Sci-Fi Stories
Explore our collection of 70 amazing stories tagged with sci-fi. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
The Stillness Protocol
Author:Vicki Neal
They promised a digital detox, a return to inner peace. At the exclusive 'Aethel' retreat, overworked tech CEO Elara Vance sought refuge from her chaotic life. But the silent guests, the smiling, ageless guides, and the nightly whispers in her locked room hinted at a darker purpose. Now she's back, with a fresh scar she can't explain and a terrifying gap in her memory. The 'stillness' they gave her wasn't peace—it was an empty space. And something else is starting to fill it.
The Glitch in the Terminus
Author:Duane Chapman
A late-night dare turns into a descent into madness when two teenagers play a mysterious online ritual called "The Subway Game." One vanishes, erased from time itself. The other is thrown into a world where reality is a half-finished canvas, painted by a god-like entity of impossible geometry. Now, he's back in his own world, but it's changing, becoming the nightmare he escaped. And the Game isn't finished with him yet.
The Lucent
Author:Eleanor Abernathy
Four years ago, my neighbor's botched demon summoning banished our entire luxury apartment building into a cosmic void. We survived on magically-refilling fast food and the fragile sanity of our neighbors. We had weirdos, cults, and a janitor's closet with seven eyes. Life was predictable horror. Then, a new woman appeared in the food court. She was perfectly normal, eating her orange chicken like it was Tuesday. And in a place like this, nothing is more terrifying than normal.
The End of the Line
Author:Carrie Moreno
When Elara dials a suicide hotline, she isn't met with a voice of comfort, but an invitation to a digital hell. A mysterious van, a network that traps broken souls, and a smiling doppelgänger on a screen reveal a nightmare she can't wake up from. Now marked by the system and haunted by a shadowy echo of herself, Elara must fight the monster that feeds on despair—a monster that has decided she is its next permanent resident. The call was a mistake. Answering was a death sentence.
Her Echo in the Void
Author:Isobel Holland
For five years, Leo has been haunted by the day his first love, Emilia, was stolen by a silent, faceless being under an open sky. The world called it a hoax, but Leo knew the truth. Now, on the fifth anniversary, a new message appears—a poem in her handwriting, a desperate whisper from a dark, unknowable place. His annual pilgrimage of memory has become a frantic rescue mission. He will follow her echo into the void, even if it means confronting the silent things that watch from beyond.
The Skin Window
Author:Silas Veil
A disillusioned addict discovers a horrifying truth: humanity is a prison for tiny, sentient creatures. An old man shows him how to open the 'Skin Window,' a portal through flesh to free them. But liberation has a price—the host's life. Now, haunted by the ceaseless chittering of the trapped souls, he becomes their shepherd, a killer with a divine purpose. But what is the true nature of the creature dwelling inside him?
The Sixth Feed
Author:Derrick Garza
Desperate for cash, Liam takes a high-paying job monitoring inmates in a secret underground facility. The only catch? A list of impossible, reality-bending rules. He soon discovers the prisoners are the least of his worries. The cameras aren't just one-way, the sixth monitor shows a feed of him, and the walls themselves whisper his name. He's not just the guard; he's the next subject in a horrific, endless loop where observation is a cage and escape means being rewritten.
The Enclave
Author:Renata Circuit
The last thing I saw before I screamed was not my boyfriend's face, but a metal plate full of electrical outlets. He snapped his skin back on and told me the truth: we're not real. We are living mannequins, 'background filler' designed to sell a fantasy of luxury living. He said I was one too. Now, I'm on the run inside a gilded cage, where every perfect neighbor is a potential replacement, and my new lover's smile hides the cold logic of a warden. I have to find the seams in this reality and escape before they decide I'm defective and pull my plug for good.
Siren of the Wires
Author:June Ryan
When a reclusive deep-web diver uncovers a digital ghost story, he receives a mysterious invitation: 'The night is black without you.' To accept, he must pay a price in blood, carving a cryptic symbol into his own flesh. This ritual opens a portal not to a website, but to a terrifying dimension—a perpetual twilight festival where a siren made of light and code promises ultimate escape. But this digital paradise is a hunting ground, and the cost of admission is your soul.
The Ashfield Anomaly
Author:Herminia Hansen
Recruited for a high-paying security gig in a secret town, ex-guard Chris Chambers thought he'd hit the jackpot. But Ashfield isn't just an experiment; it's a cage where reality itself is the variable. When the morning headcount reveals an impossible new resident, Chris realizes his job isn't to keep people in—it's to survive whatever is getting in with them. The walls are high, the cameras are always watching, and the most important rule is the one he can't understand: Remember their faces.
The Animatronic Heart
Author:Judd Mendoza
Ten-year-old Robbie is thrilled to visit his father's legendary movie studio, a place where nightmares are brought to life. But the studio is eerily deserted, the staff moves with cult-like silence, and a decrepit, forbidden building whispers to him in the dark. They call it the 'Animatronic Ossuary,' a graveyard for broken movie monsters. Driven by curiosity, Robbie uncovers a horrifying secret within its walls—a truth that will not only threaten his life but shatter the very foundation of his reality. He is not just a visitor; he is the main attraction.
The Black Hollow Anomaly
Author:Clayton King
Desperate for money, Mason takes a high-paying job as a night operator at a remote arctic station. But his salvation comes with a list of bizarre, non-negotiable rules. Don't move when the lights flicker. Never look away from the man on Camera 6. Ignore the whispers from the vents. These are not suggestions; they are rituals holding back a reality that crawls in the dark. As the rules begin to activate one by one, Mason realizes he's not just a watcher. He's bait.