THE SIGNAL In a long-abandoned city of flickering neon and silent streets, a lone traveler searches for signs of life. The ruins seem dead until a dusty radio crackles on, broadcasting a faint, distorted voice: “If you can hear this, you’re not alone.” Drawn by the signal, the traveler follows static through empty markets, cracked bridges, and glowing towers until reaching the city’s heart. There, an old broadcast tower still pulses with energy, looping its message into the void. Though the voice is from the past, its echo reminds the traveler that hope lingers—even in forgotten places—and the journey isn’t pointless.

The hum is a powerful metaphor for the invisible forces that shape our lives—technology, social isolation, mental health, and the breakdown of communication. The story explores how these forces, when left unchecked, can drive us to the brink of paranoia and turn the familiar into the utterly alien.

The Hidden Hand moves, patient and still, Bending the city to its quiet will. Whispers slip through the midnight air, Truth dissolves, and none can care. Windows flicker with borrowed light, Debt coils tighter, day turns to night. The streets obey, the people sleep, While shadows crawl in silence deep.

The Hidden Hand moves— silent, patient, everywhere. Whispers curl through midnight air, truth dissolves, and none can care. Towers scrape, the clouds all bend, markets twist, and debts don’t end. Shadows crawl where hope should sleep, corruption pulses, running deep.

Genre: Dark Thriller / Psychological Horror "What if you couldn’t trust your own memories—and the whispers in the walls knew more about your life than you did?" A chilling psychological thriller where reality and delusion blur. Relatable protagonist: a woman just trying to hold her life together while her sanity unravels. Atmosphere: claustrophobic city apartment, thin walls, flickering lights, and voices that shouldn’t exist. Escalating paranoia: friends who vanish, memories that contradict themselves, a therapist who may be manipulating her. Twist ending: shocking, ambiguous, unforgettable — the kind that sparks endless debates and theories. The fragility of memory. How trauma can shape—or distort—identity. The fear of losing control of your own mind. Betrayal from those we trust most. For fans of The Silent Patient, Black Mirror, and Gone Girl. Perfect for readers who love dark, twisty thrillers with endings that haunt them.

Mara returns to her cramped apartment after work. The building is noisy-- neighbors fighting, plumbing rattling. She notices the intercom light flickering faintly though no one has buzzed in..

The Serpent’s Vow – A cursed prince turned serpent can only become human when kissed by the descendant of his greatest enemy. But when the destined girl appears, she doesn’t want to break the curse—she wants to kill him. Trapped in a dangerous bargain, the two must navigate a kingdom of old grudges, forbidden magic, and an unbreakable vow… where love might be the deadliest curse of all.

Children 12-above This is one part of the book I am writing, it's about a girl named phoenix who has just started 7th grade with her new and not so improved class. She makes a complete fool of herself the first day and her friends see her as a...pest. She finds a mysterious note that leads to a classroom, when she steps inside she finds the most horrific,terrifying,breathtaking!...(Read more to see what she finds)

“Zahir!” he shouted before shaking his head in disbelief. I just kept going… I couldn't stop.. My heart was pounding out of my chest, and my breath would hitch the more I thought. I finally walked into the nurse's office, breathing heavily as the nurse shot me a concerned look. “Are you okay? What's wrong?” she asked as she stood up from her desk and rushed over to my aid. I sat down in a chair and slowly leaned down, putting my elbows on my knees, covering my face with my hands as I tried to take deep breaths and clear my mind. Sliding my hands through my hair and closing my eyes.

The article presents a compelling case for human adaptability as a key to our species' success. However, a debate can be made that the very traits that make us so "adaptive" are also causing catastrophic damage to the planet and may ultimately threaten our own existence.

Story written for my creative writing class. Made me see a person that I did not know and wonder what story I could make with all of my observations.

Maiim and Avir join Haya in the void. Flying together, they come to a heated disagreement, causing something unfortunate to happen..

This is a short story I written a while back that I have been wanting to share with others. I hope you enjoy the thrill of something that can be prolonged into a longer story or that can be used as an idea of what to write in a thrilling mysterious book.

Detective Ariel Lewing comes home after a stressful day of work trying to catch a killer. After satisfying her sexual urges, she gets a disturbing surprise.

I've got so many stories to tell. Some humorous, others mysterious. Most of my characters show themselves to me and even speak to me. They whisper their names, tell me their stories. Once, and only once, I told the story of a young girl who witnessed unspeakable cruelty. She never told me her name. Then, there's the story of a homeless woman named Mary. It has yet to be finished. More recently, I've been sent on a mission to smuggle coffee back to the United States! There are countless more, so let's get started.

In The Whispers of Room 209: Descent, a broken man seeks refuge in a decrepit motel room haunted by sinister whispers and lurking shadows that slowly twist his grief and guilt into madness. As he fights to hold onto reality, paranormal investigators arrive—only to discover a horror far darker than they imagined.

The time to live is now not tomorrow enjoy every moment savor your breakfast savor your job savor your passion do things right and don't let anybody get in your way if someone is negative around you get rid of them metaphorically speaking of course meaning don't talk to them it's that simple and it's the ones that you don't like where you learn the most from

🖤 Author’s Note Thanks for reading “The Key Was Never Meant to Be Found.” Want to support my work? Visit my site to: Donate to St. Jude Tip the Author Subscribe for exclusive full-length stories and series not available for free. 🔗 horror-central.jimdosite.com Your support means the world and helps keep these stories alive. — Jay Hawn

🖤 Author’s Note Thanks for reading “The Key Was Never Meant to Be Found.” Want to support my work? Visit my site to: Donate to St. Jude Tip the Author Subscribe for exclusive full-length stories and series not available for free. 🔗 horror-central.jimdosite.com Your support means the world and helps keep these stories alive. — Jay Hawn

In 2009 Afghanistan, Sergeant Eli Kane leads a small U.S. squad to investigate a mysterious distress signal coming from a long-abandoned Soviet outpost. The signal is using a U.S. military ID code belonging to Captain Nathan Harrow—a soldier who went missing in 1987