Afterlife Horror Stories
Browse afterlife horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.

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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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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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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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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