Occult Horror Stories
Browse occult horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.
Nana’s banana bread turned my parents inside out
Nana's baked goods always brought warmth and happiness, but this time they left something far more horrifying behind.
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.
My girlfriend never lets me eat anything she didn’t cook
She only wants to take care of him, but her cooking comes with a terrifying price.
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.
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.
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 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.