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Horror stories written by Joseph Kohtz The Spooky Halloween Sleepover in The Haunted Woods: After a few of their friends go missing, a group of kids investigates The Dead Woods to find them. While there, they run into monsters and ghosts that pick them off. Since their friends are disappearing, they decide to have a sleepover in the haunted woods until they find them, but they soon all go missing after the hauntings intensify. Fear Itself: After being told a ghost story around the campfire, a group of kids attending the camp becomes terrified as ghosts and monsters haunt the camp and the surrounding forest. They become afraid of it, but some initially think it's all a prank by one of the counselors, even when the campers and counselors start to get picked off one by one. Even though things look bad, some campers still think it's a fraud, at least until things get worse. The longer they stay and ignore the ghosts' warnings, the worse the hauntings become. Then they become convinced and start to get scared out of their wits. The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On Halloween, a group of kids decides to venture inside an old, abandoned mansion to see if it's haunted, only to be scared out of their wits by all sorts of monsters and ghosts. While inside, the kids meet a talking cat and a jack-o-lantern who try to protect them from the spirits and convince one of them to read a spell from a book to banish the ghosts. Return to The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On a field trip, Susan Piper takes her class to The Wellington Mansion and tells how it was haunted before she banished the ghosts a decade ago on Halloween, with the help of her friends. She also told her class how to re-haunt the house and warned them not to do so. The next day, on Halloween, six of Susan's students enter the mansion, bring the ghosts and monsters back, and get scared out of their wits. Jack, the jack-o-lantern who knew their teacher, protects them with help from Alvin, the ghost puppy, and tries to convince Victoria to read the same spell Susan read when she was in the mansion to get rid of the ghosts.

Arjun was an ordinary nobody—until a prophecy from another dimension claimed him as an Avatar. Now, he is the only thing standing between our world and Tormaan, a demonic Asura warlord fueled by the corrupt essence of supreme dark matter AKA anti-god element. From the shadows of the cosmos, the immortal "Dark Sage" Shukracharya pulls the strings, seeking to plunge both the earthly realm and the celestial heavens into eternal night. To save humanity, Arjun must cast aside his mortality and ascend. He isn't just fighting a war; he’s claiming a throne he never wanted. The era of the humans is over. The era of the God-King begins.

A modern corporate drone dies in 2024 and reincarnates as an 8-year-old boy in 1983 USSR. Using his business knowledge from his past life and his new identity's military family connections, he systematically builds a vertically-integrated empire spanning oil production, banking, and infrastructure to become one of Russia's most powerful oligarchs—surviving the Soviet collapse, the chaotic 1990s, Putin's oligarch purges, and international sanctions through strategic submission and infrastructure control. NOW on Royalroad NOW on P@treon too. support me to give you the best chapters

Neva and Rhett, two young souls find their heartstrings woven in love. But just as passion and peace begin to bloom, fate intervenes. Bleak, haunting circumstances scatter blades across their romance, threatening to tear them apart. Ishmael, a man with a heart of thorns, yearns to mend the wound of losing Neva. And in the end, rays of love and joy filter through the clouds of horror that darken his world, as Neva appears before him once more. Twisted fate entangles them all, revealing the Game of Sphere, as misery scorches their souls. A concealed life beyond turns its pages, one after another, gathering a tale where faith and love and grace wins against the doubt and hatred and sin. --- The girl who once vowed to be his forever Now forbids him to ever appear. She refuses to recognize him, Disregarding all he ever was. He vows to protect her. Yet he is the terrifying truth she prays is a lie. He trips her, rips her apart— He's the living tragedy looming over her life. He once was her Elayne, now her hiraeth. He is the villain, pretending to be the hero.

