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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The Mannequin on the Boardwalk
Author:Cassandra Bailey
My dream job at a seaside haunted house becomes a living nightmare. A bizarre street performer, a twisted mimic of Michael Jackson, sets his sights on me. What starts as an unnerving prank escalates into a terrifying obsession, as this man reveals a power to distort reality, time, and even his own body. He whispers things my mind can hear but his lips never speak. He wants more than a scare—he wants in. And for some reason, he won't stop talking about my eyes.
Echoes in the Static
Author:Lillian Graham
A park ranger seeking solitude in a remote wilderness finds himself stalked by an unseen entity that communicates through his walkie-talkie. What begins as strange noises and cryptic warnings soon becomes a desperate fight for sanity and survival against creatures that hunt through sound waves. When the forest starts echoing his own deepest fears back at him, he must uncover the dark secret of the land before he becomes just another voice lost in the static.
The Empty Grave
Author:Ronnie Harper
Ten years after his father's funeral, a late-night call from the deceased's number shatters Alex's reality. A desperate, static-laced voice whispers a single plea: "You have to bury me." Now, haunted by these ghostly calls and the chilling discovery of an empty casket, Alex is dragged into a terrifying conspiracy that his family tried to bury. He must unravel the truth behind his father's disappearance, confronting a sinister force that won't rest until it claims him too. What he uncovers is far more horrifying than an empty grave.
The Corpse-Dust Legacy
Author:Melvin Long
Elara is a Janitor, a supernatural cleaner tasked with erasing the bloody evidence of Umbra City's hidden predators. Her life is a neat ledger of dissolved corpses and scrubbed memories. But when she discovers a victim unlike any other—a shriveled, weightless husk drained of all life—the ledger is thrown into chaos. This new monster, the Desiccator, leaves a mess even the ghouls won't touch. Now, caught between the wrath of the ancient vampire covenants and the desperation of a new species, Elara must unravel the secret of the corpse-dust before it buries the city in a war of whispers and shadows.
The Key of Cobblestone and Bone
Author:Francisco Ramirez
Dan MacLean thought his ghost tours were just a gig, a way to pay the bills with cheap scares and bad jokes. But when a mysterious woman with storm-dark eyes starts stalking his tours and his audience members start turning up dead, he's dragged into a hidden Edinburgh where Fae courts stir and ancient predators hunt. The worst part? Dan isn't just a witness; he's the prize. He is a living key, and Death herself has a vested interest in who turns the lock.
Echo of the Blood Sovereign
Author:Lily Simmmons
Jaehwan was a hunter left for dead, betrayed by his own. Resurrected by a forbidden blood ritual, he is no longer just a man. He is a vessel for Kasian, an ancient vampire sovereign whose soul screams for its lost queen. That queen has been reincarnated as Elara—the very woman Jaehwan once loved and irrevocably broke. Now, bound by dark power and a predatory obsession that isn't his own, Jaehwan must fight the monster within him to protect Elara, even as the sovereign demands he claim her, possess her, and drown the world in blood to have her back.
The August Ultimatum
Author:Cassian Ward
Adrian thought he'd finally escaped his monstrous ex, Julian. But when Julian threatens to invade his one sanctuary—an LGBTQ+ campground—on his birthday, Adrian's desperation sparks a brilliant, audacious act of revenge. By booking a spot for the entire month and making it his legal residence, he turns his safe space into a fortress Julian cannot breach. What follows is a summer of healing, finding a new community, and a slow-burning romance, all while fending off the escalating rage of a man who refuses to lose control.
The Ghost in the Machine
Author:Adrian Perry
An ignored email. A simple typo. For Sterling Motors, it was a minor clerical error. For tech mogul Alex Thorne, it was a declaration of war. When the high-end dealership and its arrogant client refuse to fix their mistake, Alex decides to teach them a lesson in digital karma. He becomes a ghost in their system, turning their own technology against them in a symphony of meticulously planned chaos. From phantom appointments to ghost trade-ins, he'll dismantle their reputation one click at a time, proving that in the digital age, the most dangerous man is the one you ignore.
The Devil's Barter for a Soul
Author:Silas Blackwood
To save her daughter from death's grip, Elara Vance made a deal with a devil. Now, the price is coming due. Bound by a soul-pact, she is commanded to commit monstrous acts, starting with the kidnapping of two innocent teenagers. Torn between her daughter's borrowed life and her own shattering soul, Elara must navigate a hidden world of ancient magic and infernal politics to find a loophole before her patron claims everything she holds dear, or the world itself erases her for breaking its secrecy.
The Echo in the Floorboards
Author:Silas Croft
Leo needed a cheap place to live, but the basement suite came with a soundtrack: the relentless pacing of the old man upstairs. Then came the scratching, and a dry whisper begging to be let back in. But after the old man is found dead, his body twisted into an impossible shape, the noises don't stop. They get louder. And now, a note on the sealed door says it all: 'I remember the way through the walls.' The thing upstairs is still there, and it's looking for a new door.
The Comedian and the Crow
Author:Harper Johnson
Dan MacLean tells ghost stories for a living; he just never expected them to be real. When a relentless Fae predator starts hunting him through the cobblestone streets of Edinburgh, Dan's only allies are a centuries-old trickster with a terrible fashion sense and a mysterious woman with storm-dark eyes. She’s gorgeous, terrifying, and happens to be Death herself. Now, armed with little more than sarcasm, Dan must unravel a conspiracy that threatens to tear the veil between worlds, all while trying not to fall for the one being he can never escape.
The Elephant's Memory
Author:Dawn Powell
When Elara discovered her perfect boyfriend, Thomas, was a remorseless bully who destroyed a boy's life for fun, she didn't just leave. On his birthday, she orchestrated a meticulous revenge, giving him a taste of the cruel humiliation he once inflicted. But her act of justice leaves her haunted by the ghost of his victim, a boy named Arthur. Her quest to find him and heal a wound from the past will unravel a web of old money, dark secrets, and the chance for a love forged not in perfection, but in shared scars.