by Russ Thompson | Aug 6, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Compromise by Rose Blackthorn He’s never liked my flower beds. He says they are a waste of time, and space. We don’t spend enough time together, he says. All my spare time is spent there, weeding, planting, pruning. The smell of the manure, he says, is offensive. ...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 5, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Debris Field by Terrie Leigh Relf I was in the survey station’s bio lab when I happened to notice the debris. The captain called all hands. “Looks like body bags. Probably died during that last solar flare, jettisoned out the airlock.” “They didn’t appear on...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 4, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Reaper by Lori R. Lopez The mirror never lied, showing every pockmark and crease, gaping pore; the purple rings beneath eyes. Netta wore signs of age like combat medals, proud of all she survived. There were many near misses, triumphing over death, the Reaper’s...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 2, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Bloodwater by Lori R. Lopez A miracle the crowd ringing a stone fountain believed, a divine mystery. Faithful pilgrims congregated at the site of the red water. Even after instruments confirmed it was blood — a mixture of human and other species — the devout...
by Russ Thompson | Aug 1, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Once a Cop by Nathan Hystad Vamps have a bad rep if you ask me. Sure I kill humans and drink their blood. In truth I’m saving the country tax payers’ money. Think Dexter with no pulse, and in New York. I spot the guy I’m here for; he killed two kids last week. He...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 31, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Life Sucks by Lori R. Lopez The path was overgrown, carved from many journeys before rains dried up, rivers and lakes vanished. Before heat blazed a new era when everything withered in order to survive. Soft flesh toughened to wrinkled hide. Vegetation turned...
