Tag: horror

• Fantasy

  Self Published: Misadventures of the Peanut Butter Boys

  Hi All! I’m sorry I’ve been a bit lacking in new short stories. I’ve been busy working on editing a book. I’m sure you understand. The Misadventures of the Peanut Butter Boys is an action adventure horror book. It combines the buddy crime solving of Scooby Doo, with real horror…

  March 14, 2023
• Fantasy Fiction Horror Short Story Speculative Weekly

  Helping a Skeleton

  Sam and Teri held their breath. Something was shambling past them towards the gorge. The click and drag of its movement was suggestive. Teri quietly exhaled through her nose and slowly and carefully inhaled. She saw stars. She blinked them away trying to calm her swaying head. As her vision…

  February 16, 2023
• Fiction Horror Short Story

  The Peanut Butter Boys and the Horrific House

  The smell was overpowering. He retched. He wasn’t even to the front door yet. “Who called this in?” He yelled over his shoulder.“The next door neighbor.” His partner said.Bill heard Sam loudly vomit behind him. Bill grimaced as he pulled out a mask. He pulled it over his ears. He…

  October 16, 2022
• Fiction Horror Short Story

  Suddenly a Spider!

  “UGH” She huffed. “Alec, turn down Sleepy Head” She called to the other room. Every night he played Sleepy Head, like it was some funny joke. She could hear that bassline and that tinny noise and immediately recognize the song. Stupid stupid song.The song suddenly cut off. Meghan sighed at…

  December 16, 2021
• Fiction Short Story

  Burnt Forest

  Two small squirrel like animals were chasing each other. One happened to catch the other and they rolled across the gently sloping grass covered hill.A mechanical hiss startled both animals from their frivolity. They darted away towards the nearest tree. The slower of the two barely making it out from…

  October 21, 2021
• Fantasy Horror Short Story Speculative

  Just Out of Sight

  Kevin did a double take. He’d seen something out of the corner of his eye, again. It was happening more and more often. Kevin shook his head. There was nothing to be done about it.Kevin went on about his day. It was routine, clean the toilet, collect the feminine hygiene…

  September 30, 2021
• Fantasy Horror

  Is That You, Death?

  I woke up and found Death’s grinning face peering down at me. The face pulled back, allowing me to focus on the rest of the Death’s being.Death cocked its head at me. Then Death glanced about, scratching the top of Death’s head.I realized then that Death wasn’t wearing the traditional…

  September 22, 2021
• Fantasy Fiction Horror

  Trials of Meditation

  Robert sat in his favorite chair. This was the chair he sat in every morning for his routine. He just finished his breakfast and was settling in for his meditation. His coffee was still too hot, so he liked to spend about 10 or so minute meditating to cool the…

  August 4, 2021
• Fiction Horror Sci-Fi Short Story

  Out of Time

  Emily woke with a start. She shouldn’t have been sleeping. She glanced about. No one was looking her way. Though, none of the other students looked familiar. She scratched her neck. There was an odd bump there.The professor wasn’t in class yet. She glanced at the time. 3:45. She pulled…

  July 14, 2021
• Fiction Horror Sci-Fi Short Story

  Catch and Release

  Eric put down the rod. The fish just weren’t biting. Maybe he was just missing the nibbles. He reached down to grab the rod again, something whistled over his head. He dropped down to the ground and looked towards where the thing would have gone. There was an arrow quivering…

  July 7, 2021