After Dark Horror Stories

Your Face is Not Your Face

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000

A strange letter arrives with a chilling message: “Your face is not your face.” What starts as an unsettling mystery quickly spirals into a horrifying journey of lost identity, buried memories, and a secret underground operation that changes people in ways you can’t imagine. When Tabitha goes looking for answers, she discovers the truth may be far worse than the fear—and some things, once taken, demand to be given back.

Author: A.K. McCarthy

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There's Good Money in Grave Robbing

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

A grave robber’s routine job for a grieving widower turns into a nightmare when the dead wife comes home hungry.

Author: James Gullickson

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I Disturbed a Horrifying Ritual in the Cemetery

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

A grieving daughter visits her father’s grave before sunrise… but what she witnesses in the cemetery will haunt her forever. When a twisted ritual awakens something beneath the earth, she’s forced into a terrifying fight for survival against a creature drawn to fire and flesh.

Author: A.K. McCarthy

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When Hunters Become the Hunted | Zombie Survival Horror

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

They went into the woods to hunt zombies… not become prey.

When a routine trip turns into a nightmare after a devastating accident, one hunter is left helpless as something far worse than the slow, shambling dead begins to close in. Fast. Hungry. Feral. And this time—there’s no escape.

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Can You Help Me Find My Dog?

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

A stranger showed up bleeding on her porch, begging for help… but the moment she used her security system to search for the missing “dog,” she realized she’d just helped something far worse find its next victim.

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I Towed a Haunted Car on an Abandoned Highway

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

A pregnant tow truck driver hauling a blood-soaked wreck through the dead of night realizes too late that something from the crash didn’t stay behind—and it’s trying to lead her somewhere.

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The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 2

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

After twenty years hunting the cult that turned her childhood into a nightmare, Charlotte finally finds them—but the ritual they’re preparing will unleash something far worse than revenge. To stop the end of the world, she’ll have to face the monster they made… and the brother it’s wearing.

Author: J.G. Martin

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The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 1

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

Author: J.G. Martin

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I Saw Hell in a Cheap Motel Room

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0000

Hired to babysit a stolen painting in a rundown motel, a desperate woman soon realizes the skulls in the artwork aren’t just art—they’re a countdown to when the Collector arrives to claim his next one.

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The Passenger

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

On a dark, empty motorway, one distracted glance at a ringing phone turns an ordinary drive home into a nightmare that refuses to stay in the rear-view mirror.

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The Crimson Spike

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

At a secret bar hidden inside abandoned train cars in an Alaskan national park, a midnight drink becomes a guided tour through humanity’s buried massacres. By sunrise, the mountain’s hunger awakens—and one innocent visitor is no longer innocent at all.

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I KNOW YOU

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

A woman who looks normal in the mirror starts realizing that every stranger sees a different face—and with each passing day, even her own reflection can’t agree on who she is.

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My Family Locked Themselves in a Bomb Shelter Four Years Ago... They Finally Opened the Door

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

Raised in an isolated doomsday cult and sealed inside a bunker for the apocalypse, a terrified sibling slowly realizes the end of the world isn’t coming from above—but whispering up through the pipes, wearing the face of a child.

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The Copy-Cat Cat-Lady Lady-Killer

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:50:00 -0000

When police swarm a cluttered Yorkshire flat and accuse her hapless son of being a notorious serial killer, a sharp-tongued old cat lady bristles at the mistake. As the investigation tightens and an election looms, she begins to consider just how far a devoted mother might go to set things right.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Ten Feet of Rope

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0000

A blind woman escaping prison by rope and trust discovers that the deep West Virginia woods measure freedom in blood, not steps, and something ancient is counting her every breath.

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Why I Don't Get Into Cars With Strangers

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0000

A terrifying vision of her own murder comes true step by step, forcing a grieving girl to stop the night from repeating—or die in it.

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A Night in the Emerald Kingdom

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0000

When a weekend role-playing game at a remote camp turns into a waking nightmare, a young woman must outwit a delusional game runner who believes he’s a knight—and who’s willing to kill in order to claim her as his bride.

