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A Small Fortune
Sitting in Their cubicle, The Omnipotent One grinned begrudgingly to Themself as They wove Marcus’ life tapestry. Their manager stood over them while They worked. Every stitch in the tapestry was a choice or event in Marcus’ existence. The Omnipotent One sat at Their desk quickly changing the course of Marcus’ life by providing for him.
By Elizabeth Karns-Waters6 years ago in Horror
The Wishing Book
The smell of rain and dirt quickly saturated the way home. The rubbery bottoms of my Converses were starting to slip off the slick thin metal of my bike peddles. I can’t remember which way I needed to go. Was it take a left past the maple or before it? I hate first days of school! I couldn’t have just asked for a ride home from that dude who offered? He and I knew it was going to rain. Whatever, I know it’s somewhere up these hills. Maybe I can take a short-cut.
By Jacob Samuelson6 years ago in Horror
The Devil's In The Details
Mr. Beasley moved into 11 Fairview Lane on a sticky July afternoon. Mama and I watched from our living room across the street as our new neighbor replaced the battered mailbox in front of his cottage with a bright, fire engine red one. He then proceeded to paint his last name on the box in big, black capital letters.
By Heather Hagy6 years ago in Horror
Valve Down
The day before the Valve Shop burned down, I turned 29 and the girl I was living with at the time left me. At the time, I was mostly upset I wouldn’t be getting the homemade chocolate cake I had been pestering Gwen for. I celebrated my 29th birthday alone with a case of Budweiser; I don’t know if I ate anything, but there was no cake that is for sure.
By Dennis Eddy6 years ago in Horror
Inside
Shae woke up in a room so dark she feared that she'd gone blind. She blinked hard, tasted blood, felt her stomach roil in response. She tried to get up, but the ache in her head became a screaming, stabbing mass of pain. She collapsed, gasping, and tried not to cry out.
By Samira Daukoru6 years ago in Horror
What's Left Unsaid
What’s Left Unsaid It was a windy, dark night when I walked out of the old couple’s sloping house. I left with much more than I came with.
By C F6 years ago in Horror
Misfortune
Dimitri is out wandering by the waterways near his house. His friends are all busy today and he didn’t want to be hassled by his parents for being lazy during his last summer break. Just one more year, he thinks, haphazardly tossing a rock into the water. Class of 2006. Woo.
By Nikko Savoy6 years ago in Horror
The Soundless Chimes
It all starts when a fat man comes in and the ground rumbles. First, let me tell you a secret. I have a mighty ear. With it, I can hear all sorts of noises. I can hear every little rusty hinge from the store’s door. Tweaking. Creaking. Painfully slow. I can hear my boss’s snoring from the backroom—it sounds like a beaten dog, dying. I hear every minor noise—no matter how subtle, I can always pinpoint the source.
By lorenacol6 years ago in Horror
Keeper of the Abyss.
Luck was never on Amy’s side; even if it seemed good, it wasn’t. The saying ‘If I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any.’ was ingrained in her memory. That hadn’t changed throughout her life. Even as she clutched twenty grand in her hands, creeping through the inky abyss that used to be a busy sidewalk. All around her, she couldn’t see further than a couple feet. It was like she was the only thing emitting light in a lightless pit. Worse still, something was lurking in that pitch just out of sight. Amy couldn’t help but shake like a leaf in hurricane-force winds as she took each meek step.
By Nicholas M. Webster6 years ago in Horror
Prometheus 21
Early in the Prometheus 20's mission, before his 'accident,' Jones had made a fuss, asking questions about exposure levels and radiation poisoning. Then Jones lost his right arm on one of the larger exterior service armatures and bleed to death in space. After that no one asked any more questions about radiation levels. We aren't near any major stars at the moment but as the eggheads seem to think, most of space is just filled with radiation. Most of it was just remnants from the Big Bang. I'm just a grunt, I don't know about any of that. I just load, unload, and maintain. Lather, rinse, repeat. Day after day after day.
By Shawn Ingram6 years ago in Horror
The Curse of the Wicked Wizard
Beginning As I was cleaning the basement of my family’s inheritance home that is now in foreclosure, I noticed there was a box labeled DO NOT TOUCH! I took the top off the box and I could not believe what I discovered newspaper articles, magazine clippings, and a little black book with $20,000.00 in it! I was flabbergasted and could not believe what I was seeing. I did not know if I was more shocked about the money or the way my grandfather died!
By Faith Walker6 years ago in Horror
The Name in the Book
Diana Lane could find a name anywhere - the convenience store, her gardening class, a movie theater. Sometimes the names hid at first, seeming innocuous, pleasant even. The names would fly past the lips of friends-of-friends or the grocery cashier with the bad skin.
By Emmy S.6 years ago in Horror