The Forest Doesn’t Let You Leave

I thought I was just lost in the forest, but the longer I wandered, the more I realized something was wrong. The trees seemed to shift positions, the paths looped back on themselves, and no matter how far I walked, the same twisted oak tree always appeared ahead. I tried calling for help, but my phone showed no signal, and every attempt to leave en

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When the Lights Go Out, It Crawls

The power outage was sudden every light in the neighborhood snapping off at once, plunging the streets into total darkness. I grabbed my flashlight, but the beam barely cut through the blackness. That’s when I heard it  a slow, wet scraping sound, coming from just outside my door. I froze, heart pounding, as something heavy and unseen began movi

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The Broadcast That Wasn’t Meant for Us

 Late one night, as I flipped through the static-filled channels, I stumbled upon a strange broadcast grainy, distorted, but unmistakably real. The screen showed a secret meeting of shadowy figures discussing plans and names, including mine. The voices were cold and calculating, and the message was clear  someone was watching, deciding my fate. J

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Every Step I Take, It Follows

No matter where I go, I feel it behind me a presence keeping pace with every step I take. At first, I thought it was just my imagination, a shadow cast by the streetlights. But the feeling grew stronger, heavier, like something breathing down my neck. When I glanced back, nothing was there. Yet, the footsteps echoed, matching mine exactly, even whe

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