Moorehead in the Dark by A.H. Syme
**COMING SOON**
Send More Freegans
by Kristin Lennox
Barry hated the term “dumpster diving”—he considered himself a “freegan” He was proud that almost everything he owned was scavenged from the trash.
Thigh-deep in the bin behind Rossi’s, Barry was only slightly creeped out by the sea of dismembered mannequins surrounding him. Finding the actual mangled corpse under a piece of cardboard, however, sent him into complete panic.
“I need police—” Barry’s phone went flying when the moulded forearm pierced his chest. He could only gurgle as plastic fingers prodded, and frozen mouths whispered, “Welcome…”
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“Score!” Wally pocketed the phone, then climbed into the dumpster, searching for treasure…
Kristin Lennox
Gran’s Secret
by Eden Silverfox
Gran passed away, and Mom tasked me with the responsibility of cleaning out her home. Gran lived alone after Pap died. She still had items from her business, which she had run with her friend Cassie; clothes from the shop; an ancient cash register; and a mannequin that has always creeped me out.
Gran took to calling it Cassie.
“Cassie” had seen better days. The mannequin was worn and dirty.
Pulling it through the doorway, I tripped, and the mannequin fell with me. The head popped off and bones spilled out of the neck with a note…
I’m sorry, Cassie.
Eden Silverfox
Born in Pennsylvania, Eden Silverfox is of mixed descent. She loves all things horror.
Website: tsalagidragon.wordpress.com
Can’t Let Go
by Sophie Wagner
“Shhh,” I pleaded, holding my grandmother’s hand as she contorted in pain. “You’re safe with me.”
Hatred filled her eyes as I carved them out, quickly stuffing them into the holes I had made in the mannequin’s face.
“I know it’s not the body type you wanted.” I grunted, prying open her ribcage to transfer her heart. “But this was all I could scrounge up. The runes won’t be noticeable under your clothes, either.”
As I began to chant, the candles in her hospital room flickered, her chest lurched upward and a wispy vapour emerged, floating toward her new body.
Sophie Wagner
Sophie Wagner is an established young author who has had multiple short story and poetry publications. You can find her work at The Macabre Ladies, Black Ink Fiction, Eerie River Press, Iron Faerie Publishing, Black Hare Press and more. She hopes you have a horror-filled day!
After the Shop Shuts
by T.J. Gallasch
I never believed Sally, when she said what she’d seen. It sounded like nonsense. It had to be, and I planned to prove it.
I easily hid away in one of those cupboards where they keep the extra stock, stuff that doesn’t fit on the shelves.
When all the lights were off and it sounded like everyone had gone home, that’s when I ventured out from hiding. That’s when I saw the mannequins dancing, just like Sally had said.
Sally never told me she’d stayed in the cupboard. Those mannequins pluck the eyes and cut the tongues of any witnesses.
T.J. Gallasch