Graham liked noon. The feel of the sun being directly overhead soothed him somewhat, like it was a giant fiery guardian watching him from the sky. He almost felt certain that it would save him if another skeletal visitor came knocking on his door. It … Continue reading The Spider
The Visitor
It was a knock at the door that woke Graham that night. The first night without the nightmare and someone had chosen it to hammer on his door. Groggily he made his way to the front door, throwing on a night gown along the way, … Continue reading The Visitor
The Power of Christ Compels You – A Croggley Steinfast Short
The inquisition had come and gone, but Croggley Steinfast was happy. His new insurance business had garnered just enough faith to deter the inquisition as they knocked on the church door, although the smell of charred flesh would take a while to dissipate. All was … Continue reading The Power of Christ Compels You – A Croggley Steinfast Short
Uppity Dead Children – A Hubris McLeod short
I really hate poltergeists. There's something very upsetting about a creature that steals kids via the static on a television screen. This is compounded by the fact that the NBUO has no useful information on how to get rid of the bloody things. After decades … Continue reading Uppity Dead Children – A Hubris McLeod short
The Terror
Graham Enoch was tired. He hadn't managed a full night's sleep for over a month. The nightmares kept him awake. He'd had the nightmares for as long as he could remember. Every Wednesday they would come, waking him with terror. After a few years Graham … Continue reading The Terror
Time and Tithe – A Croggley Steinfast Short
Reverend Croggley Steinfast had done a grand job of ignoring the Pope. He had received fifteen letters from the Pope since the end of last week, all of them unopened and crumpled into a large ball Croggley enjoyed kicking around the empty church. He had … Continue reading Time and Tithe – A Croggley Steinfast Short
“Day 6”
Mission Diary – Pvt. Lance Hoyt Mission code: 455684-7713-5 Entry #1 – Mission START Entry to the facility was achieved with little difficulty. The outer doors seemed hesitant to open at first, they were bulging out of their tracks somewhat. It would appear that they … Continue reading “Day 6”
Day 5
Day 5: Y Team Specialist arrived at 1:00am. Further suggestions were made to administer The Serum but were denied. Y Team Representative and Specialist conferred privately for an hour. Contagion Alert: Yellow enacted at 1:43am. Subject 12's tendril cocoon managed to pierce the chamber floor, … Continue reading Day 5
Day 4
Day 4: Cameras came back on-line at 1:00am. Subjects had seemingly remained stationary the entire time however, on closer examination, subject 1's right eye had become completely red, in much the same way their left eye did on day 3. Subjects 11 and 14 had … Continue reading Day 4
Day 3
Day 3: Subject 1 got little sleep during the night. They displayed unusual behaviour during the night, clawing at their eyes and muttering incoherently for hours. The behaviour ceased at 6:00am when subject 1 awoke suddenly. Subject 1 subsequently patrolled the chamber for one hour, … Continue reading Day 3
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