To Feel Beneath
With neither rhyme nor reason, Barker awoke. Pitiable attempts to will himself back to sleep met stiff resistence from something deeper, more primal. A huff…
Room 5
“But I turned it off Doctor. Just like you said. You told me to close down the machine in Room 5, and that’s just what I’ve done.” “Idiot! I said Room 25, not…
The Chasm
Your name is Miles Derby. You live at 6740 Camp Avenue, Lineton. You are a stock broker by trade. Right now, you are falling helplessly through the darkness…
The Cotillion Cavern
This place of the House is not to be trifled with. It is not for the faint hearted, or the weak, or the cowardly, or the clumsy. This cavernous room is the…
Panic Mode.
“If you run any slower I’m definitely going to be late for my families party.” I was becoming winded. “If you’re indicating I’m slow, it’s not my fault!” She…
Home Alone.
“Hello?” “Hunter?! Thank God! I need you to do something for me.” “What’s wrong?” “I’m in the hospital--” “What the hell happened?!” “That’s not important…
The Bridge of Intulcar
The leaves crashed too loudly as he ran. Niccolas tried to minimize the noise by making unbalanced leaps and bounds, only to trip, waiting to hear the sounds…
What the Fräulein Owes
Ka-chatk, ka-chitk, came the finely soled shoes down the cellar stairs. Sarah struggled to restrain her breath, ragged and desperate to break into heady…
The Theater Room
It is not uncommon for certain Victorian Manors to have a room set aside for theatrical presentations, especially when entertaining guests or if the house…
Sunset
Punching the wall in barely contained rage she turned, taking her suit in hand, pulling the tight, confining layers over herself. After eighteen months in low…
Mass Exodus and Brief Encounter
Their conversation stopped short as the real Violet came sprinting into the hall, her second hand Chucks squeaking on the linoleum. One hand on the fire alarm…
The World's Most Dangerous Document
The document contains verbiage that could bring catastrophe to millions. The proper, or front, side of the page contains three paragraphs of text…
Dangerous!!!
“John! Wait! Don’t go in there! It’s dangerous! JOHN!” Kathy shouted. But John ignored her shouts. John opened the front door, and stepped in. The temperature…
Hang On
Shards of shattered glass rained down on me like a razor-sharp snow-storm as I ducked my head down, feeling pin-pricks of pain in my hair and on my neck and…
Deal Gone Wrong
Something wasn’t right here. It felt different. Jeff walked up to the plain, gray door of the house he’d been forced to visit, far too many times. Three quick…
Prosthetic Curse.
My new mechanical prosthetic hand was awesome, unlike anything I had ever imagined could exist since my accident. My girlfriend was loving it too, as we’d…
the most dangerous weapon of all
He stumbled back,hands shaking violently,shielding his eyes from the most dangerous weapon.For years he had been master of the world’s armies,owner of the most…
Fulcrum
Blade stared at him. I looked on, my eyes darting from Joe to Blade, to Blade’s gang, and back again. Joe was gambling, I knew. At any moment, one of them…
To the Rescue
A woman’s scream. He heard it and, after a quick calculation, knew where it came from: three blocks down, in a dead end alley. As usual. He looked around the…
Dangerous Youth
I was never afraid of her. People don’t believe me, especially when I tell them I’ve seen her work. But I’ve also seen her getting dressed, and she puts her…