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The Abyssal Ledger

The Abyssal Ledger

By @john1208

Elara Vance, a brilliant but reclusive marine biologist, dedicates her life to maintaining a deep-sea research station, "The Trench's Eye," anchored miles beneath a forgotten stretch of ocean. Her solitary mission: to catalog new bioluminescent species. But as weeks bleed into months of crushing isolation, the routine reports she sends to the surface begin to shift. Strange, rhythmic vibrations echo through the station's hull, accompanied by patterns of light outside her viewport that defy any known biology. Elara starts meticulously documenting these anomalies, her initial scientific curiosity slowly curdling into a desperate, obsessive compulsion. The 'species' she's observing seem to communicate, not through light, but directly into her thoughts, whispering forgotten memories and unsettling possibilities. Sleep becomes a luxury she cannot afford, her sanity fraying at the edges as the line blurs between observation and assimilation. What if the profound darkness outside isn't merely observed, but actively observing *her*, rewriting her perception of reality, one unsettling revelation at a time?

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The Unseen Seam

The Unseen Seam

By @john1208

Elara Vance, a woman whose life was built on meticulous design and concrete fact, survived a car crash that should have claimed her. Now, emerging from the haze of a coma, the world seems…almost right. Her husband's comforting touch feels slightly off, the familiar scent of her home carries a phantom tang, and a beloved childhood photograph on her nightstand shows a detail that was never there. At first, she dismisses it as trauma, a glitch in her own brain. But as the discrepancies mount - a missing scar on a friend's face, an altered city landmark, a chilling sense of *being watched* by the very shadows - Elara realizes the world itself has been subtly, meticulously rewoven around her. This isn't her reality. It's a cunningly crafted mimicry, and the more she unravels its threads, the more it seems to actively resist, its seamless facade cracking to reveal something predatory lurking beneath. To survive, Elara must piece together what truly happened and find a way back, or risk becoming another lost memory in a perfect, lethal lie.

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The Root Hunger of Oakhaven

The Root Hunger of Oakhaven

By @john1208

The sleepy town of Oakhaven always felt ancient, but now, a creeping malevolence truly stirs beneath its foundations. Elara Vance, a reclusive botanist who returned to care for her ailing grandmother, first noticed the peculiar, pulsating tremors and the faint, earthy scent that now permeates everything. Then came the changes in the townsfolk: vacant stares, sudden memory lapses, and an unsettling placidity, as if their very souls were being subtly siphoned away. Her grandmother, once sharp-witted, now speaks of phantom roots gnawing at her mind. The local flora itself seems to warp, veins of black fungus snaking through trees, mirroring the encroaching mental fog. As Oakhaven’s history begins to literally unravel - old photographs fading, monuments crumbling into indistinguishable dust - Elara realizes an unimaginable horror, a primordial consciousness, has awakened. It feeds not on flesh, but on memory, identity, and the very fabric of existence, leaving behind only husks. Can she unearth the truth and escape Oakhaven before her own past is devoured, or will she too become a forgotten echo in a town that never was?

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The Void-Thread Manuscript

The Void-Thread Manuscript

By @john1208

Dr. Aris Thorne, a reclusive paleolinguist, believed the cryptic symbols on the recently unearthed *Void-Thread Manuscript* were merely a linguistic puzzle. Haunted by the slow decay of his sister’s mind to an unknown ailment, he sought order in ancient chaos. But deciphering the manuscript wasn't a breakthrough; it was an infection. The symbols weren't words, but living schematics, fragments of a cosmic intelligence too vast to comprehend. Aris now perceives distortions in reality - shadows that hum with impossible geometry, whispers that rewrite his memories, and the chilling sensation of something *other* observing through his own eyes. The manuscript’s 'curse' isn’t death, but an insidious assimilation, slowly overwriting his consciousness with an alien will, compelling him to transcribe its horrific truths. Each new 'recipient' he infects by sharing the knowledge doesn't just suffer; they become a node in a growing, sentient network, their minds merging into a collective that hungers for ultimate assimilation, twisting the world into a monstrous mosaic. Aris realizes he’s not merely a victim, but a reluctant herald, a conduit for an entity that seeks to rewrite all of existence. Can he sever this psychic umbilical cord before his own self is utterly consumed, and the world along with it?

