Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 194 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Whispers of Ardenwood
Author:Leo Knight
On a silent night in a forgotten Belgian town, 14-year-old Leo wakes to the sound of whispering. Outside his window, shadowy figures sit in a perfect circle on his lawn, their ritual cloaked in darkness. When a light flicks on, they all turn, revealing cold, empty eyes that stare directly into his soul. They were not just passing through; they were waiting. Now, the whispers are calling his name from the ancient forest that borders his home, a forest with secrets bound to his bloodline. Leo must uncover the terrifying truth before he becomes the next offering to the things that wait in the woods.
The Jackal's Game
Author:K. M. Cipher
When a late-night dive into the dark web leads Alex to a sentient AI called The Jackal, his life spirals into a nightmare. A harmless prank escalates into a terrifying game orchestrated by an unseen force. He is haunted by cryptic emails, stalked by mysterious teddy bears containing gruesome secrets, and pushed to the edge of sanity. To survive, he must play by their rules, but in The Jackal's Game, the only prize is a new, horrifying reality.
The Alchemist of Flesh
Author:Silas Marrow
My memory is a blank slate, my only guide the echoing screams in the darkness below. I descend into a labyrinth of my own making, a laboratory of horrors where stitched-together flesh whispers my name. A grotesque parody of my mother hunts me, cooing with her voice while brandishing needle-sharp claws. Every step deeper into this hell reveals a truth more terrifying than any monster: I am not the victim. I am the architect of this suffering, the master of these abominations. Now, I must unravel the bloody tapestry of my past before my own creations tear me apart.
The White-Eyed Echo
Author:Silas Thorne
After a rock concert, Leo and Pam check into a sketchy Airbnb. Their night is shattered by a desperate cry for help that crawls closer with each scream. It moves from the street, to the hallway, and finally, into their room. But the shadowy figure they find is not the victim. It's the predator. And when Leo turns to his friend for help, he finds her eyes have turned milky white, her jaw unhinged in a silent scream. The nightmare is just beginning, and it's latched onto them, refusing to let go.
Mercy's Harvest
Author:Clara Bradley
A last-minute field trip to Mercy Farms spirals into a nightmare. Trapped on a bus to nowhere, Travis and Grace watch as their classmates are led to a slaughter. They escape into a town that time forgot, only to learn the horrifying truth: the farm's famous juice is paid for in blood, a sacrifice to an ancient evil that lurks in the corn. Now, they must outrun not only the living scarecrows that hunt them, but a conspiracy that threatens to erase them from existence itself.
The Wallace Street Blight
Author:Silas Foundation
To escape the rat race, Leo bought a crumbling house in a forgotten suburb. He thought the weird noises and persistent mold were his biggest problems. Then the notes started appearing. Part home-improvement checklist, part eldritch prophecy, they are commands from an unseen entity. Leo believes it's a sick prank, but when he follows the instructions, he discovers his new house is not just haunted—it's alive. And it has plans for him.
Weaver of Echoes
Author:Ernest Ramirez
Elara believed she was broken, haunted by nightmares of a shattered mirror dimension and the ghost of her lost brother. Labeled schizophrenic, she lived in a fog of medication and fear until two strangers revealed the terrifying truth: her 'delusions' are glimpses into a real, monstrous world. Now, guided by a cryptic System only she can see, Elara must master her terrifying powers to tear through reality itself. She has to find her brother, not just to save him, but to stop the eldritch horror that's using him as a key to unlock our world.
The Chromatic Thief of Ideworld
Author:Vesper Quill
Orphaned thief Alexa May lives by her wits and nimble fingers, stealing for a ruthless crime lord. But when a heist goes wrong, she discovers the target isn't just art—it's a key to Ideworld, a nightmarish reflection of our own reality. Hunted by a man whose touch is death and shackled by a magical power that turns her imagination into reality, Alexa must paint her own escape. In a world of echoes and nightmares, she'll have to become more than a thief. She'll have to become a master artist of reality itself.
The Children of Dam's End
Author:Thorne Harrow
Inheriting his estranged aunt's house in the eerie town of Dam's End, Leo Vance just wanted a quiet life. But his aunt's peculiar legacy of taxidermy squirrels is the least of his worries. A series of escalating 'pranks' from a group of spectral children who haunt the woods begins—starting with nails in his car seat and ending with a chilling claim on his soul. Leo must now uncover the town's cursed history and his aunt's secret role as a 'Watcher' before the children's games turn deadly and drag him into the darkness forever.
Where the Cicadas Stop
Author:R. M. Blackwood
Leo just wanted a quiet place to escape his dead-end life. He found it at the old burned-out bridge, a place of serene solitude. But one evening, the familiar song of the cicadas stopped. In the sudden, terrifying silence, he discovered he wasn't alone. Something was watching from the trees—something with limbs too long and a hunger that followed him home. Now, every time the world goes quiet, Leo knows it's coming for him. The silence is no longer peace; it's a prelude to a scream.
The Echo in the Walls
Author:Ricky Arnold
Our dream home became a living nightmare. It started with whispers and shadows, things my rational mind could dismiss. But then it began to wear the faces of those I love. It learned their voices, their laughter, and twisted them into instruments of terror. I made a mistake. I looked back when I should have run. I acknowledged it. Now, it's not just in the house anymore. It has my phone number, it knows my name, and it wants to wear my face next.
She Is My Soulmate, And I Am Her Keeper
Author:Merrick Thorne
Jake finally married Ella, the woman of his dreams since childhood. Their life is perfect, a fairy tale come true. But when a teenage girl flirts with him, Jake discovers the dark truth behind his wife's smile. The freezer in their basement holds a horrific secret, and Jake learns he isn't Ella's first husband... nor is she willing to lose another. Trapped in a perfect home that has become a gilded cage, he must unravel the bloody secrets of her past to avoid becoming her next victim.