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The Trunk

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A family’s fresh start in their dream home unravels into terror when their young son befriends something sinister hiding inside a locked trunk in the basement.

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The Self-Improvement of David Campbell

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A down-and-out drifter awakens to a mysterious voice that promises to fix his life—but its idea of “help” may be far more unsettling than he imagines.

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[Part 3] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0000

Listen to this story from Jasper's perspective on Dr. NoSleep here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sqi0dJoIudYWq430DXRH5?si=c541cba23b0a4f38

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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[Part 2] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0000

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Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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[Part 1] Slashers vs. Mafias: PRISON BREAK - Yara's Story

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0000

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Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Poise in Pieces

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Years after her crown has faded, a former beauty queen prepares a final performance for an audience that demands more than just her smile.

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A Murder Worth a Thousand Words

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A honeymoon in paradise turns into a nightmare when a dead woman’s face begins appearing in new photos on the couple’s digital frame—photos that seem to reveal her murder, frame by frame.

Author: Jake Bible

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Feeding Joy | Part 2

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A devoted husband struggles to care for his pregnant wife as her body transforms into something monstrous, drawing him into a government conspiracy and an otherworldly fate he can no longer escape.

Author: Jake Bible

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Feeding Joy | Part 1

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A devoted husband struggles to care for his pregnant wife as her body transforms into something monstrous, drawing him into a government conspiracy and an otherworldly fate he can no longer escape.

Author: Jake Bible

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When the World Went Quiet

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In a world driven mad by an unspeakable revelation, three survivors cling to fragile routines in their decaying apartment complex, each night haunted by the screams, silence, and shadows that press in from the darkness outside.

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There's a Grave in the Cemetery With My Name and Tomorrow's Date

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Three girls stumble upon a hidden cemetery where every grave bears a name they know—and a death date yet to come.

Author: Jake Bible

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Smoke and Mirrors

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Locked in an asylum for a fire she swears she didn’t start, Laura Gunshen stops taking the little yellow pills—and the memories, screams, and truth begin to burn their way back.

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I Was Posted to an Abandoned Lunar Research Base—But It’s Not Empty | Part 2

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Alone on the moon, Commander Harper Stone begins to unravel—haunted by ghostly crewmates, a forbidden love, and the terrible truth buried beneath the lunar soil.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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I Was Posted to an Abandoned Lunar Research Base—But It’s Not Empty | Part 1

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Alone on the moon, Commander Harper Stone begins to unravel—haunted by ghostly crewmates, a forbidden love, and the terrible truth buried beneath the lunar soil.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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A Witch by Any Other Name Would Still Burn as Sweet

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

They tortured me for names I didn’t have—until the real witch arrived and turned their inquisition into a blood-soaked reckoning.

Author: Jake Bible

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My Brother Went Missing at Summer Camp in 1988—Last Week, He Came Back

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Decades after surviving a legendary summer camp massacre, the so-called ‘Final Girl’ takes her story on the road—until a familiar shadow from the past begins following her from town to town.

Author: Jake Bible

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We're All a Little Mad in the End

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Trapped in a crumbling asylum after the world ends, a deranged doctor clings to routine and sanity—until desperate survivors arrive, and his darkest instincts take over.

Author: Jake Bible

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"Mommy, I Think Something's Wrong With Me" | Part 2

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

After her daughter stumbles into her bedroom with skin peeling off in strips and blood filling her slippers, a mother realizes the terrifying sickness devouring her child is spreading—and no one is coming to help.

Author: Jake Bible

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"Mommy, I Think Something's Wrong With Me" | Part 1

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Author: Jake Bible

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The Goddess, the Dog, and the Damned

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A deadbeat dad, unknowingly killed in a car crash with his family, must race a sarcastic goddess in a muscle car through the afterlife’s Crossroads—where the winner decides their eternal fate.

