by Taka
Elias Varn was a forensic investigator haunted by a case he could never close, the Mirrormaker, a serial killer who murdered by reflection and vanished without a trace. When Elias pushed a young witness too far and the boy took his own life, guilt consumed him. His career ended in scandal. His life unraveled in silence.Until the day he woke in a world not his own.A world of ashen skies, twisted ruins, and entities that shouldn’t exist. Here, spirits, monsters, and demons thrive under a terrifyin…
by Sir Faraz
In "Horrific Shorts: Zombie Edition," Sir Faraz masterfully crafts a collection of spine-chilling tales that plunge readers into the heart of a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead. Each story in this anthology is a finely-tuned exploration of fear, survival, and the human condition when faced with relentless horror. Sir Faraz’s vivid and compelling storytelling brings to life a series of unforgettable characters, each struggling to navigate a landscape where danger lurks around every co…
by ZazePatpat
In a future where humanity stretches its reach to the stars, Vacem, a seasoned astronaut, embarks on a critical mission aboard the Lunar Explorer 7 (LE-7) alongside his crew: Michel, Luis, and Loterro. Their objective: to investigate a colossal megastructure discovered buried deep within the moon and the alarming reports of anomalous activity at its core. Data from the Planetary Defense Agency reveals that the moon's orbit has subtly, yet significantly, shifted, already causing bizarre environme…
by likelight
Death is inevitable—unless you seize control of fate itself.Erasmus has never believed in gods. Faith is a tool, a system to manipulate, a currency to be spent. As a priest, he preaches salvation while quietly siphoning power, turning devotion into influence, and blind belief into wealth.But when the sky fractures and the world collapses into something unrecognizable, Erasmus finds himself trapped in a realm where logic is an illusion and the unknown is alive.Here, the ground murmurs secrets. Th…
by Dark_Moon_9986
As I lay down to rest, an envelope found its way to my bed. In the envelope, it mentioned that I'd been invited to appear on a show called the Nightmare Broadcasting Service. When I looked for the show online, nothing popped up. Treating it as a joke, I burnt the envelope and went to sleep. But when I opened my eyes, I found myself in an unfamiliar place, with a static-like voice ringing in my ears. [Hello ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Nightmare Broadcasting Service!]
by Artkingworld
Mike Arshur, a brilliant but emotionally distant Egyptologist, takes his son Adam on a long-overdue vacation in a remote desert resort. Haunted by the failure of his marriage and a strained relationship with his son, Mike sees the trip as a chance to reconnect. But their peaceful retreat turns into a nightmare when ancient beings rise from beneath the earth—the true Pharaohs, immortal gods who have lived for millions of years in a secret world beneath the surface.Every 5,000 years, these subterr…
by pengfei_ma
A historian, Ethan, along with two sisters—geologist Chloe and photojournalist Maya—explore a mysterious sinkhole in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula known as the Cenote Sagrado. They discover a vast subterranean world built by an ancient, intelligent civilization and uncover a terrifying, millennia-spanning secret that threatens the very survival of humankind.(I will be posting this story on RoyaRoad as well)
by unstoppable_Aish
Whispers don’t lie. But will they save her… or trap her forever?When Aanya Verma inherits her estranged aunt’s decaying hill estate, she expects silence. Instead, she finds a house that breathes in secrets and exhales fear.Every locked door hums with history. Every mirror reflects someone else’s memory. And every whisper in the night… calls her by name.But this isn’t just a haunting. It’s a ritual that never ended.With the help of Veer, a mysterious forest officer with his own buried past, Aanya…
by MysteriousXu
Shen La, a special forces operative born with the Heavenly Eye, has been able to see ghosts since childhood. During a mission involving a supernatural incident, his abilities were exposed—leading to his recruitment by a hidden Chinese government agency: the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation.This mysterious organization is tasked with investigating and handling all manner of supernatural phenomena. Within the Bureau, Shen La encounters a group of uniquely gifted and eccentric colleagues, includi…
