Big Night Out

She couldn’t believe her good luck. Her first night in a new city, and here she was, holding an invitation to a party so secret that she couldn’t even tell anyone about it. The man in front of her smiled and a part of her melted. “You understand that this is a private affair, only for new tenants and those […]

Beyond The Grave

It was dark, I was carrying a flashlight, then I was on the ground holding my hand to my stomach feeling my intestines slip through my fingers. The flashlight had rolled away and I was left in complete darkness. But my vision had gone completely red anyway. That was all. I couldn’t even remember the pain, although I assumed it […]

Beyond the Forest

I still remember the poster with those exact words written on it, printed in ghoulish green letters on an ominous black background. The poster was the first thing I noticed as I exited the plane and set foot on Transylvanian soil for the first time. Did I believe? Well, I certainly didn’t believe in vampires or werewolves. And witches? I […]

Crazy Cornelius & the Magic Pills

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMER – How would you like to take a trip back in time to 1998, go to Sydney Australia and meet the Hawkins family? Well, the first two options are appealing but in real life you probably wouldn’t want to meet the crazy and dysfunctional Hawkins family.

Legend of Foggy Lake

“Oh, and one other thing—I know you’re all over 18. Most of you are on summer break from college. Others, I don’t know, working some 9 to 5. You feel like real adults—but while you are here, there is absolutely no sneaking out past hours!” Camren rose from her bunk. The moonlight poured through a four paned window, adding a […]

Stars in Her Mouth

We spill out of the club in a wash of laughter and Samara stumbles across the parking lot in her red heels, a drunken African goddess. Rekha grabs a fistful of her dreadlocks, wrenches her head back, licks her ebony face and playfully slaps her ass. Pounding dance music, acrid cigarette smoke and the clamor of voices cling to us […]

House of the Depraved

The seven of had made a pact and come hell or highwater they were going to through with it. They’d talked about it over dinner at Famous’ Steakhouse. They’d dressed to the nine’s for the occasion, the guys in suits and blazers, ties and vests, the girls in evening formalwear, tight dresses and elegant blouses, bared backs and swept-up, teased […]

Halloween Dreams

Autumn was Amy’s favorite time of year with Halloween being her favorite night. She loved the idea of putting on a costume and becoming someone else, if only for a night. Amy was well aware that she is considered a plain girl; genetics had not been kind to her. She had inherited what she considers her family’s worst traits: dull […]

Blood Spilled

It had been years since Mila’s mother left Wallachia for the outside world. Mila still sat and watched the door like it just happened. Perhaps it was her naivety that made her believe that things would get better. She looked at her pale skin through what was once a clean mirror now with the rotting silver paint peeling away from […]

In The Forest Away From It All

When he first walked out of the door, he knew this was a rubicon of decisions. Turning back meant returning to the voice of his father voice- the malice. It was his way of showing rebellion; something he had not given much thought to until recently. Deep down, he told himself that it was all to prove to them that […]