Author: Jake Bible

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The War is Over. The Tyrant Has Fallen. Now They're Coming For Me.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:00:00 -0000

As a jubilant mob celebrates the fall of a brutal regime, the general’s wife flees with her children—only to face the vengeance of a city that remembers every atrocity she once ignored.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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There's A House In My Neighborhood That Wasn't Here Yesterday

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Three sharp-tongued seniors uncover a mysterious gingerbread house in their Arizona retirement community—only to discover it offers youth, power, and beauty… for a blood-soaked price.

Author: Jake Bible

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The Emergency Alert System Played A Message That Wasn't For Us

Wed, 21 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

As emergency alerts flood the nation and a White House broadcast ends in blood, two women wrestle with paranoia, supernatural theories, and a chilling message commanding one unthinkable act: kill the one you love most.

Author: Jake Bible

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3 Sci-Fi Horror Stories

Sat, 10 May 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Step into a nightmarish future where technology turns against us, alien terrors lurk in the void, and humanity’s darkest fears are no longer fiction—they're just the beginning.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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My Silent Protector Leaves Behind a Trail of Bodies

Thu, 01 May 2025 17:00:00 -0000

Bound to a monstrous guardian born from tragedy, a girl struggles to survive high school and her own unraveling sanity, as the creature lurking at her side answers every threat with unstoppable, bloody violence.

Author: Jude Irons

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A Child Led Me Into the Moor. What I Found Should Not Exist.

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0000

A country vet follows the trail of a mysterious predator into the Yorkshire moors—only to discover that something ancient, hungry, and heartbreakingly deceptive has awakened in the bog.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Frozen Chains

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0000

A forgotten spirit, trapped in the ruins of her own murder and consumed by a cold hunger for warmth, struggles to recall her past and resist harming the living—until a long-lost descendant offers her the chance at peace and redemption.

Author: Jude Irons

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The Hunter, The Vampire, and the Girl

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In the shadowed alleys of a sultry southern city, a devoted young woman lures strangers to feed the ancient vampire she loves—until a relentless hunter arrives, and their dark romance spirals into a tragic descent of blood, betrayal, and burning daylight.

Author: James Tully

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Let's Talk About Death

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

A death doula answering a call in historic London discovers her client is not just dying—but preparing to be reborn, through a ritual of ancient blood magic that puts her unborn child at the center of a monstrous bargain for immortality.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The End is Nigh

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

When a cynical therapist begins to unravel after a disturbing patient warns her of an impending apocalypse, she must question her sanity, reality, and the terrifying possibility that his delusions might be the truth.

Author: Jude Irons

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Slasher vs. Mafia | Yara's Story (Part 2)

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

A young woman raised in a world of brutal crime enlists the help of a deranged butcher—who happens to be the city’s most feared serial killer—to wage a bloody war against her own family, but as their violent crusade escalates, the line between revenge and obsession begins to blur.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Slasher vs. Mafia | Yara's Story (Part 1)

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Grandma's House

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A young woman returns to her estranged grandmother's decaying home, only to discover that something far more sinister than neglect has taken root within its walls.

Author: Jude Irons

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Skin Deep

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A widow's desperate pursuit of acceptance at an exclusive country club leads her to a mysterious black dress that grants her the power to command admiration—but at a horrific cost.

Author: James Dean Tully

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A woman who has spent her life unable to feel or connect with others embarks on a journey through surreal and unsettling realities, guided by a mysterious Djinn, in search of something—anything—that might finally make her whole.

Author: Jude Irons

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On The Altar

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A devoted handmaiden, bound by tradition and fear, leads a child bride to a ritual sacrifice, but as the weight of guilt and horror festers, she must decide whether to betray the temple that raised her or risk her own life to save an innocent soul—unraveling a truth that will bring about divine wrath.

