End your story with a truth coming to light.

Posted in Horror on Oct 25, 2022

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“The Happy Little Boy” by Peter Copping

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Once upon a time in a little country somewhere far away there was a forest, in the forest there was a river and by the river there was a village. The village was full of small, thatched houses and happy villagers. Well, mostly happy villagers because you see there was one house just on the edge of the village: all by itself, all alone. This sad little house belonged to a sad little boy; he didn’t have a name because none of the villagers cared enough to give him one. They all avoided him like he was sick with a terrible disease. They wouldn’...

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“Space Diaries” by Sivaprakash .

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"Out there in the dark... among the stars... He will live"It was a beautiful garden, flowers of white, yellow and red, were spread throughout wherever eyes can see. Bees humming around, a beautiful feast for ears. They loved the place so much that they spent their entire lifetime in it.Darlow and Heidi, the happiest couple in the entire town, everyone admired their life, how they treated each other. When you ask Darlow what's so special about this garden he would say,"I don't know, it's just that, it really gives me peace and contentment, it...

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“ THE FACT SHE HID ...............................................” by Bhawna Jha

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Sujania lived with her roommate in the house given to them by their firm. She worked for an economic group MNBF for two years . She was the youngest girl in the group and the most weird person in the group . She slept once or twice in a week and sometimes in a fortnight . She generally didn't came out of her room and worked continuously for hours without a break . This was something that fascinated her friends. It was a holiday today all the friends of her other group members. Some of those were the members of a well known boyband. Everyone ...

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“Walking in the light” by Alison Brewis

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It was a frosty morning and Emmy was walking the baby. The trees were casting shadows across the tow path in the low winter light and it looked like she was walking across a barcode. In, out, in, out. The harsh sunlight was hurting her bleary eyes. She hadn't had much sleep. She'd woken from a dream where someone was crying, to find the baby had been wailing for a while and was becoming more and more insistent. The other side of the bed was empty; Ben must have moved to the spare room some time in the night. Emmy wrapped her scarf closer aro...

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“Project D” by Marcia H.

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She has known the dark. She has lived in the dark but she refused to stay in the dark. She has fought her way out of the darkness before and today was no different than before. Lydia met him two years ago. She knew the minute she saw him that it was love at first sight. At least for her it was and later she learned that he felt the same way. She needed him. She needed him to tell her she was beautiful again and needed to feel wanted. He did that to her and so much more. He was everything her ex husband wasn’t. She was what he needed ...

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“The Interview” by Nadine Lacuarta

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Interview TranscriptAudio: Reed.mp4April 23, 2001I: Thank you for agreeing with another interview, Reed. I hope it wasn't a problem for you.Sure. I can't seem to remember it though. Where did we stop last time?I: Your uncle's death. You were talking about him. Ah yes, that's right. You were asking me about him. I think I was telling you how I knew he was dead.I: Yes, and you said you found him lifeless on the floor?Yes, but at that time I didn't know he was dead. There was barely a sign when I got home.There was no blood.The windows were clo...

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“The Snows of Eden” by Delbert Griffith

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Devon tossed down the carton of cigarettes on the table in front of him, plopped a bag full of unhealthy fast food beside it, and lowered himself onto a chair against the near wall. He sighed as he wiped his glasses. These visits were getting more and more difficult. “The cigarettes and burger you wanted. You know, for your healthy lifestyle,” he quipped. A small figure looked up from her bed. She gave Devon a nod as she reached for the burger (complete with unhealthy fries) and unwrapped it. She took three bites before she started chewing,...

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“Wargandu: The Apocalypse” by Hugo Millaire

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Toronto, Canada. 2021 Peter gulped down the last of the beer and threw the bottle out of the window, letting it hit the road next to a car earning him several honks of disapproval. He swore and punched his own horn, then grumbled something about “minding their own business” and kept on driving. He had just gotten out of the bar after being kicked out when it closed, but he had several cases of beer in the back seat. He meant to save them for when he got home but thought, with everything going on, he deserved thi...

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“"Haji Baba."” by Tariq Saeed

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Life in the city becomb trance and still. Every body looked scared of the speedy spread of Covid 19’ and most of the people became psychic .My wife, Shalin, sometimes laughed and quote “our life become a horror movie, in few months every person would become apocalypse".So we decided to spend the two months summer vacation in suburbs of Abbott Abad, beautiful summer resort in the North of Pakistan. Hired a Cottage .It emerged a small Cottage on small beautiful lush green pastures. made of wood,some fif...

