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June 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Alone in the cold dark, whispers drown in soft rainfall.
Day breaks too soon, swollen eyes squeeze.
Unlucky weeks pass, the quiet perfumed by his voice. Broken strands of dialogue hang like obscure spiderwebs.
Her absent smiles forget themselves.
Haunted.
His home is in her mind.
#vssGhostTales
Day breaks too soon, swollen eyes squeeze.
Unlucky weeks pass, the quiet perfumed by his voice. Broken strands of dialogue hang like obscure spiderwebs.
Her absent smiles forget themselves.
Haunted.
His home is in her mind.
#vssGhostTales
October 16, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Alone in the cold dark, whispers drown in soft rainfall.
Day breaks too soon, swollen eyes squeeze.
Unlucky weeks pass, the quiet perfumed by his voice. Broken strands of dialogue hang like obscure spiderwebs.
Her absent smiles forget themselves.
Haunted.
His home is in her mind.
#vssGhostTales
Day breaks too soon, swollen eyes squeeze.
Unlucky weeks pass, the quiet perfumed by his voice. Broken strands of dialogue hang like obscure spiderwebs.
Her absent smiles forget themselves.
Haunted.
His home is in her mind.
#vssGhostTales
The second of our Friday the 13ths this year, and we're hoping you're not #unlucky.
Please tag #vssGhostTales Our forty-first #prompt is #unlucky (#41) (we'll post historical prompts here if anyone's interested?)
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Please tag #vssGhostTales Our forty-first #prompt is #unlucky (#41) (we'll post historical prompts here if anyone's interested?)
©2023 @vssGhostTales host.
October 13, 2023 at 8:07 PM
The second of our Friday the 13ths this year, and we're hoping you're not #unlucky.
Please tag #vssGhostTales Our forty-first #prompt is #unlucky (#41) (we'll post historical prompts here if anyone's interested?)
©2023 @vssGhostTales host.
Please tag #vssGhostTales Our forty-first #prompt is #unlucky (#41) (we'll post historical prompts here if anyone's interested?)
©2023 @vssGhostTales host.
Not so much Black Friday over here at #vssGhostTales, more... #Blackened Friday.
Please tag #vssGhostTales.
Our forty-seventh #prompt is #blackened. (#47)
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(sorry it's posted a day late here)
Please tag #vssGhostTales.
Our forty-seventh #prompt is #blackened. (#47)
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November 25, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Not so much Black Friday over here at #vssGhostTales, more... #Blackened Friday.
Please tag #vssGhostTales.
Our forty-seventh #prompt is #blackened. (#47)
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(sorry it's posted a day late here)
Please tag #vssGhostTales.
Our forty-seventh #prompt is #blackened. (#47)
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(sorry it's posted a day late here)
During the #exorcism, when the young girl cursed in backwards Latin, the priest told them not to worry.
When the #flock of bats slammed into the window, he told them not to worry.
When the REAL priest was found dead, he laughed, and told them that now they could worry.
#vssghosttales #whistpr
When the #flock of bats slammed into the window, he told them not to worry.
When the REAL priest was found dead, he laughed, and told them that now they could worry.
#vssghosttales #whistpr
January 3, 2024 at 4:52 PM
During the #exorcism, when the young girl cursed in backwards Latin, the priest told them not to worry.
When the #flock of bats slammed into the window, he told them not to worry.
When the REAL priest was found dead, he laughed, and told them that now they could worry.
#vssghosttales #whistpr
When the #flock of bats slammed into the window, he told them not to worry.
When the REAL priest was found dead, he laughed, and told them that now they could worry.
#vssghosttales #whistpr
As the fire burned down to its embers, the father continued telling his tale. Silently, the ghost girl leaned in. She was anxious about whether he’s get the details of her life right this time. #vssghosttales #scififri #SciFiSat
As it's nearly Christmas, watch as the fire burns low, only embers left.
Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
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Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
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December 23, 2023 at 11:09 PM
As the fire burned down to its embers, the father continued telling his tale. Silently, the ghost girl leaned in. She was anxious about whether he’s get the details of her life right this time. #vssghosttales #scififri #SciFiSat
And a Blessed Yule to little Ellie Swanson, who left out #presents for the household ghosts, guaranteeing their protection for another year. She hears them singing carols on Christmas Eve, holding back any wicked spirits who would steal away children in the night.
#vssGhostTales
#vssGhostTales
December 15, 2023 at 3:07 AM
And a Blessed Yule to little Ellie Swanson, who left out #presents for the household ghosts, guaranteeing their protection for another year. She hears them singing carols on Christmas Eve, holding back any wicked spirits who would steal away children in the night.