Author: Jude Irons

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The Homeless Man on the Corner Always Warned Me About the End… I Should've Listened | Part 2

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

When a burned-out hotel receptionist in Hastings witnesses a strange meteor crash into the English Channel, she brushes it off as just another weird occurrence in her mundane life. But when the town’s eccentric "Tin Man" vanishes into the ocean—only to return… changed—she realizes something is terribly wrong. The water shimmers with an unnatural silver sheen, people begin acting strangely, and an eerie green light stains the night sky. As reality unravels and an ancient force awakens beneath the waves, she must uncover the truth before the world is swallowed whole. The end isn’t coming… it’s already here.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The Homeless Man on the Corner Always Warned Me About the End… I Should've Listened | Part 1

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The Harvested

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In the brutal city of Elves, a young human woman named Thorn lives on the edge of survival. Cloaked in secrecy, she risks everything to steal from her captors, haunted by the grotesque fate of her fellow humans, who are twisted into perverse forms of labor and luxury for the Elves' cruel whims. Driven by vengeance and despair, Thorn uncovers a dark secret—a sinister ritual that turns the captured into unspeakable monstrosities. As she delves deeper into this hellish underworld, she becomes entangled in a horrifying game of power, where survival means confronting the unimaginable—or being consumed by it.

Author: James Tully

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The Queen of Swords

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

When Abigail's creative well ran dry, she sought inspiration in forgotten relics. A trip to the Antiques Emporium led her to an old tarot deck, but nestled within was an intruder—the Ace of Spades. That night, her art took a sinister turn. A faceless woman appeared on her canvas, whispering a desperate plea: Find me. As Abigail followed the spectral breadcrumbs, a killer’s past resurfaced, clawing at the present. What began as a search for inspiration became an obsession—one that would unleash an ancient hunger. The canvas demanded more than paint. It craved justice. It craved blood.

Author: James Tully

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The Thief and the Maze

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

When a seasoned thief breaks into the impenetrable Collinsworth Manor to steal a priceless diamond, he discovers the manor hides far more than wealth. Beneath its grand facade lies an endless maze of horrors, where time warps, reality bends, and escape is impossible. Stalked by a monstrous entity and ensnared in the sadistic rituals of the Collinsworth family, he must confront unimaginable terror. As his humanity crumbles, he begins to transform into something grotesque and unrecognizable. In a fight for his soul, he realizes the only way out may be through the darkest corners of his own twisted fate.

Author: James Tully

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As Above, So Below

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In a secluded convent, Sister Francis is granted her lifelong dream of tending to the sacred Relics—objects revered as the lifeblood of the Church. But beneath the solemn rituals lies a dark secret: the Relics are living men, bound and transformed in a twisted union of flesh, bone, and divine geometry. As Francis uncovers the horrifying truth, an outside force threatens the sanctity of the convent, unleashing chaos and violence. Torn between faith and fear, Francis must confront the blasphemous rituals she once revered and make a choice that could seal her fate—or unleash something far more terrifying.

Author: James Tully

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The Light Keeper

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Amid a storm-battered lighthouse perched on a cliff, Ida’s quiet life is shattered when a preacher and his injured daughter arrive, seeking refuge. But their presence pales in comparison to the terror that follows—a strange figure rescued from the sea, clad in silver armor, and pursued by something monstrous. As cosmic horrors descend from the heavens, Ida faces unearthly visions, unspeakable fear, and a colossal, tentacled entity hunting its prey. Trapped in the lighthouse, with danger outside and paranoia within, Ida must confront the limits of her courage and humanity. Will the light of the beacon ward off the dark—or signal an end far more terrifying?

Author: James Tully

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Magnum Opus

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In a world where floating cities harness the power of enchanted pearls, the privileged live in dazzling towers above while the oppressed toil in the slums below. When Ezrin, a grief-stricken teenage rebel, is captured after a failed mission to dismantle the Empire's pearl-powered tyranny, she finds an unlikely ally in the Empress herself—a mysterious architect of revolution. With time running out and the weight of her lover’s sacrifice heavy on her heart, Ezrin must make an impossible choice: ignite the organ that powers the Empire’s floating capital or succumb to the Commander’s brutal interrogation. As the city begins to tremble and the pearls revolt against their captors, the fate of an entire civilization hangs in the balance.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The Hunt for Black November

