Category Horror

Mama

We went hiking that October. The weather was cool and clear. The day began uneventfully. The forecast was positive. We geared up and traipsed across the countryside. It was me and my friends, Evan, Trinity, and Gavin. We walked for…

The Last One in the Office

I’d always been a skeptic when it came to the supernatural… I guess that would translate to: I tended to be an asshole. Growing up, I’d scoff at ghost stories and dismiss them as flights of fancy, indigestion, hallucinations, pretty…

The Abyss is Staring Back

I never imagined my mundane job at Barrows-Carter would take the sinister turn it did that night. Don’t worry… I don’t exactly have to worry about job security or backlash from discussing this… I wish I did. For the longest…

Don’t Stop

The drive home was always a peaceful part of my routine. It was usually dark by the time I left the office. The city lights twinkled like stars and guided me through the familiar streets. I would eventually leave the…

The Perfect Crime

1. The manuscript package lay on his desk. The same hopeful author had mailed the same unsolicited package to him over eight times in the past year. Hoover Morris loathed the existence of unsolicited manuscripts. He hated their presence in…

I’ll Keep You Safe

“You’ll do it if you love me, Erin. If you care for your marriage.” Cary glared at her and she backed down. She couldn’t believe what he said. Why? Why did he react in that way? She had followed him…

The Unfinished Room

I I had no idea what lay ahead of me, probably nothing more than another hoax. Blue Hills Memorial Hospital had a long and uneventful history, yet the lore had lasted for decades. The stories I’d heard as a child…

Fiona’s Mother

1 She pressed her face to the glass and watched the world go by. Families laughed, friends giggled, and lovers strolled along the sidewalk. She yearned to feel such normality, a life with stability and routine. A life where she…

Green-Eyed Monster

1 She sat at the screen and prepared for work as the computer came to life. The steady noise softened as the monitor flickered and images popped up. The system moved drowsily and every program loaded slowly. She needed to…

The Creep

After several weeks, they found him. His abandoned body lay in the remote woods, miles from civilization. The autumn nights had been below freezing and the days barely above. The elements had slowed decomposition and preserved his corpse. They could…