#vssGhostTales
#vssGhostTales
Inside the gothic manor, cobwebs peppered the walls & tapestries. It was dark & musty.The teens lit candles to illuminate the grimoire. They tittered nervously as they chanted the ancient ritual words of necromancy. They gasped in fear as the undead moaned. #vss365 #vssGhostTales
September 29, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Inside the gothic manor, cobwebs peppered the walls & tapestries. It was dark & musty.The teens lit candles to illuminate the grimoire. They tittered nervously as they chanted the ancient ritual words of necromancy. They gasped in fear as the undead moaned. #vss365 #vssGhostTales
To our friends." The cook looked stricken with guilt.
"It's a risk, but we already know our boat can't make it back. I don't think they'll mind much." I gestured to the corpses scattered around
Disrespecting the dead is deadly, but so was that ship.
#VssGhostTales
"It's a risk, but we already know our boat can't make it back. I don't think they'll mind much." I gestured to the corpses scattered around
Disrespecting the dead is deadly, but so was that ship.
#VssGhostTales
May 24, 2024 at 9:10 PM
To our friends." The cook looked stricken with guilt.
"It's a risk, but we already know our boat can't make it back. I don't think they'll mind much." I gestured to the corpses scattered around
Disrespecting the dead is deadly, but so was that ship.
#VssGhostTales
"It's a risk, but we already know our boat can't make it back. I don't think they'll mind much." I gestured to the corpses scattered around
Disrespecting the dead is deadly, but so was that ship.
#VssGhostTales
"Are you #ready #yet?"
"Just a minute"
He stomped upstairs.
"How long does it take to put on a bit of-"
He froze, staring at the creature shaped like his wife. She stared back, then finished attaching the life-like mask.
"I wish you'd waited," she sighed, grasping his throat.
#vss365 #vssghosttales
"Just a minute"
He stomped upstairs.
"How long does it take to put on a bit of-"
He froze, staring at the creature shaped like his wife. She stared back, then finished attaching the life-like mask.
"I wish you'd waited," she sighed, grasping his throat.
#vss365 #vssghosttales
December 16, 2023 at 11:27 PM
"Are you #ready #yet?"
"Just a minute"
He stomped upstairs.
"How long does it take to put on a bit of-"
He froze, staring at the creature shaped like his wife. She stared back, then finished attaching the life-like mask.
"I wish you'd waited," she sighed, grasping his throat.
#vss365 #vssghosttales
"Just a minute"
He stomped upstairs.
"How long does it take to put on a bit of-"
He froze, staring at the creature shaped like his wife. She stared back, then finished attaching the life-like mask.
"I wish you'd waited," she sighed, grasping his throat.
#vss365 #vssghosttales
The ghost left presents to indicate her presence: a creak in the floorboards, the crash of a crystal goblet, a rattle of the shutters on an otherwise silent night, but she remained a secret Santa, as the inhabitants were not moved by her spirit. #vssGhostTales
We wonder if ghosts celebrate Christmas? Whether they give each other #presents?
Perhaps it's bottles of... *ahem* spirits (Sorry...).
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our forty-ninth #prompt is #presents (#49 - it doesn't have to be as in "wrapped gifts")🖤👻
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Perhaps it's bottles of... *ahem* spirits (Sorry...).
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our forty-ninth #prompt is #presents (#49 - it doesn't have to be as in "wrapped gifts")🖤👻
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December 9, 2023 at 10:41 PM
The ghost left presents to indicate her presence: a creak in the floorboards, the crash of a crystal goblet, a rattle of the shutters on an otherwise silent night, but she remained a secret Santa, as the inhabitants were not moved by her spirit. #vssGhostTales
Shadows of ominous death were foretold by the folklore of Planet 9. The specters came from below the surface, not from the blue orb in the solar system. Moaning shrieks of terror echoed in the air as the entombed Earthling slaves rose for vengeance. #SciFanSat #vssGhosttales
October 21, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Shadows of ominous death were foretold by the folklore of Planet 9. The specters came from below the surface, not from the blue orb in the solar system. Moaning shrieks of terror echoed in the air as the entombed Earthling slaves rose for vengeance. #SciFanSat #vssGhosttales
Expect to find anything and we didn't. It was comforting somehow. Even though no logs could be found, there were no signs of struggle. It was just another mystery that we didn't really want to solve.
"Have you seen enough yet? There are no answers to be found here" I asked
#VssGhostTales
"Have you seen enough yet? There are no answers to be found here" I asked
#VssGhostTales
May 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Expect to find anything and we didn't. It was comforting somehow. Even though no logs could be found, there were no signs of struggle. It was just another mystery that we didn't really want to solve.
