After Dark Horror Stories
After Dark Horror Stories is a podcast that delivers terrifying creepypasta, scary stories, and immersive horror tales. Each episode features chilling narratives filled with paranormal encounters, urban legends, and psychological horror. New episodes are released every Friday night at 8pm EST. The podcast contains explicit content and is intended for adults 18 and older.
Episodes
I Run A Clandestine Company Called Revenge, Inc., and Business Is Good.
A revenge-for-hire fixer takes a wealthy wife’s case, only to discover her powerful husband has more enemies than she realized. When another killer beats her to the job, Quinn thinks she’s escaped clean — until the fallout walks straight into her favorite café. Now she has to talk her way out of a blood-soaked mess before she becomes the next loose end.
Author: Jake Bible
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I Waved Back at the Woman Outside My Window at 4 AM. Big Mistake...
After a brutal closing shift, all she wants is a hot shower, leftover pizza, and a quiet night alone. But when a smiling woman appears outside her bedroom window whispering, “Hello up there,” the comfort of home becomes the worst place imaginable.
Author: James Gullickson
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, an
Slasher vs. Mafia: Rise of the One-Eyed Wolf | Part 2
When a living legend meets the battle-scarred daughter of the Wolf, a brutal torch-passing begins in the blood-soaked streets of Grim Bay. In this high-stakes clash of mafia legacies, Yara Volkova must prove she has the stomach for ultimate cruelty—or die trying to crown herself the new queen of the underworld.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains expl
Slasher vs. Mafia: Rise of the One-Eyed Wolf | Part 1
When a living legend meets the battle-scarred daughter of the Wolf, a brutal torch-passing begins in the blood-soaked streets of Grim Bay. In this high-stakes clash of mafia legacies, Yara Volkova must prove she has the stomach for ultimate cruelty—or die trying to crown herself the new queen of the underworld.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explici
A New Planet Appeared Beside the Sun. It Sent a Terrifying Message.
A strange new “planet” appears beside the sun, broadcasting broken English through old radios and sending mysterious machines down to Earth. As paranoia consumes a remote town, the residents prepare for what they believe is an alien invasion. But when the visitors finally arrive, the truth is far more disturbing than anyone realizes.
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Your Face is Not Your Face
A strange letter arrives with a chilling message: “Your face is not your face.” What starts as an unsettling mystery quickly spirals into a horrifying journey of lost identity, buried memories, and a secret underground operation that changes people in ways you can’t imagine. When Tabitha goes looking for answers, she discovers the truth may be far worse than the fear—and some things, once taken, d
There's Good Money in Grave Robbing
A grave robber’s routine job for a grieving widower turns into a nightmare when the dead wife comes home hungry.
Author: James Gullickson
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discreti
I Disturbed a Horrifying Ritual in the Cemetery
A grieving daughter visits her father’s grave before sunrise… but what she witnesses in the cemetery will haunt her forever. When a twisted ritual awakens something beneath the earth, she’s forced into a terrifying fight for survival against a creature drawn to fire and flesh.
Author: A.K. McCarthy
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When Hunters Become the Hunted | Zombie Survival Horror
They went into the woods to hunt zombies… not become prey.
When a routine trip turns into a nightmare after a devastating accident, one hunter is left helpless as something far worse than the slow, shambling dead begins to close in. Fast. Hungry. Feral. And this time—there’s no escape.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong
Can You Help Me Find My Dog?
A stranger showed up bleeding on her porch, begging for help… but the moment she used her security system to search for the missing “dog,” she realized she’d just helped something far worse find its next victim.
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I Towed a Haunted Car on an Abandoned Highway
A pregnant tow truck driver hauling a blood-soaked wreck through the dead of night realizes too late that something from the crash didn’t stay behind—and it’s trying to lead her somewhere.
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The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 2
After twenty years hunting the cult that turned her childhood into a nightmare, Charlotte finally finds them—but the ritual they’re preparing will unleash something far worse than revenge. To stop the end of the world, she’ll have to face the monster they made… and the brother it’s wearing.
Author: J.G. Martin
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This episode contains explicit content not limited
The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 1
After twenty years hunting the cult that turned her childhood into a nightmare, Charlotte finally finds them—but the ritual they’re preparing will unleash something far worse than revenge. To stop the end of the world, she’ll have to face the monster they made… and the brother it’s wearing.
