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The Magistrate

  • Post category:Horror & Suspense/Short Fiction

‘You will be tested’, the condemned convict said, voice low and accent thick as the Magistrate gave the final chance for redemption to the accused.

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Into The Valley

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I have tried to venture beyond the cave, but I can learn little of the beast’s habits. I have seen neither hide nor hair of the creature, nor any other for that matter, during these last two days.

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Read more about the article The Vein And The Vestment

The Vein And The Vestment

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The severed goat’s head stared at him from the hay-strewn floor, judgement in its clouding eyes.

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Read more about the article What She Did To The Moon

What She Did To The Moon

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He is not mine, this boy. Not of my blood, at least. My sinewy arms cradle his round and tender form. The wind tries to pull him from me, but what can the wind do that even God cannot?

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Read more about the article The Good Soldier

The Good Soldier

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“Well, it’s safe to say her occupation didn’t have her killed” Whether he was right or wrong depends entirely on the meaning one chooses to give to the word “safe”.

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Read more about the article Lights In The Sky

Lights In The Sky

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Once the private home of a man named James Gilliland, the ranch had been transformed over the years into a mecca for UFO enthusiasts.

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Read more about the article Parasomnia

Parasomnia

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“Mommy. My brain is, is, is buzzing.” “Brains don’t buzz, babygirl.”

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Read more about the article No Longer

No Longer

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As the first flakes of snow landed on Jocelyn’s parka, the generator spluttered and died. ‘Shit,’ she spat. She tried to brush the flakes from her sleeves, but for every crystal she banished two more fell from above.

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Knit One

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Knit one. Purl one. Knit one. Purl one. Amy knits her fifth jumper in as many days.

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