Introductory Antimemetics
Junior Researcher Kim's been working for the Foundation for all of four hours and he feels pulverised, as if an anvil were dropped on his head in that first introductory lecture. It's lunchtime, and…
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Mummy Brown
“I got him at a bazaar in Cairo,” Wallner said with a wicked little grin and then finished the last of his Chateau Cheval Blanc which had…
Our Three Rules for Surviving 8 Billion Buttons
There were people who still believed it had been a military experiment, even when the militaries and governments collapsed. For the rest of…
Tending to the Graveyard
Tending To The Graveyard by Never You Mind Who
From Hell I Write
I write to you now, but I do not write from my room, with a bed so soft and a window so bright. I do not write from my home, with couches…
Why Sarah Never Sleeps
There were too many doors in the upstairs hall. Sarah told her parents, but they couldn't see it. They told her not to worry. They told her…
Laser Tag
Good old childhood.
Five-String Guitar
It was late in the afternoon when Elijah had finally finished lugging his possessions into his new home. This was his last chance and he…
The Pill
Don't take it.
The Memetic Symbol
Even as I come to the realization that nothing in this world can pierce the hopelessness that ruins every stimulus I can still come upon, I…
Future Tech
I don't know about you, but as you might be able to guess, I've always been a sucker for any suggestion of the supernatural or…
I Hate Mondays
Robert never came to the beach when his friends and family invited him – for a swim, for a picnic, for a party – and so they stopped…
New York City, Statue of Liberty, Dodecagon
Remember this: Behind the eyes of the Statue of Liberty in the ancient City of New York lies a dodecagon with a terrifying power -…
The Djinn in the Horse Head
I can’t explain why I was drawn to that thing in the antique store; I just knew I had to have it.
Afternoon Tea
Ever since I was a small girl, I remember my grandmother drinking afternoon tea. Everyday she would sit at her table, dressed in one of her…
There's Something Between the Gears
Author's note: This is my entry for Banningk1979's demon/devil contest. I'm thinking about expanding this into a series.
The Shredder Monkey
E-mail from: Ian Koros, Contributor, Scientific Fringe Magazine
Autopilot
Have you ever forgotten your phone?
I Found a Digital Camera in the Woods
Last week, I drove to a nearby town. The place was surrounded by tall hills and mountains. You could have a very pleasant hike down any of…
Notes
All this shit started when I found that little note.
The Hook
The Hook is an urban legend originally dating back to 1950s America about a young couple and their encounter with a hook-handed serial…
The Lamp
Notice: This is an allegedly true story, posted in the comment section of an r/AskReddit post. The question was, "Have you ever felt a deep…
Crayons
A married couple, who had just returned from their honeymoon, decided to buy a house. The couple were very happy because they managed to…
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Musings from the Bunker
In the year 2013, Microminiatures, the small computer company from Stone, Staffordshire responsible for the creation of ice cream chimes…
The Christmas Tree
Staring at the tree, whiskey in hand, Pete was pleased that this year would be different from the last. It had been the strangest time of…
Off the Beaten Path
Sitting at his table illuminated by a small bedside lamp, Robert Francis poured over a map, jotting down notes each time his eyes fell onto…
20-20
There are still conflicting reports regarding what exactly happened the morning of February first, 2009 in the tiny Californian community…
A Thousand Words
The museum wasn’t such a popular place anymore. Several years ago, people would come to admire the art galleries and fossils, but now, most…
Interference
If you visit the big library in the Nottingham City Centre and check out their newspaper records, you will actually find information about…
Lead Masks
It’s 1966, and Jorge da Costa Alves finds himself flying a kite one afternoon in the nearby Vintém Hill in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
A Music Box
The attic was extremely dusty and smelled of some form of mold, but at the very least, it had a window at the end which illuminated the…
Atuk
The front cover of the script.
Elmo in a Box
Tickle Me Elmo
Jennifer's Furby
Jennifer's Furby.
Chicken Bones
Hi! No, you're not late at all! Please, come in. Say, don't I know you from somewhere? You're one of those pretty famous reporters, right?…
Beneath the Mattress
A family went on vacation together and checked into a suite at a cheap old hotel. They booked two double rooms, one for the husband and…
Good's Diner
Someday, you will be driving down a long, two-lane highway. There will be no other cars, no signs, no animals, not even any birds flying in…
Listen
I don't even know why I'm writing this. I really don't. It might not even be anything to worry about, just a simple prank, but it still…
The Cardboard House
A couple weeks ago, my wife made our two young boys a playhouse out of a cardboard box left over from some Ikea furniture. It stands at…
The Crying Boy
The Crying Boy refers to a myth surrounding the existence of cheap, mass-produced painted depictions of tearful young boys, which are said…
Annabelle
Annabelle was the focus of a case that famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren took part in during the early 1970s, and is…
Bride Doll
This is what she would've looked like if she weren't as creepy.
Banchō Sarayashiki
The Sengoku or Warring States period in Japan was a time of great social upheaval and political intrigue. It was during the Onin War…
The Idol
The Idol of Zharka
Rap Rat
This is the only image I could find of Rap Rat as he appears on the original VHS.
A Painter From Queens
There's a bum that lives in our neighborhood in Queens. He used to beg for change, but one day he started painting.
Bad Time to Call
I had probably the most hated job on the face of the earth. My hours were awful, my pay was shit; it sucked all around. I was a…
The Music Box
Not too long ago, there was a very poor man named Sebastian who lived in an old abandoned building. One night, after he came home from an…
The Golden Dilemma
There is a knife that is not a knife.
The Bagpipe Tune
Somewhere in Pas de Calais, France, there was a trench in the First World War, once used by the Scottish 20th Brigade. It may be filled…
Camcorder
The camcorder looked something like this.
Listening In
For such a turning point in my life, the night I acquired a certain item is cemented in my mind only because of how mundane it was. I…
Long Way Home
Jingling. The sound cuts through the air and freezes my blood.
Barbie Doll
I’d been working maintenance for a few years by the time I got done with college, mostly just garbage pick-up and stuff like that at…
Abandoned PokéDoll
It was her favorite doll. She took it everywhere, clutching it tightly in her small hands. It did everything with her. It went to school,…
Dollar Short
I get the newspaper a day ahead of time.
Robert the Doll
In the late 1800s, Thomas Otto and his family moved into a mansion at the corner of Eaton and Simonton streets in Key West, Florida, now…
Eh Oh
"Eh-oooh," Julia said, sitting in her playpen.
A Candle Cove Anecdote
Loved this show. Horace Horrible was my favorite. I remember looking everywhere for his action figure but Kiddie City and KB had never even…
The Creature in Your Mind
Ever tried to figure out what that thing that always lurks inside your mind is? Haunting your dreams? Eating you in your nightmares? Now…
The Baseball Boy
The schoolgrounds, if you're able to find them.
The Gallery
About fifteen years ago, I was attending university outside of London. The school is famous for its art gallery that draws visitors from…