"Have you seen enough yet? There are no answers to be found here" I asked
#VssGhostTales
"Have you seen enough yet? There are no answers to be found here" I asked
#VssGhostTales
I woke with a sense of #dread. Not from creaking stairs or shadows under the bed. Darkness filled the clouds, yet no one saw. They went about their days just as before. Today, I walk empty streets alone, bloodied knife in hand. Why didn't they listen or understand?
#vssGhostTales
#vssGhostTales
September 1, 2023 at 8:33 PM
I woke with a sense of #dread. Not from creaking stairs or shadows under the bed. Darkness filled the clouds, yet no one saw. They went about their days just as before. Today, I walk empty streets alone, bloodied knife in hand. Why didn't they listen or understand?
#vssGhostTales
#vssGhostTales
With his other #presents was a plain box, no note. Inside, a lacquer wolf #mask. He put it on.
It fused to his skin. Spread across his body.
He didn't transform - this was no #lycanthropy. He was consumed. Bones bent and cracked to fit his new shape.
A howling wolf.
#vssGhostTales #vss365 #whistpr
It fused to his skin. Spread across his body.
He didn't transform - this was no #lycanthropy. He was consumed. Bones bent and cracked to fit his new shape.
A howling wolf.
#vssGhostTales #vss365 #whistpr
December 10, 2023 at 5:19 PM
With his other #presents was a plain box, no note. Inside, a lacquer wolf #mask. He put it on.
It fused to his skin. Spread across his body.
He didn't transform - this was no #lycanthropy. He was consumed. Bones bent and cracked to fit his new shape.
A howling wolf.
#vssGhostTales #vss365 #whistpr
It fused to his skin. Spread across his body.
He didn't transform - this was no #lycanthropy. He was consumed. Bones bent and cracked to fit his new shape.
A howling wolf.
#vssGhostTales #vss365 #whistpr
He peered into the fireplace. Was that the last crackling #embers he could see shifting and curling? No. It was... #beetles. Dozens, hundreds of them. How had they survived the fire? Why were they feeding on burnt logs?
Then he saw they weren't logs, but charred human limbs.
#vssGhostTales #whistpr
Then he saw they weren't logs, but charred human limbs.
#vssGhostTales #whistpr
December 23, 2023 at 3:48 PM
He peered into the fireplace. Was that the last crackling #embers he could see shifting and curling? No. It was... #beetles. Dozens, hundreds of them. How had they survived the fire? Why were they feeding on burnt logs?
Then he saw they weren't logs, but charred human limbs.
#vssGhostTales #whistpr
Then he saw they weren't logs, but charred human limbs.
#vssGhostTales #whistpr
She enjoyed playing hide and go seek much more now. At the cry of “ready or not, here I come,” she would disappear like a ghost, only to manifest again at the shout of “olly olly oxen free!” The other children didn’t know she was dead. They just thought she was really good at the game #vssghosttales
December 16, 2023 at 3:14 AM
She enjoyed playing hide and go seek much more now. At the cry of “ready or not, here I come,” she would disappear like a ghost, only to manifest again at the shout of “olly olly oxen free!” The other children didn’t know she was dead. They just thought she was really good at the game #vssghosttales
They say you can hear it coming only when it's too late. That snapping of the twigs just behind you.
Could be your friend. Could be the spirit of the forest come to punish your sins.
Only way to find out is to turn around.
Whatever you do, don't run
#VssGhostTales
Could be your friend. Could be the spirit of the forest come to punish your sins.
Only way to find out is to turn around.
Whatever you do, don't run
#VssGhostTales
Shhh! Something's approaching, I heard the crack of #twigs.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our forty-forth #prompt is #twigs (#44)
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Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our forty-forth #prompt is #twigs (#44)
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November 3, 2023 at 8:40 PM
They say you can hear it coming only when it's too late. That snapping of the twigs just behind you.
Could be your friend. Could be the spirit of the forest come to punish your sins.
Only way to find out is to turn around.
Whatever you do, don't run
#VssGhostTales
Could be your friend. Could be the spirit of the forest come to punish your sins.
Only way to find out is to turn around.
Whatever you do, don't run
#VssGhostTales
You are greeted by the resident ghost at night, hovering above your bed, leering down at you with #blackened teeth and spider eyes. You cannot move. You wonder if you are in hell—the ghoul laughs, catching your thought, gulping it down.
“No, dear child,” it lilts. “You are home.”