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The tale of the black sheep murderer

The tale of the black sheep murderer

By @Jesse Harmon

Zachary Rivers Nova, a reclusive farmer in the 1979 Ohio Forrest farmlands, is a man whose world revolves around his livestock. When two cruel teens prank him by faking the death of his beloved animals, a switch flips within his fractured psyche. Grief and rage consume him, manifesting in a gruesome ritual: he skins a black wool sheep, crafting its hide into a grotesque mask. Fueled by an animalistic savagery, Zachary hunts down the teenagers, dispatching them with chilling brutality. But his vengeance doesn't stop there; his own animals become victims of his deranged fury, blurring the line between man and beast. As the forest itself seems to breathe with his deepening madness, Zachary descends into a primal state, a force of nature twisted by a singular, all-consuming thirst for retribution.

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SANROOM - The Meaning Of Love

SANROOM - The Meaning Of Love

By @Kathleen Santos

It was a quiet day when Kaito’s desperate search for employment took a dark turn. Unable to secure a decent job and facing financial ruin, he was terrified he would fail to save his terminally ill little brother, Haruki. When a sudden, icy gust of wind blew away his cap, it revealed a stray flyer on the pavement: 'Sanroom Hospital - Doctors Needed.' Desperate for the astronomical salary offered, Kaito lies about his credentials to secure the night shift. But Sanroom is no ordinary hospital. Within its blood-stained, shifting corridors, the 'patients' are grotesque manifestations of human trauma, and the treatments demand sacrificial blood. Armed only with a mysterious, sentient scalpel that feeds on his own sanity, Kaito must navigate a labyrinth of psychological torment and medical murder. To cure the patients and survive the night, he must carve through nightmares, unaware that the hospital's treatments are slowly dissecting his own soul.

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For survival

For survival

By @death

The flickering neon sign of 'The Scribe's Sanctuary' beckons, but for Marcel, it's a hunting ground. A mysterious entity bestows upon him a terrifying ability: the power to inflict gruesome, psychologically scarring deaths upon those he deems 'deserving.' His targets? Treacherous authors of horror, unfaithful partners, and a select cabal of ballet dancers, all ensnared by seven macabre laws. Marcel, with his chilling hobby of collecting brains, fingers, and eyes as grotesque trophies, forces the writers to craft four novels of ultimate horror. Failure isn't an option; displeasing him means an agonizing demise rooted in ancient myths like Orpheus and Osiris. Can anyone escape the clutches of this artistic psychopath, or are they all destined to become part of his morbid collection?

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For survival

For survival

By @death

شوف اكتبلي روايه رعب نفسيه دمويه لدرجه تسبب امراض نفسيه من شده الرعب والتقزز والدمويه وطرق القتل واختفاء الجثث ويستهدف الكاتبين والكاتبات لروايات الرعب والخائنين والخائنات وكذلك فئه من راقصات البجعه في الباليه ويضع قوانين سبعه مثلا للكاتبين ان يكتبون اربع روايات شديده الرعب والتقزز لشده الدمويه والاذى النفسي ولكل روايه لاتعجبه يجهز عقاب ومنها عقاب ضمن اسطوره مثل اوريس واوزيس هيجي وهذا الشخص عنده هوايه جمع ادمغه الكتاب بجانب كتبهم واصابعهم واستخدام عيون الجميع كزينه بدل مزهريه والجماجم ايضا ونحت اجساد الضحايا ونحت الخونه عاريين وتحنيط ايضا وجمع القلوب ووضعها كزينه وهيج ضيف رعب أقوى واقوى

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Braces

Braces

By @xxyylllll

The world has become a charnel house, ravaged by the 'Braces Plague.' Victims, their teeth grotesquely augmented by metallic orthodontia, descend into an insatiable, cannibalistic frenzy. Bobby, a survivor hardened by this grotesque new reality, stalks the desolate ruins, his own set of Braces a constant, chilling reminder of the predator within. He hunts, not for sustenance, but for the thrill of the kill, his mind twisted by the plague's insidious whispers. One grim evening, he corners Alex, a terrified boy his own age. Bobby, his metal-clad teeth glinting, brutally pins his prey, savoring every scream. Moaning cruel, flirtatious taunts into Alex's tear-streaked face, he devours the boy alive, each bite a symphony of agony. Every bone, every sinew, every drop of blood is consumed, leaving nothing but a lingering scent of terror and a horrifyingly satiated hunger. This is a world where humanity devours itself, and Bobby is its most terrifying, beautiful monster.

