Grief Horror Stories
Browse grief horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.
Paranormal Horror2000+ Words25m4987w
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 ever imagined.
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Paranormal HorrorUnder 250 Words2m224w
Mom, please rest in peace
A grieving child struggles to move on as comforting reminders of a lost mother become something far more unsettling.
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Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words4m795w
My wife admitted something on her deathbed. Now I’m glad she died.
I thought my wife's final confession would help me grieve. Instead, it destroyed every happy memory we'd ever shared.
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Psychological HorrorUnder 500 Words2m387w
The last thing that grief takes
Each night the tree grew taller. Each morning, my wife became a little more like a stranger.
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