Death Horror Stories
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My child is being ERASED in fifteen minutes.
A mother receives a terrifying warning that her children are being erased, but what disappears may be more than she ever imagined.
Does Anyone Know Anything About the McKriss Abattoir?
He went into the abandoned abattoir on a dare. He came back hungry.
My Aunt Collected People's Last Moments, and Now I Think She's Haunting Me
My aunt left behind tapes of dying strangers. Now something from those recordings may have followed me home.
My Aunt Recorded People's Last Moments, and I Have No Idea Why
Her tapes captured something that should never have spoken again.
There Is Something Inside of Me, Keeping Me in My Apartment
Every night, something else seems to take control of his life... and he has no idea what happens while he's gone.
Fully Charged
When the factory lights go out, the workers discover something inside them that was never meant to glow.
Public Safety Notice
A harmless emergency alert becomes something far worse when people discover their bodies aren't entirely under their control.
The Colour Between
Somewhere between grey and black is a colour only the missing can remember.
Someone keeps knocking on my back door at exactly 2:15am
After his wife's death, an elderly widower begins hearing relentless knocks on his back door every Thursday at 2:15am until he discovers the impossible source is much closer than he ever imagined.
Did You Know Bones Can Sing?
A routine medical screening uncovers a rare condition that causes one man's bones to emit strange radio signals. When researchers tune in, they hear something that was never meant to answer back.
I will draw you with a thousand words
A photographer's interactive gallery installation begins printing impossible messages, leading to an encounter with something trapped inside a masterpiece.
Welcome Home Lazarus
A first-time homeowner's exhausting workweek is interrupted when the house's former owner breaks in, pursued by armed men searching for something hidden behind the bedroom wall.
My boyfriend talks to someone who isn't there. One day something spoke back.
A woman grows concerned when her boyfriend constantly whispers to someone unseen until she hears a second voice answer.
My father walked out on me twenty years ago. Tonight I found out why.
After twenty years of silence, a man finally meets the father who abandoned him, only to uncover an impossible family secret.
The God In The Corner
A high school teacher dismisses a student's strange stories until a desperate wish forces her to confront the shadow waiting in the corner.
There is a reason why you shouldn't burn witches
The last surviving witch recounts the terrible secret her coven has protected for decades and why the townspeople's hatred will doom them all.
Every kid in my class is sleeping except me.
A student discovers the terrifying truth behind a mandatory sleep curfew and the hidden war happening beyond their dreams.
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.
Family Dinner
A seemingly ordinary family dinner turns unsettling as a husband tries to reconnect with his loved ones after a tragic event.
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.
I'm gay, and I'm going into cardiac arrest.
A young athlete's heart emergency leads to an unexpected connection, but a hospital procedure reveals a horrifying hidden truth.
Mom, please rest in peace
A grieving child struggles to move on as comforting reminders of a lost mother become something far more unsettling.
My breakfast keeps resetting right in front of me.
After her father's death, Brogen's morning takes an impossible turn when breakfast keeps resetting and reality begins to unravel.
My future soulmate is trying to kill me.
A classroom shooting takes a terrifying turn when the gunman claims to know the students' futures, and one of them is his soulmate.
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 therapist keeps asking me if I've lost my filter.
A woman seeks help for her boyfriend’s disturbing behavior, only to discover a terrifying truth about what changed him.
My torture victim refuses to die
A seasoned killer encounters a victim unlike anyone before, as a night of violence turns into an impossible psychological battle.
The police finally found my missing wife
After five years of searching, a missing wife is finally found, but the truth behind the disappearance reveals a disturbing secret.
I found my own exhibit at a serial killer museum
A true crime enthusiast visits a museum devoted to infamous murderers, only to discover one exhibit feels disturbingly personal.
I think my mom is cheating on my dad
A curious boy searching for hidden presents uncovers a family secret that becomes more terrifying with every passing birthday.
I think my wife is hiding something in our freezer
A young father comes home to an unsettling silence and discovers his wife's behavior has taken a horrifying turn that defies explanation.
I wish my daughter hadn’t survived the accident
A devastating crash should have taken everything, but a miraculous recovery leaves one grieving father questioning what really came home.
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.
My Sister has Been Tweeting From her Coma
A grieving brother notices impossible messages from his sister’s account after her accident, leading to a terrifying final discovery.
My Wife has Dementia but remembers the man I killed
An elderly man reflects on his wife's fading memory, but one horrifying event from their past remains impossible for her to forget.
My wife keeps asking if I remember the accident
A peaceful family road trip takes a haunting turn as forgotten memories begin resurfacing on a familiar stretch of country road.
According to native legend the mountain is the petrified body of an evil god due to its human-like shape, but the plans to quarry into its 'face' proceeded as planned.
They laughed at the legend until the mountain started bleeding.
'I don't care what the labels say, I've always used roman candles like this.'
They ignored the warning label. The third shot proved why it existed.
I walked around campus with a bowl of Blow Pops saying, 'hey would you sell your soul for some candy?'
I only needed a few souls. Campus gave me hundreds.
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.
I wish my girlfriend had been cheating on me
I spent months convincing myself my girlfriend was cheating on me. I would've given anything for that to have been the truth.
My Best Friend Keeps Pranking Me, Even Though He's Dead
For fifteen years, my best friend and I secretly passed the same broken plastic fork back and forth. His funeral should've been the last time I ever saw it.
My wife admitted something on her deathbed. Now I’m glad she died.
I thought my wife's final confession would help me grieve. Instead, it destroyed every happy memory we'd ever shared.
The Box I Can't Bring Myself to Open
As long as the bedroom door stays closed, hope is still alive. That's the lie I've built my entire life around.
The Last Prophet
The world searched for answers when people started dying. The truth was hidden in the hands of the one man who caused it.
The last thing that grief takes
Each night the tree grew taller. Each morning, my wife became a little more like a stranger.
White Goes First
The game was simple: white goes first, checkmate means freedom, and every piece on the board remembers someone I forgot.
The Emergency Alert Told Us Not to Look Outside
At 2:13 AM, every phone in town received the same warning: keep your curtains closed and ignore anyone asking to be let in.
The Apartment Across From Mine Should Be Empty
Every night at exactly 2:14 AM, someone waves at me from inside it.
The Girl in the Recovery Ward
My daughter came back from the accident, but something else came back with her.
The Man Who Came Back Wrong
After the accident, I survived. But something else came home with me.
My Son Keeps Waving at the Hallway
He says the woman outside his room waves back now.
The Security Cameras Show People Entering My House at Night
Every morning, the footage shows strangers standing in my home while I sleep.
The Voice in the Baby Monitor
My son started talking to someone upstairs after midnight.