You go for a walk and accidentally bump into someone. They feel the bump, but the person can't seem to hear or see you.

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“What goes bump in the night” by Keiran Trembath

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Shutters bang.Doors slam.Voices echo down the darkened corridor. Words spoken in English that send fear and horror rippling through the body. ‘What’s happening? What is this?’Light ebbing from the bottom of a door, with shadows being casted from those just behind it.A hand reaches forward and opens the door. Silence where voices once echoed.Six figures look. Six figures advance. A door slams shut behind. Glance.Seventh figure?Seventh figure holds a lamp.Brings it down.Too Quick. Too Soon.Darkness.Eyes open.Gasp.Surrounded by seven figures we...

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“The Death of Me” by Heather McGovern

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It’s a dark, dreary day in the middle of October. The ground is soaked from the rain that occurred earlier in the morning, and the smell of wet dog greets my nose. I decided to go for a walk since my parents are yet again fighting, and talking about divorcing yet again. In the distance someone is walking, and I cannot make out if they are behind or in front of me. ***The footsteps that the person are taking seem to grow closer with every step they take. Birds fly as the steps grow towards me. Fear runs through my veins, and I dash a...

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“A Different Frequency” by David Morrison

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It's an overcast autumn day. It has been several days since I have spoken to anyone. I'm in a relationship, or at least, I'm not entirely certain it is still going on. Had we broken up? Did we have a fight that I had forgotten? Lately I've been feeling scattered, as if my brain were a shattered mirror and I was trying to figure out the broken pieces and put them back together. My mood has been dark, and I feel a deep sense of loneliness. I've been having trouble concentrating, or remembering things. Did I miss something important? Was I sup...

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“A Little Walk by the Pale Streetlight” by Timothy Gabriel

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“I said, excuse me!” Robbie yelled. This time, his third attempt to apologize, he got a little louder and added an exaggerated ‘curtseying’ arm motion. He admitted to himself that it was mostly his fault the two men had bumped into each other, but that was no reason for this guy to be so rude. Robbie had been walking along, trying to remember where he was and why he was out walking. It was like he had either just woken up or a fog bank had descended upon his brain, he was having a hard time thinking straight. Anyway, he had bumped into the o...

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“Who Bumped Into Me? A Scary Tale of the Invisible Kind” by Thomasina Rushing

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We may often wonder what is blowing in the trees, or how the wind blows and it sounds scary. All I can recall is one cold and chilly night, when I was walking home after choir practice. I bumped into a stranger, and I know the person felt the bump, but the person could not see me or hear me. I could hear the person talking and moving about just like the wind. This person looked super scary as if risen from the grave. His clothes were torn and ripped and his left arm was missing. So I'm afraid to ask what happened because when this person spo...

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“The Encounter” by TERESA MARINE

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“Handed Neatly and Politely” by Anthony Basko

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He was sitting there, alone, reading. The cover of the novel was ripped off. The first page was almost ripped off as well. It looked as if it was held on by just a strand of hair. He stood up a little, but something in his mind made him sit back down. The novel was a mystery to him. He couldn’t stop finding new pages that he kept accidentally skipping. He found the novel next to a towel. A very filthy towel. An orange, dirt covered, stained towel. The book had scribbles and notes on the inside, and the title and author were not present. It w...

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“The Ignorance” by Bethany Clone

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"Can you tell me the way to the store?" I asked someone in terror. "I'm new to town and I'm lost." The person I was talking to didn't stop. He kept walking down the street. That was the third time this has happened to me, and I'm beginning to get afraid. "Ma'am! Can you help me!" I ran up to a lady in wealthy looking clothing. While running up to her, I crashed into a man who stepped outside his house. &n...

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“Old sins have long shadows ” by Cheryl Fulton

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I awoke that day feeling not quite myself, I couldn’t put my finger on it. I didn’t want my usual cup of coffee. But I did retrieve my newspaper from the front walkway, as I bent over, I realized I’m not hurting from my arthritis I suffer from especially the first thing in the morning. I feel great I thought, maybe that’s what that feeling was when I first woke up, I’m renewed? I waved to Mrs. Popik across the street, she mustn’t have seen me for she didn’t wave back. I was going to yell a greeting to her but thought do I really care? N...