Author: J.G. Martin
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I Saw Hell in a Cheap Motel Room
Hired to babysit a stolen painting in a rundown motel, a desperate woman soon realizes the skulls in the artwork aren’t just art—they’re a countdown to when the Collector arrives to claim his next one.
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The Passenger
On a dark, empty motorway, one distracted glance at a ringing phone turns an ordinary drive home into a nightmare that refuses to stay in the rear-view mirror.
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The Crimson Spike
At a secret bar hidden inside abandoned train cars in an Alaskan national park, a midnight drink becomes a guided tour through humanity’s buried massacres. By sunrise, the mountain’s hunger awakens—and one innocent visitor is no longer innocent at all.
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I KNOW YOU
A woman who looks normal in the mirror starts realizing that every stranger sees a different face—and with each passing day, even her own reflection can’t agree on who she is.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories
My Family Locked Themselves in a Bomb Shelter Four Years Ago... They Finally Opened the Door
Raised in an isolated doomsday cult and sealed inside a bunker for the apocalypse, a terrified sibling slowly realizes the end of the world isn’t coming from above—but whispering up through the pipes, wearing the face of a child.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults.
The Copy-Cat Cat-Lady Lady-Killer
When police swarm a cluttered Yorkshire flat and accuse her hapless son of being a notorious serial killer, a sharp-tongued old cat lady bristles at the mistake. As the investigation tightens and an election looms, she begins to consider just how far a devoted mother might go to set things right.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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Ten Feet of Rope
A blind woman escaping prison by rope and trust discovers that the deep West Virginia woods measure freedom in blood, not steps, and something ancient is counting her every breath.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for child
Why I Don't Get Into Cars With Strangers
A terrifying vision of her own murder comes true step by step, forcing a grieving girl to stop the night from repeating—or die in it.
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A Night in the Emerald Kingdom
When a weekend role-playing game at a remote camp turns into a waking nightmare, a young woman must outwit a delusional game runner who believes he’s a knight—and who’s willing to kill in order to claim her as his bride.
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The Trunk
A family’s fresh start in their dream home unravels into terror when their young son befriends something sinister hiding inside a locked trunk in the basement.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age o
The Self-Improvement of David Campbell
A down-and-out drifter awakens to a mysterious voice that promises to fix his life—but its idea of “help” may be far more unsettling than he imagines.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Liste
[Part 3] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story
Listen to this story from Jasper's perspective on Dr. NoSleep here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sqi0dJoIudYWq430DXRH5?si=c541cba23b0a4f38
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the
[Part 2] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story
Listen to this story from Jasper's perspective on Dr. NoSleep here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sqi0dJoIudYWq430DXRH5?si=c541cba23b0a4f38
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the
[Part 1] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story
Listen to this story from Jasper's perspective on Dr. NoSleep here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sqi0dJoIudYWq430DXRH5?si=c541cba23b0a4f38
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the
Poise in Pieces
Years after her crown has faded, a former beauty queen prepares a final performance for an audience that demands more than just her smile.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discreti
A Murder Worth a Thousand Words
A honeymoon in paradise turns into a nightmare when a dead woman’s face begins appearing in new photos on the couple’s digital frame—photos that seem to reveal her murder, frame by frame.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidanc
Feeding Joy | Part 2
A devoted husband struggles to care for his pregnant wife as her body transforms into something monstrous, drawing him into a government conspiracy and an otherworldly fate he can no longer escape.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental
Feeding Joy | Part 1
A devoted husband struggles to care for his pregnant wife as her body transforms into something monstrous, drawing him into a government conspiracy and an otherworldly fate he can no longer escape.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental
When the World Went Quiet
In a world driven mad by an unspeakable revelation, three survivors cling to fragile routines in their decaying apartment complex, each night haunted by the screams, silence, and shadows that press in from the darkness outside.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults.
There's a Grave in the Cemetery With My Name and Tomorrow's Date
Three girls stumble upon a hidden cemetery where every grave bears a name they know—and a death date yet to come.
Author: Jake Bible
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Smoke and Mirrors
Locked in an asylum for a fire she swears she didn’t start, Laura Gunshen stops taking the little yellow pills—and the memories, screams, and truth begin to burn their way back.
