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Motel Horror Stories

Browse motel horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.

Part 1 - Just Another Night Shift
Paranormal HorrorUnder 2000 WordsNarratable10m1871w

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.

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Part 6 - Late Night Visit
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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.

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Part 4 - Lost And Found
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Part 4 - Lost And Found

A missing motel room, a suitcase that keeps filling itself, and a disturbing discovery on the security cameras.

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Part 7 - Mirror Mirror
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Part 7 - Mirror Mirror

A motel guest sees something moving inside his wall, but the tapping doesn't stop when he leaves.

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Part 8 - NAPS
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Part 8 - NAPS

Two paranormal investigators arrive at the Wayfarer Motel, but their equipment detects something that shouldn't be there.

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Part 3 - New Name Same Shift
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Part 3 - New Name Same Shift

A strange guest, a relentless possum, and a bloody message turn another motel shift into something far worse.

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Part 2 - Out In The Hallway
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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.

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Part 9 - St. Agnes
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Part 9 - St. Agnes

A door that never existed leads to a hallway frozen in 1912, where the past is far from finished.

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Part 10 - The Overlap
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Part 10 - The Overlap

The motel's impossible measurements were only the beginning. Now, every room seems to be calling from somewhere else.

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Part 5 - Unregistered Guests
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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.

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