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“Spring Is Lovely This Time of Year”
For the following challenge (not one of my best, but still...): Day One: “War to be confirmed; major urban centers cleared; leaders declare martial law; chaos ensues.”
By Kendall Defoe 9 months ago in Horror
Abandoned . Content Warning.
The mist rose off the pavement and hovered before a speeding car sped through the ghostly illusion. It was as if time had forgotten the old town with its Spanish moss trees outlining the perimeter like sentries warning strangers to stay away.
By KA Stefana 9 months ago in Horror
The Edge of Silence
Alexi Petricov watched the Earth bleed light. From the cupola, the world was quiet. That was the first lie. A pale blue and green marble, innocent from up here. But he knew better. You didn’t get to survive Gulags of bureaucracy and Russian cosmodromes without learning how beauty could lie to your face.
By Ellie Hoovs9 months ago in Horror
Grim Reaper, Is That You?. Content Warning.
“That should teach her a lesson!” Paolo grinned as he admired the threat he had sent. “Teach who a lesson?” Paolo screamed like a little girl as he fell off his chair. He looked up and there It was, looming over him, waiting for an answer.
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran10 months ago in Horror
The Madness
I nestled deeper into the bed, pleading for sleep to overcome me. It was the same thing every single night. Nothing ever changed. I wrapped my comforter tighter around me willing the plush softness to lull me into a false sense of security. But slumber, as always, eluded me.
By Natassia Lawrence10 months ago in Horror
The Ghosts Of A Disaster
Andrei Kharsukhov, a nuclear scientist at the University of Buffalo, had a horrifyingly terrifying experience while working at the Chernobyl power plant in 1997. He saw someone shouting for assistance while he was there, and he reported hearing them.
By TheNaeth10 months ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Rule of Jenny Pen' Teams Acting Legends
The Rule of Jenny Pen Directed by James Ashcroft Written by Eli Kent, James Ashcroft Starring Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow
By Sean Patrick10 months ago in Horror
Terrifying Legend: Abandoned Portlock Alaska
Portlock, Alaska, is located at the bottom of the Kenai Peninsula. It is now a remote ghost town with a terrifying reputation.
By sara burdick11 months ago in Horror
On "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe
"Hop-Frog" is a short, brutal little tale of revenge, one that resonates with the same blackly humorous vibe as "The Cask of Amontillado," although the subtext of buried evil is not present here. The evil, on the other hand, is flagrant and openly visible in the form of the corpulent king and his seven advisers, all described by Poe as "oily fat men." He observes that very lean men are not typically thought of as being "funny."
By Tom Baker11 months ago in Horror
Awake In The Dark. Content Warning.
"It seems impossible, in fact, to judge the eye using any word other than seductive, since nothing is more attractive in the bodies of animals and men." – Georges Bataille
By Addison Alder11 months ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Monkey' is an Instant Horror Classic
The Monkey Directed by Osgood Perkins Written by Osgood Perkins Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery
By Sean Patrick11 months ago in Horror
The Secret Agent 666:Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, who called himself the Great Beast 666, was an accused traitor in addition to being an occultist, poet, painter, author, mountaineer, chess master, and prophet of the New Aeon. However, Aleister Crowley's resume also includes his work as a spy, an aspect that both the authorities and Crowley himself have long overlooked.
By TheNaeth11 months ago in Horror