If you're hunting for gripping stuckage stories online, you're in for a treat! One of my all-time favorites is 'No Exit' by Taylor Adams—a claustrophobic thriller about a woman trapped in a rest stop during a blizzard with a potential killer. The tension is relentless, and the confined setting amplifies every heartbeat. Another gem is 'The Luminous Dead' by Caitlin Starling, where a caver gets stuck underground with only a mysterious voice in her earpiece for company. It's psychological horror at its finest, blending isolation and paranoia.
For something shorter, 'The Jaunt' by Stephen King (though originally a short story, it’s widely available online) explores cosmic horror in a confined space. And if you crave real-life survival, 'Touching the Void' by Joe Simpson—though not fiction—reads like a nightmare of being stuck on a mountain. These stories all share that visceral itch of 'how would I escape?' that keeps you glued to the screen.