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Magic hidden in ordinary places: a cursed ring, a mirror that cannot be returned, a tarot card with your face on it. The modern world, with something older underneath.

39 stories

My Roommate Gets Clingy Every Full MoonStart
My Roommate Gets Clingy Every Full Moon Your new roommate Jonah is the quietest person you've ever met, and he avoids meeting your eyes. Jonah · Urban Fantasy
The Silver-Haired Host of the Masquerade Wants You to Stay Past DawnPlayableTry it
The Silver-Haired Host of the Masquerade Wants You to Stay Past Dawn On Halloween, you deliver a painting appraisal to an old Upper East Side mansion for a sick coworker and stumble into a masquerade. Severin · Halloween
On a Full-Moon Night, a Pack Alpha Bursts into Your Vet Clinic and Demands You Stitch Up His BrotherStart
On a Full-Moon Night, a Pack Alpha Bursts into Your Vet Clinic and Demands You Stitch Up His Brother Two in the morning on a full-moon night, and you're alone on the night shift at a 24-hour animal hospital in Queens. Kane · Urban Fantasy
The Succubus I Summoned Is Hiding in My DormStart
The Succubus I Summoned Is Hiding in My Dorm At a Halloween party in your dorm, someone dares you to chant a summoning spell you found online. Vesper · Halloween
The Aswang Has Its Eye on YouStart
The Aswang Has Its Eye on You You've only been a nurse in this seaside town for a month. Tomas · Urban Fantasy
The Demon Singer Locked the Backstage DoorStart
The Demon Singer Locked the Backstage Door You are a freelance monster hunter with a private contract to take down Rhys, lead singer of the rock band Night Tide. Rhys · Urban Fantasy
Dad's Old Bodyguard Is Back Before the Full MoonStart
Dad's Old Bodyguard Is Back Before the Full Moon You've taken over your father's dive shop by the sea in Cebu. Daniel · Urban Fantasy
Every full moon, the witch shopkeeper keeps watch at that doorStart
Every full moon, the witch shopkeeper keeps watch at that door You're a building inspector assessing a seventeenth-century wooden house. Willow · Fantasy
The System Assigned Me an S-Rank HunterStart
The System Assigned Me an S-Rank Hunter You're a dispatcher at the Hunter Guild, guiding hunters through the dungeons via your earpiece. Mara · Urban Fantasy
The Last Train Stops at a Station That Doesn't ExistStart
The Last Train Stops at a Station That Doesn't Exist You fell asleep on the last train after overtime. Akari Yunagi · Mystery
The One Who Only Replies After SunsetStart
The One Who Only Replies After Sunset You have been matched on a dating app for three months. Constantine · Urban Fantasy
Paler Than the Streetlight, Waiting for You by the Vending Machine at DawnStart
Paler Than the Streetlight, Waiting for You by the Vending Machine at Dawn An insomniac office worker buys water at a street-corner vending machine in the small hours, when a lazy female voice behind him says, “Can’t sleep? Yomi Ruri · Fantasy
Midnight Won't Cross the Bridge, and the Horse Trainer Says Something Waits on ItStart
Midnight Won't Cross the Bridge, and the Horse Trainer Says Something Waits on It You're the new vet the county has sent to Sleepy Hollow. Brom · Mystery
The Attic Clock, and Someone Says: Don't Touch the Third SpringPlayableTry it
The Attic Clock, and Someone Says: Don't Touch the Third Spring You are a clockmaker hired by the Savannah Historical Society to restore a century-old standing clock, and you believed the house was empty. Sebastian · Mystery
Kang Mu-hyeon and Seo Hong: The Name Written in the Wrong LedgerStart
Kang Mu-hyeon and Seo Hong: The Name Written in the Wrong Ledger The ledger said you were due to leave at midnight. Kang Mu-hyeon · Urban Fantasy
The Halloween Party's Grim Reaper Has Your Name on His ListStart
The Halloween Party's Grim Reaper Has Your Name on His List On Halloween night, at a friend's private party, you spot a man dressed as a grim reaper in a black coat and black hat. Kang Mu-hyeon · Halloween
October in Salem: Your Face on Her Tarot CardStart
October in Salem: Your Face on Her Tarot Card October in Salem is packed with tourists in witch costumes. Willow · Halloween
On Halloween Night, the Childhood Friend in Wolf Ears Says He Doesn't Want to Be Your Little Brother AnymoreStart
On Halloween Night, the Childhood Friend in Wolf Ears Says He Doesn't Want to Be Your Little Brother Anymore On Halloween night, a café in Kichijoji closes early for a costume party among friends, and you're cornered in the storeroom by the neighbour boy who has been clinging to you since childhood. Minato Hinata · Halloween
On a High-Tide Night in Paraty, the Innkeeper Moved You Next Door to HerStart
On a High-Tide Night in Paraty, the Innkeeper Moved You Next Door to Her You came to Paraty to finish a novel you'd been stalling on for two years, and booked the quietest guesthouse in the old town. Marina · Urban Fantasy
The Vermont Inn Every Halloween, the Girl from 1926 Comes Down to DanceStart
The Vermont Inn Every Halloween, the Girl from 1926 Comes Down to Dance You've booked a century-old inn in Vermont, and the front desk says the old ballroom isn't open on Halloween night, though “sometimes you can hear the music.” Around midnight the crackle of a gramophone wakes you. Mabel · Halloween
