by Russ Thompson | Oct 23, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Bob and Jill by Jack Shreves Bob sits in the darkness watching Jill through her window. She’s reading a magazine, sipping tea. Bob’s kit is ready. Rope, handcuffs, knife…..Everything he’s going to need. He’s watched her for days,...
by Russ Thompson | Oct 22, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
One Born Every Minute by William Morgan Fool! It’s said there’s one born every minute. That’s me. I was played well. The lady in red wasn’t attracted to me. To me? Who’s bald , a tad fat, with the personality of a warped plank? Her...
by Russ Thompson | Oct 21, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Dawn bathes the bedroom in amber. Sam leans against the door frame staring at Rosalie. “How beautiful she is”, he thinks to himself, “how exquisite.” Her flawless beauty mists his eyes. Even in the dim light he can make out her perfect lips and the gentle curve of her...
by Russ Thompson | Oct 20, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Heartsick by Sheldon Woodward I keep staring at your face, waiting for it to show some glimmer of regret for what you did to the woman who gave you her loving heart. At least now you know there’s darkness inside all of us, not just you. I’m still a good woman,...
by Russ Thompson | Oct 15, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
No Rest for the Wicked by Catherine Bader He stumbled over everything. Half a face, no nose, no left ear. I knew him from the building on Fifth. He carried a severed arm covered in thick clotty blood. Took an occasional lick. I watched him from my open window...
by Russ Thompson | Oct 14, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
The Early Bird by Thomas Kleaton The vultures clung to the dead tree limb, starving in the cold. Jake checked the track ahead of his funeral train, a steam engine put into use after the eruption. VIPs, corporation leaders, he thought. On a special train like...
