Riesen woke up from his bed, dripping with sweat. He’d just had another nightmare. He’d dreamed that his whole village flooded, and he drowned because he couldn’t save them. He looked over at his wife, Alexandrine. She was sleeping away peacefully. Riesen didn’t dare wake her up. He decided to take a walk to clear … More Tales from the Abyss: Monster Awaken
A party with cheese cubes and wine takes an unexpected turn … More The Red Socialite
Strange things happen at 2am … More The Window Man
Monday the 17th: 7:37 a.m.: She staggered through the hallway, dragging herself across the blue wallpaper. It had all been a blur of events. She’d been in her bedroom, kissing the neighborhood boy. Then without warning, she was stabbed and dragged out the door. Once he was satisfied with stabbing her, he left somewhere outside. … More Vindicta
“I hate doing this kinda work,” John grumbled as he and his coworker headed towards their designed job in the sewers. It was the worst part of their day. They had to clean up all the sewage waste in the east tunnel, an unpleasant but necessary job. “I do too,” Paul retorted. “But it pays … More Sewer
The boy lives in the house with his parents, but why isn’t he allowed to go outside? … More The Boy
Jackie has a doll in her window, but why does it look like her? … More Doll Face
The trees stood still in the darkness as the gentle movement of water echoed over them. Josh pushed the oars over each other as he moved his boat through the wetlands. It had been a long, successful day of fishing. The latter subconsciously patted his bag of carp and bass. It was illegal to fish … More Swallowed
Dale wiped the sweat from his brow and stood on one foot, waiting for his three brothers. It was a hot, humid, miserable day. Dale cursed himself for letting his brothers talk him into coming to Africa. I don’t even see the appeal. It’s mosquitos, miserable hot, and whatever else. His brothers wanted to go check out … More Spider Legs
John took a puff of smoke from his cigarette as he walked around the building. It was nearly midnight, and he was the only one on shift. Oddly enough, he wasn’t supposed to be alone. But, for some reason, all of his other coworkers called out. One of them was a middle-aged woman named Nora. … More The Tiger
