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By Genre: Dark
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SPONSORED

SHORT STORY

Blind Revenge 🥇

by Roari ∞ parties on ... 🥳

Rated: 13+ • Supernatural • #2233683

She vowed to collect restitution. Personally. For Short Shots Oct 2020 - 1st place winner!

Created: Oct 1, 2020 at 4:45am

Modified: Oct 9, 2023 at 6:37pm

Size: 31.08 KB

Genres: Supernatural, Fantasy, Occult

FICTION

The Shadow in the mirror 2

by MINAHILHAROON

Rated: E • Action/Adventure • #2329419

This is the horror story if you want to read it's last part click on this number(#2329002)

Created: Oct 26, 2024 at 5:30am

Modified: Oct 26, 2024 at 5:31am

Size: 1.51 KB

Genres: Action/Adventure, Dark, Horror/Scary

SHORT STORY

The Maniac Across The Lake

by Espero

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2329310

What has changed the once loving man?

Created: Oct 24, 2024 at 12:50pm

Modified: Oct 25, 2024 at 2:13pm

Size: 12.51 KB

Genres: Dark, Cultural, Drama

FICTION

What The Owl Knew

by Espero

Rated: E • Dark • #2327893

A secret lies deep within the forest. Will it be revealed?

Created: Oct 2, 2024 at 7:23pm

Modified: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:34am

Size: 17.73 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Death

POETRY

For All Eternity

by DR

Rated: E • Romance/Love • #2329233

I was inspired by the adams family movie and decided to write this poem!

Created: Oct 23, 2024 at 3:43pm

Modified: Oct 23, 2024 at 3:43pm

Size: 0.89 KB

Genres: Romance/Love, Dark

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POETRY

The Dark Cathedral

by Fairport

Rated: ASR • Death • #1565237

Oh to hear the maddening screams

Created: May 28, 2009 at 6:06pm

Modified: Jan 4, 2014 at 5:12pm

Size: 0.79 KB

Genres: Death, Dark, Spiritual

POETRY

Halloween Trickster

by Espero

Rated: E • Dark • #2329209

The Halloween Curse

Created: Oct 23, 2024 at 12:06pm

Modified: Oct 23, 2024 at 12:06pm

Size: 2.15 KB

Genres: Dark, Contest Entry, Drama

POETRY

Halloween Never Ends

by JCosmos

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2329170

Halloween Never Ends

Created: Oct 22, 2024 at 10:45pm

Modified: Oct 22, 2024 at 10:45pm

Size: 1.85 KB

Genres: Dark, Gothic, Horror/Scary

FICTION

Direct contrast

by I Heart My Sox

Rated: E • Dark • #2329168

A monster prepares to trick or treat.

Created: Oct 22, 2024 at 9:48pm

Modified: Oct 22, 2024 at 9:49pm

Size: 1.03 KB

Genres: Dark, Comedy, Holiday

FICTION

They're coming for you, Barbara.

by I Heart My Sox

Rated: E • Dark • #2329093

creepy stickers

Created: Oct 21, 2024 at 7:28pm

Modified: Oct 21, 2024 at 7:28pm

Size: 1.28 KB

Genres: Dark, Ghost, Fantasy

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POETRY

The Luring

by Fairport

Rated: ASR • Dark • #1816822

A journey takes a dark path

Created: Oct 8, 2011 at 9:25pm

Modified: Jan 4, 2014 at 5:16pm

Size: 0.74 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Occult

POETRY

Nightmares Become Routine

by Bodhisattwa Parekh

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2329052

Every night becomes a nightmare to me.

Created: Oct 21, 2024 at 3:16am

Modified: Oct 21, 2024 at 3:39am

Size: 1.52 KB

Genres: Dark, Experience, Personal

FICTION

We all go a little mad sometimes.

by I Heart My Sox

Rated: 18+ • Dark • #2329030

Conversation between a married couple.

Created: Oct 20, 2024 at 3:52pm

Modified: Oct 20, 2024 at 9:52pm

Size: 1.12 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Drama

POETRY

Shadow Moon

by JCosmos

Rated: E • Dark • #2329020

Shadow Moon

Created: Oct 20, 2024 at 11:10am

Modified: Oct 20, 2024 at 11:10am

Size: 1.31 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Gothic

POETRY

To Dust

by JSeanAuthor

Rated: 18+ • Death • #2329017

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Created: Oct 20, 2024 at 10:37am

Modified: Oct 20, 2024 at 10:37am

Size: 12.60 KB

Genres: Death, Self Help, Dark

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FICTION

Just a Dream

by insomnia_at_rest

Rated: 18+ • Emotional • #1851023

Life is simple and complicated all at the same time.

