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Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Posted in Mystery on Jul 27, 2021

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“Ghost Stories” by Aqsa Malik

Submitted to Contest #64

If I were to put it simply, I’d have said that one normal summer day, I slipped away into the darkness, soundly, in my unconscious state. My soul floated away from my body, and I was delegated an afterlife of haunting a fairly good, but lost person of my choice. I would have said all that if I were to put it simply, but what actually happened, by no means, is simple, and thus I will regale you with the version packed with delightful intricacies. It was indeed a summer day, but the robins were chirping some sort of rehearsed song, s...

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“Annelise ” by Mia S

Submitted to Contest #64

The wind sounded eerily like the dying screams of people Annelise used to know - a fitting ambience, considering where she was going. The world was letting her breath out in great gusts after holding it in the whole summer, making leaves in muted shades of red and gold sweep around her like spirits, whispering all the secrets of the universe in a language she couldn’t understand. She shivered even though she wasn’t cold. Walking down this path, she felt memories seeping through the cracks in the walls she’s tried to build. She’d thought...

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“Blue” by April Parkinson

Submitted to Contest #64

The evening was ushered in, damp and getting colder. The man with short dark hair walking steadily through the bush was dwarfed by the gum trees all around him, whose loose bark shuffled and shivered as the cold wind blew the evening in. The forest was wide and tall. The man was thin and tall. A green rucksack weighed him down, and his fingers wrapped around the handle of a violin case were red and stiff from the cold and from holding the position. His steps were steady; not slow, but not fast. Earlier in the afternoon, when the light edged ...

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“Five fingered” by Tariq Saeed

Submitted to Contest #64

After completing my eight standard in village Government Middle school ,in 1958,I sought admission in a well reputed school, as a boarder, in Abbott Abad,(Pakistan) ,a beautiful Hill station of Pakistan, where Palm trees feathered the whole city and lovely springs founded every where. Early in the morning city was adorned the whole area with Apple and apricot fragrance. It was after noon,I was busy with my school work in my room..It was knocking at the door, opened the door ,a handsome tall blue eyed young fellow standing and ...

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“Legacy” by Sjan Evardsson

Submitted to Contest #64

Rita and Paul walked in silence, avoiding the crowds, turning at random. At least Rita tried to keep it random, but she always ended up at the same place. “We’re here, again.” Paul stepped aside to let her pass, and she entered the storefront, nothing more than a small sigh to signify her defeat. They passed through the cafe in the front and entered the bookstore proper. Rita knew there was no longer any reason to deny what drew her and went straight to the new releases. The book sat before her, pompous and arrogant, the author’s face surr...

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“Bump In The Night” by Judith Buskohl

Submitted to Contest #64

Bump in the night goes the noise, loud enough to cause Jane to wake up out of a dead sleep. Terrified, that someone was in the apartment with her while she slept, she thought about calling the police. Knowing that she was going to go looking to see what she could find. Maybe a cat had somehow got into her apartment and she would feel foolish if she called the police which would come to find nothing. She laid in her soft bed waiting for the noise to sound again and nothing came for several minutes. Her imagination wen...

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“Deathly Power” by Advik Godbole

Submitted to Contest #64

I stood in front of the mansion, shaking. I didn't want to enter it, but I had to. I had to understand. My pursuit of knowledge would not let me give up. I had travelled to England for this. I was an investigator, trying to understand the activities of the paranormal. I also held the only weapon that could deal with a spiritual being, whether in human form or not. I had developed it myself and had sacrificed my gift of magic to do so. I spent years looking at various sites, many of them falsely considered haunted.  Whoever tried to ...

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“To Michael with Love, Sylvia” by Albert Zygier

Submitted to Contest #64

“I’ve got it…!” Sylvia cried out, waving a wedding ring she had just had engraved for her fiancée who was across the street where he had just picked up his tuxedo. Apparently, he had forgotten something and waved to her to wait as he started back to the store, but Sylvia, in her excitement wouldn’t wait and ran to him. Just as he was opening the door the screech of the taxi’s brakes made Micheal turn in horror as he saw Sylvia fall under the wheels of a cab. Dropping his tuxedo, he ran towards her but there was nothing he could do. The ambul...

