3. A scary story

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It was just past midnight when we reached the old, abandoned mansion. My friends and I had heard rumours that the house was haunted or held some dark secrets. We were curious and looking for an adventure! However, we would never have gone if we'd known what was there.

A chill ran down my spine as I pushed the heavy front door and it creaked open. In the hallway, the light from my torch showed dusty portraits with eyes that seemed to be watching us. We were about to discover the mansion's secrets, and the night was far from over …

 

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Submitted by Lizbeth Bernal on Sat, 10/10/2026 - 07:06

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When I was little I used to play with imaginary friends. My mom was scared but she didn't say anything to me. When I grew up I confessed to my sisters that this imaginary friend was a boy I saw. 

Submitted by topu923401 on Sat, 03/10/2026 - 07:32

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there is a corridor,it has poor lightning and you can almost feel it telling you "don't come here",but we do it anyways because we are curious and what's the worst that could happen?

we've been walking for a couple of seconds when a strange sound starts coming from the floor,that's when we decide to run out of the house and never look back.

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Submitted by Heriberto_speaker on Fri, 02/10/2026 - 18:35

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I have a story about a witch that appears in the midnight at the streets of the village, to discracted people that passes by at that time, whoever has seen it says that it has no feet, and looks like the character from the movie "The ring"