Scary Stories

(POSTING ALMOST DAILY) A collection of dark short stories by Sterling. I am currently writing my first fantasy novel and wanted to try writing some short stories in a completely different genre. I've never written any shorts before so I hope you enjoy!

Tyler is being hunted by the Grinning Man and flees to Marble Springs, where he teams up with Serling and Price, real estate agents who sell haunted houses. ***** After his brother disappears and a burial mound explodes, high school student Tyler Graves starts having strange visions. His brother warns him that something is coming for him. Soon, Tyler's entire family is slaughtered, and he's being hunted by an otherworldly entity known as The Grinning Man. Fleeing to Marble Springs, he meets Serling and Price, real estate agents who specialize in selling haunted houses. It's up to this unlikely trio to stop a madman from destroying the world - by literally unleashing Hell on Earth! (Sequel to Apartment 239.) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Miranda is a young swimmer who grew up in the shadow of fear and iron will. After the mysterious disappearance of her parents, rigorous sports became her only anchor. But when Miranda and seven other teenagers are trapped in a place where every breath is a challenge and every room is a nightmare... Questions on which life depends. Rooms that break the body and the mind. And the choice is always the same. There is no second place here. There is only you. Or no one at all. Immerse yourself in a terrifyingly realistic horror story about the body, the mind, and a structure that knows how to think.

Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

To save her brother, Veronica decides to dig up a vampire's grave and must grapple with the dangers that come with fraternizing with a killer. ***** There's a reason buried things should stay buried. Desperate to save her dying brother, Veronica digs up Lucius' grave--a notorious vampire with endearing charm and a thirst for redemption. Ignorant to the spotlight now on her family after releasing a killer back into the world, Veronica must grapple with her new reality while Lucius is forced to finally face the ghosts from his past, pulling him into the hell he helped create. As enemies begin to draw closer, Veronica finds herself having to choose a side, and leaning toward one she never thought she would. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

Swallow is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. When Mildred wished for death on her bullies, she never expected a demon would possess her and make all her dreams come true...but is it worth her soul? ***** After years of torment, Mildred, a meek high school student, is determined to seek revenge against her bullying classmates. She intends to curse them with dark magic, punishing them for their cruelty - but in the process Mildred accidentally opens herself up to a terrifying demonic possession. The demon inside her is only too happy to fulfill Mildred's vengeful desires. Bodies start turning up with parts missing, eaten as though mauled by a wild animal...or perhaps something darker. Powerless, Mildred realizes that the murders are changing her in more ways than one... Content and trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence, psychological abuse, and gore. [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]] Cover designed by Jay Flores-Holz

"I don't remember anything, and I DONT WANT TO" "K-kookie w-who did this to you?" "A monstar " "Jinnie hyungie" "Tae tae" "We always loved you kook, and will love you still" "Not still with you" "The memories are STILL WITH YOU kookie" Hey everyone, welcome to another BTS brotherhood story. Please show your support!

Secret keeping. Can stop the bleeding. Staying under the shadows, stops you from seeing. We started off as a pair, but they are being pulled apart. Sydney and Violet are best friends, which are basically sisters. They ride with each other, through thick and thin. But they did something so bad, that it looms over their heads. Unfortunately for them, what they don't know is someone's, always watching. They are being played, like chess pawns. Will they out smart that person, or will they fall into the trap?

Follow the chilling tale of a group of vigilante Hunters on a desperate search for missing children in the shadowy depths of Southern California. What begins as a routine case quickly spirals into a nightmare of cults, cryptids, and a twisted serial killer. As old traumas resurface, each member of the team must confront the darkness within. With every clue, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and no one will escape unchanged. The book is completed at over 70 chapters with a new chapter releasing every Tuesday and Saturday.

" My Life was a struggle ". She entered HVIS with a name no one recognized, eyes that had seen too much, and a heart too guarded to heal. Ruenna Mariano didn't come to make friends-but somehow, she found them. And maybe, just maybe... something more. But secrets don't stay buried forever. Especially the ones written in blood... Inspired by Lara Flores' 'Ang Mutya ng Section E.' Major elements are reimagined into an original plotline with personal twists."

