2000+ Words
Horror stories sized at 2000+ words.
Just Don’t Go Camping
A wounded survivor reaches a remote cabin, but the creatures hunting him are far more intelligent than anyone realizes.
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.
My Aunt Recorded People's Last Moments, and I Have No Idea Why
Her tapes captured something that should never have spoken again.
I Wish I Never Read My Relative's Journal
A forgotten family journal reveals something deeply wrong with the relative who wrote it.
You'll Never Believe Who My Sleep Paralysis Demon Is
Recurring sleep paralysis becomes terrifyingly real as a man's girlfriend behaves impossibly during each episode, leading him to uncover an experiment that should never have involved them.
My bedridden husband can't move, so why did I just find a shattered phone on his floor? PLEASE HELP
A woman caring for her paralyzed husband begins to suspect that something is terribly wrong when his shattered phone appears on the floor and he starts acting strangely.
The system made me a killer
Trapped between unbearable insomnia and medication-induced blackouts, one man begins to fear what he becomes when he finally falls asleep.
The flea market sells strange things at night.
A strange mirror offers a doorway into a dark ocean... and something enormous is waiting below.
The Time-Out Room
A childhood punishment reveals a darkness that was never meant to be disturbed.
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.
I Always Thought the End of the World Would Be Loud, I Was Wrong
As the world falls silent, two sisters must escape the undead and carry on without the parents who sacrificed themselves for them.
I love my children
A mother desperate to keep her family together makes a final decision she believes will keep her children with her forever.
Carved
A mysterious artist promises to transform Nyssa into the beautiful person she has always wanted to be, but beauty comes with a price.
Public Safety Notice
A harmless emergency alert becomes something far worse when people discover their bodies aren't entirely under their control.
I'm Stuck in a Simulation Please Send Help
A miracle treatment promises to cure her troubled mind, but every awakening pulls her deeper into a terrifying cycle.
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.
I Used to Work as a Mortician and There Is Something Funeral Homes Don’t Tell You
A former mortician reveals the secret behind what happens to some bodies on the third day after death.
It's Lonely Here
He wakes to a perfect summer day, only to discover that paradise has left him completely alone.
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.
He Didn't Stay In The Photos
A final visit to Grandma's attic reveals the truth about the boy who has haunted the family photographs for generations.
I Went Looking For the Officer Whose Name Was Redacted
The search for a redacted police officer leads to a photograph that should not exist, and a message that knows exactly where he is.
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.
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.
The Security Cameras Show People Entering My House at Night
Every morning, the footage shows strangers standing in my home while I sleep.