Dark Stories
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Fire!
Fire!
Fire!
Paul goes diving. How could he know he would be burnt to a crisp?
78%
15 min.
7/10
Mar 2018
A sad story
A sad story
A sad story
Today, I was on the train again when a woman appeared before me. I didn’t even remember her face. It’s so sad.
Explain why the narrator feels sad.
78%
6 min.
2/10
Aug 2019
Misread
Misread
Misread
A woman misread something and never saw another person again.
78%
6 min.
4/10
Jan 2022
The albatross
The albatross
The albatross
A man goes into a restaurant, orders albatross, eats one bite, and kills himself. Why?
77%
29 min.
9/10
Jan 2018
The gift
The gift
The gift
A dying man gives another man a gift, and then the dying man dies. Shortly after that the second man dies. How come?
77%
9 min.
4/10
Jan 2022
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
A couple of dancers die around a dance competition.
76%
5 min.
4/10
Mar 2018
Stand to the end
Stand to the end
Stand to the end
Mike has been standing on his knee in the middle of the desert for over a day. He is all alone and has neither food nor water. But he doesn’t leave the place. What’s the matter?
76%
21 min.
7/10
Jan 2022
The king
The king
The king
Alexander shot at the king, but no one condemned him. Why?
76%
25 min.
5/10
May 2023
Died of fright
Died of fright
Died of fright
A man woke up, lit a match and saw something that frightened him to death.
75%
26 min.
8/10
Feb 2018
The countermove
The countermove
The countermove
Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?
75%
11 min.
6/10
Apr 2018
Feather
Feather
Feather
A man lies dead next to a feather. How did he die?
75%
16 min.
7/10
Mar 2021
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Here we have collected all the black stories with solutions. You may have heard about the homonymous board game before. Black Stories are often also called "Situation Puzzles”, "Dark Stories", "Lateral Thinking Exercises". You can sort these puzzles by rating or complexity level.