Child Abuse Horror Stories
Browse child abuse horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.

I Traded My Son For A Better One, And I Hate Myself For Not Regretting It
A grieving father is offered a way to finally see his son without seeing the dead wife he can never escape.

I Clean Crime Scenes, Decrepit Houses, and Evicted Residences and Every House Is a Surprise
Every filthy house hides something different, but some jobs leave more than a mess behind.

I made a friend with the girl in the shed, and she shares the same freckle I have
A lonely girl finds a sister in the darkness of her grandmother's shed, but the girl waiting there may have known her family for much longer than she realizes.

After today, I'll never be celebrating Fathers Day again.
A family prepares a Father's Day breakfast, but hidden fears and dark traditions reveal a celebration no child should endure.

Every kid I've picked up has superpowers except HER.
A teen rescuer searching for gifted children discovers the newest passenger may hide a dangerous secret of her own.

I was raised to BATTLE other children for entertainment.
A fugitive child bred for violent combat is captured again, forcing him into a horrifying world where children are treated as prizes.

My husband is against me putting my cat down.
A woman struggles with a heartbreaking decision about her sick cat, but a shocking truth changes everything she thought she knew.

My son HATES me, and I have no idea why.
A mother receives a mysterious gift from her distant son and discovers a horrifying secret hidden inside.

Lily’s Coloring Book
A gifted young artist fills every page with remarkable talent, until her father discovers a sketchbook that was never meant to be found.

Every Year, Our Mom Tries to Kill Us.
Their mother insists she's trying to save them. As reality begins to crack, her children are forced to question who the real monsters are.