The Arcade Machine in the Spare Room
My car stopped working in the middle of nowhere during a storm, which is not something I recommend, although I suppose most…
The House That Matched
Kyle found the game because his roommate downloaded it off some sketchy forum link, the kind of thing you’d usually just ignore.…
Aunt Carol’s Tapes
I don’t really believe in ghosts, just so that’s out of the way up front. My aunt Carol did though, and she…
The Book Club
I only went because Danielle kept texting me about it for like three weeks straight, and honestly I just wanted her to…
The House With No Address
I found the site by accident, which is honestly how most of this stuff finds you, whether you’re looking for it or…
The Voice on Speaker
I’m not big on writing these things down but a friend told me I should, so here goes. Back in high school,…
The House Across the Street
There was an abandoned house across from my apartment. Nobody had lived there for years. Every night, however, one window was lit.…
The Photograph
I bought an old camera at a flea market for five dollars. It still worked. That night, I took a photograph of…
The Empty Seat
Every morning, I took the same train to work. Every morning, the same seat was empty. It was always the seat directly…
The Footsteps Upstairs
It started at exactly 2:17 a.m. I was alone in my apartment, sitting on the couch and watching an old horror movie…