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Naked Torment, by Audiowriter
I stare out the front window at the overgrown yard. The grass, weeds and shrubs have overtaken the whole place, making passers by think nobody has lived here in decades. Well, at least the old battered...
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Inspiration, by Reed Beebe
Sid Sagendorf always attends the Salem Comic-Con. The convention is a small event, attracting mostly local collectors and comics aficionados. The convention’s organizers invite comic book artists to...
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The Girl on the Wall, by Eric J. Krause
Josh figured he would hurt a lot more than he did. He didn’t feel much at all. Wasn’t it supposed to be painful when you got hit so hard that you went to sleep for a little while? Uncle Lenny would...
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Issue #9: Crossroads—The Realms of Death
Image credit: © Vitalez – Fotolia.com This issue is all about ghosts, ghouls, the undead, and the places they haunt. I’d like to thank all the readers and especially the authors for their patience...
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Sparks and Dark, by Kate Morrow
The walls of the warehouse were blackened by the desert sun. On the outside, they were baked too hot to touch. The inside was better, but the smell was stale and red. The blood and sweat of the ones...
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The Mission, by Iulian Ionescu
He releases the locking mechanism on his helmet, still smiling, happy to be the first man to set foot on Mars, at least the first in millions of years, as the recent unmanned exploration missions...
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The Silver Scarab, by Dana Wright
© theogott – Fotolia.com “I hate it.” Desi looked at the tiny metallic scarab and barely stifled a shiver. It was almost Halloween and the costume shop was cleaned out. Getting something together for a...
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A Tinker’s Damn, by K.R. Smith
© Vladislav Ociacia – Fotolia.com Detective Myers stood next to the body lying in the garage, scanning the area for any clue as to what had happened. Finding the only thing unusual to be the bloody...
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Issue #10: The Little Magazine of Magnificent Monsters
I sit around and mentally poke my gray matter, trying to come up with new ideas for magazine themes. I write them all down and put them aside for a day or two, like a vintner who has picked fresh...
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Stone City Old as Immeasurable Time, by Kelda Crich
This story was first published in Lovecraft E-Zine 2011. I stood in front of the temple entrance. It was unlike any building I’d ever seen. Instead of straight lines, the facade was cascade of spirals...
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You Can Bait a Fool with Water, by David Stewart
“Careful.” (Nervous girlfriend.) “Don’t worry; it’s got a blindfold on. It can’t see us.” (Cocky boyfriend.) Just a little closer. (Horse looking at two oblivious humans through the fly-mask.) “Hey,...
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Picnic in the City (On My Lonesome), by Gary Murphy
Previously this story appeared in ‘Tales of the Undead – Suffer Eternal 3′ The heavy lump smashed into her skull, ripping through her face and taking out each eye, as the once miniscule nose shattered....
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In the Shadow of the Square, by Delphine Boswell
He watched the people crowd St. Mark’s Square—the locals, the wandering musicians, and the tourists. He knew them all, had observed them for over three centuries. Seldom did any of them take the time...
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Little Windows, by Kevin Harkness
Little Windows was first published in Trembles e-zine in the Nov./Dec. issue. St. Paul’s Hospital, January 2, 1985 It was because of my Pa that I kept going back to the queer little churchyard and...
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Baby Rhyme Time, by Deborah Walker
This story was first published in Innsmouth FreePress 2009. Baby Rhyme Time. Youngsters Enjoy Initiation at Innsmouth Public Library. Thirty babies and toddlers, ranging from the age of two weeks (well...
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The Boy Who Would Know Tomorrow, by Ralph Greco, Jr.
“Real hauntings have nothing to do with ghosts finally; they have to do with the menace of memory.” Ann Rice It was the last Saturday night for us. There in the safety of Artie’s brown and beige...
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Karminrot, by Tia Kessler
There’s blood flowing down the river, winding its way through the rocky banks of Kentucky wooded knobs and hills- like the satin ribbons he once braided into my windswept hair. The blood is staining...
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No Mortal Dares, by Melanie Atherton Allen
“Ha! Ha! Ha! — ha! Ha! Ha! — Ho! Ho! Ho!” – roared our visitor, profoundly amused, “oh, Dupin, you will be the death of me yet! --Monsieur G.~ (The Purloined Letter, Edgar Allan Poe) C. Auguste...
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Issue 12: The Shadows Only Hide the Monsters: A Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe &...
© Dusan Kostic – Fotolia.com Happy Birthday, Mr. Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809. His short stories and poetry have been an influence on this author/editor since she was a child and...
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the doom master, by Christopher Woods
holds the throttle like a sword, smiling. most teeth missing, oh, and maybe a missing link, he wants to execute someone, has for weeks. the dark carnival goes town to rural Southern town, with Midway...
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