Under 2000 Words

Horror stories sized at under 2000 words.

I Read a Page From a Book That Brought On Mental Anguish, and Now I Want Nothing More Than to Finish Reading It
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words9m1787w

I Read a Page From a Book That Brought On Mental Anguish, and Now I Want Nothing More Than to Finish Reading It

After reading a single page from an impossible book, a college student becomes haunted by shifting entities and an obsession to recover the manuscript that destroyed his professor.

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Someone hung the toilet paper in my bathroom the wrong way. I live alone.
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words7m1201w

Someone hung the toilet paper in my bathroom the wrong way. I live alone.

I spent weeks searching for the person sneaking into my apartment. I never imagined the real break-in was happening inside my own mind.

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The Emergency Alert Told Us Not to Look Outside
CreepypastaUnder 2000 Words7m1242w

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.

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I moved into a haunted house for all the wrong reasons
Paranormal HorrorUnder 2000 Words8m1481w

I moved into a haunted house for all the wrong reasons

A first-time homeowner discovers that the ghost haunting his new house isn't trying to scare him away... it might be protecting him.

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The Security Cameras Show People Entering My House at Night
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words7m1249w

The Security Cameras Show People Entering My House at Night

Every morning, the footage shows strangers standing in my home while I sleep.

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Every Year, Our Mom Tries to Kill Us.
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words5m996w

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.

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There is a reason why you shouldn't burn witches
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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Every kid in my class is sleeping except me.
Creature HorrorUnder 2000 Words6m1007w

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.

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The Box I Can't Bring Myself to Open
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words6m1146w

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.

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