“The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes is a haunting narrative poem that tells a tragic tale of love and sacrifice in 18th-century England.
Story: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back,
11 Horror Movies with Unique Twists to Inspire Your Writing
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Poem: Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
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Story: The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
In the depths of the ocean, an ancient evil stirs from its aeons-long slumber, sending ripples of madness across the globe. As a young man delves into his late uncle’s research, he uncovers a terrifying conspiracy
31 Days of Halloween Horror Writing Prompts
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Poem: The Kraken by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Story: THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL A PARABLE by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Another clergyman in New England, Mr. Joseph Moody, of York, Maine, who died about eighty years since, made himself remarkable by the same eccentricity that is here related
The Exorcists (1909) by Wallace Notestein
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100 Magically Creative Witch-Inspired Story Ideas
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Poem: The Witch by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
A weary traveler, battered by snow and wind, pleads for shelter at a stranger’s door. Her haunting voice carries the weight of a woman’s
Story: The Witch by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
IT was approaching nightfall. The sexton, Savely Gykin, was lying in his huge bed in the hut adjoining the church. He was not asleep