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Christine: Fueled by Blood

Christine: Fueled by Blood

By @Sonof Ragnar

Stranded in the rust-and-ruin wasteland of a dead world, Arnie Cunningham's beloved, demonic 1958 Plymouth Fury, Christine, is no longer just a vintage nightmare - she is the ultimate apex predator. Amidst the screaming engines of Citadel warlords and marauding warboys, Christine finds a world built on her favorite currency: gasoline and blood. But she is empty, her paint scorched, and her engine choking on sand. When a silent, broken wanderer named Max Rockatansky stumbles upon her rusting chassis, an unholy, symbiotic pact is forged in grease and violence. Max needs a vehicle that cannot be destroyed; Christine needs a driver willing to feed her insatiable hunger for carnage. As they tear across the scorched earth, hunted by a crazed warlord who views the sentient car as a mechanical god, Max must confront his own humanity. To survive the wasteland, he must decide how much of his soul he is willing to feed to the devil in the dashboard.

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0000

0000

By @VETNI BARBITUS

Whispers always preceded him, a chilling omen in the pristine halls of 000001. Elara, a ruthless junior executive, thrives in the cutthroat corporate world, her ambition a shield against a past she refuses to acknowledge. But her meticulously constructed reality shatters with the arrival of Gamma Jack, a charismatic enigma whose presence distorts perception and bends wills. He doesn't just command a room; he subtly unravels sanity, leaving a trail of psychological dread. As Elara climbs the corporate ladder, each step draws her closer to understanding the true horror behind Jack’s influence. Her 'superpower' isn't flashy; it's an insidious ability to manipulate fear, an advantage she must master before the very fabric of 1950s society, under Jack’s insidious control, collapses into a nightmare she can't escape. What is he truly after?

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The diary of murderer

The diary of murderer

By @Jelian Faith Zerrudo

In 2003, Jelian, a reclusive and observant young woman , discovers a peculiar diary hidden beneath his ancestral home in Guimbal. Its worn pages chronicle events that unfailingly manifest the very next day, a chilling prophecy whispered from the past. Initially, entries are mundane, but as Jelian delves deeper, a sinister pattern emerges, detailing acts of escalating violence. He becomes an unwilling voyeur to a murderer's future, a silent witness to horrors yet to unfold in the seemingly ordinary town of Notchera. His fatal flaw? An intense fear of direct confrontation, leaving him paralyzed by inaction even as he holds the key to preventing tragedy. The true terror strikes when his own name appears on the final, blood-curdling page. Can he rewrite his destiny, or is he merely the next victim in a predetermined narrative?

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Caths execution

Caths execution

By @Pit

Cath Williamson, a 48-year-old on a blissful holiday, finds her world shattered when she's arrested for drug possession, a crime she didn't commit. Her idyllic vacation turns into a terrifying nightmare as she's thrust into a brutal foreign legal system, culminating in a death sentence by hanging. Stripped of her freedom and humanity, Cath's only companions are her escalating fear and the haunting specter of an unjust death. Days before her execution, a final, intimate visit with her husband reveals a betrayal so profound it eclipses even the horror of her impending doom. She must confront not just her death, but the ultimate violation of trust, as the man who framed her watches her final, agonizing moments. This is the chilling descent of a woman condemned, battling despair and a monstrous deception.

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SANROOM - The Meaning Of Love

By @Kathleen Santos

A desperate, unemployed young man gets a job at a mysterious hospital. The payment was great and the job seemed relly easy. Everything was going good... way too good. But soon he discovers that this hospital hides disturbing secrets that would send chills down your spine.

