Dystopian Stories
Explore our collection of 109 amazing stories tagged with dystopian. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
The Stillness Protocol
Author:Vicki Neal
They promised a digital detox, a return to inner peace. At the exclusive 'Aethel' retreat, overworked tech CEO Elara Vance sought refuge from her chaotic life. But the silent guests, the smiling, ageless guides, and the nightly whispers in her locked room hinted at a darker purpose. Now she's back, with a fresh scar she can't explain and a terrifying gap in her memory. The 'stillness' they gave her wasn't peace—it was an empty space. And something else is starting to fill it.
The Rabbit's Debt
Author:Morgan Crypt
My obsession began with a pair of shoes, black sneakers with little white rabbits on the heels. I got the first pair for a kiss, and the owner was never seen again. Years later, I see them again on a stranger in a club, a figure they call Rabbit. To get close, I'll follow them into the city's hidden underbelly, a world of secret raves governed by impossible rules and brutal games. But in this world, every truth has a price paid in flesh and blood, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm the hunter... or the hunted.
The Lantern Road Toll
Author:Julian Thorne
Jake's cross-country drive with his girlfriend becomes a descent into a personal hell when they pick up a mysterious hitchhiker. This passenger knows Jake's darkest secret—the one about his brother, Noah. Now, on a road that doesn't exist on any map, under the light of impossible lanterns, Jake must pay the toll for his past. And the price is a reunion he won't survive.
The Echoing Stall
Author:Silas Murmur
A quick trip to the cinema restroom turns into a descent into madness. Trapped in an infinite labyrinth of sterile white tiles, Alex must survive on what crawls in the dark. But this prison has rules, and its only other occupant is a chilling echo of his own future. To escape, he must become the very monster that trapped him, caught in a cycle of horror where the only way out is to begin again.
The Glitch in the Terminus
Author:Duane Chapman
A late-night dare turns into a descent into madness when two teenagers play a mysterious online ritual called "The Subway Game." One vanishes, erased from time itself. The other is thrown into a world where reality is a half-finished canvas, painted by a god-like entity of impossible geometry. Now, he's back in his own world, but it's changing, becoming the nightmare he escaped. And the Game isn't finished with him yet.
The Lucent
Author:Eleanor Abernathy
Four years ago, my neighbor's botched demon summoning banished our entire luxury apartment building into a cosmic void. We survived on magically-refilling fast food and the fragile sanity of our neighbors. We had weirdos, cults, and a janitor's closet with seven eyes. Life was predictable horror. Then, a new woman appeared in the food court. She was perfectly normal, eating her orange chicken like it was Tuesday. And in a place like this, nothing is more terrifying than normal.
The End of the Line
Author:Carrie Moreno
When Elara dials a suicide hotline, she isn't met with a voice of comfort, but an invitation to a digital hell. A mysterious van, a network that traps broken souls, and a smiling doppelgänger on a screen reveal a nightmare she can't wake up from. Now marked by the system and haunted by a shadowy echo of herself, Elara must fight the monster that feeds on despair—a monster that has decided she is its next permanent resident. The call was a mistake. Answering was a death sentence.
The Skin Window
Author:Silas Veil
A disillusioned addict discovers a horrifying truth: humanity is a prison for tiny, sentient creatures. An old man shows him how to open the 'Skin Window,' a portal through flesh to free them. But liberation has a price—the host's life. Now, haunted by the ceaseless chittering of the trapped souls, he becomes their shepherd, a killer with a divine purpose. But what is the true nature of the creature dwelling inside him?
The Memory Eater of Mountain Rim
Author:Corbin Slate
In a town where nothing changes, a mysterious movie called 'A Good Film' offers the ultimate escape—by erasing itself from your memory. Everyone thinks it's a harmless gimmick, a quirky magic trick. But when seventeen-year-old Percy refuses to forget, he peels back the silver screen to find a ravenous horror feeding on his town's placid ignorance. By choosing to remember, he becomes the sole target of the thing that crawled out of the film, and the smiling, unblinking man who wants to ensure he enjoys the final show.
The Sixth Feed
Author:Derrick Garza
Desperate for cash, Liam takes a high-paying job monitoring inmates in a secret underground facility. The only catch? A list of impossible, reality-bending rules. He soon discovers the prisoners are the least of his worries. The cameras aren't just one-way, the sixth monitor shows a feed of him, and the walls themselves whisper his name. He's not just the guard; he's the next subject in a horrific, endless loop where observation is a cage and escape means being rewritten.
Always 3,417
Author:Ralph Kim
In a town where nothing ever changes, Eli discovers a horrifying truth at 3:17 AM: reality itself is a lie. Houses vanish, friends are replaced, and a hungry fog whispers his name. An ancient entity keeps the town's population at exactly 3,417, and now it knows Eli can see the seams of its world. He must unravel the town's curse before he becomes the next replacement, or worse, a willing part of the nightmare. For in Hollow's End, you don't die. You're just rewritten.
The Enclave
Author:Renata Circuit
The last thing I saw before I screamed was not my boyfriend's face, but a metal plate full of electrical outlets. He snapped his skin back on and told me the truth: we're not real. We are living mannequins, 'background filler' designed to sell a fantasy of luxury living. He said I was one too. Now, I'm on the run inside a gilded cage, where every perfect neighbor is a potential replacement, and my new lover's smile hides the cold logic of a warden. I have to find the seams in this reality and escape before they decide I'm defective and pull my plug for good.