freezes Leo's blood and a smile that makes Kai's pulse stumble. What begins as a fight for inheritance spirals into a game of psychological torment, betrayal, and desire. The manor hides the truth of old rivalries, planned tragedies, and bloodlines that refuse to rest. To survive, Kai must untangle the lies-while resisting the dangerous pull of two men bound to his fate. Dark romance. Gothic mystery. A house that devours. Welcome to Blackwood Manor.

When 22-year-old architect Patricia Taylor arrives at a remote German castle to fulfill her dreams, she finds herself swept up in a world of mystery, secrets, and dark allure. Haunted by the eerie beauty of the ancient castle and its enigmatic master, the brooding Baron, Patricia begins to unravel the hidden truths buried within the castle's walls. As Patricia navigates her way through the castle's shadowy corridors, she discovers a forbidden romance that threatens to consume her heart. Torn between her dedication to her work and her undeniable passion for the mysterious Baron, Patricia must choose between the life she's always known and the love that could change her destiny. Join Patricia in this captivating Gothic mystery as she uncovers the secrets of the forgotten castle and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, love, and intrigue.

A rare blood moon rises over Nevermore Academy, and strange, unsettling events begin to unfold. Shadows stir, whispers echo, and danger lurks where it shouldn't. Wednesday and Enid must navigate the growing darkness, but nothing is as it seems. By the end, their fates hang in the balance, leaving the academy and readers on edge.

Lucrezia Poole's family has lost everything following a disastrous financial risk gone awry and her father's subsequent death. After authorities label his passing as a suicide, their once well established Bostonite name becomes steeped in failure and scandal. After turning down a proposal of marriage from a much older but wealthy man, Lucrezia's stepmother turns her out on her own. Forced to find a way to fend for herself, Lucrezia applies to a post for a governess position in the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania at the infamous Winters estate, Wintergrove The Winters family, one of the most prominent in the country and yet the most secretive, has profited from their coal mines for decades. The patriarch of the family, Daniel Winters, is a renowned philanthropist and industrial tycoon of the last century. Now in his nineties, he lives in the sprawling castle with his grandson Theodore and great grandson Danny. Rumors abound in the house of a curse on the women of the family. Daniel Winters' own wife ran mad before throwing herself into a mountain chasm by her home. Theo's wife, Danny's mother, was rumored to have gone insane as well before she died in childbirth. With tensions rising between union strikers at their mines and Daniel Winters trying to wrestle business decisions from his stoic grandson, Lucrezia is plagued by dreams and visions in the echoing home as her attraction to Theo grows. Could the curse on the Winters family already be taking root in her? Or is there something more sinister afoot?

Why is my cousin dead after a mysterious trip to a hotel with a terrible and horrifying past?

A Gothic mansion in a secluded area contains an innocent enough dinner party - yet, our heroine suspects that something is amiss. How long will it take her to get to the bottom of this most misfortunate mystery?

The guesthouse was supposed to be Emma Lawson's sanctuary. Instead, it became her personal hell. With each passing day, the line between reality and paranoia blurs, leaving her to question not just her sanity, but her very identity. Desperate for a fresh start, recently divorced Emma moves into the Spencer family's charming guesthouse. The arrangement seems perfect: reduced rent for occasional housekeeping and babysitting. But perfection, Emma learns, is often a carefully constructed facade. Whispers of a vanished tenant. Odd behaviors from her seemingly kind landlords. A gnawing sense of being watched. As Emma unravels the neighborhood's dark tapestry of secrets, she's forced to confront the skeletons in her own closet. In this psychological labyrinth, everyone has something to hide - and Emma's past may be the key to unlocking a truth more twisted than she could ever imagine.

(Completed) The Ashgrove Chronicles Book 2) Fifteen-year-old Lila Renwick never believed in ghost stories-until she moved to Ashgrove and felt the air watching her. The fog that once haunted the town has returned, carrying voices that sound too human to ignore. With her new friends, Rowan Vale and Emery Cole, Lila is pulled into a mystery older than the town itself. By night, they uncover fragments of a story hidden within the fog: children who vanished without trace, memories rewritten, and a force that feeds on what people choose to forget. By day, they try to pretend everything is normal. But the fog is growing stronger-learning, remembering, and calling to those who can hear it. And when the name Silas Crowe reappears in Lila's dreams, the trio realize that the last Vanishing Night never truly ended. Now Ashgrove's curse is waking again. The lake remembers. The shadows remember. And this time, the fog wants more than memory-it wants to finish the story it began long ago. Ashgrove was supposed to be quiet again. The fog had faded. The lake had gone still. And the lost were finally at rest... Until the whispers began.

Every tick is a mystery. Every chime, a fate. --- When journalist Claire Wainwright steps into Elias Greaves's clock shop on a stormy night, she expects nothing more than a quaint human-interest story. Instead, she finds a man who speaks in riddles, a clock that chimes names of the soon-to-die, and a mystery that entwines her fate with his. As romance blooms against the backdrop of ticking clocks and whispered destinies, Claire must decide whether love can defy time-or whether time has already chosen their end.