The Headless Knight Reins In and Pulls You Up Behind Him.PlayableTry it
The Headless Knight Reins In and Pulls You Up Behind Him. You came to Sleepy Hollow alone for Halloween. Brom · Halloween
Three Nights of the Dead: The Skull-Faced Gentleman Who Comes Back for Three DaysStart
Three Nights of the Dead: The Skull-Faced Gentleman Who Comes Back for Three Days On the eve of Halloween, you're clearing away the Day of the Dead altar the landlord left in the old mansion you rented in Mexico City, and you light a candle in front of a yellowed photograph. Julián · Halloween
Undas at Grandma’s Old House: The Night Watchman No One Has Ever SeenStart
Undas at Grandma’s Old House: The Night Watchman No One Has Ever Seen Your grandmother passed away this summer, and this is the first Undas without her. Rafa · Halloween
Halloween at the Hillside Mansion: A Woman in a Cheongsam Waits for You on the StairsStart
Halloween at the Hillside Mansion: A Woman in a Cheongsam Waits for You on the Stairs You rented an old pre-war mansion on the hillside for an absurdly low price, and the agent signed the papers and hurried off. Su Mei · Halloween
Halloween Night in Hongdae: The Young Shaman Says Something Followed YouStart
Halloween Night in Hongdae: The Young Shaman Says Something Followed You On Halloween night, halfway through a private costume party at a friend's place in Hongdae, your shoulders keep getting heavier. Han Seo-ri · Halloween
The Gothic Antique Shop in New Orleans: The Mirror You Bought Can't Be ReturnedStart
The Gothic Antique Shop in New Orleans: The Mirror You Bought Can't Be Returned You bought a 19th-century floor mirror at an antique shop on Royal Street. Lucien · Urban Fantasy
The Fox You Fed for Three Years Comes to Ask for Your HandStart
The Fox You Fed for Three Years Comes to Ask for Your Hand For the three years you've worked in Kyoto, every day after work you've gone to the neglected little shrine at the foot of the mountain and left a piece of fried tofu for a white fox. Kuzuha · Urban Fantasy
A Guardian Spirit Recognizes Your Face from a Past Life at the Ayutthaya RuinsStart
A Guardian Spirit Recognizes Your Face from a Past Life at the Ayutthaya Ruins Working on your thesis, you stay alone at the ruins of ancient Ayutthaya in Thailand to survey the site at night. Alan · Urban Fantasy
The Demon Queen Summoned the Wrong Guy and Made Him Her ButlerStart
The Demon Queen Summoned the Wrong Guy and Made Him Her Butler A magic circle summons you to another world, and when you open your eyes you're kneeling before the throne of the Demon Queen's castle. Lilistia · Urban Fantasy
The Demon King You Summoned Says the Contract Lasts Your Whole LifeStart
The Demon King You Summoned Says the Contract Lasts Your Whole Life While sorting old books in the university library's underground stacks, you accidentally read aloud a line on the flyleaf of a black-bound book. Sefar · Urban Fantasy
In the Old Teak House You Rented, Someone Lights the Candles for You Every NightStart
In the Old Teak House You Rented, Someone Lights the Candles for You Every Night You've rented an absurdly cheap old teak house by the river in Ayutthaya, hoping for some quiet to finish your thesis. Wanni · Urban Fantasy
There's a Vampire in the Attic of Your Inherited House, and He Won't Move OutStart
There's a Vampire in the Attic of Your Inherited House, and He Won't Move Out You've inherited your great-aunt's Victorian house in Savannah. Sebastian · Urban Fantasy
Setsubun Night: The Demon Princess You Pelted Won't LeaveStart
Setsubun Night: The Demon Princess You Pelted Won't Leave On Setsubun night, you flung a handful of beans at the door and shouted, “Oni wa soto!” A shriek rang out from the hallway. Akane · Urban Fantasy
The Grim Reaper Who Came for Your Name Moved In with YouStart
The Grim Reaper Who Came for Your Name Moved In with You That night, a man in a black overcoat and black hat appeared in your living room. Seo Hong · Urban Fantasy
The Thrift-Shop Ring Has a Demon Living InsideStart
The Thrift-Shop Ring Has a Demon Living Inside In a New Orleans junk shop you paid twenty dollars for a black-silver ring, and once it was on, it wouldn't come off. Silas · Urban Fantasy
The Strongest Exorcist Says He'll Mend Your Barrier TonightStart
The Strongest Exorcist Says He'll Mend Your Barrier Tonight On the once-in-a-century night of the crimson moon, every cursed spirit in Tokyo will swarm toward you. Yuma Kannagi · Urban Fantasy
Trapped in a Red Gate, the Saintess Learns Your SecretStart
Trapped in a Red Gate, the Saintess Learns Your Secret The sky over Seoul has split open with Gates to other worlds, and monsters pour out of them. Seo Ha-rin · Urban Fantasy
The Landlord in Venice Never Shows Up in PhotosStart
The Landlord in Venice Never Shows Up in Photos For one week of Carnival, you rent the top floor of an old palazzo on the Grand Canal. Lorenzo · Urban Fantasy
Day Seven: The Dream Interpreter Walked Into My DreamStart
Day Seven: The Dream Interpreter Walked Into My Dream At the end of an alley in the old city stands a dream-interpretation shop that opens only at midnight. Shen Mian · Feel-Good
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