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Second Dead

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Second Dead

Sometimes, dead just isn’t dead enough. Seventeen-year-old Annabel Wallis and her family have survived six months of the zombie apocalypse by stealth and cunning. However, Dad has a plan. Annabel h...

Survival Secrets Family Action And Adventure +20 More

horror / adventure by T Francis Sharp · Complete · 51 Chapters

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Night Terrors

A collection of 13 terrifying short stories that will keep you awake at night. Night terrors. Mental demons that pounce on my sleep, slashing it to bits. Begging to be let out of my tortured mind. ...

Horror,Horror Short Story Teen Horror Stories +4 More

horror / thriller by Carol C. Roberts · Complete · 13 Chapters

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Her Plastic Heart

In the secluded woods of New York resides a luxurious invitation-only hotel that seems frozen in time. Only the richest are able to afford the hotel's luxurious gothic themed commodities, run by t...

Gothic Young Adult Romance Maid +6 More

horror / romance by lumtrexa · Complete · 18 Chapters

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SHADOW

In a nightmarish twist of fate, a young boy back from the dead and with several scores to settle, unleashes horror on a quiet, sleepy town, leaving the people petrified and the police clueless!

Murder Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Demon Hunters +7 More

horror / mystery by Joe Addison · Complete · 142 Chapters

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The Shadows

Your Shadow Follows You Everywhere.....! From the moment she enters the world of her new boarding school, Blight's Academy, 14 year old Poppy Farrell, finds sinister forces at work. From a horrify...

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horror / mystery by Alyne de Winter · 6yrs ago · 29 Chapters

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Little Hidden Darknesses

An island surrounded by deadly fog, an ancient mansion riddled with secrets, and a family willing to do anything to keep said secrets safe ... Seventeen-year-old Eira arrives on Evermist Island in...

New Adult High School Romance Ghost Town +8 More

fantasy / romance by MLoxton · Complete · 32 Chapters

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Neurosis

An elderly man recounts a traumatic experience from his teenage years in which he and his friends were stuck in a room for the night as something outside tried to kill them.

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horror / mystery by Adelink · 7yrs ago · 2 Chapters

Family

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Family

West Valley isn't just a city. It's a family. And family accepts each other- whether they like it or not. When Eden, a bartender at a strip club enters this community, her "impurities" are pronounc...

Twisted Romance Cult American Horror Story +4 More

drama / romance by CoarilineRose · 3yrs ago · 6 Chapters

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Kane

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Kane

Leena thought she was in for a typical night of babysitting. Maybe cook a little dinner or snack, play a game or two then a movie before tucking the kid in for the night and finishing her homework....

Science Fiction Romance Mystery/Sci Fi Young Adult Horror +2 More

horror / thriller by The Dark Fox · Complete · 1 Chapters

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Flesh & Bone

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Flesh & Bone

"You have no idea what you are." His clothes blood-ridden, standing around eight corpses, Caiden found himself agreeing. - Or, having powers isn't always inherently good. After murdering eight g...

Slow Burn Young Adult Horror

fantasy / horror by byagirlnamedj_ · 7yrs ago · 2 Chapters

"One More" - A Short Horror Story by Rowan Michaud

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"One More" - A Short Horror Story by Rowan Michaud

I woke up this morning completely alone. Well, almost.

Literature Short Story Science Fiction Thriller Young Adult Horror

horror / thriller by RowanMichaud · Complete · 1 Chapters

Camp Beaverbrook

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Camp Beaverbrook

The year is 1989, a small Summer Camp operates in the Mountains. Four girls face their worst nightmares as a camp legend slowly comes to life. Follow Lily, Max, Sabrina, and Willow as each of their...

Lgbtq Lesbian Teen Story The 80'S +2 More

horror / thriller by ShelbyAYarchin · 7yrs ago · 4 Chapters

Heaven's Dead (The Day I Learnt How to Die)

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Heaven's Dead (The Day I Learnt How to Die)

It's been thirteen years since the killings began, thirteen years of blood and guts filling our streets of Gibson. And somewhere in that murky mush of fear, is me, Sophia Allen. The girl that can t...

Content WarningDarkfantasy Serial Killer Young Adult Horror +4 More

mystery / thriller by Fransous. K · 1yr ago · 4 Chapters

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Biblical Error

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Biblical Error

What if Caine's story didn't end with a mark and banished from the Garden of Eden after killing his brother? What if his story continued? What if he was the very first vampire to ever exist?

Content WarningYoung Adult Fiction Fantasy Horror Young Adult Horror +1 More

fantasy / horror by KaylaMarie · 3yrs ago · 2 Chapters

Silent Night (of the living dead)

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Silent Night (of the living dead)

Family holidays are the worst. And that's before the dead begin to rise. Danni is a 19-year-old girl with a dead-end job and no real drive in life. All she wants is to avoid the family drama and s...

Christmas Undead Lesbian Literature +26 More

horror / humor by K. B. Hargan · Complete · 14 Chapters

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The Baseball Killer

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The Baseball Killer

Give a boy a bat and a ball, and he’ll play baseball. Give Dexter a bat, and he’ll kill. It starts off when he’s a kid. Him and his friend, Jason, play a game of baseball. But Jason throws the bal...

Criminally Insane Baseball Stories Young Adult Horror

horror by Amazon-O'shea Wright · Complete · 1 Chapters

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Paranormal Journal

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Paranormal Journal

Diary entries from those who seen ghosts and other weird things.

Young Adult Horror Ghost Stor

horror / mystery by Jasmine Siller · Complete · 10 Chapters

Night Demons

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Night Demons

Night Demons. A nightmarish journey of thirteen insomnia-inducing tales that will surely produce fear in your heart and ultimately fear of slumber. Welcome back my fellow insomniac. I hope you have...

Horror Short Story Horror,Scary Short Stories +6 More

horror / thriller by Carol C. Roberts · Complete · 13 Chapters

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Sexbot Sister

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Sexbot Sister

It all started when the Cyber Sapien company released their first public sex doll. Sex dolls had existed for a long time before, but always as cheap synthetics made by sex toy companies. Cyber Sapi...

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erotica / romance by PersepolisG · 2yrs ago · 9 Chapters

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The Killer Among Us

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The Killer Among Us

In the small town of Lakeview, teenage girls are murdered when they are home alone at night. With 9 girls already dead, the citizens of Lakeview are hesitant to even go outside. But a group of teen...

Content WarningFriends To Lover'S Young Adult Horror

thriller / mystery by allyqueen_ · Complete · 21 Chapters

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