Just Desserts by Thomas Kleaton “Ah yes, and now for the naughty list,” said Santa. His eyes twinkled behind his petite spectacles. “The parents who smirk and say I am a lie.” “You always bring two of them back with you,” said Faelchon. “To show them Santa is,...
Dog Bone By Thomas Kleaton The old man stopped raking leaves to watch the beagle circling the little boy laying pennies on the rail. “Be careful around that track. Lost my own dog to a train nine years ago.” “Is it in Heaven, mister?” “Nope. Keep him in my overcoat.”...
A Chill Night by David Wing Confusion gave way to despair, despair to fear and fear to abject horror. The wizened floorboards ached and moaned as something descended. She’d fallen asleep on the living-room sofa but now sat bolt upright and begged in silence for the...
The Museum of Horrors by Sheldon Woodbury There’s an underworld place where the monsters keep their secret atrocities, shrouded in the gloom for only the most wicked to see. It’s where their most beastly cravings and carnage are kept. The gargantuan front door is a...
Truth or Dare by Nathan Hystad I always knew there was something seriously wrong with my cousin. One night when we were around twelve, we were playing truth or dare in the basement. She dared me to close my eyes for three minutes and not open them no matter what I...
