Horror Stories by Mood
Find horror stories by feeling, from unsettling and mysterious to disturbing, bleak, and terrifying.
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Absurd
2stories
Bleak
18stories
Claustrophobic
4stories
Creepy
36stories
Darkly Humorous
8stories
Disturbing
40stories
Dreadful
61stories
Dreamlike
1story
Eerie
33stories
Grim
30stories
Melancholic
9stories
Mysterious
23stories
Nightmarish
26stories
Oppressive
10stories
Paranoid
61stories
Surreal
8stories
Tragic
14stories
Unsettling
99stories
Absurd Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
The Class Monitor Badge
When the class monitor badge changes owners, so does the person wearing it.
My Alexa has Been Giving me Horrible Life Advice
A smart speaker starts developing a personality, but its increasingly bizarre advice soon turns into something far more unsettling.
Bleak Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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 I Never Read My Relative's Journal
A forgotten family journal reveals something deeply wrong with the relative who wrote it.
Claustrophobic Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
The Time-Out Room
A childhood punishment reveals a darkness that was never meant to be disturbed.
Hide and Seek
A deadly game of hide and seek gives Terra one final chance to escape the monsters that have haunted her life.
Creepy Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
Darkly Humorous Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
Part 1 - Just Another Night Shift
A motel night clerk has seen plenty of strange things, but some guests leave behind mysteries that refuse to make sense.
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.
Disturbing Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
My wife forgot she has amnesia
A man caring for his wife after a tragic accident notices disturbing signs that her memory loss may hide a darker truth.
Fully Charged
When the factory lights go out, the workers discover something inside them that was never meant to glow.
Dreadful Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
'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.
The last thing that grief takes
Each night the tree grew taller. Each morning, my wife became a little more like a stranger.
Dreamlike Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
Eerie Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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.
Part 3 - New Name Same Shift
A strange guest, a relentless possum, and a bloody message turn another motel shift into something far worse.
Grim Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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.
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.
Melancholic Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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 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.
Mysterious Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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.
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.
Nightmarish Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
The Thing That Learned Our Routine
It didn’t break into the house. It waited until we let it in.
The Security Cameras Show People Entering My House at Night
Every morning, the footage shows strangers standing in my home while I sleep.
Oppressive Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
After today, I'll never be celebrating Fathers Day again.
A family prepares a Father's Day breakfast, but hidden fears and dark traditions reveal a celebration no child should endure.
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.
Paranoid Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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'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.
Surreal Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
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.
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…
Tragic Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
It's Lonely Here
He wakes to a perfect summer day, only to discover that paradise has left him completely alone.
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.
Unsettling Horror Stories
A few stories from this collection.
The purple hat kept us safe from the trees
A purple hat protects two siblings from the voices calling them into the forest.
The last thing that grief takes
Each night the tree grew taller. Each morning, my wife became a little more like a stranger.