“The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you’ve ever wished for.” – Tucker Max Chapter 1: The Penthouse Thomas stared out over New York from the 34th floor of Manhattan Dynamics Corporate Center, amused at how he could look down on the world. It had taken a lot of hard work to become the youngest CEO in the company’s history. Sipping his wonderfully aged scotch, he ...
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At first, I didn’t think anything of it. My neighbor would stop to chat with me, leash in hand, and I would catch glimpses of ...
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The sleeping mind fascinates me, namely the nighttime hallucinations we call ‘dreams’. Because of this, I keep a journal to record every thought that passes ...
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The far-off unfocused stare of a corpse is something that still unnerves me. Their gaze locked on to a spot somewhere out beyond the physical ...
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Today marks the twentieth anniversary of my father’s death, taken away by a single, senseless act. It just so happens that today is also my ...
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Scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch “Hello?” Scratch scratch scratch scratch “Hello? Somebody? Anybody?!” Scratch scratch scratch scratch “Can anybody hear me?! Please! Please, get me ...
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The invasion began in 1985, or so we were told. The headlines immediately caught our attention, “Killer Bees Found on Southern Border!” These were the ...
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I think there’s three of them still out there — three wolves. Aside from the one I killed, I’ve only seen two at any given ...
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The “rustic cabin” was little more than a shack, sitting in the midst of the Louisiana bayou.  All that led to it was a dirt ...
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It took me nearly three months to build this mansion of a treehouse for my daughter. It had slides and swings, windows and doors, ladders ...
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When a heart fell out of the medicine cabinet, Carrie Pickett screamed. Not two seconds ago, she’d wandered in, relieved herself, and opened the swing-door ...
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Saturday This sounds absolutely idiotic. I know you’ve all heard this kind of thing before – someone thinks her house is haunted, everyone else assures ...
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“Duérmete niño, duérmete ya... Que viene el Coco y te comerá.” When he was a little boy, his abuelita would tell him stories to keep ...
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