What the Storm Bore By Dana Fraedrich The snow fell in fat gentle flakes, covering the distant hills like mounds of cream over black treacle. Wind barely whispered past the pirouetting snow, but the clouds hanging low …
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Eating My Way Through Cooking with Lovecraft: A Review
The sun sank lower behind the mountains, making them appear like jagged and sharp teeth. Hunger raged through me, turning me savage. My dinner had exploded all over the kitchen. No really, all over. See the photo …
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MADNESS
A Short Story By Robert J. Waguespack “Hold still. Stop moving around.” Jeff tries not to fidget. He always fidgets when he’s nervous, his mom would tell him that. He and his wife, Margie, hide in the …
Loudhailer
She wore lipstick, bright, like a ripe cherry. Her leg bounced as she flicked her toe back and forth. His eyes traced the line of that restless limb as it disappeared under the hem of her dress, …
Among the Shadows
It started subtly: a tingling along the spine, a slight tremor, a few errant beats of her heart. At first, she didn’t notice the change. A little less fat on her already slim stomach. A bit more …
Tom
It wasn’t your typical abandoned house, which is probably why I agreed to this crazy idea. We inched up the staircase. Wild roses climbed over the patio railing and twined wildly, sending fronds questing between the fence …
Haunted Rides
There is something tantalizing about the visceral reaction of terror. The way the heart thunders, our stomach flutters, and our palms sweat. It is even better when our minds are put to work. I caught up with …
Wide Sargasso Sea
Don’t quote me on that. I like my facts to be nebulous and ever-changing. I remember being told once that she was a mad, raving alcoholic of undiscovered genius living in a soggy shack in Cornwall when …
The Primary Law of Writing
This book is a prime example of the primary law of writing. If you write well, you can write about anything. Take The Story of the Eye as an example, disturbing, suspenseful, dirty and beautifully written. If …
Tibetan Lemonade 