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Midnight in Texas
Cooper jostled slightly in his seat as the pickup truck bounced its way down the countryside road. The asphalt had long since faded, giving way to cracks and bumps that…
Read NowCall Me Tomorrow, Okay?
Still no messages on my phone. I guess he wasn't going to call me back after all. I can't really blame him, maybe I came on a bit too fast…
Read NowThe Red Wristband
When you are admitted to a hospital, they place on your wrist a white wristband with your name on it. But there are other different colored wristbands which symbolizes other…
Read NowThe Banshee
This is not a fictional story. This is an account of what happened to me when I was young. It was a normal day in County Kerry in Ireland, well,…
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Tales From an Ex-Convict
Part 1 My father spent 14 years locked behind the thick steel doors of the Barry Telford State Penitentiary located right outside Texarkana, Texas. Recently I took an interest in…
Read NowEverything Will Be Okay
It started with the usual. Waking up in different places on smaller scales. Fall asleep on the couch, wake up in my bed. “Oh Randy, I was the same way…
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People Don’t Die. They Hide.
When I was ten years old, my brother came home to die on a frigid day in January. Purple lesions ravaged the skin that barely covered his bones. He looked…
Read NowIn the Wall
I had moved into a new apartment with my girlfriend about two years ago. It was pretty small; it had only a kitchen, one bedroom, one bathroom, and a living…
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Anhedonius
I. The sign from above doesn’t come in time to stop the man's finger from squeezing the trigger, and I don’t think it’s intended to, but it does come in…
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In the Forest of the Damned
My sister was not an evil person; not before that camping trip anyway. Yes, she did those horrific things. I can't deny that, as I was the one who stopped…
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The Man in the Attic
Mike and his mother Sarah lived in a sharply white two-story house about eight miles from the city and half a mile away from a red diner which worked throughout…
Read NowIf You Lost a Loved One
There is a way that you can bring back a loved one after death. I wouldn’t recommend it, though. Death is final and cheating it always leads to bad results.…
Read NowKillers for Sale
[Auctioneer] Greetings! Welcome to the Sweet Mercy Web Auction! I hope everyone is having a wonderful night – or day, pending your time zone. Thank you for joining us! Please,…
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In the Event of My Death
I inched forward on my belly, trying not to inhale any more of the musty, stagnant air than necessary. The darkness was so complete that it snuffed out the frail,…
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The Pocket Watch
When I was a child there was nothing to eat. I was the eldest of five, so it was my job to make sure that I always let my brothers…
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Dead Man’s Bluff
Jacob stumbled through the double-doors of the Atlantis Casino and into the crisp, night air; lurching to the closest decorative shrubbery where he proceeded to unload the meager contents of…
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The Angels Burned Part 2
Read Part one here It was gearing up to be a long night. The place was packed two-deep with thirsty patrons, and our barback was nowhere in sight. I wouldn’t…
Read NowThe Warning
Endless. Dark. That was the road in front of me, stretching out farther than the eye could see in this inky blackness. Not a star in the sky tonight, and…
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The Creek of A Thousand Corpses
It was one of those stormy nights during my summer trip in the tropics when I stumbled upon that old tunnel. It was the longest and scariest night of my…
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Grand Opening!
“Darren, did you know they opened a Target in Owingsville?” my wife Deborah asked me excitedly. “Grab the car keys and let's go check it out!” I rolled my eyes.…
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