13+Short Horror Stories4 min read
A night clerk at a lonely desert gas station learns why the shift at Mile 49 pays double. An original short horror story for teens and adults.
Teens & adultsShort Horror Stories4 min read
An original short horror story: on the last run of the night, a bus driver picks up a passenger at a stop that was removed years ago.
AdultsShort Horror Stories3 min read
An original psychological horror story: a woman rents her spare room to a tenant she never sees, until his notes know her better than she knows herself.
Teens & adultsShort Horror Stories2 min read
Three original haunted house stories: an open house with one visitor too many, a clock that won’t stop and a room that isn’t on the floor plan.
Teens & adultsShort Horror Stories3 min read
Five original short scary stories to read at night, each under three minutes: a text from a lost number, a lagging reflection, snow angels and more.
Teens & adultsShort Horror Stories3 min read
Four original creepy stories told like real accounts: a trail camera, a thrift-store voicemail, a late-night delivery and a lost child. Plus why they feel real.
Ages 13+Short Horror Stories2 min read
Three original Halloween stories for teens: the last house on the trick-or-treat route, a costume that’s too perfect and a corn maze that keeps growing.
Teens & adultsMicro-Horror4 min read
Thirty original two-sentence horror stories, from quietly unsettling to properly chilling, plus how the format works and tips for writing your own.
Teens & adultsMicro-Horror4 min read
Forty original one-sentence horror stories about home, family, technology and the night, each a complete scare in a single line, plus tips for writing your own.
Ages 7+Campfire & Kids5 min read
Six original spooky stories for kids aged 7 and up, each about three minutes read aloud, with gentle twists and happy endings, plus tips for telling them.
Ages 6 to 10Campfire & Kids3 min read
Four more original spooky-not-scary stories for kids aged 6 to 10: moving stars, an overdue library book, a waving scarecrow and a playful shadow.
Ages 10+Campfire & Kids3 min read
Three original scary stories for sleepovers, spooky but not nightmare fuel, with tips for telling them by flashlight and landing the jump at the end.
