Robin Autumns | horror | Complete
A boy thinks he's getting away this time, but nature won't let him.
0.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:56
Roxom is a slumbering god awoken by a great disturbance
2.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:56
A black monolith stands before my eyes, images and letters of all sort are engraved, some normal, other bizarre, many confuse and contort, pictures of beasts and monsters confuse themself in the thin white letters that are all over the monolith, I realize that they are stories, stories on the Eldrich and unknown.This is not a single story but a collection of short stories inspire by H.P. Lovecraft, E.A. Poe and other writers of strange fiction.Read them in every order that you like. I am looking for an editor, if someone wants to help me avoid typos please contact me.
7.26 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:55
Hokage of Literature | horror | Complete
When Calvin finds a knife walking home he is engrossed with its tempting powers and learns of its means of bringing back a loved oneat the cost of killing a human. He kills his brother, Nathan, in order to ressurrect his life's love, Yui. However, complications arise when his brother rises from the grave as a flesh-eating monster bent on gaining untold power. And what's worse is Yui seems to have memories of when she was deada mystery that could have bigger implications than humanity could understand.
29.05 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:54
davel.gomoz | horror | Complete
This is my testimony about the day I discovered the horror that lived in Cerro Alto. I wanted to forget about the matter as soon as possible, but today, I believe my words could serve the world. --- Hello! Davel here. This is a Lovecraftian, short story set in my country (M閤ico). The events of the story take place in the same world as in my story "The dweller under the waters", which you can find here in RoyalRoad
4.23 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:38
somenightsi | horror | Complete
Deep in a cult's mission to bring about the end of the world and under the careful supervision of a twisted spirit, Cyrus - by all outward appearances a teenage boy but harboring the power to cause natural disasters across the world - is kind of busy. Then a girl from his past, dreams of which have been plaguing him for years, re-enters his life. Tuesday is the yin to Cyrus's yang, full of life and a reminder of the innate goodness humanity has to offer. Inexplicably the two are drawn to each other; every moment she spends near him, however, her soul loses some of its brightness. Tuesday doesn't seem to mind and one by one the dominos begin to fall. The world is in danger of ending, and she is only growing closer to helping him set it ablaze.
45.34 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:38
The Redd Koi | horror | Complete
Your wife is dead, your life is broken. Yet time inexorably marches on, grinding your hopes to dust. Surely there is nothing to lose from listening to the amber light that pervades your dreams. A short horror story about endings, despair, and the refusal to let go.
5.27 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:34
Of The Exps Author | horror | Complete
The story of a quirky assassin's shadowed past, his transformation into an other-worldly being and his adventure as the father of a guardian angel.Predates the events of The Main Character!: The Hero's Epic Journey Begins! and Guardian Angel.
54.14 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 17:15
The Devourer | horror | Complete
I awaken to a startling realizationI've transformed into a dragon! My wife and children still slumber, oblivious to my newfound form. Panic courses through me as I grapple with this surreal existence. No longer human, I must make a hasty escape to prevent my growing size from bringing our house down. But the world beyond is unkind. I'm hunted, captured, and subjected to torment, cast as the feared Leviathan, a creature of religious dread. Will my spirit shatter under the weight of these trials, or will I find the strength to resist? In my fight for freedom, I seek refuge and form unlikely alliances, constructing a new family amidst this bewildering transformation. How will my human family react to these newfound companions? Forced into a different gender by the imperative of rebuilding my species, I find myself adrift in a world devoid of Pok閙on. Monstrotanks? Brotherhood? It's all unfamiliar territory, and I long for peace, disavowing any connection to the charred town that has left a stain on my identity. I am Daathrr, not Sister Noah of the Ark, nor Mr. Freeman's cousin, and Black Mesa is not my workplace. I yearn for solitude in my hangar, far removed from these tumultuous events. My narrative takes an unyielding stance from the perspective of a dragon thrust into the complexities of modern technology, grappling to find a place in our contemporary world. It serves as a mirror to our society, revealing that, despite our technological advances, our mindset often mirrors that of the Middle Ages. Racism persists, but interspecies prejudice is an even darker shadow, stripping beings of their basic rights. How does one retain their humanity when it seems irretrievably lost? As the dragon's persona consumes my human side, it delves into the intricate realm of Dragon Psychology. The language