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Most recently published stories in Horror.
The White Man with the Black Book
Vapors rose like wraiths in the Louisiana swamp, as if even the water wished to shed some of the heat. Right by the swamp was a cabin that looked like a latrine. A mother fanned herself while humming a hymn, as her son resorted to praying.
By Josiah Liljequist6 years ago in Horror
Tight Spot
Titus hovered over his laptop as he tried to find the words he was looking for. He'd been at a standstill for weeks, and he needed to get it finished so he could...What exactly? So he could send it in and receive his latest rejection letter? He'd been writing for years, and after he'd been laid off thanks to the Pandemic, he'd written twice as much as he usually did. All it ever seemed to net him, though, was rejection. His wife was being patient about it, but as the bills racked up and the money coming in barely fed the family, he could tell that his joblessness was getting to her.
By Joshua Campbell6 years ago in Horror
Crimson dreams
Chapter 1: White Walls ‘The echo of pure silence inside my head is deafening. I can’t stand the monotonous hum my brain creates to drown out the emptiness. I fear my sanity is being jeopardized at every imaginary tick of a second hand going around a clock. I begin to beg to the force that controls time, to make it tick faster until my consciousness awakes once again.’
By Brandon Baxter6 years ago in Horror
Tomb
It was humid out. The kind of humid that sticks to your skin amongst the sweat and pollen. Uncomfortable really but much preferred to the brutal Massachusetts winters. Yellow-jackets buzzed around front porch lights and the laughter of little kids floated from back-yards.
By Ciara Wholey6 years ago in Horror
