Mr. Keith’s house is proving to be a surprise and not a pleasant one. I thought, relaxing against the back of the chair. I look at Mom and see she’s found new strength and is regaining her composure. Good! It doesn’t hurt to starve the monster and shut off its food supply for a change. ...

The knocking at the front door cut my amusement short, and I’m a little apprehensive. My guard is up as I think of how the house can get its revenge for my taunt.  It surprised me when I opened the door and saw it was my mother. Thoughts swirl through my mind, but the main ...

Bobbie knew that the swarm of tiny shapeless creatures was going to eat him. The creatures made their home under his bed, and was now making their home inside of his skull. They were things that no one believed existed.  The little boy looked around at his puppy dog-shaped lamp, which always gave him comfort. ...

An oil painting sits on a mantel in an abandoned house. The family has long since passed on. The painting holds a sinister connection.

For some reason, I always thought that I was safe from ghosts in the daytime. At least, I would never see one outside on a sunny day. This was the backbone of what gave me the courage to accept Joey’s “triple-dog-dare.” I’m sure trying to impress the new girl in our neighborhood who joined our ...

“I got myself one more beer and tried to fade into the background. The place just felt strange. Way too trendy. Lots of twenty-somethings pretending they are rich when you know their parents still pay half their bills,” Jason continued. *** Jason nursed a beer as Nick danced with a circle of girls who didn’t ...

Queen Bevers - The witch from Victoria, Missouri. A beautiful woman was blamed for every horrible thing that happened in the town.

Click to read Part One, and Part Two. The morning after, when Jaeden finally left after a hearty breakfast, Avry couldn’t shake the feeling away. Jaeden was acting normal today, no strangeness, and no eerie smile revealing she knew Avry’s darkest secrets. She deflated the mattress, rolled it up, and shoved it deep into her ...

Read more on my author page Aidan walked up to the building that housed Liefeld Insurance. He had a busy schedule ahead of him that day. A board meeting, meetings with two different IT teams, and lunch with Cassidy to go over the next steps for the future of the company.  Staff members from all ...

He knew he was going to die. So Clifford lived alone in a one-room cabin in the woods. He was a simple man; he liked simple things. He enjoyed his morning coffee with one cream and two spoonfuls of sugar. The only thing Clifford loved more than his coffee were his cats, Edger, Alan, and ...