Sometimes life changes for no reason. The interesting thing is whether these changes are good or bad. Does waking up in an unknown world with many people who develop a crush on you count as a nice thing?

You know how when your mom always tell you to look out for strangers? They were not kidding and especially when it comes to these strangers..... CUBE's brand new dark group is jhere to make sure you woin't see the living daylight!!! You will be amazed and terrfiued oif them, that even saying their names will bring you nothing but shivers and cold sweats.....

Based on True Events Read at Your Own Risk This is an English story, but it contains dialogues in other languages. The translations for these dialogues will be provided right next to the sentences. Note to the Readers: Dear readers, never assume that there are no evil spirits in this world. They are always close to you, clinging to your back or even standing right beside you. Never underestimate the power of evil. Most malevolent entities seek human souls to inhabit. They do this to create destruction not only for ourselves but also for our entire world. Synopsis: Rebecca Holmes owns a mansion, but there are numerous horror stories surrounding it. Will Rebecca be able to prove that these stories about her mansion are merely myths? Or will she become entangled with the demonic entities that supposedly control the mansion?

Belle needed a quiet place to paint. What she got... was The House. Described by her cousin as "quaint" and "full of character," the old mansion on the isolated farm is anything but. The house smells like something died in it in 1893 and never quite left. The lights don't work, the clocks don't agree, and the walls seem to whisper when the storm rolls in. Charming. Cut off from the outside world as the weather turns vicious, Belle is not alone. There's a man-warm, strong, kind, and very distracting... except for one small problem: She's not entirely sure he is real. Because this house doesn't behave. Doors don't always lead where they should. Time slips. Shadows remember. And sometimes, the past doesn't just echo-it replays. As old journals, strange dreams, and terrifying moments she can't explain bring together fragments of history, Belle begins to uncover tragedies that were never meant to be buried. But the house isn't just remembering. It's waiting... Funny, haunting, and quietly heartbreaking, The House is a story about love, loss, revenge, and the secrets that refuse to stay buried. This story contains themes of psychological horror, violence, and disturbing imagery. Reader discretion is advised. Genre: Mystery/Humour/Romance This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All rights are reserved by me. Please do not copy or use my work anywhere without my permission. Thank you.

Fictional. katsuki bakugou, UAs top achiever, their best hot temper hero in training number one at any and everything he seconds to no one. he's not weak he's strong he's a genuis , he's the best he's better than any and everyone. but what happened to that boy now? that over confident fool who's now quiet and in thought , he was fine just a week ago but now he's just gone clear doesn't yell he's lost. Contains:Todobaku. ♡_Simp_bisshio_♡

Podczas wakacji cztery dziewczyny wyjeżdżają na dwutygodniowy obóz nad jeziorem. Miejsce wydaje się idealne: drewniane domki, ogniska, kąpiele i wycieczki po okolicy. Już pierwszej nocy zaczynają dziać się dziwne rzeczy. Niektórzy uczestnicy słyszą w lesie tajemnicze wycie. Inni twierdzą, że widzieli między drzewami wysoką postać o świecących oczach. Kierownictwo obozu zabrania oddalania się od ośrodka po zmroku. Tłumaczą to bezpieczeństwem, ale unikają odpowiedzi na pytania. Dziewczyny odkrywają, że pobliski las od dziesięcioleci owiany jest złą sławą. Mieszkańcy pobliskiej wioski opowiadają legendę o potworze zwanym Leśnym Cieniem. Według podań stworzenie pojawia się nocą i poluje na tych, którzy zapuszczą się zbyt głęboko między drzewa.

Twisted Tales: A Descent into Horror Poetry is a dark collection of horror poems filled with nightmares, fear, curses, madness, and the monsters that hide in silence. Each poem is a door. Each verse pulls you deeper. And once you begin the descent... there is no turning away.