While documenting petroglyphs in a remote desert region, a researcher uncovers a sealed crevice marked with warnings in multiple ancient scripts. As he digs deeper, the wind begins to change — and a voice starts calling to him from beneath the earth.
This original horror story draws from Middle Eastern folklore, forgotten burial rites, and the ancient creatures that slip between the cracks in time. Not every spirit buried in the sand was meant to stay silent.
From Sleeping Horror. Longform paranormal stories rooted in folklore, isolation, and the unseen forces that wait in remote places.
In the remote Smoky Mountains, a young archaeological surveyor uncovers an ancient wooden relic at a forgotten ritual site. After disturbing the remains, something begins calling to him — using the voice of his partner, who soon goes missing. But the voice keeps returning.
This original horror story explores mimicry, desecrated folklore, and what happens when identity is stolen by something that was never human to begin with.
From Sleeping Horror. Longform folklore-based horror stories told in first-person — rooted in isolation, ritual, and the voices that follow when you’re alone in the wild.
Something stands in the middle of the cornfield — a scarecrow that no one remembers building, but that’s always been there. Every fall, after the last harvest moon, someone disappears… and by morning, the scarecrow looks different.
This original horror story explores backwoods rituals, forgotten pacts, and the creatures that only come alive when the fields run dry.
From Sleeping Horror, a collection of folklore-driven, longform paranormal stories told to keep you awake just a little longer.
Some stalls in the market close for normal reasons — rising rent, lost inventory, old age. But nobody ever reopens Vendor 54. Behind that gate was a butcher who didn’t sell meat, and the things he left behind were never fully cleared.
This grounded horror story explores the kind of violence that doesn’t need folklore to be terrifying — the kind that hides in plain sight.
From Sleeping Horror. Original folklore, survival, and psychological horror stories released every few days.
Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a man begins to realize he’s not alone — something is stalking him in the snow, and it sounds almost human. This original horror story explores the legend of the Wendigo, the madness of isolation, and what happens when the voice in the woods knows your name.
From Sleeping Horror, creators of longform folklore-based horror stories. Also available on YouTube.
