Moderate Horror Stories
Browse moderate horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.
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.
Part 6 - Late Night Visit
A guest's impossible memories and a voice beneath the bed reveal that the motel's strangest mysteries are far from over.
Part 4 - Lost And Found
A missing motel room, a suitcase that keeps filling itself, and a disturbing discovery on the security cameras.
Part 8 - NAPS
Two paranormal investigators arrive at the Wayfarer Motel, but their equipment detects something that shouldn't be there.
Part 3 - New Name Same Shift
A strange guest, a relentless possum, and a bloody message turn another motel shift into something far worse.
Part 2 - Out In The Hallway
A missing child, voices in an empty hallway, and footsteps that seem to come from everywhere make another night at the roadside motel anything but ordinary.
The Place No One Returns From
Four friends—Aleah, Allyssa, Alex, and Leo—travel to Eldemoor, a mysterious place where people disappear or return changed. Their journey leads them to Blackthorn, a terrifying mansion filled with dark secrets,…
Part 5 - Unregistered Guests
A strange door, a motionless man, and something lurking in the motel's maintenance corridor make for another unforgettable night shift.
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.
The mask killed you not I
A mysterious mask follows a grieving couple wherever they try to escape it.
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.
Carved
A mysterious artist promises to transform Nyssa into the beautiful person she has always wanted to be, but beauty comes with a price.
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.
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.
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.
The Seasonal Child
A little girl learns that some children can only be loved on a subscription.
The flea market sells strange things at night.
A strange mirror offers a doorway into a dark ocean... and something enormous is waiting below.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Family Dinner
A seemingly ordinary family dinner turns unsettling as a husband tries to reconnect with his loved ones after a tragic event.
My husband is against me putting my cat down.
A woman struggles with a heartbreaking decision about her sick cat, but a shocking truth changes everything she thought she knew.
My son HATES me, and I have no idea why.
A mother receives a mysterious gift from her distant son and discovers a horrifying secret hidden inside.
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.
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.
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 thought my boyfriend was cheating on me. But it was SO much worse.
She thought her boyfriend was hiding an affair. She was right about the secret... just catastrophically wrong about what it was.
The Last Prophet
The world searched for answers when people started dying. The truth was hidden in the hands of the one man who caused it.
White Goes First
The game was simple: white goes first, checkmate means freedom, and every piece on the board remembers someone I forgot.
The Voice on the Baby Monitor
Something answered when my daughter started talking in her sleep.