Tag Archives: horror

Thursday photo prompt – Arch #writephoto – The Cleaning Lady

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Michael

The cleaning lady hurried along the passageway head down concentrating on her job but keeping an eye on the archway. As benign as it looked with it opening out onto the beautiful gardens below she always sensed a malignant presence, … Continue reading →

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June 22: Flash Fiction Challenge – Dumbfounded

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Michael

June 22, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that involves a dream. This action could have happened while awake, such as daydreaming, or make up a dream when asleep. Go where the prompt leads … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – April 22, 2017 – Shaken

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Michael

Image: Photo: Glenn Hunt This week’s task in 150 words: this week a page from a diary. Dear Diary, She said a short walk to the hotel from the train and I’d find her waiting in the foyer. However, the … Continue reading →

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Prompt #72 “Sister Awake” – Hush!

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Michael

Hush! Hush! Shhhh! Hush! They might hear you. You don’t want them to know you are here. You might be lucky and not see them today. But if not…then….then…..beware the puppet master! Hush! If they catch you they do things … Continue reading →

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Prompt 29: Rorshach Test – Cockroaches

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Michael

Dear Doctor Fixall, Thank you for seeing me today. I have studied the image you have given me and I think I have unearthed the source of my issues. I have a morbid fear of cockroaches. That’s what I see … Continue reading →

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Pain Relief

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Michael

With my tooth aching and the urge to get to the kitchen to find the pain tablets my mind was occupied with relief. I rushed down the corridor as they watched and muttered amongst themselves in foul and hideous whispers. … Continue reading →

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Prompt 22 Try Something Different – Horror Story

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Michael

When Charlotte was a child she was asked to stay over at her cousin Sally’s place. Sally lived in a dark old house on the edge of town and though Charlotte had been there many times, on each subsequent visit … Continue reading →

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