Created: Feb 27, 2012 at 6:06am

Modified: Oct 16, 2014 at 2:23am

Size: 5.22 KB

Genres: Emotional, Death, Dark

POETRY

Along The Broken Road

by JSeanAuthor

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2329016

focusing on loss and pain and understanding why accidents happen.

Created: Oct 20, 2024 at 10:34am

Modified: Oct 20, 2024 at 10:34am

Size: 6.50 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Emotional

SHORT STORY

The shadows in the mirror

by MINAHILHAROON

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2329002

This story is wonder full story for those who love reading horror stories

Created: Oct 20, 2024 at 4:58am

Modified: Oct 20, 2024 at 4:58am

Size: 4.03 KB

Genres: Dark, Mystery, Fantasy

FICTION

I See Dead People

by D.B.

Rated: ASR • Fantasy • #2328979

Entry for the "13" writing activity

Created: Oct 19, 2024 at 5:43pm

Modified: Oct 19, 2024 at 7:17pm

Size: 3.07 KB

Genres: Fantasy, Dark, Death

OTHER

Oct 19 Background Descriptions

by Rojodi

Rated: 13+ • Ghost • #2328970

Brief descriptions for three of the seven stories to be told.

Created: Oct 19, 2024 at 2:41pm

Modified: Oct 19, 2024 at 2:41pm

Size: 2.08 KB

Genres: Ghost, Dark, Detective

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SHORT STORY

A Psychiatric File

by Clyde015

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #1400023

A story of a man's psychiatric case file...

Created: Mar 12, 2008 at 7:16pm

Modified: Nov 15, 2013 at 9:29am

Size: 4.50 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense

SHORT STORY

The Dark Lake

by Weirdone-Back in the games

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2328873

A Horror story about facing fears.

Created: Oct 17, 2024 at 10:02pm

Modified: Oct 19, 2024 at 2:01pm

Size: 8.94 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Young Adult

FICTION

I see dead people.

by I Heart My Sox

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2328965

Story of a very lonely boy.

Created: Oct 19, 2024 at 1:29pm

Modified: Oct 19, 2024 at 1:34pm

Size: 0.62 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Fantasy

SHORT STORY

Living on Colonized Time

by Arron Kluz

Rated: 13+ • Sci-fi • #2328960

A woman lashes out in a last-ditch effort to take back control over her life.

Created: Oct 19, 2024 at 12:28pm

Modified: Oct 19, 2024 at 12:28pm

Size: 37.91 KB

Genres: Sci-fi, Dark, Thriller/Suspense

POETRY

The Man Who Ate Time

by ElytBlank

Rated: E • Death • #2328829

a poem about death and how scary it really is

Created: Oct 16, 2024 at 8:15pm

Modified: Oct 18, 2024 at 11:23pm

Size: 1.38 KB

Genres: Death, Dark, Educational

PROSE

The Second Unseen

by ElytBlank

Rated: E • War • #2328760

you NEED to read this,hey that rhymes.fun.

Created: Oct 15, 2024 at 6:37pm

Modified: Oct 18, 2024 at 5:04pm

Size: 1.61 KB

Genres: War, Dark, Romance/Love

POETRY

Protectress

by Windtalker

Rated: 18+ • Dark • #2328687

Caregivers fight battles we know little about ....

Created: Oct 14, 2024 at 4:45pm

Modified: Oct 17, 2024 at 12:55pm

Size: 1.66 KB

Genres: Dark, Spiritual, Women's

POETRY

Make it Stop

by Dan I Am

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2328845

A short poem using the rhetorical device called "Epizeuxis" (described following the poem)

Created: Oct 17, 2024 at 10:43am

Modified: Oct 17, 2024 at 10:50am

Size: 0.46 KB

Genres: Dark, Emotional, Environment

POETRY

Dust of Crumbled Stone

by Vanishing Vapor

Rated: E • Death • #2322635

Facing Mortality

Created: Jun 27, 2024 at 1:40am

Modified: Oct 16, 2024 at 1:47pm

Size: 0.84 KB

Genres: Death, Dark, Experience

POETRY

Think for Yourself

by TheBusmanPoet

Rated: E • Cultural • #2320796

When others try to influence in what you think.

