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Original horror or mystery short story

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Original horror or mystery short story

About this service

Horror works on what the reader has not seen yet: an ordinary setting, one detail that is wrong, dread that builds, and an ending that lingers after the last line. We write original horror or mystery stories in the flavor you want, from quiet folk horror and ghost stories to psychological dread or a puzzle mystery with a fair twist, without leaning on gore. The text suits narration on a channel or podcast as well as an anthology or a newsletter.

What is included

  • What you getAn original horror or mystery story with a title, in the length of your package, with a twist set up by earlier clues. Delivered as text and as a file.
  • Slow-building dreadTension before the scare
  • Fair twistClues the reader can spot again
  • Subgenre feelFolk, ghost, psychological, mystery
  • Ready for narrationWorks read aloud
  • Lasting endingLeaves a chill

How it works

  1. 1
    PremiseYou pick the subgenre and setting
  2. 2
    StoryWe write the story
  3. 3
    DeliveryYou publish or narrate it

What we need from you

The subgenre, setting and era, how dark it can get, the length, whether it will be narrated or published, and any themes to avoid.

We will ask you:

  • Which kind of horror or mystery?
  • Where and when is it set?
  • How dark can it get?
  • Will it be narrated on a channel or published?

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PackagesBasicShort horror story$12StandardFull short story$25PremiumSeries of 3 stories$45
Deadline1 day2 days3 days
Revisions123
Stories113
Length eachup to 1,500 wordsup to 4,000 wordsup to 2,500 words
Narration timeabout 10 minutesabout 27 minutesabout 17 minutes
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Payment protection

You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Is there gore?

Only as much as you ask for. We build fear through atmosphere rather than graphic detail.

Can I narrate it on YouTube or a podcast?

Yes. Once the order is complete, the story is yours to narrate, publish and monetize.

Can it be based on a real legend?

Yes. Folklore and urban legends make good starting points, and we write an original story around them.

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