I have never been here. If that’s a lake, nothing could survive there. The woods are so thick with brambles and briar patches that I can hardly walk straight. There is fog coming in, but it isn’t from the lake. ...
Horror
The Sacrifice
"An inexperienced young man finds that his Valentine's Day date is too good to be true"
Nathan stared at the clock in the lower right corner of his monitor, waiting for it to read 11:30 AM. For some unknown reason on that particular Friday, he was completely famished.He worked at a processing center for a regional...
Kushtaka
"Would you sacrifice reason for the woman of your dreams?"
In my village, there is a place on the beach where my ancient ancestors etched carvings into large boulders. Most of the petroglyphs are only visible at low tide when the ocean recedes far enough to reveal the mysterious markings.My...
The Devil and Linda Webster
"A Young Widow has One Hell of a Valentine's Day"
A sense of dread washed over Linda Webster. Tomorrow was Valentine's Day, the third anniversary of her husband's untimely death.The forty-four-year-old widow sat alone in her kitchen, waiting for her best friend, Kate Faucher, to pick her up. The duo...
Blood Red Roses
"Her date turns into kidnapping by a stalker!"
Head of Security for a film studio in Hollywood sounded like a walk in the park compared to what Nathan Campbell had been doing. The gritty world of espionage working for the government had taken its toll and he was...
Bye-Bye, Daddy
"A man discovers a deadly truth during a romantic getaway with his stepdaughter."
David Eaglach's fingers had almost reached the exposed skin of his stepdaughter's thigh when an incoming call appeared on the dashboard. Frowning, he glanced over the steering wheel at the name flashing on the screen, closed his eyes, and swore."Mummy...
A Valentine’s Summoning
"Lured to a dark abandoned house in the middle of nowhere: What could go wrong? What could go right?"
The sky was dark on Valentine’s eve. The weather report promised three inches of snow by tomorrow, but it hadn’t started yet. I guided my car down a dirt path that didn’t show up on Google Maps, but had been...
Petals
"Like blood, they stained the white sheets"
The balloon. Bearing the message, “Happy Valentine’s Day," it bobbed in the breeze created by the slightly open front door. It was helpless, a victim to any passing waft of air, but tethered down by its plastic cord to a...
Dr. Jerry’s Antifa Crush
"Sometimes the scariest Horror is the most Mundane; Because they hit close to Home - where people keep their Hearts"
“You know what, Jerry, you can go fuck yourself!”The words echoed in a loop in his mind. Over and over again. The image of her angry but perfect face throwing the bouquet back at him as she walked away from...
Valentine’s Date Fright
"Desire and reality can be a frightening mix…"
“Laura, are you sure this new restaurant is alright?” I asked.It was February 14th, Valentine’s night, but we had failed to book early enough to get into our normal eating haunts. There was not a chance of us getting in...