The Lady of Stavoren: A Tale of Greed and Ruin
A Dutch legend of unchecked avarice that sank a proud city beneath shifting sands
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Marriage à la Mode
A satirical tale of love, society, and vanity in 18th-century London
Bliss
A woman’s fleeting moment of intense happiness in Wellington’s rain and her journey through unexpected disillusionment
The Fly: A Father’s Journey Through Loss and Hope
An evocative tale of a father who finds connection and redemption through a lone fly in the aftermath of profound loss.
The Ghost She Became
In the quiet halls of a New England estate, a woman discovers she’s slipping from life into a haunting afterlife.
The Beast in the Jungle
A haunting exploration of missed chances and unspoken longings in the mist-laden Southern wilds
Beyond the Snows of Kilimanjaro
A dying writer on safari confronts his past and seeks redemption beneath Kilimanjaro's icy summit.
The Dead
A haunting journey through love, memory, and mortality on the Irish coast
The Raven's Lament
A Haunting Poem of Midnight Dread, Deep Loss, and the Supernatural
There Will Come Soft Rains
An automated house keeps its routine in a world hushed by nuclear fire
The Story of an Hour: A Moment of Liberation
An evocative journey into one womans brief taste of freedom and self-discovery in 19th century America.
The Necklace: A Parisian Tale of Debt and Redemption
A tale of a woman whose borrowed diamond necklace brings hardship, sacrifice, and redemption in 19th-century Paris.
The Colour Out of Space
A cosmic horror tale of a meteorite that unleashes an alien influence on an isolated American farm
The Fall of the House of Usher
A chilling tale of isolation, madness, and a decaying family estate
Beth Gellert: The Faithful Hound of Wales
A Welsh legend of devotion, misunderstanding, and the tragic fate of a cherished hound
Shadows Behind the Yellow Wallpaper
A gothic mystery unfurling one woman's fragile mind as hidden secrets seep through peeling walls
The Man Who Slept Through Revolution
A villager’s enchanted slumber beneath an ancient oak, awakening twenty years later to a world reshaped by revolution
The Little Match Girl’s New Year’s Wish
A destitute girl on New Year's Eve strikes her last matches, chasing fleeting warmth, dreams, and hope.
The Haunted Playground of Huntsville
A modern ghost tale weaving true tragedy and eerie playground legends when laughter turns into haunting whispers
The White Lady of Rio Frio
A haunting tale of Maria’s restless spirit wandering the valley since her tragic murder in the early 1900s
The White Lady of Rio Frio
A haunting legend of Maria’s restless spirit wandering the misty valley after her tragic end in the early 1900s
The Weeping Cave of Quetzaltenango
A haunting Guatemalan legend of a mourning Mayan princess whose tears echo in the mountains
The Singing Specter of El Panecillo
A haunting colonial-era melody drifts through Quito’s night from atop El Panecillo
La Yurona: The Wail That Rolls Across the Rio Grande
A reporter digs into the border-town spectre who drowns the innocent and hunts faithless men