The Thing That Stalks the Fields
It was a few weeks ago that the hay bales started creeping slowly away from the house. Every morning when I woke…
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No Eyes, No Tongue, No Fingertips
A few years back, I worked as a nurse in the geriatric unit of the hospital in my hometown. There was one…
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Renaud Herbert Hansen
Mr. Hansen’s body was interred in a stately mausoleum of his own design years ago, and yet he still works for us.…
Read NowThe Tundra
The native villagers around these parts say that there’s a stretch of tundra just north of here that is occupied by benevolent…
Read NowUnrequited
That woman over there, in the corner of the room, is really a terrific tease. I don’t even think she means to…
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An Open Letter to My Best Friend
You know who you are. I wrote this because you've been complaining recently about how you want to be set free. I…
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New England Residents Beware
One night outside Longfield, Massachusetts was all it took to never feel peace again. The little town is not too far from…
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Spearhead Unlit Frontier
The message has been smuggled via a plaintext file saved to a MicroSD that I pray survives its trip to the surface.…
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100% Real Human Hair
We know that you demand only the finest hair when looking to buy a new wig, weave, extension, or toupee. That’s why…
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Smiling Jane Doe
At no point during the night was she more than a half-mile from the police station, but the park was thinly lit,…
Read NowA Camp Fire Story, of Sorts
December 10th, 2003 My frozen hands tremble as I fumble to work my little butane lighter. The tips of my fingers are…
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Rattle-Face Fever
The new epidemic is already beyond its patient zero. Whether or not I am infected, I am confident that Mr. Bridestar will…
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Maximilian Schäfer
The image above is a sketch by Maximilian Schäfer, a criminally insane arsonist formerly committed to the now-defunct Gelassenheit Asylum outside the…
Read NowOverburden
A stone quarry is an awful place to be at night if you’ve got a nervous disposition, like I do. The silhouettes…
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