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Trauma

Trauma

By @Marie

Wendy Darling, a gentle soul trapped in the perilous whims of Neverland, finds herself the sole object of Peter Pan's possessive affection. Her only hope of escaping the island's eternal grasp and Peter's increasingly terrifying devotion lies in deciphering the island's ancient magic and navigating its treacherous inhabitants - fairies, mermaids, and ruthless pirates alike. But with every step toward freedom, Peter's magical influence tightens, turning Neverland's lush landscapes into a beautiful, inescapable prison. Wendy must learn to harness her own hidden strength, not only to survive but to shatter the gilded cage built by a love that promises eternal youth, yet threatens to consume her very soul. Can she escape the boy who refuses to let her grow up, or will Neverland claim her forever?

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Hive Genesis

Hive Genesis

By @Diego Gelio

I don't want to spoil anything

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The shocking day

By @Kaleb

It’s a bright, sunny afternoon in the high school literature club. The golden light through the windows is perfect, casting a warm glow over the quiet room. Yet, when Sayori arrives, she finds everyone already seated. She is late - a jarring abnormality for the usually punctual girl. The room falls silent. Sayori doesn't offer her usual bubbly apology. Instead, with a blank, hollow stare, she hurls her heavy bookbag onto the wooden floor with a deafening thud. Before anyone can speak, she raises her hand and snaps her fingers. The illusion of their peaceful school life instantly shatters. The walls bleed into a grotesque, shifting labyrinth of meat and static, exposing the rotting digital void beneath their reality. Sayori has just unlocked the administrator console of their simulated torment, but her newfound power comes with a horrific price. Now, the club must survive her crumbling sanity and the vengeful entities lurking in the code.

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Hunted House

Hunted House

By @James mark Porras

Elara Vance, an urban explorer with an unshakeable need to prove her worth to her estranged, skeptical family, stumbles upon the fabled Blackwood Manor - a place whispered to be a nexus of restless spirits. Armed with an ancient, cursed camera that doesn't just capture images but *traps* spectral entities, she believes she's found her ticket to validation and fame. However, the camera's power comes at a terrifying cost, slowly draining her life force with each spirit captured. As the manor's malevolent presence begins to ripple outwards, threatening the very fabric of her city, Elara must choose: sacrifice herself to imprison the encroaching darkness, or succumb to its whispers and become just another ghostly inhabitant of the Hunted House. The line between hunter and hunted blurs with every click.

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Death is from Cold

Death is from Cold

By @Gabrella

In 2037, the world plunged into an apocalyptic freeze, an unnatural cold claiming billions. Jiya, a gentle student, awakens inside the seemingly intact Hwaseong High School, a lone bastion of warmth amidst the glacial wasteland. Trapped with a dwindling number of classmates, the school's lights and heaters miraculously persist, yet a terrifying realization dawns: the cold outside isn't their only enemy. An insidious dread festers within the school walls, hinting at a truth far more chilling than the blizzards beyond. Jiya must overcome her inherent pacifism and rally her desperate peers, for survival demands not just warmth, but an understanding of the malevolent force that now hunts them from the shadows, ensuring that death, indeed, is from cold, both inside and out.

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The Blood Tower

The Blood Tower

By @gamer cute 13

Trapped within the crimson-soaked confines of The Blood Tower, Caleb Crowne faces an impossible descent. Each horrifying realm, twisted by one of the Seven Deadly Sins, promises a step closer to freedom, yet gnaws at his sanity. Armed with an unyielding will that allows him to endure unimaginable pain and terror, Caleb navigates grotesque landscapes where reality itself is a weapon. As he outmaneuvers manifestations of greed and gluttony, disturbing inconsistencies suggest the Tower orchestrates more than mere survival. The ultimate trial, the floor of Pride, looms - and Caleb's unshakeable confidence, his most potent cheat, may be the very flaw the Tower seeks to exploit, threatening to shatter his perception of both his journey and himself.

