Madness Horror Stories
Browse madness horror stories from the Horror Story Archive.
I Found A Photo Album In Her Attic
An old family photo album reveals a figure that has been watching her relatives for decades.
I Wish I Never Read My Relative's Journal
A forgotten family journal reveals something deeply wrong with the relative who wrote it.
I'm Stuck in a Simulation Please Send Help
A miracle treatment promises to cure her troubled mind, but every awakening pulls her deeper into a terrifying cycle.
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.
My bedridden husband can't move, so why did I just find a shattered phone on his floor? PLEASE HELP
A woman caring for her paralyzed husband begins to suspect that something is terribly wrong when his shattered phone appears on the floor and he starts acting strangely.
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 therapist keeps asking me if I've lost my filter.
A woman seeks help for her boyfriend’s disturbing behavior, only to discover a terrifying truth about what changed him.
My torture victim refuses to die
A seasoned killer encounters a victim unlike anyone before, as a night of violence turns into an impossible psychological battle.
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.
Before the Hammer
The future never lies. It just doesn't always tell you whose perspective you're seeing.
Not One of the Voices Was a Stranger
I expected to confront my thoughts. I wasn't prepared to meet every version of myself that had ever existed.