by Russ Thompson | Jul 30, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Room Down the Hall by Nathan Hystad His head turned towards the sound down the hallway. It was a slow scratching. John knew there was nothing in that room – nothing lived in there. He closed his eyes; old memories flashed in his mind. His heart beat quickened...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 29, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Bugged by Lori R. Lopez “Don’t. Step. On. Bugs.” Tired of being told what to do and what not to do, the boy punctuated each word by smashing an insect underfoot. Who cared about bugs? Only his mother. Stomping around a corner, Stinky (an unfortunate nickname)...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 28, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Carried on the Cold by Jonathan Winn We sat, the Sister and I, espresso in hand, the Paris sun setting outside. I’d talked. Of monsters. Men. Faith and fear. Now there was silence. Soon the ghosts would come. They’d hover close. Creep from corners. Arrive,...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 27, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
A Sweet, One Man Parade by Randy D. Rubin I hear his heavy horse’s hooves ‘clo-clop clo-cloppin’ toward my house. He’s only mine at night. He’s a long tall drink of cool, with glacier blue eyes and icy water in his veins. He’s what passes for “The Law” ‘round these...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 26, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Mattress Sale by Terrie Leigh Relf “Lost Our Lease—Everything Must Go!” read the store sign. Not that I fell for that old gimmick, but I seriously deserved a new mattress. I wandered about the rows of singles and doubles, paused beside a lone queen with a sigh. A...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 25, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
The Second-Worst Day by Peter DiChellis For twenty harrowing years they guarded the wretched secret of his nature. The second-worst day of their lives was the day they finally killed him, this abomination they called their son. The worst was the day he burrowed from...