I employ is straightforward, repetitive, and somewhat mechanical. I ask for your patience, as I am not an author, and my native language is French. If clarification is needed, please feel free to comment or request explanations, or simply refer to Google for further understanding. I strive to be as comprehensible as possible for those unacquainted with this world. Lastly, a word of caution: Do not attempt the incantations found within this story. I disavow any responsibility should scales suddenly begin to sprout upon you! Additionally, I do not own all the images used, and if any issues arise, I will promptly replace them. ATTENTION THE 70 first Chapters can induce depressions for some readers. There are unbearable sc鑞es of suffering when the MC is in an experiment lab with mad scientists. The story can be disturbing and hard to follow. There are like the TV serie LOST with mysteries, answers not explained, flashbacks and flashforward chapters. Also timeline can be broken. This is due to paradoxes. A paradoxes is when reality meet an other dimension, other time and it crashes when the MC goes back to another time with him in the same dimension. They cannot meet and they cannot be 2 Yvan at the same place at the same time or meeting. Then time froze and an sinister agent in dark blue suit appear : The G-Man! If you are totally lost there is a SPOILER in the tome2 and the explanation of this twisted story in the chapter 3 (Explanations of the tome 1)
69.59 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:36
Story Bear | horror | Complete
Leo, a hunter living on his own in the woods happens upon a strange scene, with a noblemen casting out a young woman in rags and leaving her alone in the woods. Seeking to help the damsel, he invites her to his home to see if he can help get her back on her feet, but little does he know of the dangers ahead. Senna, the last vampire of her bloodline is looking for revenge. The last great house in the area has rejected her pleas, but the fire in her heart refuses to go as cold as her undead body. After getting a final warning to stop bothering them, a hapless human helps her out. Rather than killing him outright, she starts thinking of a new plan... ---------------------- This is a tale told from two perspectives, starting with Leo and switching each chapter change!
24.44 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:32
ExecutiveVampire | horror | Complete
When weird things come to town, so does Fernando Alvarez. Something is taking the people of Mountain Home, but no one knows what. Or at least no one knows now. What was supposed to be a joint investigation between Alvarez and the town's police goes awry when the local detective investigating the missing persons goes missing too. It's too convenient, is Alvarez dealing with something that's more than just a blood thirsty monster?
3.80 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:30
A woman is overtaken by her past actions, slowly leaving one reality for another.
7.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:30
NicholasGraves | horror | Complete
It came down in a ball of fire missing the transatlantic cruise. In a search for survivors, crewmembers find a body floating among the debris. But they also find something else. Before they realize the terror they've uncovered, it's already too late. A horror quickly spreads across the ship while its passengers are trapped in the middle of the endless blue.
16.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:29
NolanConrey | horror | Complete
A small group of aliens have begged the Sapient Union for aid, and the Union will answer. Faced with imminent destruction at the hand of a vicious warlord who has sworn to destroy them to the last being, Captain Brooks must maneuver carefully. While he is empowered to negotiate and seek peace, the Craton alone cannot hope to match the enemy's overwhelming numbers. But peace - and the lives of the beings in jeopardy - hang by a hair. And if the mad warlord decides to strike, it may mean a total war that could lead to the deaths of trillions.
38.04 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:52
Balance is everything. Where the village ends, the rainforest begins, and while children whisper legends of impossible places and heroes, the villagers know there is nothing outside except the trees and what creeps between them. The dark and the creatures it hides have never entered the village, not while sacred spirits, the anki, protect it. With his father's body wrapped and laid in the funeral clearing, Talon wants only to get back to his crops, his wife and two children, Sosa and Halo but the bronze spear hidden in his father's hut is a complication he could do without. Metal is rare, and hoarding it forbidden, but that's the least of Talon's worries. The appearance of a young boy, stained with red dye, who crashes from the trees and collapses at Sosa's feet, could threaten the delicate balance, and Talon's decision to protect him will have consequences for his family; perhaps the whole village. Talon and Sosa are about to be drawn into an adventure which, like many others, is full of heroes and claws and teeth. What those legends rarely say is how much those claws can hurt. Talon and Sosa's legend does. Warning: There is some gore and violence in this book but not an excessive amount. It's carefully placed, but it is there, just so you know!
