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The Critic
I had a really bad few weeks lately. I was sincerely terrified to be in my own god damn one-room flat. In fact, I was terrified to be anywhere. The…
Read NowThe Mariner
September 17, 20-- To whoever is reading: Please pardon my recollections and remembrances, as the events that have occurred in the past 24 hours have been the oddest, most appalling,…
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Red Aurora
I have never learned if those creatures have a name. It has always been just "they". I first learned of them when I was very young and lived in a…
Read NowIn The Shower
Have you ever been taking a shower while alone in the house and felt like something was moving around behind the curtain? Or watching you? Did you look up? Did…
Read NowThe Man in Black
I had to grow up when I was six. I had two little brothers that depended on me. Liam was two and John was just a baby. Our parents were…
Read NowContamination
You stumble into the kitchen, covered in sweat. Mind racing. Heart thumping. Christ, could he have followed me here? You think. How did he even find me? A moment passes.…
Read NowA Wrinkle in the Eye
It started with a photo; it was dark, the moon was golden against the sky, the stars were out, and I thought that my iphone and filters were all that…
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Worried Parent
Right now, I’m sitting up in my bed. It’s late at night and the only light is the screen of my laptop. I’m sure it’s illuminating my face quite nicely.…
Read NowThe Impervious
The thin ones, the Impervious, were watching. I would never be safe from them. They were there, they were always there. The warped, the dead, the undead, whatever the fuck…
Read NowTo Whom It May Concern
To whom it may concern: If you are receiving this letter I must first urge you to not throw it away. This is not an advertisement, this is not a…
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The Accident
It was late at night. I was standing on the pier, leaning against a light post, sucking on my fifth cigarette. The fog had rolled in off the bay and…
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The Girl, The Woman, and The Creature
She had no memory of how she got here. Deep within a labyrinthine dungeon, in a multitude of cold, rocky, undulating passages, intertwining and stretching in every direction, dimly lit…
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The Chicken Man
On the first night Julie laid eyes upon the shadowy ‘Chicken Man’, there was a steady downpour. The figure, who was distant enough to seem beetle-like to Julie’s eye, lurched…
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A Place to Wrest
A lone man dragged his feet across the pavement, briefcase pulling his shoulder down as the simmering cracked asphalt stretched into the swaying tall grass of the horizon. His bald…
Read NowNightmare Night
The night seemed relatively calm, promising rain later on. The clouds were dark and had been carrying their burden the entire day. Rob hoped the storm would pass over, or…
Read NowI Am Black Dog
I am eternal. In a universal sense, I always have been and always will be here, though I did not always walk amongst you humans, nor even have need to…
Read NowSomething is making Me do Random Tasks for People I don’t Know
I need to start this out with the simple fact that I’ve never had any mental issues in the past and I also haven’t used any drugs, not even the…
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