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“And I'm Not Even Dead Yet” by Story Time

Submitted to Contest #64

I came to the house A few days before I died. That’s how it works. Most people-- Should I be explaining this to you? I don't think I should But I'm dead So the consequences Of doing something I shouldn't seem...negligible? Then again I'm not dead At the moment Although I'm headed that way. With most people The soul leaves the body A few days Before the body Is no longer... ...Accessible to it. Transition periods Are important Even when you’re talking About life and death. So… You get a few days To get your bearings in ord...

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“Morgan Manor” by Ashley Fraley

Submitted to Contest #64

The secondhand of the clock echoed through the halls of Morgan Manor. Maggie tossed a tennis ball in the air for what seemed to be an eternity as she lay on her bed. A glimpse of movement dashed past her door. The tennis ball came crashing down onto her face. Tossing it aside, she crept from her bed to the doorway and peeked around the frame. Nothing. The air in the hall was much colder than in her bedroom, sending a chill down her spine. Just then a hand rested on Maggie’s shoulder.  “Easy there. I’ve been calling you, dinner is rea...

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“Screams” by Manan Suraiya

Submitted to Contest #64

The screams just won’t stop. ­Every night, I hear them, echoing through the dark hallways of our house. Shuddering, I huddle into a corner, hoping that someone would hear them and send help. But I think that is too much to ask. Nobody has come before as well. Our house is on a hill, overlooking a village. Tonight, the bright moon shines a shimmering blanket over us, but there is not a soul outside. Wait! Is that a door creaking open? I pull back into a corner of the bed, eyes fixed at the door as it slowly opens. A little girl in a white fr...

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“What the Dead Want” by John K Adams

Submitted to Contest #64

A small moth fluttered about Bobby’s lamp. Surrounded by many unpacked boxes from the recent move, his essentials were in place. His homework covered the westward expansion. The moth persisted. Bobby doubted it came in his stuff. ‘This house is old,’ he thought. ‘Generations ago, pioneer moths traveled across the land, seeking gold dust. They’re now home in this Victorian dump we moved to.’ The ancient house, perfect for Halloween, had not been decorated. There hadn’t even been time to explore it. The moth persisted. Bobby slapped at it to ...

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“Harmony” by Josh Vogt

Submitted to Contest #64

“Harmony told me her mom and dad don’t make her eat green beans,” he said at dinner.It wasn’t unusual for Marcella to hear her son Jaime, in the weeks leading up to his first day of Kindergarten, talk about his friend Harmony. In fact, he’d been bringing her up frequently - over dinner, during play time, even while watching their tiny, old television.Sometimes she wanted him to draw a picture for her. Other times, she asked to play Police Pups with Jaime - Harmony wasn’t familiar with the show, so she relished the opportunity to see Jaime ac...

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“The Locked Door” by Sienna Hartley

Submitted to Contest #64

“Alright, that’s the tour of the house,” The lady with the glasses tells me. She says her name is Mrs. Ayla. “Is there anything else you want to know about the house?” She asks and I nod. “Can we go back to the library on the first floor, please?” I ask her. “Okay, sure!” She holds her clipboard in one hand and her pen in the other as she leads me to the library. The house is nearly 300 years old, but I think it will be perfect for my family. There are lots of floors and would be perfect for my kids to play hide and seek. Mrs. Ayla suddenly ...

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“The Writer” by Onur Yürür

Submitted to Contest #64

“Let me go Turkan. Let me go already! Why don’t you just…”His cellphone slipped from his hand onto the wooden table. The small chair under him had swung again, almost tumbling him down. He looked around to see if there was anybody. The waiter was gazing the other way, and the alley was still empty. He took his phone back to check the time. It was exactly eleven.“How much is this tea supposed to be?” He stared into the empty glass on the table. “Three? Four?” Then he put a banknote under it, thinking it would be a bit more than enough. H...

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