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Haunting apparitions and eerie whispers await in the best ghost stories that chill the soul. Expect spectral encounters, unresolved mysteries, and an atmosphere thick with suspense.

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My Older Sister. written by KibaInuzuka

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My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday written by Unknown

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Crying in the Night written by Kelpie_Water

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The Horrible Bells: The Book of Broken Trust (Ash) written by KingdomofNightmares7

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"It Lurks in the Darkness" written by Christhecreator

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my dead father keeps talking to himself written by ullahshy

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my dead father keeps talking to himself

ullahshy

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My friend saw a gnome in the woods written by aquinas_copier

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I Kissed a Ghost and I Liked It! (Part 2) written by MESOCREEPY

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I Kissed a Ghost and I Liked It! (Part 2)

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A Dance to Remember written by PlNie

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Muerta la Baila written by theseus

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Authors writing #ghosts

Niklas Alparos-Lilah

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"...fear is a luxury..."

- Niklas Niklas Alparós-Lilah from Purgatory Diaries

Millop

Verified Author • 2 stories

HeguenDmerak

Verified Author • 10 stories

I write horror, fantasy, Sci-fi, thats it, nothing much to say.

Tim Chambers

Verified Author • 6 stories

I just love a good creepypasta...

Eerie Echoes Sanctum

Verified Author • 1 story

JohnR.Philips

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