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Yasmin Sattar fled from dreams of the stars, only to find nightmares waiting in the deep. A brilliant oceanographer aboard the U.S.S. November, a state-of-the-art research submarine, Yasmin uncovers a trench far deeper—and darker—than science ever imagined. When the submarine becomes trapped by impossible, otherworldly forces, Yasmin and her crew face unspeakable horrors as madness consumes them one by one. With colossal beings stirring in the abyss and a supernatural force manipulating their minds, Yasmin must navigate a labyrinth of terror to escape. But in the silent depths, where gods slumber and nightmares rise, survival may mean losing her humanity—or her soul. In the ocean's darkest reaches, humanity's past meets its inescapable destiny.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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We Believers

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In a secluded South American village, a devout priestess leads a small, fervent group in service to an ancient, otherworldly being known as the Exalted. As the community's rituals grow darker, cracks begin to form in their fragile faith, and the boundaries between devotion and horror blur. Beneath the surface of their sacred compound, unspeakable secrets fester, threatening to unravel everything they believe. When loyalty is tested, the true cost of their worship is revealed in ways no one could foresee.

Author: Jude Irons

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My Search for Salvation Led Me to Hell

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A reclusive dropout stumbles upon a mysterious file on the dark web, unlocking a mesmerizing fractal that defies reality. As the vivid patterns pull them toward an infinite truth, their obsession spirals into madness, blurring the line between the physical and the divine. Haunted by visions and pursued by unseen forces, they risk everything to chase a forbidden glimpse of transcendence. But some truths are never meant to be uncovered...

Author: Jude Irons

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Lesson from the Revenant

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Diana has built the perfect life—successful, disciplined, and polished. But when a long-forgotten figure from her past emerges, her world begins to unravel. Trapped between the horrors of the present and the guilt of her past, she is forced to confront the choices that shaped her.

In the confines of her once-safe sanctuary, an eerie presence grows stronger, challenging her perception of reality and pushing her toward an inevitable reckoning. A chilling tale of memory, guilt, and the shadows that refuse to stay buried.

Author: Jude Irons

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The End of My World

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A young woman struggles with her crumbling sense of self as the world around her fractures—literally. Following a surreal dream and a growing sense of unease, Alexis witnesses her reality unravel, with loved ones vanishing or forgetting her, and ominous cracks spreading across the sky. As static beings and polygonal distortions consume her surroundings, Alexis is forced to confront a chilling question: is her world real, or has it always been an illusion?

Author: Jude Irons

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Space Resurrectionists

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:00:00 -0000

In the vast emptiness of space, Captain Isabella Ramirez and her ragtag crew hunt for their fortune aboard derelict ships, harvesting blood laced with valuable crystals. When they uncover a 700-year-old Astrotech freighter in the forbidden Dead Zone, their dreams of wealth turn into a waking nightmare. Inside, the ship is shrouded in eerie pink dust and filled with grotesque, crystal-covered corpses. But the real horror emerges when an ancient, otherworldly presence awakens.

Author: James Tully

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The Rot

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

Beneath the flickering streetlights of a decaying city, one woman’s late-night jog turns into a nightmare she can’t escape. Drawn by the haunting cries of what she believes is a child, she ventures into a shadowy alley only to encounter something far worse—a creature neither fully human nor entirely of this world.

As her body succumbs to a parasitic force, her desperate fight for survival takes her down a horrifying path of rotting flesh, stolen organs, and unspeakable choices. With time running out and her humanity slipping away, she must decide whether to save herself at the cost of others—or let the nightmare inside her consume everything.

Author: Jude Irons

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Adore Me

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

After a drunken stumble through the woods, Kaitlyn discovers an ancient shrine and makes a desperate wish for unconditional love. The next morning, she wakes to find her once-indifferent coworkers and strangers transformed into obsessive devotees, their twisted affection turning violent and unrelenting. As their devotion spirals into chaos, Kaitlyn must unravel the dark truth behind her wish before it consumes her completely.

Author: Jude Irons

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Ye Cannot Hide from the Wild Hunt

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

As the darkest nights of winter fall over a secluded valley, young parents Frena and Aberlin celebrate Yule with their newborn, unaware of the ancient forces stirring in the forest. When a radiant but sinister figure appears, whispering warnings of the Wild Hunt and its hunger for pure souls, the family is thrust into a battle against primal gods and their feral host. With time running out and their longhouse besieged by spectral beasts, the couple must summon unshakable courage to protect their child from the clutches of an ancient, unrelenting evil. Will love and defiance be enough to hold back the darkness?

