HORROR

GIVEN THE CHANCE

by ELLIOT RICHARD DORFMAN

Barry softly called to his dog from the front hall...

Elmwood Hollow

by BRIAN BARNETT

The Mercedes lurched left and right as its tires grumbled over the uneven gravel road.

twenty miles, then the end

by SEAN RAMNARINE

Before finishing one drink it was always best to slide in another.

NO TIME AT ALL

by PAUL MOORE

You’ll never understand. You don’t even know it’s happening.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

by BARRY J HOUSE

Mike Philips wasn’t doing a very good job of unpacking.

COLLATERAL

by PHIL NORRIS

There is an old adage...

Sacrifice on Main Street

by Michael R. Fosburg

Clouds moved low and ragged across the sky, casting shadows against the snow.

REUNION WITH A FRIEND

by BRIAN LOROC

Robbie fell in love with the idea of digging up a grave the first time Derrick mentioned it...

THE DEVIL IN THE DANCEHALL

by BENJAMIN GREEN

Blazing mindlessly in the merciless sky, the sun baked the yellow dust of the Texas prairie.

THE NEW BOYFRIEND

by JOSHUA SCRIBNER

“Isn’t this fun?” Rich shouted over the jet ski’s engine.

BENJAMIN'S VENGEANCE

by CHRISTOPHER T. DABROWSKI

He was slowly getting used to it. He had to.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

by LUKA GRAY

Greed is a funny thing isn’t it?

THE COVER OF DARKNESS

by SCOTT WILSON

Thick black clouds with the texture and color of burnt marshmallows hung in the midday sky...

EVIL INTENT

by BARRY POMEROY

I can't help but wonder now at my naiveté when I look back...

APPARITION

by MEL LEES

The Panama Canal loomed ahead.

PATCH IT UP

by ELLIOT RICHARD DORFMAN

A successful businessman, Arty Mateo stood up to receive another humanitarian award.

A MATTER OF TRUST

by ELLIOT RICHARD DORFMAN

It was a miserable summer in New York back in the year of eighteen-seventy.

DAGGER OF THE DREAD KING

by ERIC J. KRAUSE

Jen saw Geoff's eyes light up from across the store, but she couldn't tell what he was looking at.

WALKING ON A THIN LINE

by ALAN HOLLOWAY

Mr Brown walked carefully through the estate, his stride betraying his nervousness.

DOGS AT MIDNIGHT

by DAVE FRAGMENTS

His dogs howled. His dogs never howled on Halloween night.

BUT WITH A WHIMPER

by KRISTINE ONG MUSLIM

Five days before the broker was scheduled to show the old family house to the buyers...

EDDIE'S story

by brick marlin

Eddie’s eyelids opened up in darkness.

OUT OF NECESSITY

by ELLIOT richard dorfman

During the first week of August, Jack Berman was alone at home...

DON'T FEED THE BIRDS

by GARY J BEHARRY

I was fat. I was lonely. I was depressed. I want to get that out in the open.

NO THIRD CHANCES

by LAWRENCE BARKER

Something large and liquescent slithered through the walls of Hubert Wreckam's penthouse suite.

shopping in 3-d

by brick marlin

“Look at this priceless diamond,” the salesman said.

ANDY'S LAMP

by RICK MCQUISTON

The lamp had moved, Andy was sure of it.

SCREE AT THE BEACH

by BENJAMIN NARDOLILLI

It was a nice day. And I was at the beach.

Terror in the Flare Lights

by TY johnston

Blood smeared across the back window reveals the scene is not a good one.

GOING DOWN

by JAMES HARTLEY

Faustian pacts seldom work out. Will this one be any different? Maybe. Maybe not...

The Last Chapter of the Ambrose Peace Memoirs

by Ijasan Adelehin

I just added another zero to the dosage of my Amitriptyline.

the eleventh hour

by michael a. kechula

You and your damned short cuts!” Marcia yelled.

a big, juicy steak

by aaron a. polson

All he wanted was a steak. A dieter learns his lesson.

COPYCAT

by ELLIOT RICHARD DORFMAN

An inept author suddenly finds inspiration.