Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 357 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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Dream-Eater's Mark
Author:Alistair Thorne
For 25 years, Daniel's nightmares have been his only constant. But when the monstrous wolf from his dreams starts leaving real claw marks on his door and bruises on his skin, he discovers a terrifying truth. He is being hunted. The creature is a Mare, a dream-eater who has been feeding on his fear his entire life. And now, revealing herself as a beautiful, terrifying woman, she has come to claim him, body and soul, dragging him into the darkness where the nightmares are born.
The Pantry Game
Author:Armando Ramos
When Aaron moves into a new apartment, he discovers his pantry is a portal to a bizarre game show hosted by a hypnotic, predatory woman. The rewards are tempting, offering solutions to all his problems. But the questions demand his darkest secrets, his most painful memories, and pieces of his very soul. Every night, the lights flash and the music calls, forcing him to play a game where the only prize is survival and the ultimate risk is losing himself to the unseen, cheering audience that waits in the dark.
The Unfinished Mark
Author:Leo Douglas
I turned her failing store into a goldmine, and she repaid me with betrayal. She took my job, my home, and my trust, leaving me with nothing. Now, I'm back, more powerful than she could ever imagine. She thinks our 'friendship' can save her. She's about to learn that some marks are permanent, and revenge is a masterpiece best served cold.
The Vinted Collection
Author:Joshua Nelson
Elara's thrift-shopping addiction leads her to the perfect find: a handwritten horror manuscript from 1967, sold as "cursed." She scoffs at the warning, but after reading the terrifying tales, she finds the book won't let her go. It appears by her bedside, haunts her dreams, and resists destruction. Now, with the book's malevolent presence turning her home into a prison and her life into one of its stories, Elara must uncover the manuscript's dark origins before she becomes its final, handwritten chapter.
Charm and Catastrophe
Author:Rowan Thorne
Piper Holloway is a witch whose magic is as chaotic as her love life. To protect her new boyfriend, Leo, she crafts a simple charm. But a moment of distraction and a surge of raw power accidentally binds him to her, not as a lover, but as a familiar—a magical death sentence. Now, with Leo’s life force draining away, she must navigate a world of vampire mobs, corporate fae, and a vengeful demon hunting her every step. To save the man she loves, she may have to make a deal with the very darkness that wants to consume them both.
The Postcard Gambit
Author:Jackson Jimenez
Fired and humiliated by the tyrant boss from hell, dental assistant Elara has nothing left to lose. But she has a secret weapon: her late mother’s ingenious method for psychological warfare. Armed with a stack of anonymous postcards and a keen understanding of her enemy's deepest insecurities, she unleashes a campaign of whispers that will unravel a high-end dental empire from the inside out. One postcard at a time, she’ll turn a gossipy office into a viper’s nest, proving that the pen is deadlier than the scalpel.
Apex Lycan: The Primal Path
Author:Eva Henry
Leo’s life is a cycle of dead-end jobs, meaningless hookups, and waking up covered in blood after every full moon. He’s a werewolf, and his curse is winning. Then he meets Julian Vance, a charismatic alpha who offers him a key: a metaphysical System to control his inner beast and dominate his life. As Leo levels up, gaining power and confidence, he sheds his old self and his old friends. But when Julian's plan for a new world order reveals a monstrous final step, Leo must decide if the power of the apex predator is worth becoming the monster he always feared he was.
The Lacquered Smile
Author:Rita Tucker
Remi works the graveyard shift, lives a quiet life, and is terrified of dolls. So when her sister sends her a souvenir from a ruined Japanese temple—a vintage geisha doll with a serene, painted smile—her life unravels. At first, it's just whispers in the static and moved objects. But the doll's attention becomes an obsession, watching her favorite shows, spending her money, rearranging her home. Now, a message has appeared on her wall in blood-red crayon: 'MY TURN.' The doll doesn't just want to haunt her apartment; it wants to live her life.
Shadow Syndicate: The Lesser's Trial
Author:Silas Thorne
In a world where supernatural power is currency, Kai is a 'Lesser,' gifted with the useless ability to talk to rats. When the infamous Shadow Syndicate, a criminal empire thought to be destroyed, announces a global recruitment trial, it's his only chance to escape a dead-end life. But this isn't just an interview; it's a battle royale where failure means death, and even success might mean servitude to masters who clawed their way back from the grave.
The Aperture
Author:Wanda Hopkins
Desperate for cash, college student Leo Vance accepts a mysterious job paying an impossible $500 an hour. The task is simple: sit in a white room and watch an antique mirror. But the thing looking back from the glass isn't his reflection. It's a predator wearing his face, learning his secrets, and waiting for the perfect moment to switch places. Trapped in a sterile nightmare, Leo must unravel the mirror's secrets before he loses himself to the man in the glass.
The Crimson Traitor
Author:Sebastian Evans
Born into the gilded cage of the Vampire Ascendancy, Elara was destined for a life of cold elegance and cruel power. But when she witnesses the brutal subjugation of the werewolf packs, a fire ignites within her. In a world where bloodlines dictate destiny, she commits the ultimate treason: she chooses the scorned, the feral, the werewolves. Now hunted by her own kind and viewed with suspicion by her new allies, Elara must navigate a treacherous new world where her only guide is a growling Alpha who doesn't know whether to kill her or claim her.
The Crimson Ledger
Author:Shelly Clark
Art student Elara Vance died. Now, she's a Reaper, bound to a cosmic system and a dangerously ancient mentor. But her first big mistake—trying to save a life she was meant to take—has put her on the hook. Her punishment: reap the most dangerous, corrupted souls in existence. While fighting demonic entities and cosmic horrors, she's hunted by her mentor's past—a brilliant, psychotic ex-apprentice who wants her unique power. If the job doesn't kill her, her mentor's rival, or her own lingering humanity, certainly will.