by Russ Thompson | Sep 17, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
A Higher Court by Lori R. Lopez He was out on another limb, in this case a steel beam protruding atop the scaffold of a tower under construction. He really needed to keep better company. The man he faced was a thug, a wealthy classless hood, and this would be his...
by Russ Thompson | Sep 16, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Wet Work by Catherine Bader His wife didn’t know he was CIA. She was with him in Thailand. It was their 10th anniversary and the wet work was a quick one. He left for a “meeting.” He’d be back within the hour. Crazy cult group. Hundreds of kills attributed to...
by Russ Thompson | Sep 15, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
My Fault by Brent R. Oliver Reality is meandering and losing cohesion. It’s no longer strictly real. The only real things are those that I write. They stick around. They don’t change. They’re solid. Too solid. Maybe I shouldn’t have been a horror writer. I’ve...
by Russ Thompson | Sep 14, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Broken by Lori R. Lopez “I created you. I’m sorry. It was a terrible mistake.” I couldn’t understand why Mother seemed so unhappy. And frightened. My chains shifted, clanking as I sought to comfort her. She loomed beyond my reach. I needed to soothe her and...
by Russ Thompson | Sep 13, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Untying The Not, by William Morgan I sliced, slashed, pierced, asked, ” Where is my son?” It smirked. I grinned. Showed it my other knife.Created of pure silver. Emptied my savings to have it made. Fear in it’s eyes. I carved, flayed. It screamed. I...
by Russ Thompson | Sep 12, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Moonlight Dinner by Brent R. Oliver The moon popped. Bright and fat. No longer just lurking in the sky. Blazing now. Whole. She doesn’t see it but the new me does. The me down deep. It responds. Has to respond. The murk that coats it loosens. Moonbeams. So...