Maddy Haywood
Bio
Hi there! My name's Maddy and I'm an aspiring author. I really enjoy reading modernised fairy tales, and retellings of classic stories, and I hope to write my own in the future. Fantasy stories are my go-to reads.
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Diary of an Area 51 Worker
January 14th 2 weeks into my transfer to the ‘real Area 51’, and I’m starting to realise why they don’t want anyone to find this place. I’m still recovering from the flight – it took three days for everyone on that plane to get back to normal. The Bermuda Triangle is no joke, I really thought I was going to die when those alarms started sounding. No memory after that, not until I woke up in that dreadful white room. They said that’s the ‘normal’ way of getting here, through the Triangle. I don’t know why a boat isn’t good enough.
By Maddy Haywood10 months ago in Futurism
Lifeless Intelligence. Top Story - January 2025.
You wake to the repeating sound of birds singing on a loop outside your bedroom window at precisely 5.30am. Trying your best to ignore the noise that grates against your ears, you roll over in bed and pull the covers over your head to dull the noise.
By Maddy Haywoodabout a year ago in Futurism
Trick or Treat
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. Charlie couldn’t believe this. How unfair! He’d planned to go out trick or treating, and spend a few hours going from house to house on Halloween night, collecting as much sugary crap as possible before morning. It had been planned for weeks; it was going to be an amazing night. But then Charlie’s mum got involved.
By Maddy Haywoodabout a year ago in Horror
Rules are Meant to be Broken
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. “Don’t let the monsters out,” they said, “Or you’ll become one too.” The steel door had no less than seven locks, bolts and chains keeping it fiercely closed on the small room, desperately keeping the animals contained.
By Maddy Haywoodabout a year ago in Horror
