by Russ Thompson | Aug 12, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Monster Under the Bed by Terrie Leigh Relf “Mommy—the monster’s back!” Sammi scooted up against the headboard, knocking several books to the floor with a thump. “THERE’S A MONSTER UNDER MY BED!” She screamed, then paused to listen. Nothing. Sammi clambered to the...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 11, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Empty Nest By Deborah Walker Silence is an empty house. My daughter is making her way in the world. I hope that she’ll meet someone special in the city. At the year’s close my daughter comes home, bringing her beau with her. I light the candles, draw the...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 10, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Softly With His Words by Ben McElroy Surely, Professor Kaufman couldn’t have finally bested his longtime rival Sleepy Sloan from the Economics Department. Kaufman glared at the pale and silent students who filled the lecture hall. Other than inducing several...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 9, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Monster on Top by Priya Sridhar Joshua woke up and found a furry beast on his chest. It had three legs, one horrid eye, and musty breath. His roommate couldn’t see the monster, but he saw Joshua was stuck. “Come on, man, what’s up?”...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 8, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
The Vision by William Morgan My death awaits me. Today, sometime. I saw it in a vision. My throat will be slashed. I’m sitting in the corner of my bedroom, gun in my hand, waiting. I can hear children’s laughter outside, raucous, full of joy, full of...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 7, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
With Love’s Dark Wings Stephen Williams I was delivering a wedding cake, but then the ravens got so thick I couldn’t read street signs. Squinting through talons, I found the reception pecked to a pulp at the eye of the ebony storm. Bridesmaid dresses (even more...
