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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IPodders.net
Before the internet was neatly organized with SEO and pretty UIs, you would have to trudge through vast swamps of forum posts, an endless…
How to Trap a Leprechaun
So, you wanna catch a Leprechaun, aye?
My Family Experienced a Deadly Car Crash
Eight-forty on a Saturday evening.
Roses Don’t Belong on a Ford Mustang
Ducklings don't belong in the Scottish highlands and roses don't belong on a Ford Mustang.
A Mother's Obsession
This is rather long, but considering it spans nearly three decades, that’s to be expected. Much of this I don’t remember, for obvious…
The Caroller
I always thought it was one of life's wonderful coincidences that my fiancée was named Noelle and she loved Christmas more than anybody I…
Only Following Orders
The story you are about to read is one that has been, for the last 70 years, left to wither in the hearts of those few who recall it. Of…
The Blood Canvas
Day One:
Necrosleep
The following account is the only surviving evidence supporting the existence of Necrosleep.net. The blog data was downloaded by a…
Better Films
My brother has always had a dream of being a great filmmaker.
Greywater
Greywater Gardens lives up to its name, I thought, as I made my way up the damp concrete slabs, bridging across the stagnant pond.…
Hands - My Haphephobia Experience
Dear Internet,
Psychologist
It had been years since I had last kept in touch with Stephen, and I wish now that it had stayed that way.
Meek
Author's note: I've always wanted to write a short story about how utter neglect could involuntarily shape a person's horror. Here is my…
The Sandman
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.”—Edgar Allen Poe, "Eleanora"
Teeth.jpg
I'd never been too fond of anyone at my local school. They were all a little rude and boring for me. You see, I grew up in a small area…
Sombrero Wearing Dinosaur
Billy woke up in the middle of the night, awakened by one of his usual nightmares. But this time they were worse, instead of seeing them…
Laser Tag
Good old childhood.
Cure for Cancer
When Marissa said, "Maybe we should see other people," Nicholas decided to give her cancer.
12 Minutes
In the fall of 1987, local news channel WSB-TV 2 of Atlanta, Georgia was attempting to fill a scheduling gap in their Sunday morning…
My Wife
My life seemed like it was going pretty well. I had just received my bachelor's degree at the state college, and gotten a fairly…
A Room
"Am I going to die in here, Herbert?"
NoEnd House
Let me start by saying that Peter Terry was addicted to heroin.
The Russian Sleep Experiment
Russian researchers in the late 1940s kept five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental gas-based stimulant. They were kept in…
They're Everywhere
"I can't help it, doctor. They're fucking everywhere. Nobody knows but me."
The Intro
The roof has lifted another 2, maybe 3 centimetres, she said to herself staring out of the window at the building right across from her…
Syntax Glyphs
The industrial drill used for mining Archaeolith. Always wear your company issued safety goggles when using the equipment.
Sockie
Sockie is lying in his bed. He is emotionally hurt and tired.
Ensorcelled in the Earth
Author's note: Hey fam, this is gonna be a weird one. I’ve been meaning to write an abstract story about this topic for a long time. I want…
The Girl in 402
I knew one day I would have to tell this story. It took me a year to finally sit down and do it. I've been told that doing this could help…
Man Made from Mist
Every single day, the same dreams. I am forced to relive the same memories whenever I close my eyes. Over forty years have passed since…
Jeff the Killer - Shadowswimmer Rewrite
In local news, police continue to search for leads regarding a rash of murders plaguing the county. At least a dozen deaths have been…
She Was Asking for It
She was asking for it.
Pasta Noir: Dames, Slugs and the Hatchetman
The downtown night air was crisp and cool with the slight aroma of misery. He never thought that his life would turn out the way it did.…
So Much for My Complexion!
Just a little over a week ago, I was awoken at seven in the morning by a startling phone call from my mother. She informed me that her…
Waking Up Grinning
Author's note: This is my entry for Cornconic's Random Title writing contest. The category I chose was 'Dreams/Sleep'.
A Story to Scare My Son
“Son, we need to have a chat about internet safety.” I slowly crumpled down onto the floor next to him. His laptop was open and he was…
50 Foot Ant's Fifth Story
Original story: http://nothotbutspicy.com/para/50fa5 All credit goes to 50 Foot Ant of Something Awful.
50 Foot Ant's Fourth Story
Original story: http://nothotbutspicy.com/para/50fa4 All credit goes to 50 Foot Ant of Something Awful.
50 Foot Ant's Third Story
Original story: http://nothotbutspicy.com/para/50fa3 All credit goes to 50 Foot Ant of Something Awful.
Autopilot
Have you ever forgotten your phone?
Anomaly
Originally posted on /x/
Don't Let the Cold Man In
I had a dream last night. It was the kind that seems real right up to the point where you wake up.
