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 Locker That Hungers
Author:Corvus Thorne
A forgotten locker with no number holds a town's darkest secret. When newcomer Alex befriends the haunted Jason, he learns the locker is more than a legend—it's a gateway. A year ago, it claimed Jason's sister. Now, the two boys have made a pact to sneak back into the old gym and expose the truth. But the locker is always hungry, and the man who tends to it is waiting for them.
The Songless Siren
Author:Melody Grimm
Leo can hear the music of every soul, a gift that has become his entire world. But when he meets a beautiful, enigmatic woman who is a void of perfect, predatory silence, his reality shatters. Drawn into a toxic obsession, he tries to write a song for the one person who has none, only to discover she isn't just songless—she's a monster who devours melodies and the musicians who create them. He has become her new favorite instrument, and she plans to play him until he breaks.
The Glitch in Reality
Author:Rhys Vance
An old video game is a door, and something inhuman is walking through. Liam Carter survived it once as a child. Now, he hunts every copy of the cursed game "Getting Closer" to stop the pale, smiling man that steps out of the screen. But the game is evolving, the code is spreading, and the entity that once haunted his childhood now remembers his name. He is no longer just a survivor; he is the target.
The 3:17 Transmission
Author:Silas Thorne
Leo just wanted cheap rent and a place to smoke. He moved in with Cal, a harmless old conspiracy nut. But when the windows get covered in foil and the mirrors are turned to the wall, Leo realizes Cal's paranoia is a symptom of something real. Now, at 3:17 a.m., Cal stands like a statue, whispering about a 'transmission.' A strange symbol is burned into his skin, and a second voice echoes from his room. Cal is no longer just a roommate; he's a gateway for something terrible, and it's almost through.
The Periphery Effect
Author:Silas Edge
A burnt-out mental health worker quits, haunted by a chilling pattern in her clients' paranoid delusions. When a Live Photo reveals an impossible figure hiding in the trees, she's dragged into a terrifying reality where paranoia is survival. The things you see at the edge of your vision are real, and they know you're starting to watch them back.
The Blackwood Echo
Author:Corvin Stone
Fleeing a toxic past, Alex seeks refuge in a new apartment, but his first night unleashes a new terror. A gaunt figure scratches at his window, a chilling whisper seeps through his door, and a muddy handprint proves his nightmare is real. Now, trapped in a building with a history as dark as its hallways, Alex must uncover the secrets of the Blackwood before its resident echo consumes him whole. He's not just fighting a ghost; he's fighting the very despair it feeds on.
The Liar's Lease
Author:Liam Bishop
Desperate for a room, Eden signs a lease with bizarre rules: no mirrors, mandatory blinds, and a nightly journal where every lie must be confessed. But the top-floor apartment has a secret—a fourth floor that shouldn't exist. When she hears scraping from above and her journal starts writing back, Eden realizes her new home isn't just a place to live. It's a place that feeds on secrets, and it's hungry for hers.
The Neighbor Who Doesn't Age
Author:Evelyn Thorne
After her mother's death, 20-year-old Lily discovers a terrifying secret about her neighbor, the ageless Mr. Bell. An old photograph and a hidden journal reveal that he is not human, but a timeless predator who has haunted her family for years. As she uncovers the horrifying truth behind her mother's 'illness' and her father's disappearance, Lily realizes she is not just sorting through the past—she is fighting for her own life against the monster next door, a creature that feeds on minds and memories.
The Tarps of Whisper Creek
Author:Marion Sanchez
In a forgotten desert town, the children are given one rule: never enter the fields. When Leo takes his little sister through the forbidden expanse to escape a local threat, she vanishes into thin air. He runs home for help, only to be met with his mother's chillingly calm question: 'Where is she?' Leo quickly learns his sister's disappearance was no accident. It was a sacrifice. Now, he must unravel the town's horrific pact with the entity that dwells in the fields, before it comes to claim him next.
Her Lunar Hunger
Author:Hugh Carroll
Leo thought he was just cleaning out his grandfather's house. He remembered the old man's eccentricities, the strange way he'd stare into his cupped hands and giggle. But when he finds a box of moonlit photographs chronicling the growth of a secret 'baby girl,' Leo realizes his inheritance isn't a house or money. It's the pale, wriggling parasite that lived in his grandfather's gut. And now, it's hungry again, living inside him, whispering its alien desires and turning his body into a horrifying vessel for something ancient and lunar.
The Drowning Echo
Author:Willow Strand
A lifeguard's routine day turns into a nightmare when a spectral woman at the pool leaves him with a horrifying curse: he coughs up her long, black hair. Now, he's trapped in a race against time to uncover the pool's dark history before he drowns in her vengeful sorrow, far from any water. Every shadow holds her form, every drop of water whispers her name, and the thirst for both life and death is becoming one and the same.
The Follower in the Walls
Author:Beverley Snyder
Liam, a lonely streamer haunted by social anxiety, lands a date with his dream girl next door. But when a cryptic new follower appears online, a terrifying entity that only he can see begins to manifest in the real world. This gaunt, skeletal creature feeds on his jealousy and self-doubt, living within the very walls of his apartment. As his obsession with his new love interest grows, so does the creature's power, blurring the line between his crippling insecurities and a horrifying reality that wants to make him the new 'man of the house.'