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 teens fear Alberta, Canada Horror content warning: Graphic Physical Violence A Killer's Confession“You were referred to me to confess something, correct?” a tall man waltzed in the room, slamming the door behind him with a loud echo. “Yes.,” it's time to expose the truth. Just tell it like it is Amy. “And what is the nature of this confession?” “Murder sir,”...
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 youth fear Ohio, United States Horror content warning: Child Abuse “Are you safe?”“I- I don’t know.”My mind races. Who is this man? My arm throbs with pain, but I can't remember why. The man towers over me, offering his hand to help me up. But I tense and get up on my own, nearly tumbling down again in the process.His voice is gentle. “Let’s go outside, okay?” I...
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teens fear Utah, United States Horror Mouse stared at the ceiling of her small room, trying to not fall asleep, where her dreams would turn into nightmares. But after a day of work, her body begged for rest. Her eyes clouded over, her eyelids drifting shut. Click click click scritch.Mouse shot up. Her soft brown eyes widened....
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teens fear Ontario, Canada Horror I shovel the last mouthful of food on my plate into my mouth and I quickly stand up from my seat. “I’m done eating,” I say loudly. “I’m going to my room.”My mom sighs as I hurriedly put my plate in the sink and nods tiredly. I race up the stairs to my room, closing the door behind me quickly....
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teens fear Alberta, Canada Horror Every year Kage looks forward to the first snow of the year. It's always a magical change, making the world look new. The pesky bugs go away, along with the squirrels that dig up Kage's mothers beautiful garden. Although with the snow, the yellow and pink carnations can’t blossom. Still, the quiet...
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 teens fearless Arizona, United States Fantasy The Clock House Today is October 16th, and I am on my way to my next cleaning job. I sit in comfortable silence in the uber, listening to the low music in the back while I watch the scenery change around me. I just turned 24 years old, I...
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adult fear Maryland, United States Horror content warning: Described Blood, Graphic Physical Violence Manhattan, Lower East Side1905A screaming baby woke me. For a moment I thought it might be another time. Another baby needing comfort in the dark of night, only satiated by his mother’s loving arms. But the hard floor beneath me was a stark reminder of where I was.I rubbed at my tired eyes, unable...
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youth fear Saskatchewan, Canada Horror content warning: Violence Against Children " I told you Savannah there is a real monster in the tiny town,” I say “ Families keep dying and their eyes are always missing”. My voice trembles. The small town of Macabre never really experienced mass murder, even though Macabre is a pretty grim name. Four families have been massacred. Every few...
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teens fear Kansas, United States Horror content warning: Graphic Physical Violence I can’t see. “I can’t see!” I cry into the emptiness. I don’t know where I am, where that thing chased me. The brush that whips around my legs as I blindly stumble tells me I’m still in the woods, still isolated from the rest of the world. I’ll never outrun it. My only chance is to get myself found...
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youth fear Kansas, United States Fantasy You’re sitting on a ledge overlooking a grandiose room, but your vision of most of it is obscured by stone arches and columns. A man speaks. The words are indistinct, but you can see his robed arm and his hand tightly clutching your decapitated head - you reach up to...
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teens fear Minnesota, United States Horror I am lying down. Nothing but darkness surrounds me. Waves of voices and whispers rush around me like the wind. I feel cold but see no source. My breath starts to run short. I gasp for air as ocegene rushing out my lungs. There is something else in my lungs. I am drowning, but there is no...
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 youth fearless Virginia, United States General I heard the paper crinkle on top of the cold, plastic coated exam table, as I sat up when the doctor entered the room. I didn’t think much of why we were here, I feel fine,I'm always fine. I put in my earbuds, being I had no interest in what they were saying, isolating all...
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youth fear Indiana, United States Horror Life is dull but not with her. She will teach me the love I never knew. She is the embrace I never felt. For her I relent the trust I never gave to anyone else. She took me in, accepted me as human, and fed me the nourishment I was deprived of. I had never felt fear before her, I only had myself to...
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adult fear Ohio, United States Horror All my life, I’ve feared the unknown. Even tonight, my body remains frozen with apprehension. Goosebumps run down my arm, shivering from the chills that stem in my mind. The warnings my parents and friends had given. All my life, five ghastly words have haunted me.Don't go into the woods. But...
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adult fear Kentucky, United States Horror THE YELLOW HOUSE AND THE DARK MANIt was a small, simple two-story house with ten rooms and an attic. The infamous James William Rogers House, nestled at the foothills of the Catskills, was built in 1910. Intended to be a secluded, summer retreat for the reclusive millionaire and his...
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adult fearless Ontario, Canada General Hole in OneThe golf ball sat on the bookshelf in Brynn’s room, in a gilded egg cup, an unremarkable white dimpled ball with Srixon written on it in black cursive letters. It was pristine because it had only ever been used for one shot, the most remarkable of his life.Brynn lay on his bed before...
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 teens fear Tennessee, United States Horror If you had told me 2 days ago that I would be handed a note by a face I had long forgotten, I would have said you were lying. But you would’ve been right. If you had told me 3 days ago that I would see my twin brother again, I would have cried in despair. But you would have been right. If you...
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teens fear Kentucky, United States Horror I browse social media often, despite how the brightness makes my sensitive eyes water and burn. Most is inane, comment after comment of incessant drivel, making my days shorter but no more fulfilling than a half-et meal. With how many days I’ve had, and how many I will have, I can afford the luxury...
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