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 White-Eyed Echo
Author:Silas Thorne
After a rock concert, Leo and Pam check into a sketchy Airbnb. Their night is shattered by a desperate cry for help that crawls closer with each scream. It moves from the street, to the hallway, and finally, into their room. But the shadowy figure they find is not the victim. It's the predator. And when Leo turns to his friend for help, he finds her eyes have turned milky white, her jaw unhinged in a silent scream. The nightmare is just beginning, and it's latched onto them, refusing to let go.
The Dockside Arbiter
Author:Marcus Thorne
Leo wasn't just a warehouse worker; he was a silent judge in the concrete kingdom of Sterling Logistics. While the bosses flaunted their millions, built on the stolen wages of their workers, Leo was watching, waiting. He didn't need a weapon, just a single spark of courage from a wronged colleague. Now, armed with knowledge of the law and a thirst for righteous chaos, he's about to make the corporate tyrants pay every last cent they owe—with interest. Their ivory tower is about to come crashing down, one broken labor law at a time.
Digital Retribution
Author:Sterling Thorne
Liam Carter was a top account manager, not an assassin. But when a vile, racist client tried to ruin his company and his predecessor's career, Liam sharpened his data into a blade. He didn't just deny a refund; he dismantled a business, redirecting its lifeblood of customers to a deserving competitor, all while wearing a smile. This is the story of a corporate takedown so clean, so precise, the victim never saw the hand that delivered the final blow. It’s not just business; it’s digital retribution.
The Legacy Code's Revenge
Author:Pearl Miller
In the cutthroat world of OmniCorp, Alex was the forgotten cog who kept the whole machine running. When a tyrannical new boss, Rajesh, tries to shatter his career and extort him, he discovers a loophole in his contract and a hidden power he never knew he had. For three months, Alex will hold the billion-dollar company hostage, not with weapons or threats, but with the one thing they can't replace: his knowledge. This is not a resignation; it's a meticulously planned demolition.
Mercy's Harvest
Author:Clara Bradley
A last-minute field trip to Mercy Farms spirals into a nightmare. Trapped on a bus to nowhere, Travis and Grace watch as their classmates are led to a slaughter. They escape into a town that time forgot, only to learn the horrifying truth: the farm's famous juice is paid for in blood, a sacrifice to an ancient evil that lurks in the corn. Now, they must outrun not only the living scarecrows that hunt them, but a conspiracy that threatens to erase them from existence itself.
The Wallace Street Blight
Author:Silas Foundation
To escape the rat race, Leo bought a crumbling house in a forgotten suburb. He thought the weird noises and persistent mold were his biggest problems. Then the notes started appearing. Part home-improvement checklist, part eldritch prophecy, they are commands from an unseen entity. Leo believes it's a sick prank, but when he follows the instructions, he discovers his new house is not just haunted—it's alive. And it has plans for him.
Weaver of Echoes
Author:Ernest Ramirez
Elara believed she was broken, haunted by nightmares of a shattered mirror dimension and the ghost of her lost brother. Labeled schizophrenic, she lived in a fog of medication and fear until two strangers revealed the terrifying truth: her 'delusions' are glimpses into a real, monstrous world. Now, guided by a cryptic System only she can see, Elara must master her terrifying powers to tear through reality itself. She has to find her brother, not just to save him, but to stop the eldritch horror that's using him as a key to unlock our world.
The Admin's Gambit
Author:Paul Harrison
They called him a relic, a cost to be cut. IT Manager Alex was the last man standing against a new CFO who replaced competence with cronyism. Framed, fired, and forced to train his idiotic replacement, he didn't just leave. He left a loaded gun on the table. When they pulled the trigger, their entire empire froze. Now they're begging him to fix it, but his price for salvation isn't money—it's their ruin.
The Surgeon's Ledger
Author:Mason Mitchelle
A brilliant surgical resident's world shatters when he discovers his picture-perfect marriage is a lie. His wife isn't his partner; she's a conduit, siphoning his hard-earned money to her parasitic ex-lover. But when love turns to ice, a surgeon's precision is a terrifying thing. He won't just get a divorce. He'll orchestrate her downfall, manipulating her into a new life before leaving her with a parting gift she can never repay—a six-figure debt that will poison her new love and serve as the ultimate, inescapable revenge.
The Helicopter Request
Author:Vicki Rose
Sergeant Kade Sullivan, a battle-hardened paratrooper, is exiled to a bureaucratic nightmare, commanded by an incompetent civilian who knows nothing of war but everything about blame. Pushed to the edge by a single, idiotic order, Kade orchestrates a masterclass in malicious compliance. His weapon of choice? Not a rifle, but a logistics request for four helicopters that will cost the army a fortune and bring his tormentor's career crashing down. This is not just revenge; it's an operation.
The Chromatic Thief of Ideworld
Author:Vesper Quill
Orphaned thief Alexa May lives by her wits and nimble fingers, stealing for a ruthless crime lord. But when a heist goes wrong, she discovers the target isn't just art—it's a key to Ideworld, a nightmarish reflection of our own reality. Hunted by a man whose touch is death and shackled by a magical power that turns her imagination into reality, Alexa must paint her own escape. In a world of echoes and nightmares, she'll have to become more than a thief. She'll have to become a master artist of reality itself.
The Children of Dam's End
Author:Thorne Harrow
Inheriting his estranged aunt's house in the eerie town of Dam's End, Leo Vance just wanted a quiet life. But his aunt's peculiar legacy of taxidermy squirrels is the least of his worries. A series of escalating 'pranks' from a group of spectral children who haunt the woods begins—starting with nails in his car seat and ending with a chilling claim on his soul. Leo must now uncover the town's cursed history and his aunt's secret role as a 'Watcher' before the children's games turn deadly and drag him into the darkness forever.