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  • Swallow by Pixee_Styx
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    Swallow is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. When Mildred wished for death on her bullies, she never expected a demon would possess her and make all her dreams come true...but is it worth her soul? ***** After years of torment, Mildred, a meek high school student, is determined to seek revenge against her bullying classmates. She intends to curse them with dark magic, punishing them for their cruelty - but in the process Mildred accidentally opens herself up to a terrifying demonic possession. The demon inside her is only too happy to fulfill Mildred's vengeful desires. Bodies start turning up with parts missing, eaten as though mauled by a wild animal...or perhaps something darker. Powerless, Mildred realizes that the murders are changing her in more ways than one... Content and trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence, psychological abuse, and gore. [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]] Cover designed by Jay Flores-Holz
  • Hide and Seek by Ms_Horrendous
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    How does your night go from a game of Hide and Seek with your best friend, to your parents being murdered the same night? On top of that, you're sent to live with your mother and father's best friend, Mrs. and Mr. Harmon. Although Emily and her brother have no idea who these people are, they're given the luxury life and a dream every kid wants. However, those dreams soon turn into nightmares. A handprint in the dirt, a fired maid who still works in the garden, and a game where you have to kill to keep your soul from being sacrificed to a wicked book. When you enter the house, you follow the rules, you play the game... My name is Emily. I thought it was a normal, abandoned house. I thought she was a normal girl. I thought we'd play a normal game of hide and seek. Turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong...
  • 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]]
  • Serial by BLGielen
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    Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]
  • Finding Humanity by NinaMarks
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    Now on WEBTOON! Read the official Finding Humanity adaptation. ***** After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
  • Lucius by cosmicgh0st
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    To save her brother, Veronica decides to dig up a vampire's grave and must grapple with the dangers that come with fraternizing with a killer. ***** There's a reason buried things should stay buried. Desperate to save her dying brother, Veronica digs up Lucius' grave--a notorious vampire with endearing charm and a thirst for redemption. Ignorant to the spotlight now on her family after releasing a killer back into the world, Veronica must grapple with her new reality while Lucius is forced to finally face the ghosts from his past, pulling him into the hell he helped create. As enemies begin to draw closer, Veronica finds herself having to choose a side, and leaning toward one she never thought she would. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana
  • 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
  • ✢ π…π”π“πˆπ‹π„ πƒπ„π•πˆπ‚π„π’ ᡏᡃⁿᡍ ʰᡃ⁻ʲᡒᡒⁿ  by arin1ka
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    βͺ ៸ korean femoc x kang hajoon ⁱᢠ ʷⁱ˒ʰᡉ˒ αΆœα΅’α΅˜Λ‘α΅ˆ ᡏⁱˑˑ ━━━━━ ! οΉ†β—ž ❫ κ”›οΉ… Ϋ° Ϋ° Ϋ° δΈ€π’Šπ’•'𝒔 been 𝒂 long π’π’π’π’ˆ time π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† I've π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’π’“π’Šπ’›π’†π’… your 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆... β €β €β € ! π“„Ό ━━━━━
  • SchwΓ€rmerei - Yandere Genshin Impact x Reader by Chaifish
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    Sometimes life changes for no reason. The interesting thing is whether these changes are good or bad. Does waking up in an unknown world with many people who develop a crush on you count as a nice thing?
