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Book reviews for horror fans; weather a sleepless night with literary accounts of hauntings, possessions, zombies, vampires and beyond.
10 Creepiest Things Found Inside Abandoned Houses
Introduction Abandoned houses have an air of eeriness to them—forgotten places where time stands still and there's an unnerving quietness in the air. Some are nothing but remnants of lives abandoned, while others hold sinister secrets that send shivers down your spine. Adventurers, historians, and urban explorers have uncovered terrifying things within these structures—things that raise more questions than answers.
By Mohamed Amine7 months ago in Horror
Whispers in Room 313
The House With No Past It started with a Craigslist ad. Three-bedroom Victorian, dirt cheap, barely an hour outside Portland. No neighbors for a mile. The photos were grainy, but I saw the charm under the grime. I needed quiet. I needed space. I needed to disappear for a while.
By Isabella Wood7 months ago in Horror
Beneath the Black Lake
They say the lake was once a village. Long before the waters rose, before the dam was built and the river redirected, a small hamlet lay nestled in a valley of pines. It had cobbled paths, stone cottages, a crooked church tower, and a single clock that struck every hour, even when the village went quiet.
By Sultan Zeb7 months ago in Horror
The Man in the Window
It was a chilly November evening in the small town of Alder Creek. The streets were quiet, cloaked under a fog so thick it felt like breathing through cotton. Inside a modest two-story house, 28-year-old Daniel Mercer sat by the fireplace, sipping black coffee and trying to calm his nerves.
By huzaifa khan7 months ago in Horror
The Lantern Bride
In the village of Sablewick, where the fog never truly lifted and the trees whispered to one another in the dark, there stood a lonely manor called Briar Hollow. It sat on a cliff overlooking the sea, its windows always dim, its doors always closed, and its gate held shut by rust and old regrets.
By Lucien Hollow 7 months ago in Horror
The Devil's Bible: A Tale of Mystery and Mastery
Picture this: a dimly lit monastery, the air thick with the scent of ink and vellum, and a lone monk hunched over a massive tome, his quill scratching away in the flickering candlelight. It’s the kind of scene that feels ripped from a gothic novel, right? But this isn’t fiction. This is the story of the Codex Gigas, the largest medieval manuscript in the world, a book so strange and captivating it’s earned the chilling nickname: the Devil’s Bible. Ever heard of it? If not, buckle up, because this tale is a wild ride.
By KWAO LEARNER WINFRED7 months ago in Horror
I Didn’t Say That Out Loud Challenge Winners
I Didn’t Say That Out Loud I didn’t say that out loud. At least, I don’t think I did. It started at the office. A regular Tuesday. Coffee, emails, nodding politely at people I barely like. Then came the meeting. The kind where people talk in circles, and nothing actually happens. I sat at the corner of the conference room table, zoning out.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Horror
The Caves in Younger's Holler
Title: The Caves in Younger's Holler (Reimagined Version) I told them we shouldn’t have come. I had that pit-in-your-stomach feeling before we even left the house, but no one ever listens to me. I’m always the quiet one in the group — the one people talk over, the afterthought. Normally, I don’t mind taking the backseat, watching friendships unfold from a distance. But not tonight. Tonight was different. I really wish they had listened.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Horror