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children u
I Was Posted to an Abandoned Lunar Research Base—But It’s Not Empty | Part 2
Alone on the moon, Commander Harper Stone begins to unravel—haunted by ghostly crewmates, a forbidden love, and the terrible truth buried beneath the lunar soil.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised
I Was Posted to an Abandoned Lunar Research Base—But It’s Not Empty | Part 1
Alone on the moon, Commander Harper Stone begins to unravel—haunted by ghostly crewmates, a forbidden love, and the terrible truth buried beneath the lunar soil.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised
A Witch by Any Other Name Would Still Burn as Sweet
They tortured me for names I didn’t have—until the real witch arrived and turned their inquisition into a blood-soaked reckoning.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17.
My Brother Went Missing at Summer Camp in 1988—Last Week, He Came Back
Decades after surviving a legendary summer camp massacre, the so-called ‘Final Girl’ takes her story on the road—until a familiar shadow from the past begins following her from town to town.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adul
We're All a Little Mad in the End
Trapped in a crumbling asylum after the world ends, a deranged doctor clings to routine and sanity—until desperate survivors arrive, and his darkest instincts take over.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or
"Mommy, I Think Something's Wrong With Me" | Part 2
After her daughter stumbles into her bedroom with skin peeling off in strips and blood filling her slippers, a mother realizes the terrifying sickness devouring her child is spreading—and no one is coming to help.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of vio
"Mommy, I Think Something's Wrong With Me" | Part 1
After her daughter stumbles into her bedroom with skin peeling off in strips and blood filling her slippers, a mother realizes the terrifying sickness devouring her child is spreading—and no one is coming to help.
Author: Jake Bible
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of vio
The Goddess, the Dog, and the Damned
A deadbeat dad, unknowingly killed in a car crash with his family, must race a sarcastic goddess in a muscle car through the afterlife’s Crossroads—where the winner decides their eternal fate.
Author: Jake Bible
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The War is Over. The Tyrant Has Fallen. Now They're Coming For Me.
As a jubilant mob celebrates the fall of a brutal regime, the general’s wife flees with her children—only to face the vengeance of a city that remembers every atrocity she once ignored.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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There's A House In My Neighborhood That Wasn't Here Yesterday
Three sharp-tongued seniors uncover a mysterious gingerbread house in their Arizona retirement community—only to discover it offers youth, power, and beauty… for a blood-soaked price.
Author: Jake Bible
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The Emergency Alert System Played A Message That Wasn't For Us
As emergency alerts flood the nation and a White House broadcast ends in blood, two women wrestle with paranoia, supernatural theories, and a chilling message commanding one unthinkable act: kill the one you love most.
Author: Jake Bible
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3 Sci-Fi Horror Stories
Step into a nightmarish future where technology turns against us, alien terrors lurk in the void, and humanity’s darkest fears are no longer fiction—they're just the beginning.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 year
My Silent Protector Leaves Behind a Trail of Bodies
Bound to a monstrous guardian born from tragedy, a girl struggles to survive high school and her own unraveling sanity, as the creature lurking at her side answers every threat with unstoppable, bloody violence.
Author: Jude Irons
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A Child Led Me Into the Moor. What I Found Should Not Exist.
A country vet follows the trail of a mysterious predator into the Yorkshire moors—only to discover that something ancient, hungry, and heartbreakingly deceptive has awakened in the bog.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 yea
Frozen Chains
A forgotten spirit, trapped in the ruins of her own murder and consumed by a cold hunger for warmth, struggles to recall her past and resist harming the living—until a long-lost descendant offers her the chance at peace and redemption.
Author: Jude Irons
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The Hunter, The Vampire, and the Girl
In the shadowed alleys of a sultry southern city, a devoted young woman lures strangers to feed the ancient vampire she loves—until a relentless hunter arrives, and their dark romance spirals into a tragic descent of blood, betrayal, and burning daylight.
Author: James Tully
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Let's Talk About Death
A death doula answering a call in historic London discovers her client is not just dying—but preparing to be reborn, through a ritual of ancient blood magic that puts her unborn child at the center of a monstrous bargain for immortality.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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The End is Nigh
When a cynical therapist begins to unravel after a disturbing patient warns her of an impending apocalypse, she must question her sanity, reality, and the terrifying possibility that his delusions might be the truth.
Author: Jude Irons
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Slasher vs. Mafia | Yara's Story (Part 2)
A young woman raised in a world of brutal crime enlists the help of a deranged butcher—who happens to be the city’s most feared serial killer—to wage a bloody war against her own family, but as their violent crusade escalates, the line between revenge and obsession begins to blur.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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Slasher vs. Mafia | Yara's Story (Part 1)
A young woman raised in a world of brutal crime enlists the help of a deranged butcher—who happens to be the city’s most feared serial killer—to wage a bloody war against her own family, but as their violent crusade escalates, the line between revenge and obsession begins to blur.
