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The Jack-O-Lantern Men of Willow Wood Hill
I live in a picturesque little housing development overlooking the Avalon River, just a short drive away from Sombermorey. It's surrounded by enough woods to ...
Jimmy’s Toys
When I was growing up, we had an amazing toy store in our town. It was designed to resemble a medieval castle with multiple floors ...
The Loyalty of a Dog
There are very few absolutions I have in this life. But leave it to me to ensure that I absolutely had three. Firstly, there is ...
Life in Lenora
Growing up in Lenora, nobody died. Not in that quiet, dust-flavored hamlet. Even with a humble town like ours, the small sadnesses you’d see every ...
My Demon’s Name is Barnum
My name is Darren Johnson. I’m thirty-four years old. I have wavy black hair, blue eyes, a shaven face, and no distinct details that would ...
The Prison
It began as another dreadful day working overtime in the hellish place, we called home. Deadrock Correctional Center, a place where we send tormented souls ...
The Wolfman of Willow Lane
I’m afraid of the moon. Stupid as I know that sounds, I am, I’m afraid of the moon. I’m afraid because of what it can ...
We Made Plans for Friday the 13th
“That can’t be what I think it is,” I said out loud to myself. My friends and I had decided to get together at my ...
Terror in the Mind of the Abyss
“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” --Friedrich Nietzsche There’s ...
Join Me by the Fire
I’m glad you are here. Beside this fire. Isn’t this nice? How often do we, as humans, have a chance to take a moment? Just ...
The “Fear Itself” Game
“… It is hope, not despair, that undoes us all…” -- Jennifer Donnely *** BZZZZZ Try having that sound wake you up. The way the ...
