Stories tagged “scary”
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Bernard B. Belling, or: The Ghost of Ghost Hill (Part 3)
The rain went well with Bernard’s mindset. Not that he would know this, having been born in The Great Drought. He had never seen rain before, but he was still unmoved. He was caught inside himself. All he could remember were her stinging words. T...
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Tornado Warning
Tornadoes had gone through Indiana numerous times, but never this close to home. As we sat in the basement watching the news everyone resorted to their own source of self-reassurance. Michael played on his I-Touch, Jessica texted, and Ronnie changed th...
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Terrified
“Help! Please somebody!” Cynthia screamed running through her house. Her assasian in pursuit of her through the house. In quick gasps she ran knocking things over behind her in attempts to slow down her pursuer. “Leave me alone!̶...
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Why You SHOULDN'T Stay up 'Til 3AM
I plug in my headphones, turn the sound up, and press play. I feels like I can feel the bass beats in my head. I can’t hear a thing through these headphones, not even the clicking of the keys under my fingers. My feet feel the vibrations on the w...
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The Evening Watch
A nearly cloudless night. Crisp air flowed freely across my body. The beautiful light of the celestial bodies shown blissfully upon my pale complexion. All seemed perfect with the world as I continued on with my evening stroll…although a tinge of...
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Thoughts Before Bed
Cal’s house was completely dark when he finally reached it. His feet ached. His head throbbed. He let himself in the back door of the garage, which was never locked, and went straight to his room. It felt good to take off his shoes and lie back o...
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The Morning After
The next day dawned bright and clear, but Cal dozed heavily, missing it entirely. The doorbell woke him. He trudged to stop the annoyance before it woke his Mom. “Cal! Nice boxers!” JoAnn exclaimed. Cal blinked, too tired to blush. “W...
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The Free Clinic
The hospital was a sprawling brick complex made all the more noticeable by the helicopter landing on the roof. Cal parked in the visitor lot and JoAnn hesitantly stepped out of the truck. There was a free clinic in a ground-level wing which was full of...
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The HORROR
One day Luke Baratoni was walking down the street when he heard a noise behind him. He turned and saw a huge dinosaur, the dinosaur said, “I will eat you” and the dinosaur ate him. As the dinosaur walked away he felt something funny in his ...
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Read the Signs: Creative Translation
He was waiting in line at the metal detector gates, and just about when he felt his knees trembling and almost collapsing, he got there. The morose border guard glanced at his passport and waved him forward. Many other checkpoints were in sight, like h...
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11:11 AM, 8/18/09
11:11 AM. Make a wish, it might come true. Silently, all I could think about was the dream. No, not the murderous one, where Sean is the murderer. A different dream, one I’ve had many times. I’m too afraid to write about it because I’...
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Chat Log #1
1: hi 2: hello 1: some1 is stalking me 1: uses my name to send me rude messages and stuff 2: heh, that’s prolly me 1: what?! 2: i always found u cute :) 1: i’m not joking!! this is the kind that strangles u in the back alley 2. er… th...
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A Scary Place.......
Looking ahead, seeing a dark trail leading to a shimmering light. You barely see the glow shinning from the ceiling. Slowly walking to the light, his heart begins beating faster and faster. Suddenly stops, looking behind him hearing footsteps quickly r...
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I am Love
It was cold tonight, a necessity of the hovering fall I suppose. I was tired, and my back was aching. The dampness that had initially permeated the seat of my pants had crept up my back, but that was not the cause for the chill that ran down my spine. ...
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Halloween Hell
When i was 13 years old i dressed up as a zombie bride and went trick or treating with my friends.We walked around my friends neihborhood, until we reached an eiry lane with fog everywhere. My friends thought it would be a great dare and to see who was...
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Meant for one...
Midnight…and the game begins. We are pushed into the arena. Through the loudspeakers, a countdown begins. Hide and seek for madmen and we are the prey. We have to hide. And quickly. We have less than a minute. Not even friends yet, I catch your h...
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Waiting...
I stand behind bars of iron and my shadow stands behind bars of light. All I can hear in my ears, my head is consistent drumming. I close my eyes and try and see past the swirling patterns. If I am a criminal, I ask, what are the people that are doing ...
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The House
The house was a one-story bungalow with drab gray siding and a massive front porch. The lack of ambient light that night lent a dismally foreboding air to the house, which was only intensified by the front porch itself. The furniture looked as if it ha...
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Trick and Treat
Hers were the same words she spoke every year, neither habit nor ritual, but trained. “Will you accept the guidance of the Master?” she asked, reciting, her voice as empty of inflection as her face of expression. His were words never spoken...
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Fear
Yellow eyes, moonlight white teeth, deep red tongue. It had seen her. The creature let out a low growl and dribbled saliva as it lurched towards Jessica. Jessica’s heart pounded, fear paralyzed her. She could only do one thing. She rushed the bea...
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No Escape
I hide in a closet alone… I’m the only one left… The others did not make it… No one ever does… I wonder how long I’ve been here, hiding in the shadows. My stomach starts growling, but I abruptly realize it’s no...
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No Escape Pt.2
I froze with fear as I was staring in the eyes of a Zombie… It’s mouth was wide open showing somekind of black ooze. It’s nose was missing from it’s face The eyes were bloodshot red, very dead looking. I pissed my pants a little...
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Running through the Woods
My heart was pumping, my mind racing. I couldn’t feel my legs, but if I stopped running it was over. I can’t remember exactly how I was thrown into this situation but I do know one thing; if I get out of this alive I am never going camping ...
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They Can't Get You Here
“They can’t get you here!” The old woman shouted. “Wha-?” I stopped, panting. I’d been running for what seemed like days. “What, lady? What? I don’t have time, they’re coming. You should run!”...