Author: Dave Kavanaugh
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Grandma's House
A young woman returns to her estranged grandmother's decaying home, only to discover that something far more sinister than neglect has taken root within its walls.
Author: Jude Irons
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Skin Deep
A widow's desperate pursuit of acceptance at an exclusive country club leads her to a mysterious black dress that grants her the power to command admiration—but at a horrific cost.
Author: James Dean Tully
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The Pursuit of Happiness
A woman who has spent her life unable to feel or connect with others embarks on a journey through surreal and unsettling realities, guided by a mysterious Djinn, in search of something—anything—that might finally make her whole.
Author: Jude Irons
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On The Altar
A devoted handmaiden, bound by tradition and fear, leads a child bride to a ritual sacrifice, but as the weight of guilt and horror festers, she must decide whether to betray the temple that raised her or risk her own life to save an innocent soul—unraveling a truth that will bring about divine wrath.
Author: Jude Irons
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The Homeless Man on the Corner Always Warned Me About the End… I Should've Listened | Part 2
When a burned-out hotel receptionist in Hastings witnesses a strange meteor crash into the English Channel, she brushes it off as just another weird occurrence in her mundane life. But when the town’s eccentric "Tin Man" vanishes into the ocean—only to return… changed—she realizes something is terribly wrong. The water shimmers with an unnatural silver sheen, people begin acting strangely, and an
The Homeless Man on the Corner Always Warned Me About the End… I Should've Listened | Part 1
When a burned-out hotel receptionist in Hastings witnesses a strange meteor crash into the English Channel, she brushes it off as just another weird occurrence in her mundane life. But when the town’s eccentric "Tin Man" vanishes into the ocean—only to return… changed—she realizes something is terribly wrong. The water shimmers with an unnatural silver sheen, people begin acting strangely, and an
The Harvested
In the brutal city of Elves, a young human woman named Thorn lives on the edge of survival. Cloaked in secrecy, she risks everything to steal from her captors, haunted by the grotesque fate of her fellow humans, who are twisted into perverse forms of labor and luxury for the Elves' cruel whims. Driven by vengeance and despair, Thorn uncovers a dark secret—a sinister ritual that turns the captured
The Queen of Swords
When Abigail's creative well ran dry, she sought inspiration in forgotten relics. A trip to the Antiques Emporium led her to an old tarot deck, but nestled within was an intruder—the Ace of Spades. That night, her art took a sinister turn. A faceless woman appeared on her canvas, whispering a desperate plea: Find me. As Abigail followed the spectral breadcrumbs, a killer’s past resurfaced, clawing
The Thief and the Maze
When a seasoned thief breaks into the impenetrable Collinsworth Manor to steal a priceless diamond, he discovers the manor hides far more than wealth. Beneath its grand facade lies an endless maze of horrors, where time warps, reality bends, and escape is impossible. Stalked by a monstrous entity and ensnared in the sadistic rituals of the Collinsworth family, he must confront unimaginable terror.
As Above, So Below
In a secluded convent, Sister Francis is granted her lifelong dream of tending to the sacred Relics—objects revered as the lifeblood of the Church. But beneath the solemn rituals lies a dark secret: the Relics are living men, bound and transformed in a twisted union of flesh, bone, and divine geometry. As Francis uncovers the horrifying truth, an outside force threatens the sanctity of the convent
The Light Keeper
Amid a storm-battered lighthouse perched on a cliff, Ida’s quiet life is shattered when a preacher and his injured daughter arrive, seeking refuge. But their presence pales in comparison to the terror that follows—a strange figure rescued from the sea, clad in silver armor, and pursued by something monstrous. As cosmic horrors descend from the heavens, Ida faces unearthly visions, unspeakable fear
Magnum Opus
In a world where floating cities harness the power of enchanted pearls, the privileged live in dazzling towers above while the oppressed toil in the slums below. When Ezrin, a grief-stricken teenage rebel, is captured after a failed mission to dismantle the Empire's pearl-powered tyranny, she finds an unlikely ally in the Empress herself—a mysterious architect of revolution. With time running out
The Hunt for Black November
Yasmin Sattar fled from dreams of the stars, only to find nightmares waiting in the deep. A brilliant oceanographer aboard the U.S.S. November, a state-of-the-art research submarine, Yasmin uncovers a trench far deeper—and darker—than science ever imagined. When the submarine becomes trapped by impossible, otherworldly forces, Yasmin and her crew face unspeakable horrors as madness consumes them o
We Believers
In a secluded South American village, a devout priestess leads a small, fervent group in service to an ancient, otherworldly being known as the Exalted. As the community's rituals grow darker, cracks begin to form in their fragile faith, and the boundaries between devotion and horror blur. Beneath the surface of their sacred compound, unspeakable secrets fester, threatening to unravel everything t
My Search for Salvation Led Me to Hell
A reclusive dropout stumbles upon a mysterious file on the dark web, unlocking a mesmerizing fractal that defies reality. As the vivid patterns pull them toward an infinite truth, their obsession spirals into madness, blurring the line between the physical and the divine. Haunted by visions and pursued by unseen forces, they risk everything to chase a forbidden glimpse of transcendence. But some t
Lesson from the Revenant
Diana has built the perfect life—successful, disciplined, and polished. But when a long-forgotten figure from her past emerges, her world begins to unravel. Trapped between the horrors of the present and the guilt of her past, she is forced to confront the choices that shaped her.
