The Cask of Amontillado
A scorned man invites his rival to down into a cellar to ‘verify that his expensive cask of Amontillado is legitimate.’
2BR02B
In a future where death has been solved, and the population of the United States is stabilised, a father waits nervously for his wife to give birth to triplets.
The Tell-Tale Heart
A man attempts to convince the reader of his sanity, and to justify his grisly deeds.
All Summer in a Day
Children wait by the windows of their school for a chance to see the Venutian sun.
The Girl with Flies Coming Out of Her Eyes
Imagine you are a young woman. Imagine you want to cry, but you can’t, because of a sickness where your eyes make flies instead of tears.
Hartliss Detective Agency
In the mafia-run streets of 1920s Chicago, a private investigator with a knack for the paranormal gets a case that'll bring him to the dark underbelly of the city in more ways than one.
The Americanization of Kambili
I hissed the words at her. “This, your America, it will kill you.”
The Never-Ending Chinatown
I went on a jog this morning in a never-ending Chinatown.
The Omen
All the koi fish in our pond died, except one.
Wolf Facts
If there were any justice in the world, I would have been born a wolf. Instead, I’m a seventh grader.
A New Form of Drone Warfare, or The Spicy Chicken Incident
More things fall from the sky now.
SCP-5055 - Pandora
She opened the box, and inside was…
August Heat
I have had what I believe to be the most remarkable day in my life, and while the events are still fresh in my mind, I wish to put them down on paper as clearly as possible.
City Wolf
The werewolf has been scheduling men from the app back-to-back every night—even on the days leading up to the full moon, though she knows she shouldn’t.
White World
“It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” yelled Tom.
The Girl Who Was Afraid to Die
There once was a girl who was afraid to die.
Die Cuban
Listo had suspected the curse since the hospital, but after his first full moon it was a fact.
The Inheritance Thread
Father never told me why he made Mother sew her lips shut.
A family in heavy rain
We had to stop him from swimming in the floodwater.
Mousepad
Her breasts are round, perfectly round—the shape of a pomelo, cut in half, flesh side facing down, two meaty pieces laying next to each other.
What They Don’t Tell You
Mum always said that if you want to open your eyes, do community service.
A Bruise the Size and Shape of a Door Handle
When Salma was nine her mother died and she went to live with the father she knew only through birthday phone calls and from her mother’s steel-lined phraseology—he was a bitch on heat; a fucking rabid, no-cock-and-balled pug with more horn than a wolfhound.
And It Goes Running
Aside from becoming a werewolf, June was actually pretty non-eventful.
first day as a second century warlord
first day as a second century warlord i have my men tie branches to their horses’ tails to stir up dust and make it look like there’s a lot of us but i forget it just rained so there isn’t any dust and the enemy can clearly see there’s like twenty of us all spread out in a line
They’re Made Out of Meat
“Meat?”
“Meat. They’re made out of meat.”
If You Want to Live, Look Down
As a life-long hotel maintenance worker, I've seen some bizarre occurrences throughout my career.
The Shape of Things
Peter Horn’s wife Polly Horn gives birth to a healthy baby named Py, only she gives birth to him into the wrong dimension.
I ATE THREE EGGS EVERY SINGLE MORNING FOR A WEEK - HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED
It’s the offseason around these parts, and one of the essential things we do every offseason is revisit our diet and exercise.
A scorpion, not knowing how to swim, asked a frog to carry it across the river
“Do I look like a fool?” said the frog. “You’d sting me if I let you on my back!”
The Yellow Wallpaper
A woman, restrained to her house by her husband and sister-in-law, begins obsessing over wallpaper she finds disturbing.