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Ghost hunters of cursed city. Read More

Short Story / Thrillers

September 11, 2023

Reads: 42

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Alice, a newcomer to London, discovers an inviting lido on Hampstead Heath where she encounters a mysterious young boy. Read More
The truthful accounts of a father and daughter who start to see the world around them in a very different light. Read More
Svetlana Bozovich, a young girl whose marriage is fast approaching, goes to the countryside to visit her dead parents' house because of strange things that have been happening to her for years. Something lurks in the nearby forest at night. People surrounding the main heroine are all hiding dark secrets.… Read More

Reads: 110

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

A pirate ship is docked for 30 years, unmovable from it's spot. A group of people each with their own reason for sailing upon her. take her as their own and start a new journey. On their first long voyage it is turned asunder when the Halwells secret is revealed. Read More

Tags: ghost, pirates, lgbt

A tea house that pops in, at the right T time. Read More

Tags: ghost, hill, house, tea, haunt

Reads: 164

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Spirits of the lost and missing are haunting dark corners of creepy bedsits. Read More

Tags: ghost, haunting

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"I had no idea what a bedsit was until I read this and looked it up. That is not a term we use frequently in my region. I rather enjoy a story th..." Read More

This is my attempt to write a folk ballad in the British and Irish tradition. So, it's sad and spooky. Read More
Ryan and Melody have been kidnapped by the guy who had kidnapped and killed Heather. When Ryan wakes up, she realizes she is in a strange place, different from the house she was just in in the city. Now, the clock is ticking for Ryan and Melody. Will they escape… Read More
"...Why don't we get you a name that does fit..." A girl finds her place with an unlikely crew. Her security ripped from her in a flash caused her to unknowingly accept an unhelpful hand, as she listens important memories slip through her fingers. "...After I get up we can..."… Read More
A collection of short stories that follow a young woman who wakes up in a strange town called Black Raven. Follow her on a journey that is filled with many mysteries and the supernatural. Let the investigations... begin. Read More
After shopping in the mall, Mary steps into an ordinary elevator to go home, but when the elevator goes black, she hears a laugh. then sees a ghostly face. Will she become a bride of the dead? Read More

Tags: ghost

Outside of Ashford Heights is the suburb of Mannington, a small town with a large church and factory ran by the same man, a scheming, conniving pastor named Ed Lairre. After rotting in prison for other crimes, Ed is released and ready to do.....business. Lots of business. Ed sets his… Read More
When a group of young men engage in an illegal drag race, they hide from the police near an abandoned cemetery. While grave breaking, some of the young men find the remains of a dried-out woman's corpse in a crypt. Assuming it is nothing more than an ill smelling pile… Read More
"I wonder if they can see me." A short story. Paranormal, I guess. Read More

Short Story / Thrillers

June 11, 2023

Reads: 94

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sisters Emilee and Dani finally decide to leave their childhood home, branching out and allowing them to have their very first taste of freedom. Happy with their decision, they move into their new, rundown apartment in New York. At first, they love they idea of change, but after something horrible… Read More

Reads: 395

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Theodore Pyke has kept a dark family secret for 28 years, but the time has come for him to unburden himself, before it is too late. Sunflower's Secret is Theodore's recounting of his return to the place of his birth and his unravelling of a 54-year-old mystery. Read More
Stuart is a lone photographer based in Dunfermline, Scotland. His specialty; post-mortem photography. At the beginning of the 20th century, the custom of photographing the dead is at its dawn, but Stuart is an old-fashioned war veteran. He keeps the practice alive. His life starts changing after his brother's death.… Read More
This collection of seven strange love stories with different origins in supernatural settings and atypical finishes will keep the reader glued to them until the end. Here, the reader will delve into the world of unfamiliar stories about; a man’s passion for an ethereal woman whom he has never seen… Read More

Tags: love, romance, ghost, she

A fun look into the life of Sarah Embers who is a very unique and twisted witch I hope you can love and appreciate! Read More
From Ghost Written Enda Grave. Dedicated to my dad with much love. Read More
A killer on the prowl for his next victim. *first draft still rough* (Please leave a comment with any suggestions, I’m always looking to improve) Read More

Short Story / Horror

April 27, 2023

During Christmas break a young man and his friends discover why no one goes to the town lake. (Please leave a comment with any suggestions, I’m always looking to improve.) Read More
A poem about how I have prayed for a savior but one isn’t there, and the insanity I feel when I start to believe the dead will save me. Read More
A love note to my first girlfriend who I wish to be joined with in heaven when I die, wherever that may be. Read More

Tags: love, death, dying, ghost, sad

He loved her, so did she. He loves her and so does she. He will love her but can she do the same? Read More
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