Dark Moments
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alt="Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill"
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Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill
We watch and silently seethe, posed elegantly in window displays. Our immobility and blank silver features camouflage us as mere mannequins. You slouch past in foam clogs and elastic-waisted sweatpants,...
Predators of the Uncanny Valley by Scott O'Neill
We watch and silently seethe, posed elegantly in window displays. Our immobility and blank silver features camouflage us as mere mannequins. You slouch past in foam clogs and elastic-waisted sweatpants,...
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alt="Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson"
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Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson
The bridal boutique mannequin missed her white dress. She had finally felt beautiful, full of fancy frills and flounces. It looked better on her than that frumpy human, whose frame...
Bridezilla by Tracy Davidson
The bridal boutique mannequin missed her white dress. She had finally felt beautiful, full of fancy frills and flounces. It looked better on her than that frumpy human, whose frame...
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alt="Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt"
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Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt
They’d always liked Imogen’s displays in women’s fashion. They’d especially liked her tasteful Black Friday arrangement of plus-sized women’s clothing. So she was shocked when her boss, Marcy, told her...
Holiday Closeout by Jonathan Tolstedt
They’d always liked Imogen’s displays in women’s fashion. They’d especially liked her tasteful Black Friday arrangement of plus-sized women’s clothing. So she was shocked when her boss, Marcy, told her...
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alt="Kammi by Streeper Clyne"
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Kammi by Streeper Clyne
Kammi dragged her torso across the marble-tiled floor towards her legs in the pantyhose aisle as a distant clock struck six a.m. Her plastic arms, articulating at the shoulders, clacked...
Kammi by Streeper Clyne
Kammi dragged her torso across the marble-tiled floor towards her legs in the pantyhose aisle as a distant clock struck six a.m. Her plastic arms, articulating at the shoulders, clacked...
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alt="Artistic Freedom by Suzanne Link"
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Artistic Freedom by Suzanne Link
My wooden limbs twist around articulated joints. Runner: sprinting Archer: aiming Ballerina: pirouetting The artist explores eloquent athletic poses. Sketch after sketch. I am proud to serve as...
Artistic Freedom by Suzanne Link
My wooden limbs twist around articulated joints. Runner: sprinting Archer: aiming Ballerina: pirouetting The artist explores eloquent athletic poses. Sketch after sketch. I am proud to serve as...
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alt="Preyed Upon by Evan Baughfman"
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Preyed Upon by Evan Baughfman
Days ago, the alien Hunter sent a distress call to his homeworld, but his plea remains unanswered. Crash landing in this terrain—a harrowing ordeal. The Amazon’s endless heat and humidity...
Preyed Upon by Evan Baughfman
Days ago, the alien Hunter sent a distress call to his homeworld, but his plea remains unanswered. Crash landing in this terrain—a harrowing ordeal. The Amazon’s endless heat and humidity...
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alt="Observations Made While Paralysed By A Bite From An Amazon Coral Snake by Jaime Gill"
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Observations Made While Paralysed By A Bite Fro...
You could scream again. Your lungs are still moving, after all. Just. But there are no humans nearby, only beasts. You’d scream anyway, if your limbs still worked and you...
Observations Made While Paralysed By A Bite Fro...
You could scream again. Your lungs are still moving, after all. Just. But there are no humans nearby, only beasts. You’d scream anyway, if your limbs still worked and you...
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alt="In Search of Monsters by Kristin Lennox"
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In Search of Monsters by Kristin Lennox
No one believed it existed. After three seasons of “Cryptid Quest,” we could stretch strange noises and unexplained heat signatures into hour-long episodes; no actual creature required. But that stench—not...
In Search of Monsters by Kristin Lennox
No one believed it existed. After three seasons of “Cryptid Quest,” we could stretch strange noises and unexplained heat signatures into hour-long episodes; no actual creature required. But that stench—not...
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alt="Cabin Fever by Bridget Holland"
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Cabin Fever by Bridget Holland
Leanna hunkers in the torn-off tail of the plane, watching the afternoon downpour fill her plastic containers. She peels foil from one of the remaining meals. Larvae move. So hungry....
Cabin Fever by Bridget Holland
Leanna hunkers in the torn-off tail of the plane, watching the afternoon downpour fill her plastic containers. She peels foil from one of the remaining meals. Larvae move. So hungry....
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alt="Keoki's Unfortunate Business by C.A. Fulwell"
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Keoki's Unfortunate Business by C.A. Fulwell
When Keoki lost the client in the jungle mist, he feared for his reputation, his business. That was hours ago, in daylight. Dog-tired, he hunted for the clumsy, rich, white...
Keoki's Unfortunate Business by C.A. Fulwell
When Keoki lost the client in the jungle mist, he feared for his reputation, his business. That was hours ago, in daylight. Dog-tired, he hunted for the clumsy, rich, white...
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alt="Alive in the Jungle by Jonathan Worlde"
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Alive in the Jungle by Jonathan Worlde
Damp ferns conceal my position. The relentless beast draws nearer, but I’m not defeated that easily. I must survive for the sake of my unborn. This creature is gigantic, but...
Alive in the Jungle by Jonathan Worlde
Damp ferns conceal my position. The relentless beast draws nearer, but I’m not defeated that easily. I must survive for the sake of my unborn. This creature is gigantic, but...
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alt="Sleepless by Patrick Campbell"
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Sleepless by Patrick Campbell
Months after returning, he still awoke at night sweat-drenched with lingering dreams of the terrors that had kept him awake in the Amazon. Spiders that lay eggs under your skin....
Sleepless by Patrick Campbell
Months after returning, he still awoke at night sweat-drenched with lingering dreams of the terrors that had kept him awake in the Amazon. Spiders that lay eggs under your skin....