The Strange Wall

The first strange thing about the house wasn't the locked room — it was the clock. A slow-burn horror about a wall that shouldn't exist.

3:17

The first strange thing about the house was not the locked room.

It was the clock.

Every morning at exactly 3:17, the old wooden clock in the hallway would stop ticking.

No matter how many times Clara repaired it, no matter how carefully she changed the batteries or adjusted the hands, it always stopped at the same time.

3:17.

At first, she thought it was simply an old machine reaching the end of its life. The clock had belonged to the previous owner, an elderly man named Arthur Bell, who had lived in the house for more than fifty years.

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What is The Strange Wall about?

The first strange thing about the house wasn't the locked room — it was the clock. A slow-burn horror about a wall that shouldn't exist.

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How long does it take to read?

This story runs 1 chapter — most readers finish in one sitting, and you can stop and return to any chapter using the contents list.

Who wrote it?

Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.