But what makes this location one of the most haunted in America? Could it be the notorious inmates and murderers that once wandered its stone chasms and hollow hallways? Or the grisly executions that would frequently take place on-site at the prison's gallows? There may be more to the story than you think and we're here to explain what makes this penitentiary more haunted than most in the U.S.

Laying naked on the beach, she allowed the warmer waters of the Atlantic to sweep over her. The sand striding against her inner thighs, and through the fingers of her reaching hands. The smell of salt permeated each passing tide, its taste bitter. The ocean, mother to the origins of life, now washing across a sinful body of kindred flesh. A reminder that life began in the waters, and for us ends on the land. And as she turned her gaze, she was met by her lover’s own...

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She found him as a man before he transformed into a monster. It was a simple date night. While walking her home, she never would have guessed that she’d be running for her life...

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Imagine for a moment you're trapped, surrounded by stone walls that bleed with rust, with only a small window looking over a moat and towards freedom. A kind of freedom that isn't expended for you. Hungry, just like your fellow cell mates, you each fight one another for the opportunity to catch and consume whatever rats have infested your cell block that night. Otherwise, you'll be left starved, cold, and afraid, with only the hollow echoes of screams and sobs to comfort you.

It lived a block down the street from him. Every day he’d walk home from Peabody Elementary, facing that dog from the opposite side of the street. Only a wire fence and a single latch gate held back the mutt. And much like the mutt, he felt the same need to escape...

Fire in the Mountains black metal festival at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado winter 2027.

In fact, some of the most haunted locations in the world can be found in Colorado, including the infamous Stanley Hotel, Cheeseman Park, and the Molly Brown House just to name a select few. Every website that has recorded haunted locations across Colorado include these sites and others. However, one of the mostly undiscovered locations can be found in the small town of Bailey, just off of the 285 Interstate. I'm of course referring to the Glen Isle Resort.

From afar, in the vast hillsides and fields nearby it was barely noticeable. But after some time, the shepherd recognized a “black sheep” amongst his herd. A singular, solitary sheep that all others kept their distance from. And when the shepherd tried to approach the black sheep, the herd would gawk and yell at his approach. A dense, spreading was felt throughout the flock..."

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Artwork by Breanna Knoth She combed her long brunette hair in the reflection of her bedroom window from the second floor of her parents’ residence. Beside her in a small trash bin were shards of a broken mirror, a mirror that she had shattered three weeks prior. Back then, while staring into the bathroom mirror her reflection twisted into something unholy. Gazing back from the polished glass was the terrifying complexion of a stranger. The moment frightened her so badly that

Most people are aware of Alcatraz. It's a maximum-security prison off the coast of California that holds only the worst types of criminals from around the country. Mobsters and the like, such as Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and "Birdman" Robert Stroud have previously spent their time locked up in Alcatraz and, as an official statement, there have been no successful escapes from the compound...

A flash horror story about a young girl whose eyes can see into a person's soul. Nightmare Eyes by N.D. Graveheart from the DEATHLY AFRAID Collection

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A small town erupts in horror as a serial killer starts stalking young children through a pumpkin patch on the night of Halloween.

Unlike the Sloss Furnaces in Alabama which were heavily renovated, the Igloo City Hotel remains unfinished and never opened for business. Found in one of America's remotest states, it was also built in a part of the region where very few travel regardless. First built in the 1970's the Igloo City Hotel has traded owners throughout the years, none of whom have been capable (or financially able) to complete its construction, which was held up by code violations in prior decades

A flash fiction horror story about zn innocent individual is stalked by his alleged doppelganger. Originally released as a part of the DEATHLY AFRAID Horror Story Collection release by N.D. Graveheart during Halloween in October.

A flash fiction horror story about a young girl hiding from a monster in the middle of the night. A monster that is all too real.

Sloss Furnaces, located in Birmingham, Alabama have been nicknamed the "Birthplace of Birmingham". Today the furnaces no longer produce iron, having been closed down in 1971 after a tragic incident. But nearly a decade after it closed, it had reopened as a national historic landmark in 1981. Currently the owners of the Sloss Furnaces hold numerous events to the public, including historical tours, block parties, music festivals, and more. But its legacy is darker than what's