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape. There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss. A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage. But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her. Cover drawn by Aoi Ogata. Discord: https://discord.gg/vrdTSkj8Va

Sagiri was never meant to exist. After his entire clan was wiped out he is the only surviving member and the last keeper yet he doesn't remember. Raised in secrecy and sent to Galka War Academy, he survives among boys trained to kill, endure, and obey. While others rely on strength and discipline, Sagiri carries something older. an echo that sharpens his senses, bends his body, and slowly erodes his humanity. The Echo is the legacy of the N’garu, a legendary clan erased from the world in a single night. They were warriors who could slip between moments, speak to the shadows of the past, and reshape fate with a thought. Their extinction was celebrated across the tribes. Their return is feared more than war. Sagiri carries the last spark of their power. A whispering presence tied to his heartbeat. A force that chooses its own master. But when he crosses paths with Lira, a girl unknowingly created to kill him, the Echo reacts violently breaking the barrier meant to forget and he remembers. Visions flood his mind. Forgotten beings turn their eyes. And the world begins to shift around him. The South wants to crown him. The North wants to erase him. The Echo within him wants something else entirely. And it has finally awakened. https://discord.gg/gMa9tend

James was twelve when Valoria exiled him — not as punishment, but as quarantine. On Earth, he carries a power that doesn't fit any known system, and Havenwood Academy doesn't know what to do with him. They classify him, train him, and assign him to a squad. But James isn't the only thing the Academy doesn't understand. Its models are beginning to fail, its records don't always match reality, and beyond its walls, the world is changing in ways no one has prepared for.

What if you were given the chance to travel… not to one world, but to countless worlds? Worlds where light and darkness clash, where mercy and cruelty walk side by side. This is what happened to Arthur Narin. An assassin who spent his life drenched in blood and betrayal, knowing nothing but killing and survival. Until one ordinary day, he found himself surrounded by enemies who had come to end him. He did not run. He did not tremble. He smiled… and fought until his final breath. But death was not the end. It was the beginning. From that moment on, his journey through other worlds began — a journey filled with pain, conflict and choices that would determine whether he would remain the monster he once was… or become something entirely different.

I walked the edge of the road from school with my best friend one day. I turned my head in my right side and then I caught a glimpse of something. There I saw a handsome man across the road with his house clothes and a woman jogged before him- trying to synchronize them both. I smiled at the romantic view I was seeing. "Daddy!" I called my father out. He turned to me and smiled as soon as he realized the caller. "Oh! My princess!" he called back right to me. I opened my arms running, ready to hug him but a second was passed by, I felt myself in the middle of the road slowly falling. I think I ran by a fast vehicle. It felt like the earth was in slow motion. "What happened?!" my mother exclaimed from afar. I saw both my parents and my best friend were running toward me. I saw the terrified and worried looks of them. Thinking though, I just realized that life isn't that predictable. Earlier today, my bestfriend and I were so happy about the results of our grades but at this moment, tears of sadness overtook everyone. If I shouldn't had walked the road since we had a car to ride home. If I could think wisely earlier, I shouldn't had stepped the road without looking around and ran basically without thinking that it was a road where fast vehicles run through. If I could go back in time, I won't do such things that can let me down. It can't be helped though, there's nothing much of time to atone for the wrong movement I did because it had already happened: a past; but the past I could rely on as moral lessons today and forth. Thud! Ouch! This hurts much! I fell down on this filthy road with the faint sound of the vehicle who ran into me and the screams of the people who cared for me. I felt and tasted the blood which came out from my mouth and my sight went black. In conclusion before losing consciousness, I should be thankful of the life that God given to me; that I get to experience being alive than those who couldn't make it unfortunately.

Life is dark and meaningless. That's what it had taught me every single day I'd been cursed to live it. But now, finally, that would all end. My arm ached where the needle pierced the vein. Already, my fingers were numb, spots spinning in front of my eyes. Something clattered onto the pavement. The needle. It must have slipped out of my hand. Nothingness swirled around me, bringing the first sense of peace that I'd felt since...ever. But that was okay. It meant that there was no one to miss me, and no one I would miss. Well, perhaps there would be a few, but they could always find others to extract their cruel, sadistic pleasure from. My last breath was rough and shallow, the last beat of my heart pitifully fail. I sank to the alley floor, eyes closing, welcoming the blessed nothingness of the end. Only...death was supposed to be dark, wasn't it? And since when did 'nothingness' have so many gods? Discord: https://discord.gg/PX3xqJdZMY

After dying in a corrupt world, Tyler Brown is reborn through a god’s forbidden clause. Gifted with eyes that read and bend minds, he rises from childhood toward global power. Every step brings him closer to ruling the world and closer to the deity returning to claim his soul.

