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My child is being ERASED in fifteen minutes.
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words5m987w

My child is being ERASED in fifteen minutes.

A mother receives a terrifying warning that her children are being erased, but what disappears may be more than she ever imagined.

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The Colour Between
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words5m996w

The Colour Between

Somewhere between grey and black is a colour only the missing can remember.

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Someone keeps knocking on my back door at exactly 2:15am
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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Every kid in my class is sleeping except me.
Creature HorrorUnder 2000 Words6m1007w

Every kid in my class is sleeping except me.

A student discovers the terrifying truth behind a mandatory sleep curfew and the hidden war happening beyond their dreams.

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My breakfast keeps resetting right in front of me.
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words5m990w

My breakfast keeps resetting right in front of me.

After her father's death, Brogen's morning takes an impossible turn when breakfast keeps resetting and reality begins to unravel.

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My wife forgot she has amnesia
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words3m546w

My wife forgot she has amnesia

A man caring for his wife after a tragic accident notices disturbing signs that her memory loss may hide a darker truth.

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My wife keeps asking if I remember the accident
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words4m703w

My wife keeps asking if I remember the accident

A peaceful family road trip takes a haunting turn as forgotten memories begin resurfacing on a familiar stretch of country road.

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Every Year, Our Mom Tries to Kill Us.
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words5m996w

Every Year, Our Mom Tries to Kill Us.

Their mother insists she's trying to save them. As reality begins to crack, her children are forced to question who the real monsters are.

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Someone hung the toilet paper in my bathroom the wrong way. I live alone.
Psychological HorrorUnder 2000 Words7m1201w

Someone hung the toilet paper in my bathroom the wrong way. I live alone.

I spent weeks searching for the person sneaking into my apartment. I never imagined the real break-in was happening inside my own mind.

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Before the Hammer
Psychological HorrorUnder 1000 Words3m541w

Before the Hammer

The future never lies. It just doesn't always tell you whose perspective you're seeing.

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Not One of the Voices Was a Stranger
Psychological HorrorUnder 500 Words2m284w

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.

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The last thing that grief takes
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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The Girl in the Recovery Ward
Psychological HorrorUnder 250 Words2m205w

The Girl in the Recovery Ward

My daughter came back from the accident, but something else came back with her.

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