The Girl Who Cried Wolf

"An American woman goes to Ireland in search of the mythical werewolf"

The moon was full. The moors were empty. Inside the 'Rick and the Baker' pub, villagers milled about nervously, listening to the feral howls that sliced through the fog like razor-sharp talons. Even the most macho Irishman seemed jittery, even...

The Wizard

"The horror of the fall festival"

A beautiful October evening. Fall is in the air. My bestie, Erica, and I go to the Fall Festival every year and have since we were kids. We go primarily to eat everything that is deep-fried fried and sweetened. Which...

The Incubus and the Virgin

"An unsuspecting Virgin is seduced and impregnanted by a Incubus"

Before beginning this story, it is necessary to provide some background information so that the reader understands something of the creatures that form the antagonists of this tale.An Incubus (plural Incubi) is a male demonic spirit that drains the sexual...

A NIGHTMARE IN PRAGUE

"A dream holiday soon becomes a worst nightmare"

This photograph of Janet was taken by her best friend Blanka, on their holiday to Prague in 2016, just after Christmas. While Janet was Australian born to Australian parents, Blanka was Australian born as well but to Czechoslovakian parents. From...

The Cold Fire: Part 1

"A repressed housewife and her stepdaughter fall prey to the charms of an enigmatic young woman"

IMy name is Anna and this is my story...It was the night before Halloween and dinner was almost ready.  I had spent the afternoon with our nine-year-old Stan carving a jack o’lantern.  He was out on the porch cleaning up...

Nerds on Vacation

"Going on vacation should be fun? Shouldn't it?"

I looked around the small bar. It wasn't like most of the sports bars back home. There were no huge televisions that showed multiple sports games at once. There was just one small monitor above the bar. Two ladies were...