In a world where life was not just sustained by the rhythmic pulse of an organ. Where way more was asked for to remain. A kingdom was grieving the loss of a princess, as 2 siblings were grieving the loss of a sister. One was conscious but banned from attending her funerals while the other one was unaware and busy fighting the same ending. Two siblings fighting the same system that put their family, their people and their positions of monarchs at risks. One rejected the system entirely, while the other was slowly consumed by her faith in the power it held. Both were surrounded by allies who believed in their cause, yet remained exiled far from the homeland they once called theirs

So apparently, there was never heaven and hell, good or bad; all you will face after death is purgatory, where you float in an isolated void of nothing. Until you slowly fade away, go mad, recover from madness, repeat that millions of times, until you run out of thought and slowly fade, leaving your soul scattered to become seeds for new beings. Simon was ready to accept his fate until [It] appeared in front of him. [The New Saturday Adventure System.] [Purpose: Do you remember the feeling of sitting in front of your TV and waiting for the next episode of your favorite show as a child? Always wondering what would happen today, or what would happen after this episode ends. What kind of villain would appear? Would it reappear? It's a nostalgic feeling, isn't it? But have you ever thought about the purpose of those adventures-of-the-week? So much could happen in this one episode, villains might turn into heroes, heroes might get betrayed, so on and so on, but the most important thing that happens is the growth. Now it's your duty to do the same. Feed on the negativity, chaos, challenge the heroes and villains with endless adventures that challenge their resolve and character. Some might fall, some might never recover, but there will always be a change, a growth towards no matter which direction. So would you do it? Accept the deal to turn into the villain that's never seen nor would never be mentioned, so the world may grow.] [Yes]/[No] And who was Simon to decline his chance to escape the purgatory? He didn't care if it brought suffering upon those who don't deserve it. If it was necessary, then he was ready to burna thousand worlds into ashes.

Owned In The Shadows (The Kallias Dynasty - Book 1): A Forbidden Best Friend's Dad Age-Gap Romance An elite, high-angst MM billionaire age-gap romance about past obsessions, dangerous secrets, and the line between protection and possession. Book 1 of The Kallias Dynasty Three years ago on the Spanish coast, a single night altered the trajectory of two lives. For Hero, penniless and drowning in the wreckage of his late father’s debts, the enigmatic stranger on the luxury yacht was an escape—a temporary reprieve from a crushing reality. For Maximilian Kallias, a shipping magnate who built an empire on cold precision and ruthless control, the quiet, captivating boy was a rare, dangerous lapse in judgment. Before the sun rose over Puerto Banús, Maximilian vanished, leaving Hero with nothing but a phantom memory and a quiet ache that time couldn't dull. Now twenty-two and rebuilding his life on a scholarship, Hero believes the past is buried. When his closest friend, Elias, invites him to spend the summer at the Kallias family’s private estate in the Hamptons, it feels like a glimpse into a world Hero was never meant to inhabit. Then a brutal coastal storm strays him off course, stranding him before he reaches the gates. And the man who steps out of the shadow to pull him from the deluge isn't a stranger. It’s Maximilian. Powerful, possessive, and wearing a platinum wedding band, the billionaire head of the Kallias empire isn't just Hero’s elusive host. He is his best friend's father—and the man who took his heart three years ago. Trapped together as state authorities shut down the roads, the forced proximity pulls old embers into a suffocating fire. To Maximilian, coincidences do not exist; suspicious of Hero's sudden presence in his son's life, his instinct is to protect his family at all costs. Yet the intense, dark gravity pulling him toward Hero remains untouched by time. Bound by duty, separated by age and wealth, and hunted by the secrets they keep, staying apart is the only logical choice. But in the quiet isolation of the storm, logic is the first thing to burn. OWNED IN THE SHADOWS is Book 1 of The Kallias Dynasty series. It is an ongoing sequential story featuring Hero and Maximilian. Their journey begins here and continues in Part 2. Intended for mature readers.

