A woman exposed to a strange, untraceable pollen starts sneezing uncontrollably—but each sneeze wipes away a piece of her identity. What begins as an irritating allergy spiral into a terrifying erasure of self. No one believes her. Until it happens to them.
Mrs. Laura Mitchell loves teaching, and today feels just perfect—sunshine, laughter, and bright-eyed students ready to learn. But sometimes, the happiest school days hide secrets we dare not remember
Two children. Two doors. One impossible promise. Down by the river, innocence disappears quietly.
Ethan finds a strange clock shop he's never seen before. Inside, one clock shows a future he can't unsee—and his time is running out.
Dr. Beverly Scott is used to treating patients with bizarre neurological conditions, but when a woman is admitted seeing distorted, monstrous figures, she assumes it’s a rare case of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. But as the patient’s perception grows worse, Beverly begins seeing them too—the warped limbs, the stretching faces, the beings hiding inside human skin. At first, she thought her patient was hallucinating. Now, she realizes she was the blind one all along.
The Thread Beneath the Skin When Alina wakes to find a thin golden thread embedded beneath her skin, she thinks it’s a strange hallucination—or maybe a dream. But when she pulls at it, pain lashes through her veins as if something inside her resists. The next night, the thread returns, no longer a single strand but an intricate weave twisting through her fingers. The whispers follow. The deeper she pulls, the more she unravels—not just the thread, but something far worse. Shadows stretch where they shouldn't. Her reflection lingers when she moves. The stitches tighten around her body, threading through her bones and wrapping around her ribs. And the voices warn her: “Don’t pull.” But it’s too late. The weave has already begun. Perfect for fans of The Silent Companions, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and The Library at Mount Char, this eerie, skin-crawling horror short will leave you questioning: Are you still in control of your body? Or have you already been stitched in?
James keeps seeing the same man on different subway trains, always near the door, always watching. At first, he dismisses it as paranoia—until the man appears outside his apartment. As James tries to flee, he realizes the train is not just a train, and the passengers are not just people. No one ever really gets off.
Lena’s reflection begins to move when she doesn’t, smile when she isn’t—and whisper when no one else is around. As reality warps and the entity in the mirror grows stronger, she realizes it doesn’t just want to mimic her—it wants to take her place. Now, trapped behind the glass, Lena must watch as her reflection walks free. But the whispers aren’t done yet.