An anthology for the after-hours
The lights are on. The house is empty. Open the archive and find out what came home with you.
Best read with one lamp left on.
No jump scares. Just the slow kind.
Filed at an hour that doesn't exist
The archive changes every time you look away. Go on, pick a door.
The first rule was not to answer the knocking. The second was not to count it. By the third night, Mara understood the house wasn't knocking at all. It was using her own hands to tap from the inside of the walls.
A note from the caretaker
The Hollow is a collection of original, bite-sized ghost stories and strange little scenes. Original story scenes are drawn in SVG; vampire art is bundled locally—no image APIs, no tracking, no lost signal required.
The archive is open source. Bring a new haunting, a better way to read in the dark, or just a curious mind. The door sticks, but it opens.
Find your way inLeave a light on for the next person
New to open source? Perfect. The kindest contributions start with curiosity.
Write an original short story and give a new file a place in the archive.
Build a hand-drawn SVG world—a lighthouse, a back stair, a very wrong moon.
Make a page easier to read, work better on a phone, or kinder for everyone.
Small, thoughtful changes make the best ghost stories.
Read the contribution guide