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Spooky stories set the mood for Halloween! Take a look at the winners who gave us all a scare

1st place winner:
Eristhedarkauthor, The King
2nd place:
CherryBerry63, Hysteria
3rd place:
f0rbiddendesires, As The World Falls Down

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Pandemia 2020

Political fiction novel based on The Plague by Albert Camus

Based on Warsaw / Submitted about 3 years ago by Stephen Mudd

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KILLER STRAIN

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Submitted about 3 years ago by LS_Jules

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Demons Lurking in the Dark

The Anderson Family has been dealing with a curse for decades. Every year on Halloween, they are faced with the unthinkable. Whatever they dream about on October 30th, becomes their reality the fol...

Submitted about 3 years ago by ~AmandaLynn~

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Bear Trap

Owen Miller is brought out of hiding when the estranged mother of his child is the latest victim in a string of kidnappings on the local highways. After finding a lead on her location, he is drawn ...

Submitted about 3 years ago by Deleted User

Beholder's guilt

The Branch is a paramilitary organization that offers high-grade protection for wealthy customers. Charles Blackburn is the best team Commander the Branch has to offer, and so it falls to him and h...

Submitted about 3 years ago by Nick Nikolov

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The Ice Cannibal

Four friends decide to go on a well deserved break to a Guest Farm along the foothills of the southern part of the Drakensburg Mountain of South Africa, for a long weekend holiday. When they arriv...

Submitted about 3 years ago by dayle duncan

A Vampire's Tale

My name is Riley Woods and I was born in 1309. A t the age of 21, I became very sick on a plague that about took my life. That's when I meet a vampire named Jasper. He gave me a choice to either d...

Submitted about 3 years ago by Deleted User

HAUNTED CASTLE

This story is full of suspense and exciting for readers to complete as soon as possible to reveal the mystery, which I tried to make through it. Hope you all like it.

Submitted about 3 years ago by Chinu1999

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Moon Fire

Rose used to be a student at Lighting Storm School. When the principal goes a little too far with Rose she leaves and swears she will never return. Now Rose is been threaten to come back to the sch...

Submitted about 3 years ago by EmmySH

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There but for Grace...

Everyone knows that the number 13 is unlucky for some, and the residents of number 13 De Grey Street had certainly seen their share of bad luck. A house, an attic, four girls? When Jos, Emily, Ann...

Submitted about 3 years ago by ejo

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Finding Victory

When Victory Montegue receives an unexpected grant to a faraway college, she doesn’t realize she’s being brought there for a purpose. But when she arrives at the school, a 16th century castle on W...

Submitted about 3 years ago by LS_Jules

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i wake up in hospital on mars on 2121 on mars and i dont know why and attacked by alliens that created by signals from space .peopels was on fear of aliens and eacothers that can abe alien or like ...

Submitted about 3 years ago by dahstar

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The Jerusalem Syndrome

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Submitted about 3 years ago by Sukanya

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Submitted about 3 years ago by praiseD

The kidnapping

Spirits haunt those who least expect it. Remember nothing and no one in this world is always what they appear to be. The real world is scary so we have to be scarier. Things happen they make or ...

Submitted about 3 years ago by Emike Daisy Adomokai

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Submitted about 3 years ago by JasonMCdead

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SECRETLY OBSESSED

A secretly obsessed ceo , an oblivious secretary and an orthodox family. What will happen when your love will have to leave you for her family. Pearl my love my obsession my smile my reason for ha...

Submitted about 3 years ago by $HUB

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IT WAS YOU

Silence. Nothing can compare to the silence of death. Life is temporary, but is death? Death is a never ending punishment, a punishment I am receiving.

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Sable Coils

Witches, Monster hunters, and... a bound demon? Giselle inherits a lovely cottage after her mother vanishes suddenly. While a bit run down, it's way better than her old apartment. She moves in imm...

Submitted about 3 years ago by Eletha Gilcyne

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Submitted about 3 years ago by ariannagreen13

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This contest has now closed

Spooky stories set the mood for Halloween! Take a look at the winners who gave us all a scare

1st place winner:
Eristhedarkauthor, The King
2nd place:
CherryBerry63, Hysteria
3rd place:
f0rbiddendesires, As The World Falls Down

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