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26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
Clowns of francesswan
Jacob
Imagine you just got into a car crash and when you wake up you are forced to play games of life and death, this story is heavily inspired by squid game. I wrote this when i was younger and my writing has inproved after a while so thats why the storys writing is kinda bad
Nightmare
Melanie Tran
Deep in the forest, something is awakening. Something old. It will grab you. It won’t let go until you give up.
Shadows of a Bleeding Soul
AmiUnknown
I don’t know how much [REDACTED]. It’s [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] gave both [REDACTED] back their [REDACTED]. They’re [REDACTED]. Not true. I don’t know if anyone will ever read this. But I need to get the [REDACTED] out. Please forgive me. Please. Please.
Creepy Tales from Corpse Town
burntsugarplum
My original anthology of unsettling flash fiction. Short and 'sickly'-sweet chapters. COMPLETE. Stories range from: ✓ ageless Russian high schoolers, ✓ a guy that dies every time he travels between dimensions ✓ star-walkers who wear the dead, and ✓ a bio-tech virus that 'hacks' animals and humans.
Tamer
Roxanne Louise
When the circus comes to town Lulu isn’t interested in the bearded lady or the alligator man. She’s interested in the normal looking boy locked in a cage. She brings him food and gives him a name. Neither of them knows that one small act of kindness will change both of their lives forever.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
burntsugarplum
A ‘choose your own mystery’ ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with CHOICES, CLUES, VISUALS & SOUND. Solve for Cold Case 174: an unknown horror surrounding 7 boys who were gone for months in the [REDACTED] Conservation Site and came back forever changed after interacting with [REDACTED]. (ADDING MORE CHOICE CHAPTERS EVERY SECOND DAY!)
The Last Amen
Kayla McKenzie
In a decaying Southern Gothic church, a zealous exorcist battles his own violent demons and sinful lust. When a heretical bishop and a mad psychiatrist challenge his sacred duty, his faith shatters, forcing him to confront the darkness within or be consumed by it. "We are legion, for we are many."
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
Molded
Marq
Children have been disappearing in asphalt hollow for decades.When one of them vanishes , eli is pulled into a mystery where reality itself begins to twist , and the closer he gets to the truth , the less he can trust what he sees.
Hell is Arcane
Emo dawg
"Do not be deceived!! There is no glory in this path you choose. No songs will be sung for you, no ballads or laurels with your name. But remember this." “When the demons charge at you. When you walk through the valley of death. When the devil stands guard against you.” “Remember you do not fight for yourself alone! You fight for all of us! You fight for the Citadel!” A thousand men struck their chest in unison as their voice shook the halls. “We die for the citadel!!”
MY RUIN
Yunusa Mariam Jennifer
If falling out of love was as easy as they say then I wouldn't be so in love with the same person that ruined my life, the same monster that killed my whole family, the only people who ever truly supported me in life, the only people that didn't support this fucking marriage of ours......... I hate the fact I can't hate him no matter how much I want to
Apartment 404
Tiny
When Nia Carter moves into the affordable Ashcroft Apartments, she thinks she’s finally getting a fresh start. But every night at exactly 12:04 a.m., a mysterious door labeled Apartment 404 appears between two apartments where no door should exist. Drawn inside, she uncovers a nightmare of vanished tenants, shifting hallways, and a building that feeds on fear, regret, and loneliness. To escape, Nia must uncover the truth before the apartment decides she’s its next permanent resident.
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frida frosting
Valley Shadow is a Stardew Valley fanfic that challenges the game’s cozy atmosphere, delivering a dark psychological drama that follows two broken souls—a boy mourning a girl he thought he lost, and a vampire desperate to uncover the deadly conspiracy behind her own murder.
The End Was Never the End?
Lady V
When surviving became my childhood.
The first home
Obside
Some people leave their first home. Others spend the rest of their lives trying to find it again.
The Weeping Jackal
burntsugarplum
It was common for veiled-born children of the gods to die— not that Heba Badran knew that. On her 16th birthday, her divine heart matures and kills her mortal body. Now, she’s stuck at The House of the Second Measure; a half-way house for dangerous demigods caught between life and death. Surrounded by heart-eating monsters, battle-scarred wardens, and undead teenagers, Heba must discover her identity and find her way home. 🖤DARK URBAN FANTASY 🖤ARAB AND EGYPTIAN CULTURE INSPO
Richard and Melissa
Hannah Sarah Abraham
It’s a love story where tenderness and terror are two sides of the same coin. When a pregnant woman finally finds the courage to leave her abusive fiancé for a kinder man, she must survive the storm of jealousy that follows—because the father of her child would rather destroy her than let her go.
266th last summer
Mariahanna
A story of a girl who got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, the feelings behind the scenes, and the illness taking over... (Not sure of everything yet to be honest, but we'll figure that out I suppose 🙃)
THE AFTERMATH PROTOCOL
Lady V
Fragments from a system trying to survive ..
In your dreams
Virginia Carrillo
Loving someone to the point of not letting go, and letting go in the most painful way just to cause them pain…pain that isnt as much as they cause.
Heartbreak Hotline
burntsugarplum
At Stellenbosch University, drunken girls often phone the Heartbreak Hotline. The Operator doesn’t care if you scream about your ex, curse your parents, or confide your darkest secrets— as long as you pay him. For two years he remains anonymous, but everything changes when ★you★ call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY, SAST
A Drop of Haunted Blood
Rory North
Sixteen-year-old Felix Carver carries the ghosts of magicians in his blood. He can communicate with them and use the magical abilities they wielded against monsters when they were alive. His newfound power would be pretty cool, if the ghosts in question weren't his family and the man who killed them.
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Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
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26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
