The station was already deserted, the daily commute over hours ago. The shops that would have been bustling during the day, locked up tight and dark. The temperature dropped the lower I descended into the East Ham station. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Short Stories
Mr Wednesday
When I walked into the living room and saw my daughter sitting cross-legged playing, I allowed myself a smile; this was not something I’d seen before. She picked up one of the little figurines and placed it in front of her playmate. Read more »
Message Recieved
“You’re going to die tonight!”
That is a text message you can take several different ways. You can panic, especially if it was from an unknown number. You can scoff at it. Or you can ignore it. Read more »
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
My uncle died recently.
Our family is close, closer than usual in a day of social media and distances pulling apart fragile relationships so all that’s left is a phone call on holidays and birthdays. Read more »
Please Forgive Me: An Act of Charity
I’m a people watcher; a hobby that lends itself to a barista such as me. The coffee shop I run looks out on main street, a typical urban carriageway; large glass windows frame the human traffic passing. It was from here that I watched a daily ritual performed by a regular customer, just a sweet bit of charity, but now I wish I hadn’t. Read more »
DayZ: Encounter in Green House
This has just happened, I want to get this down as quick as possible, while it is fresh in my mind. Read more »
Tempting Fate: A Halloween Story
A couple of friends set out in search of an urban legend. But find out that on All Hallows Eve, it’s best not to tempt fate. Read more »
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Mile Marker 65
It’s been 72 hours since I last saw my brother Read more »
As The Lights Went Out
Approaching home, walking the dogs, the street lights went out…
How I Developed Insomnia: The Man with the Camera
A woman finishes work late, encounters a man with a camera, and now she can’t sleep.
It’s Happening Again…
It’s 10:30am, I have a class in thirty minutes, my head still hurts from the copious amounts of drink I’d imbibed the night before. I’m in my underwear, in front of my PC, checking my emails, when I hear shuffling from my front door. *** Wait, I think I need to rewind a bit. That… Read more »
It’s Time
A man is awoken from sleep by an entity that wants him to go downstairs, there’s someone waiting.
Drinking Games
Six friends celebrate an eighteenth birthday party. All is going well, until a drinking game goes wrong.
I Don’t Want to Die Without Anybody Knowing
A boy’s mother survives an almost fatal car accident, as she begins to recover she relapses.
I’ll Make Him Pay!
Arnold Hinsky is released from prison on a technicality, someone doesn’t like this and wants to make him pay!
Super Dank
Jake’s all out of weed, he settles for what he can get on a Friday night and a glimpse of a dimension not far from our own takes over.
Moderated
A new employee for a popular video streaming website is driven to the edge of sanity by the videos he’s required to vet. Befriended by Jason, he’s pulled deeper into the world of the moderator.
Secrets
Everyone has a secret they are desperate to hide from the world. Some may seem trivial, unnecessary even. There are countless tales of childhood embarrassments long forgotten by all but one.
It’s My House
Jeremy and his family move into their dream home, a strange chamber holds long lost secrets that become unearthed. An evil descends on the house, no one is safe.