Shadow Embrace

by Fabian Pizano

As I lay in bed, I couldn’t shake the feeling that someone or something was watching me from across the room. I tried to convince myself that it was my imagination, but the shadows on my wall seemed to move accordingly.

Suddenly, a cold breeze swept through my room, extinguishing my lamp. I was plunged into darkness, and that’s when I saw it: a figure standing just beyond the edge of the bed, its presence making my skin crawl. As it crawled closer, I couldn’t stop panicking. I wanted to escape, but I couldn’t. Because my body was refusing to.

The Mimic

by Romeo Palma

Jim, James, and Jack went to explore an old, abandoned, haunted hotel. When they got there, they split up. Jim found Jack and they started talking. Jack said he needed to go to the restroom. Somehow, there was still running water.

Jim heard a noise in another room; he found James and Jack. Jim realized that he wasn’t talking to Jack. He looked back, and there were two red dots in the dark, so they started running. Two dots multiplied into eight. James and Jack tripped; Jim tried helping them, but it was too late.

They were never seen again.

The Stalker

by Santiago Barocio

Mark and Nathan wanted to go to the park because they wanted to have fun together. It was 7:00 pm. When they arrived, they saw an enormous man in a hoodie. Ignoring him, they played as normal. However, they began to notice he was creeping closer. Hiding his face, he sprinted their way. Although they ran away, he caught up to them and dragged them into the dark forest.

Later, their parents went out to look for them because they hadn’t returned home. The evidence they got was a man coming out of the forest with blood on his body.

The Tunnel

by Skylyn Trejo

One day, a girl named Camila and her friends named Ethan and Kate were in Camila’s room and saw a video about a haunted forest in their area and decided to go.

When they got there, Ethan dared Kate to go all the way into a tunnel Camila found. Kate said yes and walked in. Ethan and Camila heard Kate scream. They ran inside to find her. All they found was her phone.

They spent hours trying to find her. They finally found her covered in wounds, passed out in a creepy shed.

They saw a black figure staring…

Only She Knows

by Aubrey Sandoval

As she is facing the entity, it starts to talk to her in a voice she knows. As she is listening, it’s getting closer…It’s grinning as they are watching in her soul.

The staff hear a blood-curdling scream as they rush into the woman’s room. They see her standing in her room. They watch her scream loudly while looking back at them. They ask her so many times, “What happened?” but she doesn’t respond.

‘Till this day, nobody knows what she saw, but only she knows.

NOCTURNALS

by Genesis Padron

A nocturnal kills Mia in front of Ted and Diego. They run and lock the door so the nocturnal doesn’t get in. Diego finds a vent, and he waits for Ted until the nocturnal breaks in. Ted is stuck, so he runs quietly to get in the vent.

As soon as he gets in the vent, the nocturnal is running behind him. He gets in the car and drives away. They get out of Ruddleside.

Diego falls out of the car, and Ted is about to cry until Diego kisses Ted. Then, Diego dies while Ted cries.

The Intruder

by Leonardo Hernandez

Paul wakes in a cold sweat. Startled by shattering glass, he leaps to defense. Step by step, the intruder enters, and Paul locks the door. The loud stomps echo throughout the house. Paul tries to call 911, leading to him collapsing on the floor. Paul calls the number.

The footsteps grow louder and closer. Paul’s heart begins to skip, and he starts breathing intensely. Banging begins on the door. When the phone is answered, all it hears are gunshots and screams.

THE ROTTING CORPSE

by Allison Porras

I wake up due to a loud sound. As I slowly open my eyes, I realize that my room is now a maze. I start running around, trying to find the exit, but it is no use.

It’s been three hours, and I’m ready to give up.

As I take a last turn, I see the exit sign. I run towards the exit. Something is telling me not to, but I ignore it and keep going. When I get there, I let out a big scream. In front of me is Paola’s dead body, which has been rotting for two weeks.