Created: May 25, 2024 at 10:12am

Modified: Oct 16, 2024 at 7:11am

Size: 1.86 KB

Genres: Cultural, Dark, Political

OTHER

Twilight: Rosalie's Story

by Princess Megan Rose

Rated: ASR • Fanfiction • #1595651

I will be writing in character as Rosalie.

Created: Aug 30, 2009 at 3:48pm

Modified: Oct 15, 2024 at 6:46pm

Size: 3.66 KB

Genres: Fanfiction, Dark, Supernatural

OUTLINE

Oct 15 Plot Outline #2

by Rojodi

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2328750

The stories for the novel-in-stories

Created: Oct 15, 2024 at 3:38pm

Modified: Oct 15, 2024 at 3:38pm

Size: 1.91 KB

Genres: Dark, Ghost

SAMPLE

Shadows of Truth

by H.H Hmayde

Rated: E • Tragedy • #2328625

A person masks their true self behind a facade due to past trauma, fearing vulnerability

Created: Oct 13, 2024 at 5:17pm

Modified: Oct 13, 2024 at 5:17pm

Size: 1.13 KB

Genres: Tragedy, Emotional, Dark

SHORT STORY

Oct 12 Antagonist Background

by Rojodi

Rated: 13+ • Ghost • #2328593

Was it a dream? Did it happen?

Created: Oct 12, 2024 at 11:43pm

Modified: Oct 12, 2024 at 11:43pm

Size: 4.89 KB

Genres: Ghost, Dark, Gothic

SHORT STORY

Barnabas: Angelique Strikes Again

by Princess Megan Rose

Rated: ASR • Dark • #2115102

Angelique deceives Barnabas again.

Created: Mar 13, 2017 at 2:09pm

Modified: Oct 12, 2024 at 4:36pm

Size: 6.25 KB

Genres: Dark, Fanfiction, Other

FICTION

Black Eyes

by Axel R. Lennon

Rated: 13+ • Horror/Scary • #2328563

A horror stroy from my old collection

Created: Oct 12, 2024 at 3:51pm

Modified: Oct 12, 2024 at 3:51pm

Size: 8.25 KB

Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Mystery

SAMPLE

After Regret

by H.H Hmayde

Rated: E • Dark • #2328480

"Seeking Closure: Life After Regret"

Created: Oct 11, 2024 at 6:52am

Modified: Oct 11, 2024 at 6:52am

Size: 1.13 KB

Genres: Dark, Drama, Emotional

POETRY

Fading Flame

by DR

Rated: E • Dark • #2328470

Thank you for reading this poem! I was inspired by a game I play. Honest feedback please!

Created: Oct 10, 2024 at 11:59pm

Modified: Oct 10, 2024 at 11:59pm

Size: 1.10 KB

Genre: Dark

SHORT STORY

Echoes of the Forgotten

by George A. Hopkins

Rated: E • Fantasy • #2328450

Three men lost in surreal dreamlike setting confronting themselves in peculiar ways

Created: Oct 10, 2024 at 7:18pm

Modified: Oct 10, 2024 at 7:18pm

Size: 9.19 KB

Genres: Fantasy, Psychology, Dark

CHAPTER

Dreams

by H.H Hmayde

Rated: E • Dark • #2328428

Summary of what Omar Halaby felt after his father's disability,and he sacrificed his dream

Created: Oct 10, 2024 at 1:37pm

Modified: Oct 10, 2024 at 1:37pm

Size: 1.90 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Community

NOVELLA

Naming the Bane (Nihilian Effect)

by Kal S. Davian

Rated: 13+ • Sci-fi • #1918670

An outcast man faces an army to save his family and friends.

Created: Feb 10, 2013 at 9:23pm

Modified: Oct 10, 2024 at 6:07am

Size: 9.11 KB

Genres: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Dark

NOVEL

Hawks With Sins

by Whistling Pixie

Rated: 18+ • Fantasy • #2127684

a collection of stories about The Hangmans daughter

Created: Jul 10, 2017 at 12:27pm

Modified: Oct 9, 2024 at 3:16pm

Size: 32 Entries

Genres: Fantasy, Occult, Dark

POETRY

The Shadow

by Little StaiNed

Rated: 18+ • Gothic • #1249131

The shadow will creep again. One of my oldest poems.

