Category: Scary Stories

House of the Fall of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Every Writer

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens,

THE Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

Posted on January 6, 2024April 12, 2025 by Every Writer

Introduction to The Monkey’s Paw Intro and added sections by Richard Everywriter. This article was updated/ 4/12/25. I’ve always been

A Nightmare by Anton Chekhov

Posted on October 22, 2023May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

Kunin, a wealthy landowner and member of the Rural Board, invites Father Yakov, the young village priest, to discuss opening a church school. Kunin is shocked by Father Yakov’s shabby appearance and lack of dignity, seeing him as unfit for the priesthood.

Heart of the Matter by Loretta Martin

Posted on February 27, 2018May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

The hot pain in May’s left side woke her. For a moment she was paralyzed, only able to flick her tongue across parched lips. She tasted salt from dried tears.

My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds

Posted on October 25, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

My Daughter’s Best Friend by Michelle Reynolds “Here you go Missy.” Elizabeth hears her daughter say as she enters the kitchen. Brooklyn is sitting

Night of Fire and Glass by Justin Bendell

Posted on August 31, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

The freaks are out again tonight. I hear them howling. I hear branches cracking off trees. There were out last night, too. It has been warm and heat draws them to the streets. It’s been like this since the war, or since the raids, but really it started with the slave ships.

Footloose by E. W. Farnsworth

Posted on August 27, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

It was dark, and the party was going to start on the other side of the freshly-plowed south pasture anytime. Bob impatiently stomped through the damp earth toward the Thompson Farm.

Frozen Treats in the Dead of Night by Rachel McGirt

Posted on February 2, 2017May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Richard woke to the sound of the screen door slamming. Confused, he turned to check the clock. 3:17 am it blinked at him, before going dark. A knot of anxiety cramped his stomach. He knew something was wrong.

The Body Farm By Chelsey Zhu

Posted on October 29, 2016May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Daniel believed he had found the perfect girl. She was bright and enthusiastic, and most importantly not squeamish about his work.

Lyssa by Heather Terry

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

I was sitting in my room when I first saw it. Or thought I saw it, I suppose. I can’t say that I’ve ever actually seen anything. But I knew it was there, nonetheless.

Blemmyae by Drew Nowlin

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Detective Burns and Lowry hurried down the creaky hallway with weapons firmly drawn. Cobwebs and exposed wiring along the ceiling blazed with an eerie yellow

Five Fun Facts About Me by Ard Connell

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

No, don’t wake up. I’ve been waiting for a quiet moment.

The Red Priest Beatrice Preti

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Father Rosso stood over the corpseless head, his beautiful white robes stained with blood. His body was rigid, yet calm, like a man at prayer, which he might have been, save for the knife clenched in his fist.

It Will Consume You By Miriam A Averna

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

Even before I open my eyes, I feel its dark, malignant presence. It stands motionless in the corner of my bedroom. The air is cold but thick with a putrid stench

The Bunny Mask by Ashley Slattery

Posted on October 28, 2015May 7, 2018 by Every Writer

When I was younger, there had been a few kids in my area that had gone missing and were later found dead. The killer would never leave clues and the police were baffled.