Ghosts stories, books, poems, and more

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A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of. Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she… Read More
War -- what is it good for -- it just kills all living things -- leaving only ghosts that haunt memories and dreams that relieve the obscenity and the vulgarity. Read More
Sooz is an extraordinary young woman – born with special powers as a result of a freak genetic mutation. But she has led a sheltered life – staying quietly at home, for the most part, because her powers make her especially sensitive to human suffering. But one day she has… Read More

Tags: ghost, evil, ghosts, horse, lion

When Calie inherits her grandmother's old Victorian home, she imagines a fresh start-a place to make new memories with her husband and children. But this isn't just any house. Nestled in a quiet, forgotten corner of the world, the house is alive with whispers of the past and the magic… Read More
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"A ghost and a home owner walk into a living room ..." The tale of two individuals meeting each other when they needed each other most. A story that reminds us the true meaning of the holiday season. Read More
a quick intro, into the weird and quite bafferling mind of this 'ere being that has one heck of a story to tell. Read More
A young woman, escaping a troubled past, accepts a new job opportunity as a live in caregiver to a wealthy socialite. The more time that Anaelisa spends with Madeleine the more she understands why the elderly woman is now alone. Ana quickly becomes aware of the fact that the longer… Read More
Jackie Taylor had never been academically gifted, so film school was well beyond her reach. With the advent of social media, however, Jackie can reach a wider audience without having to return to college. When she pitches her idea to a couple of old friends, they let her use their… Read More
A guy who goes on a search for eternal life after a scare and gets more than he bargained for Read More
Two teenage girls find a book of Magic Spells. They discover that is illegal to use this book and are condemed to haunt a house for a hundred years. Read More
This is the warning that will save humanity. Or perhaps only a tale of a man that got ahold of a mighty weapon, but realised that it has a dark past... Read More

Book / Fantasy

October 21, 2024

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Isabella, while cleaning a mansion, discovers a ghost and nearly gets strangled Read More
Ambrose and his friend, Pete, are stranded on board The Constantine after a fever has taken thirteen of their men, and are fighting for their lives. However, there are some unexpected guests that show up on the ship. Will they make it out alive? Or will they succumb to the… Read More
Sometimes, when a person experiences something traumatic, they, and they alone, see a Ghost. Read More
Life is shackled by the ghosts of time -- imagine if we could only live life without the guilt, without the regrets . . . . Read More
As a teen, Annie Thompson has serious psychological problems. After a psychotherapy treatment, she seems completely healed. Until, years later, she is present at her brother's birthday party... Read More

Short Story / Horror

July 24, 2024

It was in the 90s, a witch lived in one village, they suffered a lot from her. To whom a love spell, a lapel, a curse to death, cattle were ruined, or a salt marsh in the garden was sent. A hurricane, hail appeared out of nowhere. It was a… Read More
A look back at Stephen King’s NIGHT SHIFT. The stories. The spookfactor. Just a nostalgic look back, for fun. Read More

Short Story / Horror

July 06, 2024

I didn't believe in mysticism before, I thought it was medieval superstition. But a story from the horror genre happened to me. Even the time was symbolic 13 years ago. It was like this. I met one woman, Sveta, and our romance boiled over quite quickly. At first, we dated,… Read More

Short Story / Horror

July 06, 2024

Sergey worked in the police, but then he got tired, and the bosses changed, they began to follow every step. He quit and got a job as a security guard in a supermarket. On Friday, having waited for a replacement, he was going to leave. Read More
Dive deeper into the world of PHRENIA with this collection of 12 short poems that will keep you thinking about your own monsters that reside within you and around you. **CONTAINS THEMES THAT MIGHT BE TRIGGERING TO SOME** Read More
Atlas, Rose, Midas and Bone. Four sharks live happy comfortable lives. But during a hunt, one of them begins to experience a strange phenomenon. A desperate sounding voice begins to fill his head, begging for help. What follows is a story of exploration, death, deception, and intrigue. Read More

Tags: ghosts, ocean, sharks

The events happen in an alternate reality, where the island of Creta has become separated from Greece and is an independent country. The hero is a modern ghostbuster-detective, who undertakes a ghost-hunting case in Heraklion in Crete. Read More
The aftermath of a hospital room after the tragic death of a child with AIDS. (Based off of the play The Yellow Boat by David Saar.) Read More

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A book of short horror stories taking place in the 1990s. From a scary game of hide and seek, to the horror of being stalked, to the terror of facing your own fears. These stories mainly center on teens and the dangers they face ( or put each other through… Read More
This story is about a little boy whose parents are lost in the jungle. Read More
A nostalgic look back at one of the works of Alvin Schwartz. Remember the book “ SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK”? If you do, good for you! If you don’t or have never read this book, then read on with the rest. Here I’ll give a brief synopsis… Read More
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