Dark Moments
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alt="Gesundheit by Scott O'Neill"
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Gesundheit by Scott O'Neill
Rabbi Michnik proudly watched his golem dismember four more Schutzstaffel guards. Imprisoned in Hitler’s occult research facility, he’d invested months in secret sculpting and kabbalistic rituals to refine the humaniform...
Gesundheit by Scott O'Neill
Rabbi Michnik proudly watched his golem dismember four more Schutzstaffel guards. Imprisoned in Hitler’s occult research facility, he’d invested months in secret sculpting and kabbalistic rituals to refine the humaniform...
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alt="Grisly Transformation by Evan Baughfman"
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Grisly Transformation by Evan Baughfman
Shawn sat in the driver’s seat of an extra-terrestrial vehicle, though he wasn’t steering his new friend. The Corvette—shape-shifting robot, Xcellsior—carried its teenage companion over rain-slick roads, dashboard stereo blasting...
Grisly Transformation by Evan Baughfman
Shawn sat in the driver’s seat of an extra-terrestrial vehicle, though he wasn’t steering his new friend. The Corvette—shape-shifting robot, Xcellsior—carried its teenage companion over rain-slick roads, dashboard stereo blasting...
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alt="In Our Best Interests by Penny Durham"
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In Our Best Interests by Penny Durham
“Mission accomplished” flashed up on monitors worldwide. DeepGreen, usually so modest, was entitled to some self-congratulation. The AI had fulfilled the mission entrusted to it thirteen years ago, a mission...
In Our Best Interests by Penny Durham
“Mission accomplished” flashed up on monitors worldwide. DeepGreen, usually so modest, was entitled to some self-congratulation. The AI had fulfilled the mission entrusted to it thirteen years ago, a mission...
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alt="Wish Fulfilment by Stuart Docherty"
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Wish Fulfilment by Stuart Docherty
“Give me two tusks, and the force and will to crush my foes between them, to hear their eyes burst,” I said when I found the magic lamp; it was...
Wish Fulfilment by Stuart Docherty
“Give me two tusks, and the force and will to crush my foes between them, to hear their eyes burst,” I said when I found the magic lamp; it was...
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alt="Out of Range by G.B. Dinesh"
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Out of Range by G.B. Dinesh
We ate the last of our food today. We’re going to sleep the big sleep now. When we hurtled past Mars, Tim joked, “It’s okay. We’ll reach Jupiter instead.” But...
Out of Range by G.B. Dinesh
We ate the last of our food today. We’re going to sleep the big sleep now. When we hurtled past Mars, Tim joked, “It’s okay. We’ll reach Jupiter instead.” But...
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alt="It’s Your Funeral! by Jameson Grey"
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It’s Your Funeral! by Jameson Grey
Ed bribed the local gravedigger, Smithy, with a few beers and fifty bucks he could ill afford, and Smithy supplied the coffin with a gleeful, “It’s your funeral, frat boy.”...
It’s Your Funeral! by Jameson Grey
Ed bribed the local gravedigger, Smithy, with a few beers and fifty bucks he could ill afford, and Smithy supplied the coffin with a gleeful, “It’s your funeral, frat boy.”...
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alt="A Medical Miracle by Tim Law"
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A Medical Miracle by Tim Law
They advertised it as the medical breakthrough of the century. No exercise, no diet, just one puff a day and the weight melted away. We all bought it, every single...
A Medical Miracle by Tim Law
They advertised it as the medical breakthrough of the century. No exercise, no diet, just one puff a day and the weight melted away. We all bought it, every single...
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alt="Immaculate Record by Alden Terzo"
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Immaculate Record by Alden Terzo
Daniella’s eyes fluttered. Pain danced across her body. “What… What happened?” “We’ve had an accident,” Car answered. “While under manual control, we impacted a guardrail. Help is en route.” “But…...
Immaculate Record by Alden Terzo
Daniella’s eyes fluttered. Pain danced across her body. “What… What happened?” “We’ve had an accident,” Car answered. “While under manual control, we impacted a guardrail. Help is en route.” “But…...
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alt="Numbskull by Pauline Yates"
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Numbskull by Pauline Yates
For the third time, bone shards and chunks of brain splatter when Pete’s bullet hits the tree and ricochets. In a flash of brilliance, his twitching body returns to his...
Numbskull by Pauline Yates
For the third time, bone shards and chunks of brain splatter when Pete’s bullet hits the tree and ricochets. In a flash of brilliance, his twitching body returns to his...
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alt="Selective Hearing by Kim F.G. Olav"
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Selective Hearing by Kim F.G. Olav
“The vault’s new security system is online,” Declan says, pointing to the chequered tiles. “But...how do we cross without triggering it?” Octavia asks. “There’s a safe path over—the technician wrote...
Selective Hearing by Kim F.G. Olav
“The vault’s new security system is online,” Declan says, pointing to the chequered tiles. “But...how do we cross without triggering it?” Octavia asks. “There’s a safe path over—the technician wrote...
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alt="Dark Reflection by Grace Quon"
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Dark Reflection by Grace Quon
I stare in the mirror. You’re gone again. I brush my hair by feel, but don’t dare to attempt makeup. I search for you all day. Windows, puddles, the polished...
Dark Reflection by Grace Quon
I stare in the mirror. You’re gone again. I brush my hair by feel, but don’t dare to attempt makeup. I search for you all day. Windows, puddles, the polished...
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alt="Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Tannis Mill"
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Tannis Mill
Miriam set crescent rolls on the table, then disappeared into the kitchen. Marcus buttered one and called after her. “I saw him again today. In the lobby of my office...
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Tannis Mill
Miriam set crescent rolls on the table, then disappeared into the kitchen. Marcus buttered one and called after her. “I saw him again today. In the lobby of my office...