N.J. Gallegos

Joined July 2022

25 stories

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Howdy! I’m an horror-loving ER doc/author. Voted most witty in high school so I’m like, super funny. Author of The Broken Heart and The Fatal Mind! Follow me on Twitter @DrSpooky_ER.

Check me out: https://njgallegos.com

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Oppenheimer's Dilemma . Top Story - October 2024.
Lurid mushrooms bloom Man skywriting his demise: “Nuclear Winter”
By N.J. Gallegos about a year ago in Poets
GSW . Content Warning.
The parents' anguished screams tear through the hallway, reverberations of pure pain Geysers of blood spurt from the ragged wound, a macabre Old Faithful
By N.J. Gallegos about a year ago in Poets
My Last Words
Missing shingles marked the passage of time. I rapped knuckles on a faded door, guts a-twisting. Would they recognize me and say: you’ve come back? Cry? Laugh?
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Poets
The Sands of Time
Wind bombarded me. Simultaneously coming from nowhere and everywhere. Grit slapped my cheeks, stinging each inch of exposed skin. An unseen hand plunged greedy fingers through my hair and curled cruel talons.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Fiction
A Howling Good Time
Halloween. Kids with tummy aches from too many sweets. Sliced fingers courtesy of Jack-O-Lanterns. Plus... drugs. And not the edibles hidden in trick-or-treaters' treasures like the news claimed.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Poets
The Seer
Author's Note: I initially wrote this short story for Apex Magazine's flash fiction contest. The subject? Optophobia: The fear of opening one's eyes. Alas, my story didn't get picked but my loss is your gain! Enjoy.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Horror
Running In Place
Author's Note: Running and music have always been a massive part of my life and I wanted to pay homage to the two things that have gotten me through hard times... especially when it comes to like and love. Enjoy!
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Chapters
Hellraiser
Pain. Pleasure. The puzzle box offers both... and more! Opening the Lament Configuration means you'll never be alone again. Say HELLo to Pinhead and his lively gang of Cenobites. Included: chains, a total body makeover, and such suffering.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Critique
The Babadook
Numerous accolades with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Alas, I cannot agree. They say: It’s a metaphor for grief, you uncivilized swine.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Critique
Gained Sentience
Spinning saucers streak across night sky, shimmering lights blazing. The herd gazes upwards with polite vacancy, chewing cud.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Poets
The Boogeysam
Author's Note: This story is inspired by my grandpa who always talked about Boogeysams growing up. The term means something special to me and I miss that man every day.
By N.J. Gallegos 3 years ago in Horror
Catch and Release
“Buy you a drink?” Your eyes met mine, lips curved into a smile. You nodded. Coke for me, IPA for you. Plus, something extra that soon slurred your words. I poured you into my backseat and your shirt rode up, revealing pink flank—sooooo enticing. My heartrate spiked.
By N.J. Gallegos 3 years ago in Horror

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Oppenheimer's Dilemma . Top Story - October 2024.

GSW . Content Warning.

My Last Words

The Sands of Time

A Howling Good Time

The Seer

Running In Place

Hellraiser

The Babadook

Gained Sentience

The Boogeysam

Catch and Release

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