by Russ Thompson | Jul 24, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
So Pretty by Terrie Leigh Relf It was the first time I’d ever seen snow, and it was so pretty. Daddy said, “Each flake is unique—just like you, sweetie.” Then he gave me a hug, and I let him. I wish I could have hugged him back. My breath fogged the window up and...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 23, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
The Elementalist by Kevin G. Bufton He began his studies by mastering lead, bending bars with a simple gesture and draining car batteries with a nod of his head. He moved onto gold, extracting great swathes of it from the sea, amassing a fortune that rivalled any man...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 22, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Surprise! by Chad Lutzke The room was dark. She lay in bed typing. The glow from the laptop screen illuminated everything in front of it but left a black void behind it. Someone could be standing four feet in front of her and she would never even make out a...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 21, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Summer Rental By David Bernard Daddy was able to rent a cottage for the summer at Chambers Beach. According to the neighbors, the house had “difficulties” keeping tenants. The kids next door were more specific. Folks didn’t bail without paying the rent; they hanged...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 20, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
Unexpected Bargains by Jennifer Mitchell Marta spent days bent over the puzzle, one of her latest frugal finds. At only fifty cents, it was the best bargain of the summer. Though there were too many sky pieces for the puzzle to be truly enjoyable, she was looking...
by Russ Thompson | Jul 19, 2014 | Horror in a Hundred
In a Dark, Dark Kiva (A Southwestern Retelling of In a Dark, Dark Room) By Matthew J. Barbour Within the dark, dark desert, There was a dark, dark mesa. Atop that dark, dark mesa, There was a dark, dark pueblo. Near the middle of the dark, dark...