In the confines of her once-safe sanctuary, an eerie presence grows stronger, challenging her perception of reality an
The End of My World
A young woman struggles with her crumbling sense of self as the world around her fractures—literally. Following a surreal dream and a growing sense of unease, Alexis witnesses her reality unravel, with loved ones vanishing or forgetting her, and ominous cracks spreading across the sky. As static beings and polygonal distortions consume her surroundings, Alexis is forced to confront a chilling ques
Space Resurrectionists
In the vast emptiness of space, Captain Isabella Ramirez and her ragtag crew hunt for their fortune aboard derelict ships, harvesting blood laced with valuable crystals. When they uncover a 700-year-old Astrotech freighter in the forbidden Dead Zone, their dreams of wealth turn into a waking nightmare. Inside, the ship is shrouded in eerie pink dust and filled with grotesque, crystal-covered corps
The Rot
Beneath the flickering streetlights of a decaying city, one woman’s late-night jog turns into a nightmare she can’t escape. Drawn by the haunting cries of what she believes is a child, she ventures into a shadowy alley only to encounter something far worse—a creature neither fully human nor entirely of this world.
As her body succumbs to a parasitic force, her desperate fight for survival takes he
Adore Me
After a drunken stumble through the woods, Kaitlyn discovers an ancient shrine and makes a desperate wish for unconditional love. The next morning, she wakes to find her once-indifferent coworkers and strangers transformed into obsessive devotees, their twisted affection turning violent and unrelenting. As their devotion spirals into chaos, Kaitlyn must unravel the dark truth behind her wish befor
Ye Cannot Hide from the Wild Hunt
As the darkest nights of winter fall over a secluded valley, young parents Frena and Aberlin celebrate Yule with their newborn, unaware of the ancient forces stirring in the forest. When a radiant but sinister figure appears, whispering warnings of the Wild Hunt and its hunger for pure souls, the family is thrust into a battle against primal gods and their feral host. With time running out and the
Frankensaint | Part 2
In a crumbling cathedral on the edge of a corrupt city, an exiled nun secretly resurrects a patchwork saint from stolen relics to protect the orphans in her care. When a social worker arrives to investigate, the experiment succeeds, but the saint’s unsettling behavior raises questions about its true nature. As tensions rise, faith and fear collide in the eerie glow of flickering candlelight.
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Frankensaint | Part 1
In a crumbling cathedral on the edge of a corrupt city, an exiled nun secretly resurrects a patchwork saint from stolen relics to protect the orphans in her care. When a social worker arrives to investigate, the experiment succeeds, but the saint’s unsettling behavior raises questions about its true nature. As tensions rise, faith and fear collide in the eerie glow of flickering candlelight.
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Killers Killers Killers
A mysterious woman is brought in for questioning by federal agents, but the conversation quickly takes an unexpected turn. As tensions rise, secrets unravel about a chilling pattern of crimes and hidden motives. With sharp wit and unsettling confidence, she challenges the agents to confront uncomfortable truths. In a story filled with psychological twists, nothing is as it seems.
Author: Dave
The Watcher
A seasoned journalist, Jessica, takes on a disturbing assignment in the secluded town of Cypress Shade, where folklore and brutal murders intertwine. As she digs deeper into the mystery, her skepticism fades, replaced by a haunting connection to the dark entity at the story's center. What begins as a routine article spirals into a chilling exploration of fear, obsession, and the boundaries between
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