psychological
Mind games taken way too far; explore the disturbing genre of psychological thrillers that make us question our perception of sanity and reality.
The End of Mary
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. In all the years my family had been coming here, we’d never known anyone to occupy the Old Worthy Place, not even for a summer. Ours and theirs were the only two cabins situated in this tiny North-Easterly part of New England, and that was one of the reasons we made a point to come out here whenever we needed a break from the city. On occasions when there had been more of us, we would walk in the woods or swim in the lake together (keeping close to the shoreline, after Nana warned us about wading in too deep), but since mother had died and Em had gone away to college, we found ourselves spending more and more time apart.
By Chris Mitchell4 years ago in Horror
Black and White Fire
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. It was a night very much like this one, a quiet summer night with a light breeze. I had been to the cabin as a kid, but through the years, wild shrubbery had overtaken any semblance of a path; I would now need a machete to get there.
By Levin Wundy4 years ago in Horror
The Ritual
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but on one night, a candle burned in the window. The black hooded cult members stood in a circle, hushed chanting filling the silence of the room. The smell of rot consumed the air surrounding the cabin. The buzzing of fly wings played in harmony over the chanting until all noise came to a hush and an unsettling silence fell upon the cabin and forest. As the members took a knee and bowed their head, a tall, shadowy figure rose from the center of the circle. His eyes surveyed the room and a wicked smile spread across his lips as he rose to a stand. His hand clapped firmly on one specific member's shoulder as his voice, quiet and demanding, boomed out.
By Kayla Knell 4 years ago in Horror
Thicker than Blood
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. When Monroe first told Lewellyn about the cabin he stumbled upon, she was too sullen to care. Spending part of her summer in something called Winterlust Lodging was beyond her. The property belonged to their grandfather and would belong to them one day. If Lewellyn inherited the lodging, she would sell this dead end place in a heartbeat. With barely any phone reception, Lewllyn's restless thoughts were stifled by the never-ending drawl of crickets and squawks that echoed through the surrounding bushland. One of the many downsides of living with just Allen, their introverted father, meant that she and her brother had to accompany him on one of his writing sabbaticals. Their father hadn’t liked it any more than she had. Monroe didn’t seem to mind, but then again, he always had a vivid imagination and played alone.
By J.L. McCarthy 4 years ago in Horror
The Labyrinth of Children
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Belle had been perched up in her treehouse every night for the past three weeks for this moment, for any single thing to catch her eye–and her moment had come. Anyone who would have seen the girl from afar would have thought nothing of her, as slight and bruised as she was, stepping away from the telescope she got for her 11th birthday. She clamored down the broken ladder of her treehouse and into the thick of the heat, the night breeze not enough to shake the humidity that clung to her skin as she began to run.
By Emily Patrock4 years ago in Horror
