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.