Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 364 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Postcard Gambit
Author:Jackson Jimenez
Fired and humiliated by the tyrant boss from hell, dental assistant Elara has nothing left to lose. But she has a secret weapon: her late mother’s ingenious method for psychological warfare. Armed with a stack of anonymous postcards and a keen understanding of her enemy's deepest insecurities, she unleashes a campaign of whispers that will unravel a high-end dental empire from the inside out. One postcard at a time, she’ll turn a gossipy office into a viper’s nest, proving that the pen is deadlier than the scalpel.
Apex Lycan: The Primal Path
Author:Eva Henry
Leo’s life is a cycle of dead-end jobs, meaningless hookups, and waking up covered in blood after every full moon. He’s a werewolf, and his curse is winning. Then he meets Julian Vance, a charismatic alpha who offers him a key: a metaphysical System to control his inner beast and dominate his life. As Leo levels up, gaining power and confidence, he sheds his old self and his old friends. But when Julian's plan for a new world order reveals a monstrous final step, Leo must decide if the power of the apex predator is worth becoming the monster he always feared he was.
The Lacquered Smile
Author:Rita Tucker
Remi works the graveyard shift, lives a quiet life, and is terrified of dolls. So when her sister sends her a souvenir from a ruined Japanese temple—a vintage geisha doll with a serene, painted smile—her life unravels. At first, it's just whispers in the static and moved objects. But the doll's attention becomes an obsession, watching her favorite shows, spending her money, rearranging her home. Now, a message has appeared on her wall in blood-red crayon: 'MY TURN.' The doll doesn't just want to haunt her apartment; it wants to live her life.
Shadow Syndicate: The Lesser's Trial
Author:Silas Thorne
In a world where supernatural power is currency, Kai is a 'Lesser,' gifted with the useless ability to talk to rats. When the infamous Shadow Syndicate, a criminal empire thought to be destroyed, announces a global recruitment trial, it's his only chance to escape a dead-end life. But this isn't just an interview; it's a battle royale where failure means death, and even success might mean servitude to masters who clawed their way back from the grave.
The Aperture
Author:Wanda Hopkins
Desperate for cash, college student Leo Vance accepts a mysterious job paying an impossible $500 an hour. The task is simple: sit in a white room and watch an antique mirror. But the thing looking back from the glass isn't his reflection. It's a predator wearing his face, learning his secrets, and waiting for the perfect moment to switch places. Trapped in a sterile nightmare, Leo must unravel the mirror's secrets before he loses himself to the man in the glass.
The Crimson Traitor
Author:Sebastian Evans
Born into the gilded cage of the Vampire Ascendancy, Elara was destined for a life of cold elegance and cruel power. But when she witnesses the brutal subjugation of the werewolf packs, a fire ignites within her. In a world where bloodlines dictate destiny, she commits the ultimate treason: she chooses the scorned, the feral, the werewolves. Now hunted by her own kind and viewed with suspicion by her new allies, Elara must navigate a treacherous new world where her only guide is a growling Alpha who doesn't know whether to kill her or claim her.
The Crimson Ledger
Author:Shelly Clark
Art student Elara Vance died. Now, she's a Reaper, bound to a cosmic system and a dangerously ancient mentor. But her first big mistake—trying to save a life she was meant to take—has put her on the hook. Her punishment: reap the most dangerous, corrupted souls in existence. While fighting demonic entities and cosmic horrors, she's hunted by her mentor's past—a brilliant, psychotic ex-apprentice who wants her unique power. If the job doesn't kill her, her mentor's rival, or her own lingering humanity, certainly will.
The Mannequin on the Boardwalk
Author:Cassandra Bailey
My dream job at a seaside haunted house becomes a living nightmare. A bizarre street performer, a twisted mimic of Michael Jackson, sets his sights on me. What starts as an unnerving prank escalates into a terrifying obsession, as this man reveals a power to distort reality, time, and even his own body. He whispers things my mind can hear but his lips never speak. He wants more than a scare—he wants in. And for some reason, he won't stop talking about my eyes.
Echoes in the Static
Author:Lillian Graham
A park ranger seeking solitude in a remote wilderness finds himself stalked by an unseen entity that communicates through his walkie-talkie. What begins as strange noises and cryptic warnings soon becomes a desperate fight for sanity and survival against creatures that hunt through sound waves. When the forest starts echoing his own deepest fears back at him, he must uncover the dark secret of the land before he becomes just another voice lost in the static.
The Empty Grave
Author:Ronnie Harper
Ten years after his father's funeral, a late-night call from the deceased's number shatters Alex's reality. A desperate, static-laced voice whispers a single plea: "You have to bury me." Now, haunted by these ghostly calls and the chilling discovery of an empty casket, Alex is dragged into a terrifying conspiracy that his family tried to bury. He must unravel the truth behind his father's disappearance, confronting a sinister force that won't rest until it claims him too. What he uncovers is far more horrifying than an empty grave.
The Corpse-Dust Legacy
Author:Melvin Long
Elara is a Janitor, a supernatural cleaner tasked with erasing the bloody evidence of Umbra City's hidden predators. Her life is a neat ledger of dissolved corpses and scrubbed memories. But when she discovers a victim unlike any other—a shriveled, weightless husk drained of all life—the ledger is thrown into chaos. This new monster, the Desiccator, leaves a mess even the ghouls won't touch. Now, caught between the wrath of the ancient vampire covenants and the desperation of a new species, Elara must unravel the secret of the corpse-dust before it buries the city in a war of whispers and shadows.
The Key of Cobblestone and Bone
Author:Francisco Ramirez
Dan MacLean thought his ghost tours were just a gig, a way to pay the bills with cheap scares and bad jokes. But when a mysterious woman with storm-dark eyes starts stalking his tours and his audience members start turning up dead, he's dragged into a hidden Edinburgh where Fae courts stir and ancient predators hunt. The worst part? Dan isn't just a witness; he's the prize. He is a living key, and Death herself has a vested interest in who turns the lock.