Created: Apr 16, 2007 at 8:30pm

Modified: Oct 7, 2024 at 6:54pm

Size: 0.95 KB

Genres: Gothic, Supernatural, Dark

FICTION

Static Void

by Arron Kluz

Rated: E • Sci-fi • #2328236

The last human's last week on Earth. Is it better to die human or live forever in a void?

Created: Oct 7, 2024 at 2:58pm

Modified: Oct 7, 2024 at 2:58pm

Size: 35.92 KB

Genres: Sci-fi, Dark, Philosophy

POETRY

Haiku 0111

by Stargazer ~ DavidtheDreamer

Rated: E • Comedy • #2327524

A bit of dark humor...

Created: Sep 26, 2024 at 10:43am

Modified: Oct 7, 2024 at 12:03pm

Size: 0.82 KB

Genres: Comedy, Dark, Entertainment

SHORT STORY

Night Drive

by A.A. Barber

Rated: E • Dark • #2328203

The endless cycle of life.

Created: Oct 7, 2024 at 12:25am

Modified: Oct 7, 2024 at 12:25am

Size: 0.99 KB

Genres: Dark, Writing

FICTION

The Game

by Sumojo

Rated: E • Dark • #2328077

A game of chance or inevitability?

Created: Oct 5, 2024 at 10:50am

Modified: Oct 6, 2024 at 10:06am

Size: 1.97 KB

Genres: Dark, Death, Drama

SHORT STORY

Oct 5 2024 Protagonist Background Story

by Rojodi

Rated: ASR • Other • #2328113

Longfellow is left at the altar, and he sees a face from his past.

Created: Oct 5, 2024 at 5:01pm

Modified: Oct 5, 2024 at 5:01pm

Size: 3.47 KB

Genres: Other, Ghost, Dark

FICTION

The Camera Within

by Graham Brady

Rated: 13+ • Dark • #2327870

A man is going about his life when suddenly he realizes that someone may be watching.

Created: Oct 2, 2024 at 12:30pm

Modified: Oct 4, 2024 at 7:16pm

Size: 1.89 KB

Genres: Dark, Horror/Scary, Fantasy

SHORT STORY

Bad Girls

by Angel

Rated: E • Dark • #2328025

Page 1 This is a story about revenge

Created: Oct 4, 2024 at 4:00pm

Modified: Oct 4, 2024 at 4:00pm

Size: 1.30 KB

Genre: Dark

FICTION

Oct 4 2024 Plot Beginnings

by Rojodi

Rated: E • Dark • #2328023

A brief insight into Longfellow

Created: Oct 4, 2024 at 3:47pm

Modified: Oct 4, 2024 at 3:47pm

Size: 1.04 KB

Genres: Dark, Detective, Other

OTHER

Oct 3 2024 Protagonist

by Rojodi

Rated: E • Dark • #2327954

A brief rundown of Longfellow Darke

Created: Oct 3, 2024 at 4:19pm

Modified: Oct 3, 2024 at 4:19pm

Size: 2.52 KB

Genres: Dark, Detective, Paranormal

SHORT STORY

The Box of Shadows

by WriterRick

Rated: E • Contest • #2327897

The glass rippled, and a dark figure began to form within it.

Created: Oct 2, 2024 at 9:29pm

Modified: Oct 2, 2024 at 9:29pm

Size: 13.07 KB

Genres: Contest, Dark, Horror/Scary

ASSIGNMENT

Oct 2 2024 Plot Premise

by Rojodi

Rated: E • Dark • #2327875

Longfellow Darke and his alter egos are discussed

Created: Oct 2, 2024 at 1:43pm

Modified: Oct 2, 2024 at 1:43pm

Size: 0.81 KB

Genres: Dark, Paranormal, Detective

POETRY

The Secret

by JMariah

Rated: E • Nature • #2327860

only the tree knows

Created: Oct 2, 2024 at 5:35am

Modified: Oct 2, 2024 at 5:37am

Size: 1.03 KB

Genres: Nature, Relationship, Dark

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