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alligatorsky
alligatorsky

Frankenstein's Monster

The wind whistled and howled, One cold November Night. A figure was bent behind the window, Of a house only just in sight.

10 6 298 words
OllieBoyne
OllieBoyne

Beware Of The Lair - #2

Darkness. I had never liked it, and this place was filled to the brim with it. Upon lighting my torch, I was relieved to see some of the church after the blackness that had previously been there.

14 1 640 words
leelee101
leelee101

Igor

Here's a tale of Igor, Dr.

34 13 287 words
DontEatMyCookies
DontEatMyCookies

Snow Alexander White

I heard a cry. Deep in the night. Well I have to say I did get a fright. It was high pitched. And in pain it well was. it lasted for a an age. When I walked out,. Out into the woods,.

4 0 112 words
aleishagayle20
aleishagayle20

Skin Of Snow White

Mirror mirror on the wall Who will win and who will fall. What if the tale was to change Into something bleak and strange.

100 51 393 words
OllieBoyne
OllieBoyne

Beware Of The Lair - #1

Death. It changes people. It changed me. It can force people to attempt wild things in the name of hope.

20 5 533 words
MWBennett
MWBennett

The Stranger

'Twas a gloomy night, with the moon full bright, That the stranger, came to the inn door. His horse was a'frenzied, snorting and whining, and pounding on the cobbled floor.

2 0 404 words
aleishagayle20
aleishagayle20

Sleeping Black Rose Beauty

Sleeping beauty an eternal cutie No not briar rose, the name black rose I really choose Just a baby born of the night oh they just couldn't handle this sight An unformed bud but still as radiant...

16 15 443 words
sarkophagus
sarkophagus

Untitled

Spinning web, crawling crazy. Grinning skull, flaming eyes. Screaming in the darkness. Howling into the night. Deadly fangs of the killer spider, as it crawls into its bed of crystal.

0 0 157 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

House of Horrors

What goes on in this darkened house Built beyond the graveyard gates. Evil, torture and lost souls A playground for where they all go. A house beyond the fear and yells.

28 15 184 words
thatgingeferret
thatgingeferret

'Dark Shadows' Review

*This will contain some spoilers* I went to see 'Dark Shadows' starring Johnny Depp today and it was completely different to what I thought it would be- in a good way.

0 0 322 words
efflorecence
efflorecence

Pointed Teeth

The sickly sweet scent soon rippled across the room, as the thick red stained with sharp daggers to the floor. The sensational taste, the twisting desire to devoir.

6 0 105 words
efflorecence
efflorecence

Pointed Teeth

The sickly sweet scent soon rippled across the room, as the thick red stained with sharp daggers to the floor. The sensational taste, the twisting desire to devoir.

2 0 105 words
fademylove
fademylove

Childish Girl

That girl is just a child. She's wearing a black Victorian-age gown that would be reserved for mourning. It's sheer silk, lace, and velvet combined.

2 0 323 words
THEREAL
THEREAL

Beast

I went for a stroll one misty night and roved upon the moors, and there a creature I did see a beast of teeth and claws.

6 0 146 words
aleishagayle20
aleishagayle20

Nightmares

Boys and girls every age don't you want to see something strange.

48 102 185 words
bop365
bop365

Untitled

Ok, so this is my attempt at a scene setter for a gothic story, hope you like it. If you do please tell me and I might write a full gothic story.

22 18 140 words
Ronnie
Ronnie

DARKNESS - Opening

1. The moss-covered gate swung in the strong wind in front of me as flashes of lightning illuminated the bell tower which stood guard over the grounds.

12 12 836 words
XxFaithxX
XxFaithxX

Death At The Barbers

Rain trickled down the busted windows of the ancient Edwardian buildings in Dark CLoud Avenue.

10 1 471 words
Hannah1996
Hannah1996

Gone

The study was a small, compact room, old fashioned, well furnished.

8 0 214 words
welshsam
welshsam

The Woman in Black: Reviewed

Firstly, hello.

2 2 718 words
TigerLover
TigerLover

OP 6

Ordinary People Sammy If I told you I was a had royal blood, you'd probably laugh and shove me on the ground. But it's true. Yes, this moth-eaten, bloody ragamuffin is a prince. Or used to be.

2 0 195 words