Horror Fiction
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The Polaroid Cottage
After the breakup, Ellie fled to the family cottage—a weathered shanty perched on a jagged cliff above the sea. The waves roared below, drowning out her thoughts, but she didn’t mind. She spent her days pacing the creaking floorboards, her… Continue reading
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The Promise Tree
The humid air clung to William’s skin as he trudged through the moonlit woods toward the old oak tree. Twenty years had passed since he’d last set foot in the sleepy Southern town, and the place felt as foreign as… Continue reading
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The Road Ends Here
The road slithered like a half-dead snake, its asphalt cracked and devoured by creeping vines. Mist hung low, muffling the world in damp gray, and the only sound was the crunch of tires on loose gravel. Emma stared out the… Continue reading
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The Influencer’s Reflection
Chloe stepped into the House of Mirrors with her usual swagger, phone in hand, ready to capture the perfect shot for her Instagram feed. It was the last stop on her carnival tour, the one place she hadn’t yet immortalized… Continue reading
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The Familiar Strangers
The day the sky split open, nobody knew what was happening. For weeks, the scientists had talked of unusual atmospheric disturbances and magnetic pulses, but there was no real preparation for what followed. It wasn’t a roar of ships or… Continue reading
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The Bone Collector
Tonight is Halloween when the veil between our world and the Other Side wears thin. In our quiet, isolated town in Tennessee, it’s also the night the Bone Collector comes—a sinister presence creeping through the shadows with the promise of… Continue reading
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The Castle of Otranto And The Birth Of Gothic Fiction
Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, first published in 1764, is widely celebrated as the cornerstone of the Gothic novel genre. Its subtitle, A Gothic Story, coined the term “Gothic” to describe a new blend of medieval atmosphere and supernatural… Continue reading
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H.P. Lovecraft’s Cosmic Pantheon: Deities of Madness and Mystery
The famed horror author H.P. Lovecraft is perhaps best known for crafting a pantheon of fictional deities that populate his unsettling universe. These beings are immensely powerful and indifferent to humanity—a terrifying notion, given how little humans can comprehend them.… Continue reading
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Horror Fiction Writing Prompts #1
Writing prompts are handy for several reasons. First, they spark creativity by providing a starting point to ignite your imagination and help overcome writer’s block. Prompts offer focus and direction, allowing you to narrow down your ideas and providing a… Continue reading
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Behind the Mask: Edgar Allan Poe’s Dark Dance with Death
With the spooky season upon us, I’m much back into reading classic horror. Edgar Allan Poe has always been one of my favorite horror authors, and “The Masque of The Red Death” may be my favorite tale of his. “The… Continue reading
God Is In The Radio 