You think you can understand Chaos? Foolish! Chaos isn't merely disorder; it is the ultimate paradox, a power woven into the very fabric of reality itself. In a hyper-advanced future built on quantum technology, humanity is awakened by the same energy tearing the universe apart. Abominations from a higher dimension invade, forcing humans to the brink of extinction. In the shadows of this broken world, Missio Augustus wanders aimlessly like a lost soul, trying to find meaning in his solitary existence. Forced to relive his lifelong trauma through the tricks of a ruthless drug lord, he becomes a static being frozen in a rapidly changing world. But as an ancient church emerges to bring Mayhem upon humanity, Demons, Gods, Dragons and Eldritch horrors stir as humanity drives itself to its own demise... This is a relaunch of my original work. I am moving this story from my previous account (SageofMusic) to this new handle (Ekadash). I am the sole creator of Music Box Mayhem.

The fjord lay calm, its surface like polished glass, reflecting the leaden clouds hanging in the sky. Flocks of ravens circled back and forth, heralding the bitter northern winds soon to sweep southward. This was the very first scene the protagonist beheld after traveling through time to ninth-century Scandinavia. He had become nothing more than an ordinary self-sufficient farmer, with only a barren, desolate wheat field to his name. For centuries, the glory of the Roman Empire had crumbled into dust. The world lay shattered, kings waged endless wars against one another, and in this turbulent, dark Middle Ages, his first task was simply to survive—then, somehow, to find a way to end the chaos… .......... HeadOver to my patreon for 75+ advanced chapters: patreon.com/YonkoSlayer

Transmigrated into the world of Genshin Impact, Han Feng obtained the [God-Tier Manga Shop System]. As long as he welcomed a certain number of customers, he would receive exclusive rewards. With the help of manga from his past life provided by the system, his shop quickly took Teyvat by storm! Venti: “Ahehe~ When will I finally pull that Foodie Tablecloth? I’m so broke I can’t even afford soup!” Zhongli: “The Ultraman manga from your store is truly fascinating. I’ve already begun constructing an Ultraman statue in Liyue.” Ningguang: “With the Peace Star, my Jade Chamber can finally cover all seven nations!” Klee: “Jix’s bombs are amazing! Blowing up fish is the most fun ever!” Lumine: “Boss, the manga here is so good. I don’t even feel like looking for my brother anymore. What should I do?” ~-------- 65+ advance chapters on Patreon: patreon.com/YonkoSlayer

Discord server link to see the images and the chapter release schedule: https://discord.gg/ksWxRKrbVe A child born without choice, handed over to three strangers who hid secrets heavier than the mountains they lived in. Shen Zhu never knew tenderness. He knew the whip before words, poison before hunger, and death before he understood what life meant. Behind every blow and wound, eyes watched him with a love that looked nothing like mercy, and hands pushed him to fall so they could teach him how to rise. He grew up in a world that gives nothing for free, where strength is measured in scars, friendship is built upon the corpses of beasts, and fate smiles mockingly at those who try to escape it.

They called him a demon. They spat on him in the streets. They let him eat alone for twelve years. And when the Heavenly Screen flashed across the sky—showing Naruto Uzumaki as the man who would end everything—the first thing he whispered wasn't rage or vengeance. It was: "Why didn't anyone tell me my parents died for me?" This isn't a story about a hero turning evil. It's about a boy who loved too hard in a world that only taught him how to bleed. And when the screen revealed everything Konoha buried—the lies, the cover-ups, the bodies in the basement—Naruto didn't become a monster. He just stopped pretending to be their hero.

A cynical detective. A brooding, possessive mountain lord. A dark temptation hidden behind the treeline. Detective Declan Killer thought he knew how human evil operated. But when a gruesome murder on the edge of the Zephaniah Reserve mirrors a cold case from his dark days in New York, Declan's hunt for a serial killer leads him straight into the sovereign territory of Enen's most dangerous man. Standing in his way is Zion Zephaniah—a towering, raw-nerved apex predator who owns the mountain and answers to no one. Zion wants Declan off his land, yet every time they lock eyes, the air between them sparks with a suffocating, predatory hunger. Zion tracks his every move with a burning, obsessive intensity, crowding Declan’s space and making it impossible to remember who is hunting whom. As the body count rises and the lines between human malice and ancient myth blur, Declan must decide what terrifies him more: the monster hiding in the deep woods, or the sinful, electric pull of the man daring him to surrender.