"An Edgar Allan Poe pastiche"
I arrived at the village of Weir with my meagre belongings stuffed in a bag, clutching Lord Ledley's letter in my breast. I tried to ask the carriage driver for directions to the estate, but he had left almost before...
"As we approach Remembrance / Veteran's Day, a tribute, I hope, to those who gave their lives."
I remember the joy of your laughter as we escaped to our meadow. Up there amongst the trees and those grass-covered hills, we giggled and danced in the dappled sunlight.With those mischievous eyes you would dare me, and I would...
"Don’t go inside, even if they invite you in!"
“Jax, my man!” Gio looked up from assembling a pizza as I walked in the back door. “What are you doing here? I thought Omar was driving tonight?”“He asked me to cover his shift,” I replied. “Said he caught something...
“How is she?”“The same, Mr. Anguera.”“Emma’s head isn’t covered any more.”“No. She pulled the covers off after sunset.”“But she was still unconscious?”“Yes.”“It’s been three days and two nights. What is the longest you’ve seen someone sleep?”“People can be in comas...
"Young man finds out why his grandmother was afraid of Halloween."
The Karodang house has been on the side of the hill... forever. There are some old frontier pictures of great-great-great-grandma’s sod house from when they first settled their farm and the old stone house is in the background sticking out...
""This is a true story. It just hasn't happened yet""
I can't even remember who I was before this, or what my life was like.All I know is that I love her.Everything is black at first when I wake up. Although "wake up" isn't quite right. It's more like I...
"Sutton fears his new neighbor is far more sinister than she seems."
When Sutton first showed up at the church that Wednesday afternoon, Pastor Hall looked glad to see him. No doubt the preacher thought a long-absent member of his congregation was finally returning to the flock. Sutton hadn't been to Sunday...
"What if Lovecraft wrote porn?"
November 3, 1937.I’ve arrived at the house. I admit it’s in much better condition than I expected it to be – it’s old and dusty and the electricity is erratic, but other than that it’s quite impressive. I had no...
"Haunted by her one unsolved case, Lucy is determined to follow her last remaining clue"
“Woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you with great fury because he knows his time is short. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast,...
"Some things in this world are inescapable."
Despite its strangling grip, I’m attempting to outrun the darkness again, as futile as that may be. Even when the sun shines, I feel no warmth. But what choice do I have?No one sees the tempestuous clouds hanging over my...
