The Monster from the Woods

The storm was keeping Sam Morrison awake. He listened to the lid fly from the recycling bin and clatter across … More

The Elevator Trials

Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More

It was disturbing to take in the endless, neat rows of empty white seats in the preparation space. There had … More

I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More

A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More

The perfect world. That is where I lived. Nothing bad ever happened. The news was only good news. The government … More

The warm, acidic sea teased the arctic coastline, just a few feet from the entrance of the seed bank. It … More

My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More

The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More

The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More

“That…That is a monster.” He was right. He did what anyone would do when faced with a monster. He took … More

The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More

The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had … More