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Inkitt Thriller, Horror, Mystery Contest

As a famous author once said, “Good fiction´s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable '' and that is exactly what we want you to do in our Spring Disturb the Comfortable Contest.

Disturb the Comfortable is Inkitt's March writing contest. Let your imagination run free and thrill the 3 million active readers and writers currently on Inkitt.

Submit your mystery, thriller, suspense, or horror novel for the chance to become a published author and win huge cash prizes!

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Within Her Threads- A Murder Mystery

Neil has dropped all communication with his sister for last two years. However, when she turns up one morning uninvited, he relents and accedes to bear her for next three days. But something is ami...

Beta Henry

“Henry!” I smile, jumping off the stool and walking into his open arms. He leans down and gives me quick kiss. “Miss me?” he asks. I look at him and bite my lip, feeling my cheeks heat up. “Yeah. M...

Josie

Josie is bloodthirsty. She seeks revenge for her heart that was stolen from her, literally. Young and naive, she willingly gave it away to her maker unaware that she was directly putting her life...

Waiting for the Ferryman

Dunnideer Castle is one of the most mysterious sites in all of Scotland. At some point in the ancient fortress’s history, its outermost wall was subjected to intense heat and was vitrified—that is,...

THAT SIK LUV

A Dark Romance (Stalker) Novel Some content may be triggering. "You're a woman without a voice, Briony," he whispers against my lips. "Let me be the throat through which you scream."

One Sentence

Aria woke up one day to realize that a serial killer is in town. Oh no, not just a serial killer, but the killer seemed to target only her family members and friends. Not knowing what could be happ...

HIDDEN PATH : The Mysterious case of Mansion…

The story about the two teenage girls who solve crimes around them….this story will be filled with be many mystery, thriller and horror events ….the two girls will be team up with retired police o...

The Old Balmain House

Sophie vanished - where did she go? For 100 years nobody knows. Her photo and antique perfume bottle are found in an old house. A Sydney family over 170 years. At last we find out the true story.

Mysteries

A house with a lost history A mother and child who vanished thirty years ago. Now a new mystery - the mothers pendant is found. Hidden secrets - if only the stones could talk.

Visitor

Her hands and feet are tied and her mouth is gagged. She's a captive, being taken to a river full of crocodiles. How could it have come to this? She is a beautiful, an English visitor. She sees no...

Alamandael

What's the use of having vampire-slaying superpowers when you don't believe in vampires? After ten years of hunting, Alex no longer believes. But when a vampire duo strike at Melbourne, she must ei...

Smile For the Camera

Redwood, a peaceful small town where not much happens. That is until, "They" started to happen. What are "They"? "They" are the murders that would shake and scare the citizens of Redwood to their c...

Pass Runner

Sara Kitcher delivers early dismissal passes during period six. And she's good at it - one of the best pass runners Westlands High has ever seen. When she discovers an anomaly in Westland's attenda...

An Ode for Someone Who Never Existed

Day in and day out, all Chaya can think about is her future. Has she done enough to secure it? Does she even know what she wants? Will her parents approve? All she wants, really, is some peace in l...

BETRAYED

Jana Rika is the creepy girl no one dares to cross, fearless and dangerous. Gavin, her only friend, lives in the Woods of Forgotten Souls, where bodies rot in silence and a killer waits in the shad...

The plane crash

This is a story about a 17 year old named Sam. She was on her way to NY city about an internship after high school. All of a sudden the plane crashes and she finds herself on an island. No one to b...

Rumpelstiltskin's Revenge

That evil witch thought that she had won the night she guessed my full name. My name is Rumpelstiltskin and I am here to claim my revenge. I have been hiding in the shadows waiting, watching and p...

The Abyss

Once before, the abbey was a place of devote servitude to God, the church and humanity. That is not the case now. The Agents of the Abbey are nuns and priests trained from a young age to purge th...

The Night She Drowned

Blanchette lives a life full of pain, fears and anxiety. One night changes it all. Will she fall into the darkness or overcome it? Secrets, lies & danger await her. [supernatural/dark romance/thril...

New York Clown Killer

Well chuck the clown was living life in the Circus he decided being funny wasn't what he wanted, he wanted to be a killer clown.

Bloodlust

Paris. Belleville district. Police captain Julie Delorme investigate a mass grave of twelve people, found drained of their blood, in a cellar. Soon, she will make the link with a thirteen-year-old ...

Out in the open

Book 2 of Into the woods. This book has dark themes. This book cannot be read as a stand alone. The secretes of the facility is gradually revealed. Who was Blanchette really and what was her p...

SCARPELLI'S HEIST

Nola, the celebrity teenage sleuth, has solved a mass murder case and brought the killers to justice. As her notoriety spreads, she is hounded by other crime victims. They need someone to take over...

Llewellyn

James is a young man that lives in the safest city in the world, Llewellyn, or at least so he thought. One day he receives a mysterious letter and it leads him to a world he never knew existed.

Xyanium

When the world's most dangerous man escapes the most secure prison in the world, the Cavalry must reunite once again to make sure he does not cause havoc......again

Love, Bites!

"My life bites--but maybe, just maybe, it's not over yet." In the secluded town of Sitka, Alaska, where secrets lurk behind every closed door, one high school senior confronts the ultimate nightma...

Captive (SAMPLE)

Scott is a serial killer on the prowl for his next victim. He abducts Morgana, who he quickly finds out will not go down easily. Scott and Morgana engage in a dance of wits, both trying to out mani...

Sherrie Monroe: Curse of the Moonlight Melody

In Asheville, superstition dances with reality as Sherrie Monroe faces her greatest challenge yet. When children begin to vanish, lured by an eerie melody drifting through the night, Sherrie's skep...

VIOLA

Juhi had the ability to see the things which an ordinary person could not see. She was gifted with special gift, that she did not realize until she came face to face with some event that occurred i...

The Dark Place In Your Mind II: More Strange Tales

An airport security officer witnesses a horrifying vision. Chad is creeped out by his brother's behavior. A man is haunted by a crawling ghost Explore this short story collection full of mystery, ...

Void

In a world where only wars had happened, only genocide and mass destructions of cities and even countries, Millions of people lost the will to fight, millions lost the will to stand up for their o...

The Factory

“Must be a network issue.” Thought Sevak Ram and he went outside to check for better coverage on the premises. The breeze outside had also stopped all of a sudden and it seemed that something had ...

When Fates Collide

When a deadly criminal escapes from jail, an old friend of his must hunt him down and bring him back to justice... However, it seems fate may not be on his side.

Dark Guardian: The Orlov-Valentine Dynasty

Alina Valentine is a girl without a past. Plagued with nightmares that might hold the key to where she truly comes from, she embarks on a journey to find the truth. She wasn't planning on the myste...

Diaries of a Fighter

What does it take to be the best MMA fighter in the world? For Nik Torsten, it takes an adventure into the dark and occasionally bizarre world of Japanese fighting organizations. It takes a journey...