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“It's Just a Cigarette” by Alexandra Stone

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Trigger Warning : AbuseA quiet zephyr blew from the West, dismissing the stifling smoke into the air. Once again, the atmosphere smelled like Christmas. Not the gingerbread cookies and crackling fireplace type of Christmas, but ghastly cold and empty plates type of Christmas.There was no laughter and lively chatter, just an envelope of cold air that pierced through one's lungs and six inches deep of white blanket coating the entire countryside.It was a particularly dark night, for the gleaming moon wasn't present. It was new moon. A chance f...

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“Niko” by Marie McLaughlin

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Niko helped his mother hang the freshly washed laundry on the clothesline. When they were done with hanging the laundry out to dry, Niko dug up some potatoes from the garden for their supper. Ever since his father was killed by a group of Bandits, Niko has has to step up and take care of the house, his mother and his little sister. The family's supper of boiled potatoes was plain and bland, but at the very least, it was filling. That night, on the eve of his sixteenth birthday, Niko took it upon himself to find and kill the Bandit that k...

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“Blue Heron” by Katana Grennay

Submitted to Contest #92

The scent of espresso filled La Crema; mindless chatter created a melody of background noise. Steam danced off Eliza’s café aulait as she let out an audible sigh. There were only twelve other tables in the entire place. Lucky thirteen, she thought. She tapped the tips of her slender fingers against her keyboard, the blank screen and blinking cursor goading her. Down to the final two months of her deadline and Eliza could not bear to even start. She didn’t even know where to begin. She tried to write from when they first met in 2011 in tha...

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“Hidden curses” by Sam Okethwengu

Submitted to Contest #92

In a small village of Pakadha,Zombo District,Uganda there lived an old woman with a daughter in-law. While the old woman was hardworking,her daughter in-law was lazy,selfish and bad mannered. They had flock of animals which they had to take care of. "We should take proper care of these animals",the old woman would say. Hmm! animals are meant for food and not us to serve them, the daughter in-law would reply with a lot of arrogance and disrespect. There was a river called nyagak at some distance from the old woman's house . Every afternoon,sh...

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“Daddy dearest” by Unknown Magnum

Submitted to Contest #92

tw: child abuse, domestic abuse, neglect, holding family member against their will The story I am going to tell is not a fairy tale,where some fairy would enter your life and change all your sorrow to something what you would call as heaven. This is story of Ana, a normal teenager and had many crazy wishes as others of her age had too. Her daddy dearest never left her alone. He was a way too possessive and seriously a way too protective. Ana grew up lonely, no friends and no friendly relatives. She loved her daddy so much and he gave all the...

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“HOME AND HEARTH” by Vickie Culbertson

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HEARTH AND HOME By the lamplight, I wrote my mothers name in neat bold lettering Naomi Ruth (Dysart) Keene in our family Bible. The Bible had been passed down from one generation to the next with the previous entry entered only six months ago. Mother had placed fathers name: Joseph Allen Keene, born April 14, 1888- died December 23, 1937. Beneath his name was ...

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End your story with a truth coming to light.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 184 stories

“The Happy Little Boy” by Peter Copping

“Space Diaries” by Sivaprakash .

“ THE FACT SHE HID ...............................................” by Bhawna Jha

“Walking in the light” by Alison Brewis

“Project D” by Marcia H.

“The Interview” by Nadine Lacuarta

“The Snows of Eden” by Delbert Griffith

“Wargandu: The Apocalypse” by Hugo Millaire

“"Haji Baba."” by Tariq Saeed

“It's Just a Cigarette” by Alexandra Stone

“Niko” by Marie McLaughlin

“Blue Heron” by Katana Grennay

“Hidden curses” by Sam Okethwengu

“Daddy dearest” by Unknown Magnum

“HOME AND HEARTH” by Vickie Culbertson

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Write a story that begins in the light and ends in darkness, or the other way around.

Set your story in a countryside house that’s filled with shadows.

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Write a story set in a city where the power suddenly goes out, leaving everyone in darkness.

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