Young Adult (YA) Stories
Explore our collection of 9 amazing stories tagged with young adult (ya). Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
The River's Hunger
Author:Carole Pearson
An innocent night by the river turns into a desperate fight for survival when 18-year-old Arjun and his friends witness a terrifying figure emerge from the water. It doesn't want to kill them, not yet. It wants to feed. An ancient hunger has latched onto Arjun, manifesting as an irresistible craving for fried food. His mother’s cryptic warnings about hungry ghosts are his only guide. But as his friends are picked off one by one and the creature’s influence grows, Arjun must uncover the river's dark history before he is consumed by a hunger that will swallow his soul whole.
The Thing in Charlie's Skin
Author:Elias Veil
My best friend Charlie went to Germany for the summer. The thing that came back is wearing his face, sleeping in his bed, and charming my parents. But I see the truth in its dead eyes and its unnatural hunger. I see the peeling skin and the impossible strength. It’s not Charlie anymore, and I’m afraid I’m the only one who knows. Now, it wants to speak to my parents alone, and I fear I’m next on its list.
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.
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.
Chronicles of the Concrete Abyss
Author:Clinton Morrison
Rei Ashbourne was just another high schooler navigating the neon-drenched streets of Tokyo, until a chance encounter with the terrifying Kuchisake-onna—the Slit-Mouthed Woman—dragged him into a world where urban legends are not just stories, but living, breathing nightmares. Now marked by a curse, he's hunted by horrors born from human fear. His only hope lies with a clandestine organization that battles these 'Anomalies.' But joining them means facing the abyss that lurks beneath the city's surface, and discovering that the greatest monsters might be the ones fighting beside him.
The Pixelated Payback
Author:Debbie Medina
In the dial-up haze of the 90s, two friends shared their most prized possessions: their collection of PC games. But when a new kid betrays their trust, stealing their digital worlds and mocking their passions, they hatch a plan for analog revenge. Using a school event, a home printer, and the bully's own prejudices against him, they'll craft a letter so perfect, so devastating, it will dismantle his world from the inside out. This isn't just about getting even; it's about a total system crash.
The Collector of Tourmaline Falls
Author:Cassian Vale
In Tourmaline Falls, wealth comes from the earth, but the price is paid in children. Every year, on the first of July, a man in an immaculate suit arrives to collect his due. They call him The Collector. For seventeen-year-old Ben, the ritual was a distant horror until the day it claimed his best friend. Now, with the appointed day looming, he's hearing the tell-tale sign of the chosen: the ghostly sound of dress shoes on hardwood floors. The Collector is coming for him, but Ben won't be another name on a list. He will unravel the town's century-old pact or die trying.
Sign of the Fallen
Author:Christine Watson
Fourteen-year-old Kaelen thought blowing up the Hollywood sign was the most rebellious thing he'd ever do. He was wrong. The explosion didn't just shatter plaster and steel; it shattered a celestial ward, unleashing ancient, forgotten magic upon Los Angeles. Now, hunted by shadowy agencies and monstrous creatures drawn to the released power, Kaelen's only ally is Lyra, a mysterious new student with eyes that hold the light of dying stars. She claims he didn't just commit vandalism—he triggered a prophecy. He is the key, and the city of angels is about to become a battlefield for the divine.
The Carrion Cone
Author:Vance Corwin
For sixteen-year-old James, the familiar jingle of the ice cream truck was the sound of summer. But in the shadowed woods behind his grandparents' house, that melody became a funeral dirge. He and his cousin Kenny witnessed something impossible: a monstrous parasite birthing from a man's back. Now, the town is changing. People are smiling too wide, their eyes are vacant, and they all crave the same pink, slimy treat from the ever-present truck. As family and friends fall to the sweet, corrupting song, James and Kenny must flee a plague that wears a friendly face, discovering that some treats aren't meant for dessert, but for harvesting.