Horror

A Flick of the Tongue
"Braggs, calm down," I said. The woods were thick, but the trail spread wide enough for a few people to walk side by side comfortably. Braggs took up about a few inches wide, so that didn't matter, and my skinny ass wasn't taking up much more.
By Matthew Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Descent Part Five. Content Warning.
Always just ahead of me, always just passing around another bend in the tunnel, I could see a red Saint Martha’s blazer. Even though I urged Mary to hurry, which seemed to amuse her, we never caught up with the flash of red just ahead of us.
By Alexander McEvoy2 years ago in Chapters
Interrogating Anderson
Seeing the fear in everyone's eyes, even Mat's and Ed's didn't come as a surprise. Knowing they all need some time to think without me around I said, "I'm going to have a talk with Anderson. If anyone wants to come you're more than welcome." Picking my clothes up I could hear everyone whispering behind me.
By Lucy Torralba2 years ago in Chapters
The Confession - 2. Content Warning.
“You are a priest forever," Darrell's voice boomed, his voice echoing in the cell, the big man's eyes wet with tears. Father Tom nodded his head silently, before whispering, "We'll see."
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Confession - 1
Everybody is talking about it. Morning shows on TV. Talk radio. Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, X. It's everywhere. But hardly any of them know what they're squawking about.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Aftermath
Feeling a sinister grin stretch across my face I placed my hand over her eyes to see what happened. Colonel Armstrong gave her his key to unleash Nightmare otherwise known to the rest of us as 'the thing from pit'. They argued about what to do with the breakout happening. Armstrong eventually slapped Aunt Patty to the floor, she barely got a look at him as he left out a secret door not even she knew about. Few seconds passed then Ed came into the room to corner her.
By Lucy Torralba2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - Finale
As my Auntie warned, the Soul Eater was a problem. After Mother helped Father escape the only living thing remaining in My hall was me. And in full-blown Flesh Witch mode, she was seriously hungry. But even a one-trick pony like me could take care of a bloated brute like her.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 9
"Come then, Father! Swear it to me on Styx' ineluctable waters. With one hand grasp your deadly bident, with the other take hold of your sharp spear, so that all the gods who yet remain above or those who dwell with us far below may be witnesses to our pact."
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Breakout
Before I could say another word the morning bell blasted me back into my body. Covering my ears instead of my eyes made me scream. Light seeped into my eyelids making the ringing in my ears unbearable. Crawling around until I felt something cold and metallic. I quickly hid in the dark until the noise stopped.
By Lucy Torralba2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 8
I felt the temperature change in the air before I heard the knock. Death had finally come to my door. My Father was every bit as desperate as I had imagined.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
It wasn’t just a dream
she ran out of the school security department looking frightened, had she seen a ghost? No, it was worse, she saw her entire life flash before her own eyes. The security department was just a small building by the gate of the school. Starlet University wasn’t just any college, it was one of the most prestigious college in the entire West with more than ten security guards who took shifts and were watching the students 24/7.
By Agbonu Rosemary 2 years ago in Chapters
Last Daughter of the Gods - 7
What happened after Mother visited was both unexpected and strangely liberating. My bail was posted, not by Father - no surprises there - but by an anonymous donor.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters