Dark Moments
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alt="Facelift by Jasmine Arch"
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Facelift by Jasmine Arch
The pumpkin's toothy grin had grown a bit ragged. Anna lifted his lid and replaced the burnt-out candle with a new one. "Let's get you a facelift, buddy." Chuckling at...
Facelift by Jasmine Arch
The pumpkin's toothy grin had grown a bit ragged. Anna lifted his lid and replaced the burnt-out candle with a new one. "Let's get you a facelift, buddy." Chuckling at...
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alt="Graveyard by G. Allen Wilbanks"
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Graveyard by G. Allen Wilbanks
Morty loved decorating for Halloween. He was especially proud of the graveyard display he erected on his front lawn every year. Marble headstones, skeletons, body parts and decomposing corpses covered...
Graveyard by G. Allen Wilbanks
Morty loved decorating for Halloween. He was especially proud of the graveyard display he erected on his front lawn every year. Marble headstones, skeletons, body parts and decomposing corpses covered...
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alt="Riddle of the Sphinx by Shawn M. Klimek"
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Riddle of the Sphinx by Shawn M. Klimek
“Domesticated dogs came into being after generations of cavemen cross-bred wolves willing to be petted,” Keller lectured. “Two millennia later, wolves are a separate species. Evolution takes practice.” “But why...
Riddle of the Sphinx by Shawn M. Klimek
“Domesticated dogs came into being after generations of cavemen cross-bred wolves willing to be petted,” Keller lectured. “Two millennia later, wolves are a separate species. Evolution takes practice.” “But why...
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alt="Here Comes the Knock by Paula R. C. Readman"
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Here Comes the Knock by Paula R. C. Readman
Streetlights darken. Laughter fills the air. Eager fresh faces dart everywhere. “Trick or Treat,” echoes in porches. I drop the grubby net curtain. Anticipation races through me. Ghosts from my...
Here Comes the Knock by Paula R. C. Readman
Streetlights darken. Laughter fills the air. Eager fresh faces dart everywhere. “Trick or Treat,” echoes in porches. I drop the grubby net curtain. Anticipation races through me. Ghosts from my...
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alt="The Wackiest Star Ship in the Space Force by John H. Dromey"
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The Wackiest Star Ship in the Space Force by Jo...
A doorbell rang. A door creaked open. A cloaked figure stood on the porch. “Who’re you?” The apparition answered, “A ghost from your childhood past. When you pushed me into...
The Wackiest Star Ship in the Space Force by Jo...
A doorbell rang. A door creaked open. A cloaked figure stood on the porch. “Who’re you?” The apparition answered, “A ghost from your childhood past. When you pushed me into...
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alt="Anniversary of the Mask Murders by Joshua D. Taylor"
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Anniversary of the Mask Murders by Joshua D. Ta...
Chris and Sara stared at the abandoned and dilapidated monster mask factory. The windows were shattered and forgotten police tape flapped in the chilly October breeze. “I can’t believe twenty-three...
Anniversary of the Mask Murders by Joshua D. Ta...
Chris and Sara stared at the abandoned and dilapidated monster mask factory. The windows were shattered and forgotten police tape flapped in the chilly October breeze. “I can’t believe twenty-three...
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alt="A Family Hallowe’en by Connie R. Watson"
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A Family Hallowe’en by Connie R. Watson
With a final slice, Jace completed his carving. He wiped the blood off his knife and stepped back. Dad looked really cool. The lit candle inside his hollow head cast...
A Family Hallowe’en by Connie R. Watson
With a final slice, Jace completed his carving. He wiped the blood off his knife and stepped back. Dad looked really cool. The lit candle inside his hollow head cast...
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alt="Party Favours by J.S. Carnes"
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Party Favours by J.S. Carnes
Cindy manoeuvred through fake cobwebs lining the maze. As much as she loved creating haunted houses, tearing it down became tedious in the holiday’s afterglow. “Of course, no one stays...
Party Favours by J.S. Carnes
Cindy manoeuvred through fake cobwebs lining the maze. As much as she loved creating haunted houses, tearing it down became tedious in the holiday’s afterglow. “Of course, no one stays...
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alt="Head of the Class by Raven Corinn Carluk"
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Head of the Class by Raven Corinn Carluk
Master found me on the streets when I was five, offered to train me as an assassin. I was starving, weakened, waiting to be snatched up by the pedos. What...
Head of the Class by Raven Corinn Carluk
Master found me on the streets when I was five, offered to train me as an assassin. I was starving, weakened, waiting to be snatched up by the pedos. What...
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alt="Tali’s Future by Susanne Thomas"
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Tali’s Future by Susanne Thomas
Heralds pronounced the fate of the world at Tali's birth. The crown took instant action. Powers greater than theirs protected the child from murder. But they isolated her and starved...
Tali’s Future by Susanne Thomas
Heralds pronounced the fate of the world at Tali's birth. The crown took instant action. Powers greater than theirs protected the child from murder. But they isolated her and starved...
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alt="A Deal is a Deal by Crystal L. Kirkham"
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A Deal is a Deal by Crystal L. Kirkham
Tonight, they celebrated her granddaughter’s sixteenth birthday. An adult by the standards of the ancients. Now, the river spirit demanded its sacrifice for the deal that Marie had made. “Annalise?”...
A Deal is a Deal by Crystal L. Kirkham
Tonight, they celebrated her granddaughter’s sixteenth birthday. An adult by the standards of the ancients. Now, the river spirit demanded its sacrifice for the deal that Marie had made. “Annalise?”...
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alt="The Ancestor Stone by Joel R. Hunt"
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The Ancestor Stone by Joel R. Hunt
Becoming a man had been harder in my grandfather’s youth, or so he delighted in telling me. The Sacred Forest was wild and overgrown. A boy needed to battle dangerous...
The Ancestor Stone by Joel R. Hunt
Becoming a man had been harder in my grandfather’s youth, or so he delighted in telling me. The Sacred Forest was wild and overgrown. A boy needed to battle dangerous...