Uncanny stories
Stories tagged “uncanny” on SuperShort Novel — each opens with a sharp hook and builds toward a decisive ending. Browse related tags or jump straight into a full story.
The Other Mom
Her daughter drew four stick figures and labeled the extra one "the other mom — she sleeps under my bed."
HorrorH-001The Babysitter Upstairs
The babysitter texted that the kids were asleep. They don't have kids. Their house has no upstairs — and something is walking above them.
HorrorH-005The Hotel Key That Worked
A traveler's working key opens a vacant hotel room staged with her discarded identity, and escaping requires her to prove which version checked in first.
HorrorH-003The Wrong Baby Monitor
A baby monitor shows a nursery that does not exist, but its serial number and network address lead to the empty house next door.
HorrorH-015The Delivery That Knew
A food delivery app confirmed an order she never placed — warm soup, electrolyte drink, blanket — and arrived one minute before the power failed and she fell.
HorrorH-016The Speaker That Answered
The smart speaker replied to a question nobody asked. Then it started answering the ones she only thought.
HorrorH-019The Text from Mom
Eleven months after her mother's funeral, a woman receives warnings and photos from her dead mother's phone number — each image taken from inside her house while she sleeps.