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Forever

1 min read

My teeth clawed into the seeps of his pale skin, Saliva all over his thin chin. Groan

Mars

To gain my wings...

2 min read

My hands shook as I read the words on the leaf. I read the sentence over and over a

Anthony Cicchino

Guilt And Waters

1 min read

The water sparkled in the moonlight as the duck graced its surface, transitioning fro

Jom

Motor Head

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It all started with the old cars hidden in the woods. Mangled automotive machinery la

Lydia Mae

Rosey Red Trail

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The girl walks, quickly, hugging the small bouquet of roses tightly to her chest. Her

Henry Edward Nobler

Seasonal Serial Killer

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It’s the middle of November and I'm trudging through three feet of snow because, much

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The Panic Room

Sophia

2 min read

Leah just woke up. Nothing to see, darkness all around, and she is covered in dust. She coughs and tries to catch her breath so she can have some energy to analyze where she is and how she got here. Feeling the floor around her, she comes upon some thing fleshy and wet. She begins to realize that it is not an animal or something normal she imaged in her head while using her sense, but it was a dea...

Horror

The Chase

Taelor Nicolle Hipsher

3 min read

The following is a chapter preview of an upcoming short story I am working on.

Chapter 2: The Chase

He was right behind me. I could hear his car getting closer. I ran to the only familiar place on that street.. 903 Valderamma Blvd. I flew through the yard dodging every tree as my friends and I did when we were kids running as we played. I knocked over the freshly set ‘For Sale’ si...

Horror

Thriller

Twinkle Twinkle Little Doll

Zuzia

1 min read

“Twinkle twinkle little doll..”

Her mouth curled into a small smile as she took another breath,

“Sitting quiet in the hall.

Porcelain cracked hands and neck…”

Theres a pause. Silence. Her fingers wrap around a kitchen knife…

“Watch you sleeping in your bed.”

The hall is pitch black with only a tiny flick of light from a candle burning in a corner on a table.

She took a step forward, the flo...

Horror

Thriller

Hiding In The Van

~Passionate Writer~

1 min read

**_8:25 AM

_**

I wake up like any day. In the dark. I sit there for a couple minutes, listening for any sounds. Any noises. After hearing nothing, I come out from under, pulling my bag with me.

Looking out the window was mountains and a big green field. Last week we were in a city.

Opening the pantry, I grab cheese and toast, eating it hastily, needing to go back to my hideout. This van isn’t e...

Horror

Thriller

Kiss

Envy

1 min read

Your teeth

Although they are sharp

Although they hurt

They are a part of you

Your bite stings

But I don’t hate you

Your lips touch my skin too

I’ll imagine you’re kissing me...

Poetry

Horror

Negating Omens

Anthony Cicchino

1 min read

I saw the crow again, sitting on the same branch. Momma tells me I will die soon. Father tells me sister will die soon. Sister tells me mother will die soon. The town Oracle tells me that since I saw it twice, it might mean that nobody dies at all.

I sit up at night and wonder where the omen of the crow originated from. I find myself asking who the first person was to see a crow and die soon aft...

Horror

Mystery

Debate

girlisfool

2 min read

Today was the day.

The day of the Presidential Debate.

Thousands of people had come to watch, and millions more watched from their TV screens.

Today, Eva Bouc Émissaire was debating against William L. Iar at Columbia University.

Eva had been preparing her entire life for this moment. She and Mr. Iar walked up to their podiums as the crowd errupted into roars of applause.

As she gazed into t...

Horror

Attack

KayWrites

1 min read

It happens every night.

The icy hand grabs my neck.

I am trapped.

I can’t breathe.

My chest feels like it’s going to explode.

It’s getting tighter.

I may not make it.

The cold sweat takes over.

The icy hand releases its grip.

I breathe through tears

I peer into the darkness.

Don’t come back, I whisper.

I reach for the Xanax.

It’s the only thing that keeps it away....

Horror

#Case 126 [part 1]

~Passionate Writer~

2 min read

(Hemlock water drop-wort plant: a plant if consumed in poison gas or powder kills the victim with a gigantic, unearthly smile on their faces.)__

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_****_Update. 20th, July, 1934. Scientist: Darcie Lane.:-

_**_The science lab is a mess. Scientists _**_were_**_ arguing about who will get inside of case #126’s cage [a...

Science fiction

Horror

Death

Simone Long

1 min read

Neck bent back

Eyes toward the shadow casted over me

A tear from the eye gazing at my fate

Rolls down my face

Ever so slowly

As the tear falls

My eyes close

And memories flash

Chances not given

Smiles ignored

Opportunities missed

The crow begins to circle lower and lower

Above me

My chest caves in

My knees buckle

My regrets flood my heart

Insecurities won

Joy lost

It’s over

And my...

Poetry

Horror