Small Town Stories
Explore our collection of 55 amazing stories tagged with small town. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
The Root-Taker's Echo
Author:Diana Garcia
Twenty years ago, a childhood game in the woods ended with a missing friend and a glimpse of a faceless horror. Now, the disappearances have started again. Leo, the sole survivor, is drawn back to the haunted forest, where the scars on his leg burn with a chilling memory. He must confront the monster that stalks the trees and find the strange, one-armed girl he left behind—a girl who may be more dangerous than the monster that raised her. He wasn't the only one who returned from those woods, and this time, the forest wants to keep what it claims.
The Echoing Trail
Author:David Gutierrez
An overworked man seeks refuge on a remote mountain trail, only to find himself trapped in an impossible time loop. The scream he hears in the woods is not a cry for help, but a horrifying echo of his own future. To escape, he must unravel the malevolent secret of the trail, but the forest is watching, and it doesn't want to let him go.
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 Rotting Vow
Author:Cassandra Duncan
On his wedding day, Leo lifted his bride's veil and discovered she was a corpse. Forced into an ancient, terrifying ritual by his own mother, he is now bound by a vow to the dead girl, Elowen. As her coldness seeps into his soul and the scent of decay follows his every step, Leo must unravel the horrific secret of Wren Orchard: a pact that feeds on death to grant life. But the bride is hungry, and the vow is eternal. He must find a way to break it before he becomes the next sacrifice.
The Rosewater Heresy
Author:Elias Thorne
For generations, my family has served our village, guiding them with visions granted by sacred rosewater. We perform the Shearing, a holy agony that brings us closer to the Devouring Truth. I have always believed. But tonight, my sister slit our father's throat and called our gospel a lie, our visions a curse of inherited madness. Now the villagers, crazed by our teachings, are pounding on the door, and my sister offers a choice: break the cycle or be consumed by the 'truth' we created.
The Echoed Abyss
Author:Joseph Lane
Trapped on the edge of a bottomless pit, I must feed the dead into a monstrous machine to escape. But the bodies I'm harvesting are not strangers. They are echoes of my past, nightmares made flesh. And deep in the abyss, something ancient has awakened. It knows my name, and it is hungry. The only way out is down, but every step I take risks unleashing a horror that will consume reality itself.
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 Stone that Swallows
Author:Sue Larson
Thirteen years ago, my sister vanished in a cave, swallowed by a Native American folktale my brother believes in. I called it a lie, a cover for a human monster. Now, I've returned home to prove him wrong, to walk back into that darkness and find a rational truth. But the cave remembers us. The stories our grandmother told weren't fairytales; they were warnings. And the things that live in the deep, dark places of the earth are hungry. They've been waiting for us to come back.
The Hunger That Wears My Face
Author:Deann Williamson
Returning to his childhood home to bury his father, Treyton Vance uncovers a horrifying truth. His family didn't die of natural causes—they were offerings. An ancient entity now wears their faces, speaks with their voices, and has set its sights on him. Stalked by a creature born from a dark ritual, Trey must unravel his father's sins to survive the monster that believes there can only be one. He is the final piece of the collection, and the hunger is limitless.
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.
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.