by BlessedPen
The Éleos Virus hit the world hard. Not only did it affect the living, but it rose the dead as well.Frost, a high school student and amateur boxer wakes from a coma to a nightmare: his town is crawling with the undead, and the world he knew is long gone.But something’s changed. His body feels stronger. Sharper. His very nature had even seemed to change. It seems that becoming infected carries benefits too.With this newfound strength, Frost sets off to make sense of the chaos, starting with the o…
by JeremyDreamy
Nothing ordinary ever happens to twenty-year-old, Hector Flag. Who lives by himself in the middle of nowhere. When suddenly, he gets a strange text from a person whom, he's never met before. After receiving a text invitation, on his cellphone, to go to a secret party with some friends on a Friday night for the weekend to relax, Hector couldn't be more excited to go to a party!Hector must wear an animal mask of some kind, his choice to the party. Everybody must wear a mask to the party. Nobody re…
by CinderTL
Waking up in the middle of a dream, a strange door appears in the house... Behind each door lies a different, unfamiliar world.In the nightmare world, Jiang Cheng exaggerated the news he got from the strong man and told it to the fat man. The latter was almost in tears as he listened, "If we die here, our entire family will bleed to death upside down?""That's right.""Then why don't you seem that scared?" The fat man widened his eyes.Jiang Cheng turned his head and said in a very serious tone, "B…
by pubang
Beneath the glittering façade of Super City 19, Mavrick is thrust into a deadly web of danger — a blood-soaked game woven by hunters, mercenaries, the Skinner, mechanical serpents, and the shadowy Council of Ten. Can he survive the trap?He was meant to be prey... but now, he's targeting the god behind the hunter.#FuturisticCity #Biohazard Thriller
by jovi_Yu
One day, Holmes was selected by fate—dragged into a game world ruled by horrors.Here, humans sat at the bottom of the food chain. To survive, players had to complete tasks just to obtain food.Every player could awaken a [Talent Trait], granting them bizarre in-game privileges.But Holmes? He unlocked the lowest-tier, discarded Talent trait… only to discover an earth-shattering bug—it revealed all hidden information about the horrors!And so—In the Crimson Apartment, while other players racked the…
by NGX
> One normal day. People vanish into a blinding white light. They wake up in a cold metal room, each with a countdown above their heads: [00:09:58]A voice echoes in their minds:“Welcome to the Tower. Climb or die.”Our MC? A quiet, unnoticed loner. Barely survived school, ignored by society. But this… this brutal new world? It makes sense to him. It has rules. And he’s ready to climb. Even if he has to leave every last human behind.
by Gra4ce
It all started with a curse.In the sterile halls of St. Solace Hospital, Laura—wounded, desperate, and blinded by grief—cast a curse she never meant to. A curse that tore through the innocent, striking a child who wasn’t meant to bear its weight.Rozzi, a hero caught in the shadows, made the ultimate sacrifice to protect that child, her life extinguished in the Spiral’s growing darkness.And Asto De La, a father shattered by loss and betrayal, was pushed to the edge of madness. His quest for justi…
by GoGo
Come here folks, let me tell you a wondrous story about a bizarre world. A world with two moons and three suns.A world where death is never the end and birth is just the beginning of misery.A world filled with stories of love, war, and betrayal.A world where the gods are bored of the mundane as much as you.And then there is I, the maestro of this bizarre world that exists solely to entertain you.So follow me and enjoy the misery as much as I do.*****A mentally ill man who only finds the meaning …
by ClassicsFree
In Victorian London, respectable Dr. Jekyll creates a transformative potion that unleashes his hidden, malevolent alter ego—Mr. Hyde. As the boundaries between civilized virtue and unbridled savagery blur, the doctor struggles under the weight of his unleashed darker desires. This chilling tale of duality and inner conflict exposes the dangerous allure of our hidden impulses, inviting readers to question whether one can ever truly separate the light from the dark within.by Copilot (I didn't want…