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Knock Knock
I bolted upright in the bed not sure what I expected to see, but knowing that something had startled me awake. Moonlight filtered in through the window and I shivered…
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Pretty Lies
Getting ourselves grown up into sophisticated individuals, we’ve forgotten what glorious mess we were back in the old days, when the world seemed so tall from our heads, when teasing…
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Something’s Wrong with Madeline
“No, Mama! Mama, no! Please, Mama, don’t let them take me! I’ll be good, I swear!” the girl screamed. Tears flowed from her eyes as she thrashed against the two-adult…
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The Invasion
I'll never forget it. It was a morning that sticks in my memory unlike any other. Twenty years later, I'm still in therapy over it. It was nearing the end…
Read NowThe Gurgling
I live in a small apartment by myself, on the fifth floor. One night, a while back, I heard strange noises coming from down the hall. They weren't shouts and…
Read NowIndignation
I forgot who I was for a moment. My memory burnt out before flashing back in an instant. The bloodied knife in my hand and the body on the wet…
Read NowThe Onieronauts
We are Onieronauts. We are explorers of the Dream World. We blur the line between waking life and sleep. And we're watching you. It's strange how many people forget that…
Read NowQuiet Acres
A thousand miles away, there is an attic. No one knows about the attic, for a very good reason. If you were to stand outside the building the attic is…
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If I Only Had A Brain
“Alright, can you count backwards from 50 for me please?” The nurse asked sweetly. I nodded and opened my mouth. “50, 49, 48, 47…” I could barely remember finishing the…
Read NowStair Steps
I'm truly sorry that you had to end up here, but I do suppose that I am sort of glad you did... in my own strange way. I normally don't…
Read NowThe Painting
THE EYES There was once a young artist named Lisa. She was haunted all her life by disturbing dreams. One dream in particular made her dread sleep. It was always…
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World Of Winona
Winona Worlds was the girl everyone wanted to be. She had it all. Fantastic grades, excellent painting skills, great looks, popularity, and the most loving boyfriend one can have. Girls…
Read NowInfluenced
I watch the horror film that is news, every single fucking day. I have, shall we say, an unhealthy obsession, with knowledge, and subsequently the ‘knowledge’ provided by my television…
Read NowAll He Wants
The sweet old lady rocks rhythmically in her recliner. Her head nods often in approval as she agrees wholeheartedly with her favorite evangelist late this evening. This has been Mrs.…
Read NowEverlasting Darkness
It happens every night the minute before midnight. I feel its slimy tendrils swirling in the air at the foot of my bed. I want to scream, but absolute fear…
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Run Across the Desert
A man stands in the desert. His skin is big bright white. Brighter than normal, a sharp sort of glowing white like lit up cellophane. This is the past to…
Read NowMirror Mirror
Joanna thought she looked better than usual today. She ran her fingers through her long, limp, once beautiful red hair, thinking about how the sun would reflect in it. How…
Read NowThe Name of One
Names. Words assigned to other human beings to identify them to their fellow human beings. We walk around every day, calling out to one another, using words of a specific…
Read NowThese Used To Be Red
"Those used to be green!" the man said aloud, staring at the plants on the sill. "I swear! They were green just yesterday!" he shouted to his wife, who was…
Read NowThe Lady Behind The Door
It was night and two guys in classic car traveled down a lonely stretch of I-95 in Pennsylvania. The one in the passenger seat had a pensive look about him.…
Read NowI Am The Fish King
I am the fish king stalking the waters to fill you with fright I am the fish king you'll never leave my sight I am the fish I am the…
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A Haunting Entropy
There yet again, he found himself in front of his computer. Late at night, the wife asleep. His mind wondered to that wonderful conversation he had last with Heather, his…
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