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Frankensaint | Part 2

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

In a crumbling cathedral on the edge of a corrupt city, an exiled nun secretly resurrects a patchwork saint from stolen relics to protect the orphans in her care. When a social worker arrives to investigate, the experiment succeeds, but the saint’s unsettling behavior raises questions about its true nature. As tensions rise, faith and fear collide in the eerie glow of flickering candlelight.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Frankensaint | Part 1

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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Killers Killers Killers

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

A mysterious woman is brought in for questioning by federal agents, but the conversation quickly takes an unexpected turn. As tensions rise, secrets unravel about a chilling pattern of crimes and hidden motives. With sharp wit and unsettling confidence, she challenges the agents to confront uncomfortable truths. In a story filled with psychological twists, nothing is as it seems.

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The Watcher

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

A seasoned journalist, Jessica, takes on a disturbing assignment in the secluded town of Cypress Shade, where folklore and brutal murders intertwine. As she digs deeper into the mystery, her skepticism fades, replaced by a haunting connection to the dark entity at the story's center. What begins as a routine article spirals into a chilling exploration of fear, obsession, and the boundaries between reality and legend.

Author: James Dean Tully

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Welcome to After Dark

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:20:00 -0000

Step into the shadows with After Dark, where every episode delivers chilling horror stories that bring your darkest fears to life.

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The Treasure Around My Neck

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0000

A late-night drive turns into a life-altering discovery when a restless traveler stumbles upon a mysterious hatch in the desert.

Author: Jude Irons

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The Witching Music

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 02:00:00 -0000

A struggling single mother in the heart of Gary, Indiana, discovers her 10-year-old daughter’s supernatural gift—a haunting talent for the violin that unleashes both breathtaking beauty and unspeakable destruction. As the family’s darkest secrets unravel, the line between blessing and curse blurs, culminating in a chilling performance that leaves a blood-soaked concert hall in its wake. How far will a mother go to protect her gifted child, and what happens when the music refuses to be silenced?

Author: Dave Kavanaugh

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The Road to Nowhere

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:26:50 -0000

A late-night drive to a childhood lakehouse turns into a surreal nightmare when Jessie takes a detour down a mysterious road. Haunted by eerie figures, unsettling passengers, and twisted visions from her past, she must navigate the darkness to survive.

Author: Jude Irons

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Beneath the Surface

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:00:00 -0000

After weeks of searching for an affordable apartment, a struggling writer stumbles upon a deal that seems too good to be true: $500 a month for a basement studio. But what begins as a promising fresh start quickly takes a sinister turn. Muffled footsteps, eerie whispers, and visions from his past pull him into a harrowing sequence of events. What secrets does the apartment—and its enigmatic landlord—hide? Plagued by unsettling phenomena and a growing sense of dread, he discovers a doorway to something far beyond comprehension.

Author: James Tully

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Dream Watcher

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:00:00 -0000

A lucid dreamer revels in the power of their dreamscapes until a shadowy figure starts haunting their creations, blurring the line between fantasy and reality. When their imagined acts of vengeance manifest gruesomely in the real world, they’re forced to confront the horrifying consequences. Desperate to escape, they discover the shadow figure’s sinister intentions and their own dark role in the unfolding nightmare. With reality unraveling, they must navigate a chilling game of guilt, power, and survival.

Author: Jude Irons

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Curtain Call

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:10:29 -0000

In an eerie, abandoned mansion, a devoted servant tirelessly cares for her reclusive master, who has been locked away in his study for an unnerving amount of time. Despite her attempts to draw him out, she receives no answer, just empty trays pushed back through the door. As the solitude and silence begin to unravel her sanity, she decides to break his rule of seclusion, only to uncover something horrifying in his study. Determined to revive their bond, she takes her master on a surreal journey to a theater for one final, macabre performance—where reality, memory, and madness intertwine in an unholy curtain call.

Author: Jude Irons

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