74.39 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:42
Random Mudkip | horror | Complete
A coven of vampires is investigated by a hapless FBI agent. Trigger Warning: Contains gratuitious violence and foul language.
3.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:38
NolanConrey | horror | Complete
The Craton and her crew return to the Sol System, the original home of humanity. For many of her crew, born far from the cradle of our species, it is a unique event, to see the world that nurtured us into existence. For those from Earth, though, a harsher reality is known, as the history of our world is not one of tranquility and peace. With a pending trial against him, Brooks confronts his past on Earth, while Apollonia gets a dream both crushed and fulfilled. This is the calm before the storm, for people to look inward and come to grips with themselves and their reality.
27.51 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:38
The dead have never been so alive. After a deadly contagion reduced the world's population into mindless, undead cannibals, the ruins of America still teem with activity, as some of the dead have regained their intelligence and created their own society; one free from the living's touch. Now, more than a decade later, survivalist extraordinaire Liam Fenix seeks to reunite with his family after undertaking a harrowing escape from the uninhabited island that has been his prison, only to discover that he is the sole survivor of the civilization he left behind. He is not alone, however, as undead bounty hunter Leah believes that Liam holds the key to reversing the pandemic that created her race. Armed with their survivalist expertise and following traces of the past, the two must traverse the wastelands together and bring back life to an otherwise dead world, even as they are pursued by a tyrant who does not want this plague to end. **This series is tagged as Multiple Leads because it contains multiple POVs throughout. **These stories are styled as if they were a set of paperback novels being released concurrently as opposed to a weekly web serial. Some sections may have wonky pacing as a result.
150.17 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-13 16:35
It is the final days after the end of the world and you only have one month left before the last sanctuary erupts into chaos. There's a dead body hanging from a tree and cadaverous giants watch you sleep at night. The end is already here, you just don't know it yet. Now rated in the top 3% of all novels on Royal Road! Palus Somni (Marsh of Sleep') is a worldbuilding webnovel about what happens when your God forsakes you. Inspired by gothic horror and mingled with British myth and folklore, join the Alucinari nuns as they struggle with day-to-day life after the world has ended. Every night when the sun sets the monstrous Gol, colossal beings with too many teeth, awaken and roam the marshlands. Only those with a faithful heart will be spared. Young acolyte Wille has never seen the walls fail, but when a fellow nun is murdered within their sanctum the very safety of the monastery is thrown into question. Did the Gol find a way to breach their defences, or is there a human traitor amongst them? The answer lies both far in the past and deep beneath the earth, through the maze of ancient catacombs. With a cast of over thirty different characters, watch as your friends and enemies spiral into inevitable madness at the hands of a callous and unforgiving world. Discover the secrets of Palus Somni through letters, diary entries and notes found scattered across the monastery. Uncover the mystery of the grotesque giants that stalk the night and bring your challenge to the Gods themselves. Each character has their own handmade pixel art, and every update includes a music recommendation for a dark atmospheric dungeon synth album that you can listen to while you read. Slice of life meets cosmic abomination: Palus Somni is a collection of intertwining stories, some chapters are stand-alone tales while others feed into the overarching narrative. It is an exploration into a community, and rather than focusing on any one character the story meanders through the convent, exposing the hopes and fears of its inhabitants. Story updates every full moon.
83.11 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-13 10:57
In the city of Kholakel, the highlight of the year for the upper classes is the annual monster pacification of the misty woods. Ostensibly it's a culling of the monster population to prevent them encroaching on urban areas, but it's an open secret that it's actually treated as more of a blood sport, the participants competing to score the most kills. After all, why else would the politicians and elites of the city bother to attend personally? Given the intense competition and high-tech weapons and gear in use, one might wonder how the forest has not yet been completely depopulated. As this year's culling approaches, a group of unfortunate children are about to discover the answer first-hand, but thanks to an unexpected twist of fate, one of them will score the chance to play the role of the hunter instead of the prey. This was an attempt at writing something darker than my usual fare. The story I actually ended up with isn't as mean to the MC as I'd originally planned out, to the point that I'm not sure the story deserves the horror/grimdark tags anymore, but this is still an unfair world with unambiguously evil antagonists. Chapters are short to start with, but get longer once the first act is over. Published here and Scribble Hub.
34.37 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-11 16:03
