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Arena of Shadows – Six Body-Parts Bleeding…
by John Saxton
A dark shed: arena of shadows.
A heavyset man carefully wraps a severed leg, placing it alongside other limbs. He adds a bright bow, before wiping bloody hands in matted beard. With dripping shovel, he approaches the torso.
A female voice: “Santa. Tea’s ready.”
“Almost done!” booms his jolly voice.
The neatly-written note makes him smile.
“Dear Santa,
Daddy left Mummy! I usually want lots of parcels, but all I want this Christmas is Daddy back.
Love,
Jenny.”
Best of both worlds, muses the red-robed figure, as the shovel whispers down on an exposed neck, to grant a child’s wish.
John Saxton
Whilst also writing supernatural chillers for young adults, John Saxton has had over 50 adult short horror stories published in the independent press; including his own collection: ‘Bloodshot’. He has also placed stories in The Wicked Library and the Terror Tales podcasts. He writes from Yorkshire, England, mainly after dark…
https://twitter.com/jsaxtonwriter
They Hang
by John Saxton
They hang; some in bunches, others alone. Umbilical cords connect to maternal branches. The progeny sway in the breeze. Sun bakes the forest floor.
Footsteps! In soft grass. The man salivates, eyes glazed. Pauses; inhales; snarls through discoloured teeth. Bloodshot eyes swivel toward a succulent hatchling. Unsheathes his knife.
The scions sense danger. Scream. Agonisingly.
He falls to his knees, knife dropped. Ears covered, bleeding through fingers.
Foetal leeches jump, cords elastic. Countless needled jaws affix. His death is slow torture. They drain him. Withdraw. Bloated. His alabaster corpse stinks in the calescent sun.
They hang.
Until the next feed.
John Saxton
John Saxton hails from Yorkshire, UK, where he is happily married, with two sons. He has had over 50 short horror stories published in the independent press, including his own collection: ‘Bloodshot’. He writes mainly after dark…
Find him on Twitter @jsaxtonwriter.