Dark Moments

Torches and Pitchforks by Raven Corinn Carluk sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Torches and Pitchforks by Raven Corinn Carluk" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Torches and Pitchforks by Raven Corinn Carluk

Gavin glowered at the townfolk gathered at the base of his tower. Their grumbles had grown in volume as they worked themselves into a frenzy against the wizard within. Amazing...

Torches and Pitchforks by Raven Corinn Carluk

Gavin glowered at the townfolk gathered at the base of his tower. Their grumbles had grown in volume as they worked themselves into a frenzy against the wizard within. Amazing...

Redecorating Heaven by McKenzie Richardson sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Redecorating Heaven by McKenzie Richardson" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Redecorating Heaven by McKenzie Richardson

Merlot-hued spatters stain white feathers as I snap the final bone, hanging my newest creation up for display. These heavenly angels have gotten soft in their home of clouds, always...

Redecorating Heaven by McKenzie Richardson

Merlot-hued spatters stain white feathers as I snap the final bone, hanging my newest creation up for display. These heavenly angels have gotten soft in their home of clouds, always...

Satan's Butterfly by Shawn M. Klimek sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Satan's Butterfly by Shawn M. Klimek" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Satan's Butterfly by Shawn M. Klimek

Spanning the stems of a prickly cactus, a spiderweb glittered in the morning dew like a sequined doily. When a yellow hornet—actually, a demon—descended nearby, the web’s owner warily revealed...

Satan's Butterfly by Shawn M. Klimek

Spanning the stems of a prickly cactus, a spiderweb glittered in the morning dew like a sequined doily. When a yellow hornet—actually, a demon—descended nearby, the web’s owner warily revealed...

Flames of Betrayal by Paula R.C. Readman sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Flames of Betrayal by Paula R.C. Readman" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Flames of Betrayal by Paula R.C. Readman

Martha fed more sticks to the fire. Soon the cauldron bubbled. She took a deep breath and began to chant. She had to get it right. First, she added rosemary...

Flames of Betrayal by Paula R.C. Readman

Martha fed more sticks to the fire. Soon the cauldron bubbled. She took a deep breath and began to chant. She had to get it right. First, she added rosemary...

The Old One Breathed by Scott Wheelock sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="The Old One Breathed by Scott Wheelock" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

The Old One Breathed by Scott Wheelock

The people blanketed the ground as numerous as grains of sand upon the ocean floor. Now it stood before them as still and vast as a mountain. The God's head...

The Old One Breathed by Scott Wheelock

The people blanketed the ground as numerous as grains of sand upon the ocean floor. Now it stood before them as still and vast as a mountain. The God's head...

Where's Margaret? by Kelly Matsuura sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Where's Margaret? by Kelly Matsuura" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Where's Margaret? by Kelly Matsuura

When Wizard Qarmel took to his death bed, I didn’t want him to die alone. “What’s Margaret's address? I’ll send a letter,” I offered. The wizard's wife had left years...

Where's Margaret? by Kelly Matsuura

When Wizard Qarmel took to his death bed, I didn’t want him to die alone. “What’s Margaret's address? I’ll send a letter,” I offered. The wizard's wife had left years...

Two Wrongs Don't Save a Changeling by K.B. Elijah sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Two Wrongs Don't Save a Changeling by K.B. Elijah" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Two Wrongs Don't Save a Changeling by K.B. Elijah

Cold winds borne from grey skies whipped around me, mixing strands of my green hair with my tears. “Merle.” Acquisition Officer Karea fluttered down onto the bridge beside me. “You...

Two Wrongs Don't Save a Changeling by K.B. Elijah

Cold winds borne from grey skies whipped around me, mixing strands of my green hair with my tears. “Merle.” Acquisition Officer Karea fluttered down onto the bridge beside me. “You...

Bloody Mary by Neen Cohen sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Bloody Mary by Neen Cohen" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Bloody Mary by Neen Cohen

She fluttered her bright blue eyes in the lights of the nightclub, taking the drink from his over-eager hands. “Now leave.” He turned, eyebrows knitting. Tomorrow he would wonder where...

Bloody Mary by Neen Cohen

She fluttered her bright blue eyes in the lights of the nightclub, taking the drink from his over-eager hands. “Now leave.” He turned, eyebrows knitting. Tomorrow he would wonder where...

To Serve and Obey by Zoey Xolton sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="To Serve and Obey by Zoey Xolton" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

To Serve and Obey by Zoey Xolton

Lucifer languished upon the immense, black throne forged of dragon glass. Slumbering by his side, Lilith's great scaled tail wrapped around the dais, her bejewelled hide wreathed in living flame....

To Serve and Obey by Zoey Xolton

Lucifer languished upon the immense, black throne forged of dragon glass. Slumbering by his side, Lilith's great scaled tail wrapped around the dais, her bejewelled hide wreathed in living flame....

The Old Switcheroo by Steven Holding sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="The Old Switcheroo by Steven Holding" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

The Old Switcheroo by Steven Holding

All it took was one look at her hook nose and Danny knew that his granny was a witch. A familiar black cat, dark pointy hat, although her number of...

The Old Switcheroo by Steven Holding

All it took was one look at her hook nose and Danny knew that his granny was a witch. A familiar black cat, dark pointy hat, although her number of...

A Romance in Dunwich by V.A. Vazquez sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="A Romance in Dunwich by V.A. Vazquez" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

A Romance in Dunwich by V.A. Vazquez

There weren't many eligible bachelors in Dunwich, but even then, all the women stayed away from Wilbur Whateley. His beard was coarse and knotted, like the hide of a mountain...

A Romance in Dunwich by V.A. Vazquez

There weren't many eligible bachelors in Dunwich, but even then, all the women stayed away from Wilbur Whateley. His beard was coarse and knotted, like the hide of a mountain...

Elspeth by Jacqueline Moran Meyer sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Elspeth by Jacqueline Moran Meyer" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Elspeth by Jacqueline Moran Meyer

Elspeth haunts me. At night, I hear her ankle chains scrape along the floorboards towards the bedroom I share with my new bride. She’s getting closer, with her bloated body...

Elspeth by Jacqueline Moran Meyer

Elspeth haunts me. At night, I hear her ankle chains scrape along the floorboards towards the bedroom I share with my new bride. She’s getting closer, with her bloated body...