Horror

End Of Man: Chapter 1, Jack
Chapter 1: Jack The surreal feeling that accompanied staring at the elevator doors washed over Jack. The methodical "dinging" of the elevator approaching his floor echoed through his mind. Jack Tarrant used to work in this office building. "Used to" even though he was standing on the 9th floor waiting for the elevator to arrive, because he'd just been laid off in this wave of "strategic budget optimization", his useless wad of a supervisor had called it.
By Chris Santiagoabout a year ago in Chapters
Vanishing Act - Finale. Content Warning.
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By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
From the Grave
Clawing, climbing, grasping Dirt collecting under my fingernails enough to spike with pain But I had to keep going Air, I needed to breathe air
By McKenzie McQuadeabout a year ago in Chapters
"Real-Life Crime Solved: The Untold Story"
today we will investigate a story that occurred in 2022 this case included a few nations and the sentence was given over under a month prior which began as a fantasy Finished as a blood and gore movieMuatarina bulgova was brought into the world on May 13 1989 in Leningrad it is quite possibly of the biggest city in Russia which was then renamed to Holy person Petersburg the grouping of occasions that finished in something terrible started in Turkey in 2009 where the twenty-year-old Ekaterina went an extended get-away with her family it is here that she met a German resident Walter Bauman who was 13 years more seasoned than her Walter was conversant in Russian as he was brought into the world in Kazakhstan a country that like Russia was a piece of the USSR until 1991. Walter got his schooling in Germany and brought in great cash yet his own life wasn't going too he was in consistent pursuit and longed for gathering the ideal lady yet he, at the end of the day, didn't meet the measures of an ideal man he resided with his folks didn't deal with his appearance dressed untitally and looked frightful generally speaking he frequently met ladies through the web and practically every one of them were Russian he visited with one of them for quite a while and chose to visit Russia to see her, in actuality, yet when she met Walter in person he didn't establish a decent connection with her and she as of now not had any desire to stay in contact with him that is the reason when he had an occasion sentiment in Turkey his companions couldn't accept the obvious reality a Katarina was youthful and wonderful she probably had numerous admirers yet for reasons unknown she picked Walter this heartfelt romantic tale began like numerous comparable love Stories when two Desolate Hearts felt each other's fascination after a Katarina got back to Russia and Walter got back to Germany they kept on visiting through virtual entertainment and long calls he enlightened his companions regarding how great and how gorgeous she is about how they chat on the telephone for quite a long time and compose verse to one another then he would sporadically visit her in Holy person Petersburg burning through truckload of cash on these movements around then a Katarina was in her second year of learning at a College in St Petersburg Walter was serious with his expectations thus he aided her progress to Hamburg College this way a Katarina left Russia and moved to Germany in 2010 in the port city of bremerhaven situated on the shore of the North Ocean individuals portrayed a Katarina as a savvy appealing and bright young lady in the wake of moving she stayed in touch with her family in Russia in Germany she kept on concentrating on business organization which she began back in Russia she wanted to run and practice yoga and she generally searched for calm places a couple of months after the fact the sweethearts got hitched Walter's companion Alexander depicted their wedding service as follows they had a lavish wedding I used to be a wedding photographic artist so I've seen a ton yet a Katarina was the most gorgeous and cheerful lady of the hour I have at any point seen the festival set them back truckload of cash without a doubt the enlistment occurred at a beacon from where they took off on a colossal white pony drawn carriage nobody has at any point seen something like this in Germany yet there were not very many visitors which appeared to be a cycle bizarre the wedding finished some time before Day break says Alexander their wedding photograph catches a cheerful picture Walter seems to be a man who upholds his young wife while a Katarina embraces him delicately and grins euphorically it seemed to be two individuals who are an ideal match have at last found each other the couple ventured into a blissful day to day life and their story appeared as though a fantasy besides rather than a rich Palace the love birds moved into Walter's folks home and this is the second a Katarina had her most memorable issue since moving to Germany living respectively with Walter's folks demonstrated not to be simple the fantasy began to go to pieces Walter's mom was an exceptionally hard lady she will play a significant on the off chance that not the primary job in how this story closes so that is the reason it's smarter to give her a concise presentation Ludmila Bauman spent the initial 38 years of her life in Kazakhstan she was a phenomenal understudy at first she turned into an associate scientist technologist then a compound specialist and afterward a center teacher she got hitched at 18 and brought forth a child who was her lone kid and perhaps that is the reason he was the main individual in her life the Bauman family had German roots and that is the reason they emigrated from Kazakhstan to Germany bremerhaven turned into their new home Ludmila worked at a Marine Foundation exploring the issue of an unnatural weather change for quite a while she stood firm on a decent foothold there frequently ventured out onto the ocean and partook in around 25 Undertakings remembering ones for Arctica her relocation history was a model for some migrants in Germany and that is the reason her one meter long representation drapes along one more 30 representations on the veneer of the Migration Community in bremerhaven yet Ludmila couldn't acknowledge the way that her child Walter was as of now not a little kid yet a completely developed man in his 30s when he wasn't around she would call him consistently asking when he would return where he was and with whom as he was her lone kid she missing the mark on solid separation from him a Katarina has likewise experienced Bias from Ludmila yet attempted to satisfy her better half's mom all around Ludmila continually meddled in her child's marriage and scrutinized a Katarina she faulted her for being a terrible housewife a Katarina attempted to battle this sort of demeanor yet her endeavors were never effective when she went out she transformed into a dark Mouse in any case she needed to hear from her mother by marriage how she is dressing like a whore Walter worked in a port where he procured around 4 000 Euros per month he was dependably working on the entire ends of the week and occasions since it paid more he wasn't an obsessive worker but instead ravenous he set aside the vast majority of the cash he acquired and had great reserve funds which he would have rather not spent in 2017 