Dark Moments
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alt="The Rift by Bernardo Villela"
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The Rift by Bernardo Villela
All aboard were awestruck. Creating the dimensional rift was simple, but from it came a spacecraft identical to ours. The mission commander’s words echoed in my mind: Conducting geopolitical and...
The Rift by Bernardo Villela
All aboard were awestruck. Creating the dimensional rift was simple, but from it came a spacecraft identical to ours. The mission commander’s words echoed in my mind: Conducting geopolitical and...
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alt="Annihilation by Victor Nandi"
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Annihilation by Victor Nandi
Blood spattered as bullets tore through soft flesh. Olivia and her followers fell. Their bodies lay still for a moment. Then, electric sparks sizzled from their artificial limbs that yanked...
Annihilation by Victor Nandi
Blood spattered as bullets tore through soft flesh. Olivia and her followers fell. Their bodies lay still for a moment. Then, electric sparks sizzled from their artificial limbs that yanked...
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alt="It's Out There by Constantine E. Kiousis"
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It's Out There by Constantine E. Kiousis
David cowered in a dark corner of his bedroom, eyes wet behind fractured glasses, body shaking, arms clasped around folded legs. He could hear it walking down the hallway, heavy...
It's Out There by Constantine E. Kiousis
David cowered in a dark corner of his bedroom, eyes wet behind fractured glasses, body shaking, arms clasped around folded legs. He could hear it walking down the hallway, heavy...
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alt="Judgement by Chris Bannor"
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Judgement by Chris Bannor
I did everything by the book, followed every rule and regulation. None of that matters now. I can see inside the window and nothing changes the judgement they passed. I...
Judgement by Chris Bannor
I did everything by the book, followed every rule and regulation. None of that matters now. I can see inside the window and nothing changes the judgement they passed. I...
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alt="On the Edge of the Map by Kaitlyn Arnett"
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On the Edge of the Map by Kaitlyn Arnett
It’s supposed to be a joke, marking the boundaries of space with a kraken next to the compass, or dragons curled alongside the edges of the page. But the creature...
On the Edge of the Map by Kaitlyn Arnett
It’s supposed to be a joke, marking the boundaries of space with a kraken next to the compass, or dragons curled alongside the edges of the page. But the creature...
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alt="Sunset by Trevor Jess"
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Sunset by Trevor Jess
I toss another green log into the struggling fire. It sputters in protest. I’m only prolonging the inevitable. The cold permeates my suit, licking away the little remnants of heat....
Sunset by Trevor Jess
I toss another green log into the struggling fire. It sputters in protest. I’m only prolonging the inevitable. The cold permeates my suit, licking away the little remnants of heat....
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alt="Prospector by Rich Rurshell"
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Prospector by Rich Rurshell
Buzzing filled the air as swarms of impregnators scoured the colony. The colonists were strewn around the settlement, paralysed, and riddled with eggs. Hosts to the next generation. Sickly moonlight...
Prospector by Rich Rurshell
Buzzing filled the air as swarms of impregnators scoured the colony. The colonists were strewn around the settlement, paralysed, and riddled with eggs. Hosts to the next generation. Sickly moonlight...
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alt="A Space Pirate’s Life by Charlotte Langtree"
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A Space Pirate’s Life by Charlotte Langtree
The ship was like nothing Jasper had seen before. Porous walls secreted a strange substance, and the floor throbbed beneath his feet. Leading his men into a small chamber, he...
A Space Pirate’s Life by Charlotte Langtree
The ship was like nothing Jasper had seen before. Porous walls secreted a strange substance, and the floor throbbed beneath his feet. Leading his men into a small chamber, he...
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alt="Machinations by Jen Mierisch"
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Machinations by Jen Mierisch
Back then, my job was to strip the corpses and bundle clothes for reuse. I tugged shoes and tossed them towards the heap. On one shoe, a word was written,...
Machinations by Jen Mierisch
Back then, my job was to strip the corpses and bundle clothes for reuse. I tugged shoes and tossed them towards the heap. On one shoe, a word was written,...
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alt="Artificial Favouritism by J.M. Faulkner"
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Artificial Favouritism by J.M. Faulkner
Ceiling lights flicker. Our cutlery pauses over our plates. The ship is dying, and so are we. It’s coughed out our last, artificial meal for Dad and me; he calls...
Artificial Favouritism by J.M. Faulkner
Ceiling lights flicker. Our cutlery pauses over our plates. The ship is dying, and so are we. It’s coughed out our last, artificial meal for Dad and me; he calls...
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alt="Sinlight Rising by Kimberly Rei"
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Sinlight Rising by Kimberly Rei
Sinlight flickered around the planet below—a writhing, ancient welcome. It spiked in beautiful colours, beckoning us to visit. We'd been monitoring the activity for weeks, watching it grow. Two cycles...
Sinlight Rising by Kimberly Rei
Sinlight flickered around the planet below—a writhing, ancient welcome. It spiked in beautiful colours, beckoning us to visit. We'd been monitoring the activity for weeks, watching it grow. Two cycles...
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alt="Silenced Night by Constantine E. Kiousis"
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Silenced Night by Constantine E. Kiousis
Colourful lights twinkled around the Christmas tree as muffled screams filled the darkened living room, Marie gawking from a corner as the hulking man stuffed her terrified mother into a...
Silenced Night by Constantine E. Kiousis
Colourful lights twinkled around the Christmas tree as muffled screams filled the darkened living room, Marie gawking from a corner as the hulking man stuffed her terrified mother into a...