Halloween is upon us. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and goblins are on everyone's mind. It is fun to get jump-scared by these mythical creatures - knowing no harm will really befall you. But, there are some real horrors in our world....
horror
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...
Night Of The Living Gorgon Pussy
"Hannah had to know if the carpet matched the drapes.."
"What the fuck are you staring at, bitch?" The strange girl sitting next to me at the bar growled, clearly not happy about my staring at her."Your... um, hair," I choked out nervously. "So what about it?" she said, her tone...
Curse
"At night, my husband becomes a... thing... with way too many eyes and arms."
The first time it happened, it was horrifying. Terrifying. I thought he was dying and so did he.He was a mess when he got home that night. I thought he had just been at work, but he was crying and...
Sympathy for the Devil
"He was a young mage, she was a succubus from hell. He was in for the thrill of his life."
In the barren wastelands stood a derelict castle, there was one tower that remained intact. A glow could be seen emanating from the tallest window, inside evil events were unfolding.The young diabolist who had taken up residence in the tower...
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...
Hallowed Ground
"The Rectory stands as neutral ground for the worlds supernatural creatures."
The rectory stood empty for decades, a for sale sign stuck into the soft ground outside the wrought iron gates. The attached church hadn't been used for worship since the end of the war. When the mill went out of...
Lori had been sitting at her desk for over an hour. She was supposed to be doing research, but instead, she sat there staring at her screen and thinking of her options.On the one hand, she could just allow herself...
Lori had been home from Harriet’s for a few hours. She felt energized and slightly electric, but what had actually happened was a little blurry. Her body could remember quite clearly just how good it felt. ‘Who knew that Harriet...