Psychosis
Sunday
Grocery List
You get a phone call from your mother. Since her car is in the shop, she's asked you to go to the grocery store and pick up a few odds and…
The Creeping Mange
Inspired by another thread, I decided I would share with you, my compatriots, some of my darker dreams. Now I often have your average silly…
Lightning
We had just moved into a little ranch house in the suburbs. Storybook neighborhood — quiet, friendly neighbors, picket fences, the whole…
The Smiling Man
About five years ago, I lived downtown in a major city in the US. I've always been a night person, so I would often find myself bored after…
Capgras Delusion
The Capgras Delusion is the belief that a friend or family member has been replaced with an identical impostor. While most cases occur…
Reality Paradigm
Door to reality?
The Amnesia Tapes
My parents always tell me the stories about my childhood that, for some odd reason, I cannot recall. Stories about how I used to have an…
The Jester
The moon never showed its face to the town of Mooresville. Every day, there was rain. Every night, there were clouds. And the only lights…
Building Perfection
Work should’ve been something I loathed. In fact, after the first few weeks, it was. That is, until someone new moved into town. He worked…
Changeling
The word "Changeling" was once used to refer to an unwanted child whom the parents believed was a demon switched at birth by malicious…
Beneath the Garden
Frederick loved his garden, almost as much as he loved killing. He would spend hours each week feeding, cutting, maintaining and nurturing…
The Five
It's amazing what you can get used to. It's gotten to the point that I'm actually glad it happened, whatever the hell "it" was.
Away from Grey
October evenings usually seem bleak and desolate by themselves. However, this one seems a bit greyer than usual. The outside world is a…
Candy Pieces
The head-pounding knock at the door comes for the 28th time that same night. Having to abandon my cooking once again, I promptly hustle out…
Marshmallow Squares
It is first period.
Picking Up Courtney
"On the q.t. - was I staring at you when the incident occurred?"
Fetish
It didn’t take long for me to realize that something was amiss. Usually, nobody would suspect me, the quiet little bookworm, of having so…
Survivor Type
Original short story by Stephen King, first published in the collection "Skeleton Crew"
Interference
If you visit the big library in the Nottingham City Centre and check out their newspaper records, you will actually find information about…
The Nice Guy
Frank, Thomas, and Kirby enter the office break room at approximately 12:25pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Each man holds various containers…
The Siren Is Mine
Outside, the wind stirred. All was silent. In the house, the girl was lying on the sofa, one foot resting on the arm, the other flat on the…
Hell.exe
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to visit the afterlife without actually dying? The saying goes that you can only go to Heaven or…
Shadow of My Shadow
Tonight they will come back. I have been plagued by shadow men for the past three weeks. They only appear at night, and when they do, I…
Faded Memories
I was born here in these mountains, out in eastern Tennessee where the high trees can almost touch the sky. It's an ancient place, one…
Love Letter
To the one in my dreams,
Mother
Author's note: Based on a dream I had.
Dream of Waking
I awoke one night lying face down in my bed, unable to move.
Mankind
When mankind ventured out into space, we never suspected what was to come. Our first inhabited planet was less than thirty light-years…
Choke.exe
Well, I'm not sure where to start.
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?…
First Light
I despise work. Who doesn't? The daily grind, laboring and wasting away in an office while your boss laughs in your face. Your so-called…
Emotional Acting
Ever since I was in kindergarten, my dream was to become an actor. Unlike most other people, I followed my dream. In school, if any acting…
The Old Lady
One day, a woman was exiting a mall after a shopping spree, in a happy mood. She got to her car and began loading in the stuff that she'd…
Cackling
Enough was enough.
Huntsville Camping Trip
I went camping about three weekends ago at the Huntsville National Forest in Texas. Me and three friends that came home for the weekend,…
Dead Rat
June stared at the dead rat in her closet, at a loss. For months she’d been hearing it scuttle around her apartment at night, little feet…
Infinite Regress
Animal instincts, animal extracts. Bone powders and bone grinds. Strike the bone against the flint. Forty-degree angle, eight hundred…
Rap Rat
This is the only image I could find of Rap Rat as he appears on the original VHS.
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…
Holes
It began slowly, innocuously, although the first appearance was quite sudden. There was no warning, no dent; it was just there. As if the…
Cats
Robert was convinced that his cat was trying to kill him. After using the litter box, Mr. Cuddles kicked the litter around, leaving a big…
Don't Look Down
The Void opened a few years ago. It's just this great, big mass of... well, space. Burst through Russia. We saw Moscow fall into the hole,…
Dimension
“You ever heard of the fourth dimension?”
The Vanity
I’m a senior at a high school in a small town out in a pretty isolated place. I haven’t many friends, only a few close ones that hang out…
Family Heirlooms
They say that madness runs in my family. But I would disagree. I would more likely say that my family, in its history, has been plagued by…
The Rugrats Theory
The Rugrats were really just a figment of Angelica's imagination. Chuckie died in 1986 along with his mother; that's why Chaz is a nervous…