The Candles
A Horror Short Story for the Campfire Ghost Story for Vocal
12 min readJul 9, 2022
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The man walking past the cabin tried to calm his breathing, but it was like something was caught in his throat, eating at his brain. His mind was racing as fast as he was, and the forest path passed in a blur. In nervous huffs, he made his way…