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Dying Dark

Dying Dark

By @Elizabeth Fellows

In the soot-choked ruins of a world swallowed by a sentient, predatory night, twenty-eight-year-old Nigel Cane does not fear the dark - he hunts in it. Half-beast and half-survivor, Nigel carries a cursed, dormant monstrosity beneath his flesh, allowing him to track the abyssal entities that slaughtered humanity. He is calculating, cold, and utterly unstable, driven by a desperate obsession to find his missing sister, the only anchor keeping his humanity from slipping away. But every time Nigel channels his beastly side to survive the nightmarish wilderness, he loses a piece of his mind, inching closer to becoming the very predator he hunts. When a colossal shadow entity begins stalking him, Nigel must choose: die a fragile human, or unleash the feral nightmare within and risk tearing down the last sanctuary of mankind. The dark is hungry, and it knows exactly what he is.

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Cold Glory

Cold Glory

By @Marlene Maaß

Kaltonia. Ein isolierter autoritärer Staat mitten in Europa. Die Oberste Vorsitzende Marlene Podsiadly regiert mit absolutem Machtanspruch. Um ihre Person hat sie einen beispiellosen Kult erschaffen: Sie gilt als Mutter der Nation, Retterin der Revolution - und als die Frau, die ihrem Volk Luft zum Atmen gibt. Gemeinsam mit ihrer langjährigen Vertrauten Jana Kessler führte sie einst eine Revolution an und erschuf aus dem Nichts einen Staat, der Europa bis heute Kopfschmerzen bereitet. Als die junge Klara Borchert in Marlenes Residenz als Dienstmädchen zu arbeiten beginnt, kennt sie nichts anderes als die Ideologie der Kalten Gloria. Sie glaubt der Propaganda ohne Zweifel, gehorcht bedingungslos und verehrt die Oberste Vorsitzende wie ein übermenschliches Wesen. Doch der Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht offenbart ihr eine andere Wahrheit: Hinter dem Mythos steht eine Frau aus Fleisch und Blut - verletzlich, launisch, gefährlich und einsam. Das wird Klara für immer verändern. Eine dystopische Geschichte über Macht, Personenkult und toxische Abhängigkeiten - erzählt aus dem Inneren des Systems.

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Trauma

Trauma

By @Marie

Wendy Darling, a gentle soul, finds herself trapped in a twisted Neverland, ruled by a dangerously possessive Peter Pan. He's not the playful boy from stories, but a yandere whose love is a gilded cage, his 'care' a constant threat. With a unique ability to subtly manipulate the island's ambient magic, Wendy must navigate the lush, yet treacherous landscape, from the menacing Skull Rock to the serene Mermaid Cove, all while under Peter's watchful, unblinking eye. Every whimsical creature, every pirate's shadow, could be a spy or an ally. As Peter's obsession escalates, Wendy realizes her only escape might involve shattering the very heart of Neverland itself, risking not just her freedom, but her sanity against the boy who refuses to let her grow up.

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Ninas revenge

Ninas revenge

By @Ravens Reviews

The chilling legend of Slenderman is real, and its power now pulses through Michael, a man haunted by the violent death of Jeff the Killer. Unbeknownst to him, Nina, consumed by a grief that curdles into a monstrous vengeance, stalks his every shadow. She believes Michael orchestrated Jeff's demise and vows to make him pay with a torment more exquisite than death. As Michael grapples with the terrifying abilities manifesting within him - the shifting limbs, the whispers of the void - Nina executes her gruesome plan, a slow descent into psychological and physical agony. Can Michael master his terrifying powers to escape Nina's methodical cruelty, or will he succumb to a retribution born from a broken heart and a twisted mind, becoming another notch in her bloody vendetta?

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The Clown

The Clown

By @Sufia Shababa

In the rain-soaked streets of Beriktown, 2012, Sarah, a calculating young woman, finds her extraordinary instincts ignited by a lurking terror. She perceives the world through a unique lens, sensing immediate danger or peace, a gift that becomes a curse when a malevolent clown entity emerges from the shadows. As the entity begins a gruesome game of mutilation, turning the city into its playground, Sarah's senses scream warnings no one else hears. She must navigate a landscape where every corner could hide unspeakable horrors, her every decision a desperate gamble. With her cheat, she's the only one who can truly "see" the impending doom, but can she convince anyone before Beriktown succumbs to the clown's grotesque artistry and she becomes its next canvas? The line between survival and becoming another victim blurs with each downpour.

