First /Previous My sweaty dreams were full of the damnable metronome so that when I awoke to the sound of my alarm, I could barely recognize it as a new sound. I feel as though the thing in my...
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When I was ten, I formed a junior detective squad. Mom bought me the entire box set of What's New Scooby Doo, and I was inspired to start my very own detective gang. I held auditions outside th...
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The nonstop pitter-patter of the cold rain against my bedroom window set the mood. I found myself rubbing my eyes, unable to follow the now swaying lines. My book was a jumbled mess of dyslexic t...
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Letter to: Professor Martin of the Mississippi Tributary University. From: Lieutenant Lennon Aberdeen 7th of October 1915. We sent back It was a welcome sight to see the Welsh...
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The morning of the day she went missing, my best friend Hannah texted me that she had thrown up her last pill and needed more. She asked me to pick it up for her, because she’s unable to drive ...
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Part 1 // Part 2 I paced my bedroom floor wondering what I should do next. I’d already placed the leg back in the gun safe, then searched the entirety of my house looking for something Chri...
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Most people are usually surprised when I tell them that I quit my six-figure job without a backup plan. They are a little more understanding when I tell them I was an underwater oil rig welder....
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I remember when I first heard the rhyme as a child. It terrified me. To me, the Crooked Man was some sort of boogeyman with freakishly long arms and legs that were twisted and broken in horrifyin...
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When I was in high school my dad lived with my three aunts and grandfather that had dementia. My youngest aunt and I were very close only two years apart in age. During this time in our lives, we...
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The ointment that King Creole had given me was not permanent. Much to my shock and horror when I woke up and went to the bathroom I saw the giant scar and stitches stari...
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JUNE 1 My name is Cora, and, if you find this, I’m probably dead. That would be a cool opening, right? Don’t worry, my life isn’t that interesting. I’m not even sure why I’m keeping...
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“Sorry, my massive balls were weighing me down”, Shawn said so matter-of-factly that it sent all three of us into a fit of laughter. We’d made a bet that whoever made it to Locust Ave. last...
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“Oh my God! It’s really him!” Even before I turned around, I was sure that those shrill teenage voices were talking about me. I just couldn’t understand why. I wasn’t famous; I’d ne...
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"Dawn! Look! The moon is red!" My little brother Zack spoke with excitement, pointing at the sky. "Yeah Zack I saw it." I replied, completely unimpressed, my eyes riveted on my phone, as I drow...
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I’m writing this in the beginning of May 2024. A few days from now, I won't be able to do so, I fear. In the vague hope of finding someone in the width of the internet who can help me out, I’...
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“I still can’t believe it.” My head spun. I pressed clammy hands against my cheeks and looked up at him. He smiled. “Believe it.” Then he drained the last of his Modelo. “It’s l...
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A week later I walked out of the hospital, literally. The doctors said I’d been very lucky. Because I’d been sweating, the oil didn’t stick to my skin. Since oil and water don’t mix, it w...
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Honestly, there was nothing creepy about the house I grew up in. No dusty attic or dark basement that any reasonable child would be afraid of. But there was something. Something that, for some ...
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Back in 1992 my brother Boone went missing. Our family had always lived in North Dakota, but Boone had always dreamed of leaving. In 1990, Boone was accepted to the University of Miami in South...
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Previous case. What should have been a normal bug infestation turned into one of the most bizarre atypical cases I'd ever seen. (If you're not familiar with what Orion Pest Control's service...
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(We Don't Talk to the Thing in the Woods ) I won't go up north anymore, not by those woods. I'll go out of my way to avoid driving in that direction. Even so, I need to write this down, I need ...
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PART 1 I got home from Pedro’s and immediately sat down, pulled out the prosthetic leg and examined it. Up until this point my only experience with prosthetic limbs was when I’d stare down...
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It was late at night , My friend Jake had sent me a video named Control.mp4. It was normal for him to send me weird videos he found on the dark web, So I couldn't be bothered to check it when I h...
Until I attended a drawing workshop at Disneyland, I always considered drawing to be a childish thing. I know there’s some irony there, but Disney does bring out the kid in us all. We were wa...
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I never thought it was weird. It was the same as Dad going to work every day and Mom cooking dinner every night. Just, Matty always ate upstairs. Mom made sure everyone at the table had a full ...