#vssGhostTales
“No, dear child,” it lilts. “You are home.”
#vssGhostTales
December 1, 2023 at 12:36 AM
You are greeted by the resident ghost at night, hovering above your bed, leering down at you with #blackened teeth and spider eyes. You cannot move. You wonder if you are in hell—the ghoul laughs, catching your thought, gulping it down.
“No, dear child,” it lilts. “You are home.”
#vssGhostTales
“No, dear child,” it lilts. “You are home.”
#vssGhostTales
As it's nearly Christmas, watch as the fire burns low, only embers left.
Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
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Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
📸Natalia Tabarez/Unsplash
December 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM
As it's nearly Christmas, watch as the fire burns low, only embers left.
Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
📸Natalia Tabarez/Unsplash
Responses may be delayed due to holiday/family time. Happy Holidays all.
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-first #prompt is #embers. (#51)🖤👻
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They brought in a priest to perform an exorcism, but the power of Christ did not compel him, nor did that of Yahweh, Buddha, Allah, Shiva, or any of the others. His gods had died and been forgotten long ago. He was all that remained: an ghost of the ancient powers. #vssghosttales
Is this the only way the story can end? Is it even going to work...?
Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-second #prompt is #exorcism (#52)🖤👻
Happy New Year all, and join us next year for a new adventure, launching Jan 5th.
Details posted here then.
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Please tag #vssGhostTales
Our fifty-second #prompt is #exorcism (#52)🖤👻
Happy New Year all, and join us next year for a new adventure, launching Jan 5th.
Details posted here then.
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December 31, 2023 at 3:10 PM
They brought in a priest to perform an exorcism, but the power of Christ did not compel him, nor did that of Yahweh, Buddha, Allah, Shiva, or any of the others. His gods had died and been forgotten long ago. He was all that remained: an ghost of the ancient powers. #vssghosttales
"How exactly are you finding a bright side in this?"
"I don't hear a siren singing softly in my ears. So at least we're not gonna be eaten by them" I started laughing too. It was a ridiculous thought but it was comforting.
"Who are you to mock the damned?"
The voice came from behind
#VssGhostTales
"I don't hear a siren singing softly in my ears. So at least we're not gonna be eaten by them" I started laughing too. It was a ridiculous thought but it was comforting.
"Who are you to mock the damned?"
The voice came from behind
#VssGhostTales
August 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"How exactly are you finding a bright side in this?"
"I don't hear a siren singing softly in my ears. So at least we're not gonna be eaten by them" I started laughing too. It was a ridiculous thought but it was comforting.
"Who are you to mock the damned?"
The voice came from behind
#VssGhostTales
"I don't hear a siren singing softly in my ears. So at least we're not gonna be eaten by them" I started laughing too. It was a ridiculous thought but it was comforting.
"Who are you to mock the damned?"
The voice came from behind
#VssGhostTales
The intrepid #ghost hunter crept through silent hallways, ready to banish any evil spirit lurking within. Eventually, he spied a shimmer in the corner.
"You shouldn't have come here..."
He turned to face the spectre, gun raised. Gasped.
"Mother?"
He hesitated. She didn't.
#vssGhostTales
"You shouldn't have come here..."
He turned to face the spectre, gun raised. Gasped.
"Mother?"
He hesitated. She didn't.
#vssGhostTales
December 5, 2023 at 10:44 PM
The intrepid #ghost hunter crept through silent hallways, ready to banish any evil spirit lurking within. Eventually, he spied a shimmer in the corner.
"You shouldn't have come here..."
He turned to face the spectre, gun raised. Gasped.
"Mother?"
He hesitated. She didn't.
#vssGhostTales
"You shouldn't have come here..."
He turned to face the spectre, gun raised. Gasped.
"Mother?"
He hesitated. She didn't.
#vssGhostTales
On Friday the 13th, she finally figured out the #blinking light in her room was less a wiring issue and more some smart-ass ghost using Morse code to tell her how #unlucky she was, over and over:
They’re coming for you, Katie.
Don’t go to sleep.
Charlie says hi.
#vssGhostTales
They’re coming for you, Katie.
Don’t go to sleep.
Charlie says hi.
#vssGhostTales
October 20, 2023 at 5:29 AM
On Friday the 13th, she finally figured out the #blinking light in her room was less a wiring issue and more some smart-ass ghost using Morse code to tell her how #unlucky she was, over and over:
They’re coming for you, Katie.
Don’t go to sleep.
Charlie says hi.
#vssGhostTales
They’re coming for you, Katie.
Don’t go to sleep.
Charlie says hi.
#vssGhostTales