Entries by Black Hare Press
Cautionary Steps
by Colleen Anderson Sergei backed away from the greyish thing with flesh rotting off its body. It staggered toward him, moaning. “—rains.” Trembling, Sergei moved onto the muddy road, water pouring in his eyes, nearly blinding him in the darkness. If only he could reach the carriage. “—rrrrains,” the creature uttered, lifting its blackened […]
Blood & Silk by Zoey Xolton – Launches 31st August 2020
What is a little-known fact about you? – I love danger. Anything that’s exciting, and physically dangerous, or mentally taxing, I want to try!
Bleeding, Blending, An Ending With The Living Dead
by Steven Holding Slow shuffle, like a senile senior citizen. Shoulder to slumped shoulder. Your own odour, Eau de decay, bothers you no longer. You’re at one with the crowd now. Amidst this apocalypse, you experience an acceptance never found in life: not inside, doing time, nor in padded asylums. The herd swerve, having […]
The Unturned
by Nicole Little Holing up in this ramshackle cabin was our first mistake, but we’d run out of options. Now we’re surrounded. They pound on the door seeking entrance. And though they mumble amongst themselves, no words are discernible to us through the splintered wood. The children—our poor children; they cower, clutching at their […]
Saviours
by Dustin Pinney The last survivor screamed as the creatures brought him to the ground, reached through his flesh, pulled away his lean meat, snapped apart his ribcage, gripped his lungs, and dug out his final breath. They devoured him without pleasure, leaving nothing but red and bone. Now, the undead were without purpose. […]
Watch Where You Step
by Jodi Jensen “Mom! Dad!” Kelly’s shouts were met with a clattering noise from the other room. She raced toward the kitchen. “Mom? Dad? Let’s go!” Her foot hit the tiled floor and she slipped, landing her on her butt. “What the he—” Feet shuffling, her mom turned, dead grey eyes staring, jaw chomping. […]
Time and Decay
by Zoey Xolton Rayne’s heartbeat thundered in her ears until the world fell away, and there was nothing but her shuddering, panicked breath, and the steady, hypnotic rhythm of blood roaring through her veins. Plastered against a cold concrete pylon, hidden in the shadow of the interstate bridge, a hoard ambled by just feet […]
New Beginning
by Melinda Pouncey It began with a worldwide contagion.Warning signs were ignored, governments slow to respond. It spread rapidly, overwhelming resources, crashing economies. Then, just as quickly as it started, it was gone; and most of the population with it. They didn’t die, that would have been a mercy. Instead, they lingered on, blind, […]