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“The Unlikely Accident” by Sanaullah Brohi

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As I looked at Jammal. He was shivering in the cold. Trying to adjust himself in the dark, cold night of January. We both hide on the side of the highway. I barely saw his covered face in the gloaming. The highway was abandoned. Once this rusty highway was the center of trade and exchange. But now a few trucks pass by at night. We didn’t know what they were carrying but we knew those were full of food and other valuable things. We had a small house comprising of 3 rooms and a courtyard. It was the yesterday morning, I was busy feeding cows...

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“The Tale of Trudy Rutger” by Chelsea B

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It’s been five years, but I can still remember exactly where I was when I heard about Logan. Everyone in my town does. I was sitting in my senior year history class. My mom was in line at the grocery store. My best friend Callie was skipping class to eat breakfast with her boyfriend at the diner down the street. She was the one that heard it first. We weren’t allowed to have phones in class, but back then, teachers hadn’t quite caught on to all of the ways that kids would sneak in phones. I’d spent most of second period with my phone tucked...

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“To Say "I Love You" One More Time” by Jessica Brown

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Cold. Dark. Silence.These were my first senses. Slowly I regained consciousness; my fingers twitching, my legs bending. I could hear my heartbeat in my head. My eyes fluttered open and suddenly all I could see was white. I soon adjusted to the bright sunlight, and, looking up at the blue sky above me, from where this assault was coming from, I began to become aware of my surroundings. The sunlight streaming from above flooded down through the clearing in the trees and washed around me, setting everything alight in one continuous blaze. The d...

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“A Rude Awakening” by Ellis Nash

Submitted to Contest #13

It was just like any other Saturday. I woke up without my alarm pestering me, which was always a lovely feeling. I got up but didn’t bother to get dressed since I had slept in my regular clothes. I had been so exhausted from work last night that I came in and immediately went upstairs and collapsed on my bed. I fell asleep within minutes, and I didn’t even have a chance to think about whether I should change out of my work uniform. I wondered if I would look weird going out in my uniform but I smiled at myself. My mum always told me not to c...

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“Killer Day” by Rose Lee

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As I left my house this morning, I felt oddly invigorated, like nothing could stand in my way. I bounced down the stairs and headed up the street to catch the bus. My morning routine was right on schedule. Until this very moment that will change my existence forever.I get to the bus stop and look around at the other patrons waiting to board the bus. No one is returning my gaze, but that’s hardly unusual so early in the morning. As I step towards the bus door, a lady in a black leather jacket steps directly in front of me. Before I can say mo...

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“One Wish” by Emily Renoff

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Her heart began to race, her hands began to sweat. The world felt as if it was shrinking beneath her feet and above her head. She quickly turned and ran home out of embarrassment as fast as she could. She whipped the front door open, rushed inside, ran up to her room and slammed her bedroom door so it would shake the entire house. As she sat down to read a book she heard faint footsteps walking up the stairs as each step creaked and dust flew out into the open air. There was a quiet knock and the door opened slowly. “Blair” said her mo...

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You go for a walk and accidentally bump into someone. They feel the bump, but the person can't seem to hear or see you.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 52 stories

“What goes bump in the night” by Keiran Trembath

“The Death of Me” by Heather McGovern

“A Different Frequency” by David Morrison

“A Little Walk by the Pale Streetlight” by Timothy Gabriel

“Who Bumped Into Me? A Scary Tale of the Invisible Kind” by Thomasina Rushing

“The Encounter” by TERESA MARINE

“Handed Neatly and Politely” by Anthony Basko

“The Ignorance” by Bethany Clone

“Old sins have long shadows ” by Cheryl Fulton

“The Unlikely Accident” by Sanaullah Brohi

“The Tale of Trudy Rutger” by Chelsea B

“To Say "I Love You" One More Time” by Jessica Brown

“A Rude Awakening” by Ellis Nash

“Killer Day” by Rose Lee

“One Wish” by Emily Renoff

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Write a story about someone spending the night in an old Victorian home-turned-hotel on Halloween.

You go to visit your neighbor. When you ring the doorbell, a stranger appears and tells you that your neighbor has been dead for ten years.

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