Folk Horror Horror Stories
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Paranormal HorrorUnder 2000 Words7m1311w
I survived drowning as a child and now The Drowned Mother wants me back
After surviving a childhood drowning, a woman discovers that the entity who pulled her under has never stopped waiting for her.
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Creature Horror2000+ Words17m3365w
If you find a hacienda in the middle of nowhere, leave before sunset
A hidden hacienda offers paradise by day, but its true caretakers emerge when the sun begins to set.
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Paranormal HorrorUnder 2000 Words8m1458w
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.
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Creature HorrorUnder 1000 Words5m991w
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.
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Urban Legends2 Sentence Horror1m33w
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.
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