when a Katarina got pregnant Walter chosen to spend a little piece of his investment funds he purchased a house where they moved from his folks the house search consumed a large chunk of the day as it was significant for Walter to spend as minimal expenditure as conceivable a Katarina was trusting that the move would be a decent effect on their relationship yet it wasn't Ludmila was a consistent visitor in their home and kept on meddling in all circles of her child's life around a similar time a Katarina brought forth her girl and the connection between companions turned out to be considerably more stressed after the introduction of the little girl Walter turned out to be more severe in controlling of his better half he patronized her and precluded her from figuring out how to drive a vehicle as well as didn't permit her to converse with her little girl in German as he needed her to just know one language Russian a Katarina didn't see what these progressions in her significant other's Way of behaving were connected with he turned out to be considerably more angry envious and controlling than before it was getting more enthusiastically to foresee the progressions in his conduct he could blow his top over any little unimportant things The Strain in the couple's relationship developed and Walter ventured to such an extreme as to utilize his actual predominance against his significant other and begin thumping her toward the finish of 2019 specialists previously found out about the Bauman family in view of the issue of abusive behavior at home yet the case was immediately shut when the couple let the social laborer know that they had accommodated yet a Katarina and her better half kept on censuring each other reviling at one another occasionally even before their child Walter subtly took photographs and recordings of a Katarina recording their contentions on the telephone Walter asked a PC fellow from his circle of colleagues to hack his significant other's telephone yet he rejected Walter blamed his significant other for being a terrible mother and deranged a Katarina thusly blamed Walter for having lost revenue in her working excessively and being copied out due to it she was unable to reside in consistent pressure and dread any longer and gone to a help place for survivors of abusive behavior at home whenever she first connected for help was in the fall of 2020 after the wife and little girl left Walter did everything possible to get them back he guaranteed that he would change said he understood that he acted in the incorrect manner and let a Katarina know that he was unable to reside without her and their girl subsequently a Katarina pardoned him and got back to their home with their girl yet there was no less battling between life partners each time Walter understood that he had violated his better half he gave her gifts or organized a vacation the man changed his mentality towards his significant other as well as towards the kid too Walter's disposition towards his little girl must be portrayed as all out control when he was at home he needed the girl to continuously be in his sight in the event that they headed off to some place he wouldn't let her out of his arms despite the fact that she was three years of age by then he cut his work time at the port in half to can invest more energy with his little girl he would take his young lady to kindergarten and get her at night he cooked for herself and during the night she rested in the guardians room the individuals who realized Walter very much depicted him as a planner inclined to sensation he was great at controlling individuals and was closefisted cash was one of the principal life purposes for him he frequently appeared to be anxious and fretful after a Katarina became a mother she visited her family in Russia a few times and each time she was joined by Walter he expected that the wife would get back to Russia and deny him of the chance to associate with his girl a Katarina began thinking about separate as she perceived how the husband's demeanor was turning out to be increasingly more oppressive simultaneously she found that every one of her reports had vanished as it will turn out later Walter took all his better half's papers to his mom's home and left them there one time when Walter's mom was visiting them the mates had one more contention and a Katarina was removed from the house she got tossed out like some futile thing she went to the police and the sit.
By Rishiabout a year ago in Chapters
Vanishing Act - Part 4
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By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
Vanishing Act - Part 3
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By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
Vanishing Act - Part 2
In case you missed the first part of Vanishing Act please tap the link below: Vanishing Act - Part 1 She gazed sadly at me for several moments like she expected me to speak. Once she knew I would not, she continued:
By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
Vanishing Act - Part 1. Top Story - December 2024.
“Your free,” Kat whispered. “I’m free?” Slowly wrapping her arms around me, she kissed me softly on the lips. Closing my eyes, I held her a little tighter, melting in the warmth of her embrace. For a moment or two, my pain and disappointment slipped away, like sand in the top of an hourglass.
By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
Honey Honey
The alarm blared at the usual 6.15 a.m., as I struggled to hit the snooze, indicating another mundane day of the usual nothing struggle. Honestly, as a 42-year-old trying to balance a family of 4, life was just dragging on . Working as a General Manager for an automotive firm was no sweet task either, with gruelling weekdays and exhausting weekends . Actually, come to think of it, the family was stuck in a rut, and I needed to break free of this.
By Sabrinaabout a year ago in Chapters
Stranded on the Frozen Edge
The endless expanse of icy water stretched to the horizon, as the winds howled and the freighter, *The Northern Star*, groaned in protest. Somewhere in the remote Alaskan waters, cut off from civilization, the ship had broken down. Its engines sputtered and died two days ago, leaving the crew stranded on a drifting, deteriorating hunk of metal.
By Usman Zafarabout a year ago in Chapters
PRODROME (ch. 3): Whoopty-Doo!. Content Warning.
Catch up on PRODROME! Read episode 1 below: * This space belongs to a dead man, Riley ruminated. Every time he became comfortable in the cramped, hard cot, his mind snapped back to the idea that his room was haunted by a sharpshooting, food cooking, stand-up guy this reality had so cruelly stolen from his new roommates. Is this bed cursed? Am I next?
By Cody Ray George (Author)about a year ago in Chapters
The Guardian of Shadows. Content Warning.
Chapter 1: The Return of the Memories The wind whispered across the hills when Clara awoke. The air was fresh, and the city around her seemed unchanged, but something inside her was different. The emptiness in her mind, where the memories of Elias, Marcos, and the mystery of the seasons had once been, began to fill with a strange sensation. It wasn't just the landscape that seemed renewed, but Clara also felt as if she had been transformed.
By Bianca Rodrigues about a year ago in Chapters