Horripilations

The old tales survive for a reason.

Horripilations

Interactive, illustrated horror stories with sound effects, from Sovereign Apps. Explore folklore, mythology and supernatural traditions from around the world.

Bring the tales to life at campfire nights, Halloween gatherings, and while sharing with friends and family.

Download five free storiesExplore the collection

Android app · No ads · No subscription · Stories and built-in sounds work offline

Gods and monsters Fallen kings Cursed families Sea terrors The restless dead Betrayal and revenge Sacrifice and survival Dark histories

MythicBronze AgeIron AgeClassicalMedievalEarly ModernModernAcross cultures

2026a · Android

Across the ages

50

Fifty tales from different eras and cultures, in a separate app. Explore old fears, restless spirits and dark legends.

US$3.99 One-time purchase · No subscription
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  • The Corpse That Walked Beside Nera
  • The Woman Who Rose Thirsty from the Churchyard
  • Twelve Horns at the Door
  • The Forest Mother with Bark Between Her Teeth
  • The Hut That Turned Its Door Away
  • The Road Beyond the Forge
  • Where the Last Winter Sleeps
  • Room for One More
  • The Dead Host That Came Through the West Window
  • The Little Man Who Kept His Hat Wet with Blood
  • The Black Cat That Waited Beside the Corpse
  • The Third Watch
  • He Came Back for His Shoes
  • The Drum That Came Home
  • Dando’s Hounds on the Mendips
  • Leave It Where It Lies
  • The Seven Whistlers Over the Moor
  • The Sword That Would Not Stop Looking
  • The Judge Who Opened the Chest
  • The Seven Holes of Hundun
  • The Weight Behind the Pole
  • The Doorstone of Yomi
  • The Ears the Dead Could Not Find
  • The Village That Feared the Dead
  • Keep the Bodies Still
  • The Worm in the Fruit
  • The Thing Behind the Pillar
  • The Ogre Whose Hair Held Weapons
  • The Corpse That Returned to the Tree
  • The Sisters Who Returned to the Magistrate
  • The Beast That Ate the Bell
  • The Sister Who Never Ate at Supper
  • The King Who Learned the Taste of Blood
  • Seven Years Beneath the Water
  • The Bride Who Followed the Skull Home
  • The Woman Who Took Off Her Skin at Night
  • The Place No Bridegroom Left Alive
  • The Husband Who Slept as a Serpent
  • The Wooden Image That Would Not Let Go
  • The Pit Anansi Dug for a Man Named Nothing
  • The Smoke That Hated Its Rescuer
  • The King Who Stood After Death
  • The City That Was Not on the Road
  • The Book That Read Him Back
  • The Lioness Who Drank the Red River
  • The Mouth on His Back
  • The Drums That Came Down the Old Path
  • El Cadejo Walks Beside You
  • El Silbón
  • The Nurse Who Still Makes Her Rounds
2026b · Android

50 more dark tales

The second and final collection for 2026: fifty more complete folklore horror stories in 25 languages.

US$3.99 One-time purchase · No subscription
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Sound tools included. Preset sound cues are not included in the 2026b stories.

Google Play · 2026b · See local price

50 complete stories in 25 languages. Available now.

See the 50 stories in 2026b
  • The Cry Outside the Window Before Death
  • The Woman Who Watched Three Brothers Fall
  • The Coach That Could Not Go Home Empty
  • The Doctor Who Saw Himself at the Gate
  • The Hoofmarks in Devon’s Snow
  • The Hands on the B3212
  • The Black Monk at 30 East Drive
  • The Eyes of Glam in the Dark
  • The Footsteps on Ben Macdui
  • The Vampire of the Gorbals
  • The Maiden Who Sang from the Drowned Meadow
  • The Flower That Opened at Midnight and Asked for Blood
  • The Dead Girl Who Laughed in the Birch Leaves
  • The Corpse at the Inn
  • The Shoes That Saw the Dead
  • The Corpse with Green Snakes
  • The Head Beyond the Partition
  • The Well That Counted to Nine
  • The Face That Came Back in the Lantern Light
  • The Cauldron's Warning at Kibitsu
  • The Hundred-Year Objects That Rose at Midnight
  • The Corpse of the Ox That Was Breathing
  • The White Guest Who Never Ate
  • The Bracelet Left on the Sleeper
  • The Shadow in Nam Xuong
  • The Cup Made from a Dead Man's Heart
  • The Arm Beneath the House
  • The Husband Who Came Home Before the War Ended
  • The White Blood on Langkawi
  • The Night-Caller at the Door
  • The Thing That Entered the Dead
  • The Bath That Stayed Warm After Midnight
  • The Princess Beneath the Trapdoor
  • The Cave Where the Living Were Buried with the Dead
  • The Corpse That Sat Up on the Island
  • The Empusa at the Wedding
  • The Candle That Walked Before the Coffin
  • The Ghost Who Wanted the Wool Out of the Wall
  • The Child Taken Between Mother and Wall
  • Zona’s Last Turn
  • The Red Ghost at Eagle Creek
  • The Lantern That Waited for the Train
  • The Bones That Kept Time in the Dark
  • The Rope Above the Land of Ghosts
  • The Third Call in the House of Ghosts
  • The Witch Who Came for the Youngest
  • The Monster Too Full to Leave the Valley
  • The Dog Who Arrived After the Grave Was Dug
  • The Ghost Woman Who Ate Beside Heavy Collar
  • The Bird That Kept Singing Her Murder
2026a + 2026b · Android

2026a + 2026b

100

Two separate Android apps. Download both after payment and keep them together on your phone.

US$6.00 One-time purchase · No subscription
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The reader makes the night

Your voice. Your sounds. Your stories.

Edit any tale and save your own version. Write or paste a story entirely your own, then share its text with friends.

Assign sounds to words or phrases in your own stories, then tap those words to play their sounds. Record or import your own audio and choose when each sound plays. Sound tools included. Preset sound cues are not included in the 2026b stories.

Read offline, adjust the text size, and roll the dice to choose a tale. The Free Five starts a fresh round after all five have been opened.

Old roots. Your telling.

Folklore across the ages.

These are horror retellings rooted in traditional tales and literature. Source notes explain where each tale comes from and which scenes and details are fictional additions.

For mature readers. The stories contain disturbing supernatural themes, death and graphic fictional violence, including blood and gore.

Your Free Five

  • The Promise Beneath the Grave
  • The Village That Feared the Dead
  • What He Saw Beneath the Feathers
  • Three Nights at the Shutter
  • Where the Sun Cannot Reach

Chinese, Japanese and Iranian folklore: from Japan’s Kojiki (712 CE) and medieval Chinese and Persian sources to Japanese ghost tales recorded in 1894 and 1904.

All five stories in 25 languages

English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Use the blue globe in the Free Five app to change language. All five stories, titles and source notes are included.

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After payment, download your pack and open the APK with Package installer. The purchased stories are ready to read. Save your private purchase link to download again without paying twice.

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