Short Afraid Stories

  • Kronos Beget Leviathan

    This is the story of Kronos, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence born eons ago. The author writes a new myth of the origin of all the evil in the world, and it all leads back to Kronos.

    Dec 19, 2018 4 min read
  • The Signal Man

    In The Signalman, Charles Dickens demonstrates the powerlessness of humanity in the face of technological advancement by interconnecting the supernatural to the mundanity of life during the industrial era. By attributing human qualities to the paranormal, Dickens effectively emphasises the unforgiving brutality of industrial machinery. The Signalman follows an unnamed narrator’s attempt to befriend a solitary rail worker who is plagued by a ghostly apparition whose continuous warnings lead to the rail worker’s death.

    Feb 21, 2024 18 min read
  • Trapped, part 1

    Waking up in an unfamiliar place would certainly not be the way to start the day. Elliot had been kidnapped by a person whom he had not met before. But why is it that he could feel a sense of familiarity with him? And why does that person insists that they know each other?

    Feb 21, 2024 8 min read
  • Dreadful Drive

    Time matters.. don't loose it

    Feb 21, 2024 2 min read
  • Reality of Fear

    Fear is an immobilizing feeling, something that can tear your life apart. It has a mind of its own, it knows what it wants. It's always watching, waiting for your barriers to fall so that it can take you.

    Feb 21, 2024 4 min read
  • The Creepy School

    running into an abandoned school only to notice strange creatures live there.

    Feb 21, 2024 2 min read
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