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The Eliminating Angel

In the town of Knoxford, there is a growing darkness within Joseph the moonshiner.

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Horror Writers 2016 Flash Fiction Contest Winner: “Christmas Blues”, by E. Reyes

Christmas Blues by E. Reyes   Barry felt he had to do it, but he was scared to death about the deadline that would ensue. The man in the black suit told him to think about it for a minute or two and either walk away or make a deal. The sun had just fallen […]

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The Old Man…And His Wife

A cul de sac: a dead end street with only one way in and/or out. A cul de sac community: everyone knows everyone, including their business. It’s all a façade, at twenty years old, I see right past them. At twenty years old, I learned that the only way in and/or out of this cul […]

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Book Review: At The Cemetery Gates

I remember going to sleepovers as a kid, and staying up into the wee hours of the morning trading scary stories and urban legends in hushed tones with my friends. We’d swear up and down that we knew someone who knew someone who knew the girl whose boyfriend was murdered by the hook hand killer. […]

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50+ Essential Subreddits for Horror Writers

Most folks today are at least aware of Reddit. “The front page of the Internet” is both an endless source of information, and a notorious time-waster. You can find whole communities dedicated to even the tiniest of niches, and it turns out that horror writers are no exception. When we previously posted a list of […]

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Marvelry’s Curiosity Shop: Book Review

     The Twilight Zone is one of my favorite shows ever. I’ve watched season after season, over and over, year after year. It never gets old for me. I’m attracted to short, weird tales that manage to enthrall and shock me in 30 minutes or less. Likewise, I also enjoy short story collections for […]

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The World Ender: A Short Story

I was a man.  But they took that from me. I ran with The Sawyer Gang.  Chet & Amos Sawyer were brothers, and they were particularly savage creatures.  In the grand scheme of their gang, I found myself somewhere in the middle.  “The money crew,” as they called it.  Our main targets were banks and […]

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Ouija? I hardly know ya.

Nick was the first person to call me about my community board posting. Moments after I hung up with him to schedule our interview I received a text with a calendar invitation to our meeting. The entry was titled, “Interview with Nick Sayre, Paranormal Investigator.” We met at Quebrada on a sunny frigid morning right […]

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FOR SALE: GORGEOUS FIVE BEDROOM ON WOODED ESTATE WITH AU PAIR SUITE (AND EVIL HOUSEMATE) **OR** “AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER” **OR** “I MEAN, HONESTLY. A SLEEPING PILL EVERY NIGHT? WITH AN INFANT? WHAT AN ASSHOLE.”

At first, my little flier didn’t get much attention, so I mentioned my project to a few neighbors and friends. I was met with extremes. They either found my project inspired or ridiculous. I finally got a hit at the playground. I mentioned my search to a mom friend and she enthusiastically told me, “Oh […]

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Best Night of the Year: Book Review

The Best Night of the Year by Gerald Dean Rice It’s that time of year again! October is my favorite month, and The Best Night of the Year delivers three spooky short tales of Halloween horror. Synopsis: The Best Night of the Year contains 3 tales of terror from the author of Fleshbags. Two police […]