Dark Moments

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

The Gun by James WF Roberts

The gun on the table mocks me. It calls to me. It knows me. It knows my secrets. It knows everything I’ve done.  This dormant metal god, looks at me....

The Gun by James WF Roberts

The gun on the table mocks me. It calls to me. It knows me. It knows my secrets. It knows everything I’ve done.  This dormant metal god, looks at me....

Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell

All my life, Uncle Harry’s name was spoken with a pitying hush. “He never recovered from his son’s disappearance.” He lived thirty years after my cousin vanished. Harry was never...

Inheritance by Charlotte O’Farrell

All my life, Uncle Harry’s name was spoken with a pitying hush. “He never recovered from his son’s disappearance.” He lived thirty years after my cousin vanished. Harry was never...

Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer

The train stopped. Sanesh awoke with a start. His own reflection stared at him from the window. Blackest night reigned outside, and the jungle brushed against the carriage. “What is...

Aberrant Foliation by Dennis Mombauer

The train stopped. Sanesh awoke with a start. His own reflection stared at him from the window. Blackest night reigned outside, and the jungle brushed against the carriage. “What is...

Darkness  Falls by Kim Plasket sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket

Darkness falls across a sea of blood. Closing eyes to the horror of the day, demons scurry in fear as the killer starts to draw near. Hellfire and insanity are...

Darkness Falls by Kim Plasket

Darkness falls across a sea of blood. Closing eyes to the horror of the day, demons scurry in fear as the killer starts to draw near. Hellfire and insanity are...

A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson

Michael knew of the man. He visited during times of grief and immense heartache, offering the same thing to everyone. An opportunity to be permanently reunited with a lost loved...

A New Mourning by Kevin Hopson

Michael knew of the man. He visited during times of grief and immense heartache, offering the same thing to everyone. An opportunity to be permanently reunited with a lost loved...

Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield

The penthouse door shut behind Clive. Mike scowled at his back. Weenie. Next-door neighbours as children, Clive had deserved whatever Mike had dished out to him. Now, Mike had convinced...

Treasure Hunt by Holly Schofield

The penthouse door shut behind Clive. Mike scowled at his back. Weenie. Next-door neighbours as children, Clive had deserved whatever Mike had dished out to him. Now, Mike had convinced...

All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris

While the family slept, all the little vampires fed. The laptop, whose battery no longer held its charge, sipped wall current. No less greedy were the phones and tablets plugged...

All the Little Vampires by Gregory L. Norris

While the family slept, all the little vampires fed. The laptop, whose battery no longer held its charge, sipped wall current. No less greedy were the phones and tablets plugged...

Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen

The villagers decided she was a witch. They exiled her to the desert, to die of heat exhaustion or go mad of thirst. She did neither. She made a scarecrow,...

Rags and Bones by Carys Crossen

The villagers decided she was a witch. They exiled her to the desert, to die of heat exhaustion or go mad of thirst. She did neither. She made a scarecrow,...

The Capital D by A.L. King sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="The Capital D by A.L. King" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

The Capital D by A.L. King

I’ve seen Death. That’s with a capital D. I mostly spotted him by the hospital, located conveniently beside a senior care facility (makes for a short commute, I guess). Any...

The Capital D by A.L. King

I’ve seen Death. That’s with a capital D. I mostly spotted him by the hospital, located conveniently beside a senior care facility (makes for a short commute, I guess). Any...

O Fear and Fortuna by L.P. Melling sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 550px, (min-width: 750px) calc((100vw - 130px) / 2), calc((100vw - 50px) / 2)" alt="O Fear and Fortuna by L.P. Melling" class="motion-reduce" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="630" >

O Fear and Fortuna by L.P. Melling

They rained from the sky, shaped like fortune cookies, contrails combining to spell a dark message. Their ships shuddered, separated, a mirror-like liquid spreading between each hemisphere. Launch codes entered,...

O Fear and Fortuna by L.P. Melling

They rained from the sky, shaped like fortune cookies, contrails combining to spell a dark message. Their ships shuddered, separated, a mirror-like liquid spreading between each hemisphere. Launch codes entered,...

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

Singer by Steven Sheil

She fell backwards into the crowd and felt their hands take her weight. Sweat-slick fingers pressed into her body as the strobe-light jittered across their faces in time with the...

Singer by Steven Sheil

She fell backwards into the crowd and felt their hands take her weight. Sweat-slick fingers pressed into her body as the strobe-light jittered across their faces in time with the...

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

Lady in White by A.R. Johnston

I slowly walked toward the river, fireflies dancing in front of me. The magic on the air—it was almost tangible. I loved it and I wanted more. The moon reflected...

Lady in White by A.R. Johnston

I slowly walked toward the river, fireflies dancing in front of me. The magic on the air—it was almost tangible. I loved it and I wanted more. The moon reflected...