  • Boy Meets Beast by ElleGore
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    Nobody is stupid enough to venture into unknown territories, except for Ilya. Don't get him wrong! He never meant to enter that mysterious village. Fate led him there to save, or be saved. "Peekaboo!" Beast is a cruel creature that used to be human. He loves playing childish games with his victims in the most terrifying and creepiest ways imaginable. When Beast finds an exciting new toy named Ilya, he decides that he's never letting him go. Secrets unravel, unlikely allies unite to defeat a greater threat, and Ilya's accidental visit becomes more than just a horrible accident. ---------------------------------------------------- Boy Meets Beast is a fast-paced, short-chapter, weekly-updated story, packed with twists and turns that you never see coming, along with scream-worthy cliffhangers that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Hashtags: Gay horror thriller bl boyxboy manxboy bxb mxm mxb stalker lgbt bisexual paranormal werewolf vampire zombies zombie gayhorror P.S. This story will also be available on Royal Road under the username ElleGore πŸ†ACHIEVEMENTSπŸ† #1 in CUTE on July 17, 2026 #2 in ZOMBIES on July 13, 2026 #26 in LGBT on July 13, 2026 #32 in HORROR on July 6, 2025 #76 in SCIENCE FICTION on July 4, 2025 #205 in THRILLER on July 6, 2025 #322 in PARANORMAL on July 6, 2025 #374 in WEREWOLF on July 6, 2025
  • groceries - ticci toby x reader - creepypasta by tttobyro
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    (βœ”οΈfinished) They met in a grocery store. she accidentally hit him with a coke and then didn't stop talking. but will they meet again and what happens if she finds out about his true identity? Only one way to find out ;) pronouns of y/n are she/her but the gender doesn't affect the story so it can still be read if you use other pronouns (if you don't mind reading she/her)
  • Boy Meets Beast by Ellen_Reese
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    Nobody is stupid enough to venture into unknown territories, except for Ilya. Don't get him wrong! He never meant to enter that mysterious village. Fate led him there to save, or be saved. "Peekaboo!" Beast is a cruel creature that used to be human. He loves playing childish games with his victims in the most terrifying and creepiest ways imaginable. When Beast finds an exciting new toy named Ilya, he decides that he's never letting him go. Secrets unravel, unlikely allies unite to defeat a greater threat, and Ilya's accidental visit becomes more than just a horrible accident. ---------------------------------------------------- Boy Meets Beast is a fast-paced, short-chapter, weekly-updated story, packed with twists and turns that you never see coming, along with scream-worthy cliffhangers that will leave you on the edge of your seat. πŸ†ACHIEVEMENTSπŸ† #32 in HORROR on July 6, 2025 #76 in SCIENCE FICTION on July 4, 2025 #205 in THRILLER on July 6, 2025 #322 in PARANORMAL on July 6, 2025 #374 in WEREWOLF on July 6, 2025
  • Perfect by lumaxsmainhoe
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    Many people know Nora Wheeler. She's the perfect daughter of Ted and Karen Wheeler. The twin sister of Nancy Wheeler. The older sister of Michael and Holly Wheeler. The best friend of Chrissy Cunningham. The co-captain of the cheerleading team. The girl every boy wants. What happens when this perfect girl is dragged into the world of the supernatural? *ALL CHARACTERS ARE OWNED BY THE CREATORS OF STRANGER THINGS EXCEPT NORA. THERE WILL BE CHARACTERS FROM SEASON 4 ADDED TO STORYLINES OF DIFFERENT SEASONS*
  • Mother SUCKER by Ms_Horrendous
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    Lili is one of several "daughters" created by a powerful entity known only as Mother. Their role is to whisper instructions into the minds of humans, nudging them toward actions that supposedly maintain balance in the world. Her oldest daughter, Lili, begins to suspect that these whispers aren't guidance - It's manipulation After questioning the rules, Mother punishes her by forcing her into a human body, stripping away her powers. Now hunted by her former sisters and watched by Mother, Lili must uncover what the whispers are actually doing to humanity.
  • Another side by lumaxsmainhoe
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    When Jessica Byers meets Billy Hargrove, she's immediately struck with how confident he is. But later she realizes that in fact there is two sides of him. The side that he lets everyone see. The confident, cocky side and the quiet, scared type which is only shown around certain people. But the more she gets to know him the more she realizes that there is in fact a third side that no one else has met apart from his mother. A nicer side. A side who is a mix of confident and quiet. Watch the story of two people falling in love.
  • TFC Ships by DragonLover_Ace
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    Basically voting on different ships from the tfc fandom. Please suggest some.
  • Stay Alive by evelisse_007
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    A BTS FF A boy still learning how to hold the pieces of himself together loved by everyone around him, yet somehow still a stranger in his own skin. A man who believed he'd finally left his past behind him living, quietly, the life he once only dared to dream of. Two roads. Two separate lives. Until fate decides it isn't finished with them yet. When their paths collide, the truths long buried and the secrets never meant to surface will tear open wounds deeper than anything either of them survived the first time. This is a story about learning to live again to smile without flinching, to feel safe in arms that finally stay. But before the warmth... comes the storm. Will fate let them keep it?
  • Secret Agent x Intern 🀫 by SecretAgentt
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    Secret agent cant get his mind off intern, not in a romantic way in a "this guy is gonna eat someone" kind of way. but the more he watches and talks to him, the more he feels something, Intern? well.. youll see THIS IS STILL A WIP AND IM VERY INCONSISTENT. ALSO ILL STATE AGAIN I HAVE NO WRITING EXPERIENCES SO IM SORRY
  • π‹πŽπ•π„π‘π’ 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ππ€π“π‡π‘πŽπŽπŒ | apply by brxken_angel
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    ❝𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’‚π’•π’‰π’“π’π’π’Ž 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 π’π’Šπ’π’† π’π’–π’•π’”π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓.❞ βͺ 𝗢𝗻 π˜„π—΅π—Άπ—°π—΅ ❫ a group of troubled teenagers get locked in school during detention and things keep going wrong.