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Afterlife Horror Stories

Browse afterlife horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.

It's Lonely Here
Psychological Horror2000+ Words16m3017w

It's Lonely Here

He wakes to a perfect summer day, only to discover that paradise has left him completely alone.

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I Used to Work as a Mortician and There Is Something Funeral Homes Don’t Tell You
Paranormal Horror2000+ WordsNarratable11m2186w

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.

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Someone keeps knocking on my back door at exactly 2:15am
Paranormal Horror2000+ WordsNarratable25m4987w

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…

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White Goes First
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 WordsNarratable3m511w

White Goes First

The game was simple: white goes first, checkmate means freedom, and every piece on the board remembers someone I forgot.

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