GhostImageArt | horror | Complete
Dave is not a happy man, But he is a man with a plan. After many years working as a Janitor in the College of Magic, he is finally ready to seize his destiny and become a mage. He has the knowledge he has overheard as he worked and a forbidden object as his focus... but that has to be enough. Who cares if his focus is a mirror? After all... Mirrors can't eat people.
5.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:19
DWinchester | horror | Complete
[June 2023 Royal Road Magazine Contest Entry] This story is a work of Lovecraftian horror set in the 1920s, detailing the inexplicable happenings at the Bergen Estate, and the only one Josephine can turn to for help is a 200-year-old vampire. Though she has thwarted many smaller evils, and is not without her own powers, sometimes only a monster can hope to defeat another monster.
6.30 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:43
LittleCreepy | horror | Complete
If Cthulhu can be summoned by humans who are so far beneath it, why can´t humans be summoned by ants? The answer is, they should be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I´ve been wasting my time away on Tumblr and stumbled upon a nice Idea. This is the extrapolation of the question; how do ants see humans and how would you react to a bunch of ants chanting your name? Would you give them sugar if they ask nicely? Would you be a benevolent higher Power? Or something way darker and more sinister than you could imagen. As this is the first story, I have ever written, I could do with some feedback. Thanks The picture is from Ants Australia - YouTube. Just tell me if I should take another picture.
2.62 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:44
The only thing scarier than being alone in the dark, is not being alone in the dark. Alice had always been good at keeping secrets. However, when a young man mysteriously disappears, a catastrophic series of events are triggered, threatening to upend Alice's seemingly quiet life. Haunting memories of her past threaten to make themselves known. A childhood protector turns predator, threatening to defend her from all threats No matter the cost. Can she navigate the dangers of the unpredictable present? More importantly, is her secret worth dying for?
21.53 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:48
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
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
Pillage Your Village | horror | Complete
A humble man from a small village worked day in and day out. He sought treasure, levels, and a means to provide for those around him. Yet, little did he know, that a spoon would forever change his life.
2.17 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:57
Cosmic deities? Ha! They're far more than that. They are our universe and its masters, and the masters of all other worlds, their flesh being the space between. They are the creators, the destroyers, preservers. Alpha and Omega. Their immortal servants are mistaken for demons and angels on the world of plain and stupid mortals, and although we may call ourselves their descendants, our divine blood has been so diluted and our eyes have grown so rotten that we can no longer see them without going mad upon a mere glance at the outline of their shadows. No, instead we delude ourselves, thinking we can hurt them by battling with their ageless, yet barely killable abominations of children, just like the old Mad King, and just like me. Baron Arthur Grey of Oxfordshire. A fool and a coward, who's fear of losing his own world, led him to lose a free one.
1.40 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:32
fsarbolaez | horror | Complete
A man lives his life in Boca del Locura County, with no actual social life to speak of, but not exactly by choice. One day, he overhears his supervisor and coworkers talk about something that might be connected to peculiar and disturbing circumstances, which has haunted him throughout his life. This moment of eavesdropping quickly sends him colliding into a confrontation with tragic consequences. (Content Warning: Contains abuse, other traumatic experiences, and a moment of gore)
2.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:36
Goreman the Gormless | horror | Complete
A private investigator takes on more he bargained for when he's hired to track down a missing aristocrat.
1.85 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:53
(Y/N - your name) After years away from your home town, you return to the old pizzeria, this time not as a guest but as a nightwatch worker.
7.84 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:54
Heguen D'merak | horror | Complete
Tres desconocidos entre si, tienen la habilidad de evitar situaciones potencialmente letales mediante visiones, alucinaciones auditivas o automatismos corporales. Sus vidas son un riesgo constante de muerte sin embargo, esta extra馻 habilidad les mantiene a salvo. Su encuentro les lleva a buscar respuestas en un pueblo fantasma llamado Toma. Una antigua iglesia abandonada. Conexiones con sus antepasados y un horrible destino les espera. Historia corta 80 paginas. Completada. Publicada y disponible en Amazon y otras plataformas, mi primera noveleta y la favorita de mi madre (lol). Es una historia r醦ida, sin relleno ni descripci髇 exagerada, estilo cl醩ico de los a駉s 80 (o al menos eso quiero creer).
10.79 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:57
LeeAlexander | horror | Complete
Dante DeWisr is an ordinary military veteran, a desk jockey in the private sector. He wakes up with a hangover to the worst day of his- and everybody's life. Soon, his hangover is forgotten as frost settles in on the strangely dark July day. A mix of light sci-fi with low fantasy in a post-apocalyptic setting in near future Earth. Follow Dante as he tries to make sense of a dead world.
4.23 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:51
Manic_design | horror | Complete
Follow the story of an entity that devours and absorbs Creatures and assumes their form. Watch as the results unfold as the entity starts its humble beginnings as a measly insect, and then eats its way to the top of the food chain, gaining self awareness every step of the way.
18.54 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:46
GhostImageArt | horror | Complete
Betty Jewel, A simple artist taking a tour of the Highlands takes a wrong turn and finds herself in a new world. Now she's lost, alone, and surrounded by aliens. Oh, and she just got the Slasher class. That can't be good... right? I will be publishing this work on Amazon under the name C.J. Danvers
26.86 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:54
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
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
Saint Sword | horror | Complete
A Field of Persistance is about an 18-year old boy who gets lost in a mysterious cornfield trying to find his dad.
0.66 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:37
Alto Watson | horror | Complete
In the aftermath of an alien invasion, Jia and Gerard must navigate a world ravaged by destruction and infectious spores. With Jia's extraordinary healing abilities and Gerard's scientific expertise, they embark on a mission to restore the rainforests and save the planet. Together, they face challenges, discover hope, and shape a future filled with promise and rebirth in the novel BIOME.
14.99 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:36
In the mysterious town of Ravenshade, where ancient woods guard age-old secrets, stands Shadowcroft Manora place whispered about in hushed tones. As the winds carry echoes of mysteries, a scholar named Alex Whitaker arrives, drawn by the lure of the unknown. Little do the townsfolk know that the grand hall of the manor houses a nexus, a bridge between realms that hold forbidden knowledge and cosmic forces. As Alex delves into the enigmatic estate, the cosmic dance between celestial entities and malevolent shadows unfolds. The grand hall, once silent, becomes a cosmic sanctum where the scholar's journey tests the very fabric of reality. Celestial symbols glow with an otherworldly radiance, and shadows, reduced to echoes, attempt a final convergence. The estimated time it will take to read the following story is around 14 minutes.
1.65 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:55