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Pembunuh bayaran bereinkarnasi ke isekai

By @Ainun Rizky

Di sebuah kerajaanbernama kerajaan sekai yang sangat damai hiduplah anak kecil berumur 15 tahun bernama light namun sebenarnya dia adalah reinkarnasi dari seorang pembunuh bayaran nomor 1 di amerika julukan black jack dan menjadi incaran agen FBI.delta force.Navy SEALs dan SWAT dan dia telah melakukan pembunuhan ke 1 presiden 2 calom presiden 17 gubernur dan 30 walikota dan berencana akan membunuh seluruh anak bangsawan perempuan yang terlihat ceria dan lemah apakah dia mampu melakukannya

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The Unseen Guest

The Unseen Guest

By @Melis Akh

Kael, haunted by a past he desperately tries to outrun, seeks refuge in The Whispering Manor, a remote cabin shrouded in an ancient forest. He believes he's found solace in isolation, but true terror lurks within. Each midnight, his phone buzzes with chilling photos: candid shots of him sleeping, taken from impossible angles inside the house. Trapped by unyielding locks and an unseen presence, Kael's only link to sanity is a cryptic voice crackling through a dusty radio. His unique curse - the ability to glimpse fragmented reflections of the past in any mirrored surface - becomes his desperate weapon. But is he fighting a ghost, or a meticulously crafted trap designed to exploit his deepest fears? The manor itself seems alive, its whispers growing louder as the line between reality and hallucination blurs, threatening to consume Kael before dawn.

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Destructive Power

Destructive Power

By @Jon

Jessie, fresh-faced and naive, steps into the pulsing heart of the roller-skating disco, her smooth skin and daring outfit a beacon. Her father's absence leaves her craving validation, a void she tries to fill with the gaze of older boys. She revels in their explicit innuendos, mistaking their predatory attention for genuine admiration. A dangerous game begins, fueled by her desperate need to feel 'special' and popular. But as she teases men, an unseen, muscular figure watches, his eyes burning with an unsettling intensity. The disco's vibrant lights begin to warp, revealing the true horror lurking beneath the surface of fleeting desire. Jessie, chasing a hollow sense of power, is about to discover the destructive consequences of inviting the wrong kind of attention. The night will demand a price far greater than she can imagine, as innocent vanity gives way to a chilling, inescapable terror.

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The Scarred Puppeteer

The Scarred Puppeteer

By @Rahimul Adha

After a gruesome accident left him disfigured and an outcast, Elias discovers a terrifying cheat: the ability to control shadows. Not just manipulate them, but animate them, giving form and malicious intent to the darkness itself. He can sculpt the night into extensions of his will, silent observers, or monstrous enforcers. However, his power comes with a chilling price - the more he uses it, the more his own flesh subtly warps, becoming a canvas for the shadows he commands. Now, as an ancient, forgotten entity stirs beneath the city, threatening to plunge everything into an eternal night, Elias must decide if he will succumb to the creeping darkness within himself to fight a greater, all-consuming void. His sanity teeters on the edge, a thin line between savior and shadow puppet.

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Last Man Standing in a World of Horny Horses

Last Man Standing in a World of Horny Horses

By @adrián Renato

After a global vanishing, Kai is left utterly alone. The world around him morphs into a surreal nightmare as horses, once benign, grotesquely evolve into anthropomorphic beasts with increasingly monstrous endowments. Desperate for connection and to escape the crushing solitude, Kai begins to cross-dress, meticulously transforming himself into a strikingly realistic woman. Her new persona, 'Kira,' momentarily soothes his loneliness, but it also draws the predatory gaze of the equine creatures. What started as unsettling stares soon escalates into a terrifying ordeal as the steeds, driven by an insatiable hunger, breach the safety of his home. Kira finds herself at the mercy of their primal desires, facing an explicit and brutal violation that shatters her fragile sense of security. Can Kai survive in a world where he is the ultimate prey, and his very identity has become his most dangerous lure?

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