Dark Moments
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alt="52 Hours by David Staiger"
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52 Hours by David Staiger
Dr Nores emerged from the isolation lab exhausted, relieved, elated. She’d dismissed her assistant four hours ago, ostensibly to sleep. This strain had been the most virulent they’d ever encountered....
52 Hours by David Staiger
Dr Nores emerged from the isolation lab exhausted, relieved, elated. She’d dismissed her assistant four hours ago, ostensibly to sleep. This strain had been the most virulent they’d ever encountered....
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alt="Wake by Ajaye Nic"
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Wake by Ajaye Nic
Another outbreak hits the city and it’s my turn to wake with bleeding gums and no teeth. I ring the hotline, get hauled off for tests, and spend three days...
Wake by Ajaye Nic
Another outbreak hits the city and it’s my turn to wake with bleeding gums and no teeth. I ring the hotline, get hauled off for tests, and spend three days...
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alt="Tick Tock by Pauline Yates"
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Tick Tock by Pauline Yates
The new virus spreading worldwide should be named after a clock. The nosebleeds begin exactly six hours after infection. At seventy-two hours, vision loss occurs. That surprised everyone. Many people...
Tick Tock by Pauline Yates
The new virus spreading worldwide should be named after a clock. The nosebleeds begin exactly six hours after infection. At seventy-two hours, vision loss occurs. That surprised everyone. Many people...
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alt="The Last Patient by Kristin Lennox"
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The Last Patient by Kristin Lennox
Dr Shepherd gently covered the body, the sheet blossoming red over the eyes and mouth. Exhausted, he spoke into a hand-held recorder. “Patient 47 entered end-stage I-GRID after experiencing continued...
The Last Patient by Kristin Lennox
Dr Shepherd gently covered the body, the sheet blossoming red over the eyes and mouth. Exhausted, he spoke into a hand-held recorder. “Patient 47 entered end-stage I-GRID after experiencing continued...
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alt="Munch by Liam Hogan"
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Munch by Liam Hogan
It was easy to catch and we willingly caught it. A disease that consumed fat, leaving us pounds, stones, lighter. Spread by saliva, spread by touch; tables of finger food...
Munch by Liam Hogan
It was easy to catch and we willingly caught it. A disease that consumed fat, leaving us pounds, stones, lighter. Spread by saliva, spread by touch; tables of finger food...
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alt="Breed by Louisa King"
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Breed by Louisa King
Lena couldn’t bring herself to swallow any more of them, despite their sugary coating. Even scorched black and long dead, the thought of them scuttling down her throat persisted. But...
Breed by Louisa King
Lena couldn’t bring herself to swallow any more of them, despite their sugary coating. Even scorched black and long dead, the thought of them scuttling down her throat persisted. But...
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alt="Devoured by Katherine Sankey"
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Devoured by Katherine Sankey
The winter was the harshest the village had seen. Drifts choked the houses. Blizzards blew. Each home was isolated and fearful of the howling at night. Desperate to feed his...
Devoured by Katherine Sankey
The winter was the harshest the village had seen. Drifts choked the houses. Blizzards blew. Each home was isolated and fearful of the howling at night. Desperate to feed his...
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alt="Wildwood Eternal by Fred W. Barlowe"
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Wildwood Eternal by Fred W. Barlowe
Dennis stood on the hilltop and surveyed the endless forest. Stars flickered through the darkening twilight. To his left he heard panting and turned to find a man stumbling towards...
Wildwood Eternal by Fred W. Barlowe
Dennis stood on the hilltop and surveyed the endless forest. Stars flickered through the darkening twilight. To his left he heard panting and turned to find a man stumbling towards...
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alt="Buddy Double by Megan Larson"
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Buddy Double by Megan Larson
Crack. Snap. Squelch. Bones break. Intestines writhe into place as I take on the small dog’s shape. “Buddy?” Lydia’s call echoes. I’ve studied them for weeks. Buddy wouldn’t bark, wouldn’t...
Buddy Double by Megan Larson
Crack. Snap. Squelch. Bones break. Intestines writhe into place as I take on the small dog’s shape. “Buddy?” Lydia’s call echoes. I’ve studied them for weeks. Buddy wouldn’t bark, wouldn’t...
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alt="Lighthouse by Kat Leeshue"
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Lighthouse by Kat Leeshue
Upon the rocky shores stood a lighthouse. A beacon. I crawl onto the shores first, leaving my scales for the pearly skin the men love so much. The waves try...
Lighthouse by Kat Leeshue
Upon the rocky shores stood a lighthouse. A beacon. I crawl onto the shores first, leaving my scales for the pearly skin the men love so much. The waves try...
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alt="In Plain Sight by Kristin Lennox"
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In Plain Sight by Kristin Lennox
Charlie peeked through the kitchen door: his mother was at the stove, humming, stirring a tantalising garlic tomato sauce, by the aroma. Sneaking up behind her, Charlie zapped her with...
In Plain Sight by Kristin Lennox
Charlie peeked through the kitchen door: his mother was at the stove, humming, stirring a tantalising garlic tomato sauce, by the aroma. Sneaking up behind her, Charlie zapped her with...
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alt="Belt and Bear by Ann Wuehler"
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Belt and Bear by Ann Wuehler
I shivered inside my human skin. My mother fell to the floor, my father bending over her, his belt in his fist. She took several blows, hiding her face, quiet,...
Belt and Bear by Ann Wuehler
I shivered inside my human skin. My mother fell to the floor, my father bending over her, his belt in his fist. She took several blows, hiding her face, quiet,...