Stories tagged “terror”
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Awakening
Dark clouds rumbled above me as lightning struck the sides of the cliffs, boulders crashed towards me. Ignoring everything I ran down the desolate canyon, this was all too familiar now, the only true terror left here was the thing that I knew was chasi...
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In these here parts, a tolerable day.
Clarice ran. It was catching up. The shambling horror that had pursued her throughout the night was right behind her now. “Help”, she sobbed, through her rasping, gasping breathing. “Help Me!” Her pursuer remained just out of si...
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Mr. Green Thumb
I awoke with the striking realization that I had been captured. The Dandelions had alerted the Roses of my entry. They must have released a noxious blend of pollen, overwhelming the Clariton I had taken earlier, rendering me unconscious. My hands and ...
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A Tuesday in September
It was a Tuesday morning. The sky was clear and it promised to be a beautiful day. The summer was changing into fall. My wife, a middle school teacher, was already out of the house and at work when I got up. I was between jobs and had just sat down in ...
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A Tuesday in September, Part Two
I got to the school and went in. The place was in lockdown and parents were enroute to pick up their kids. Everyone was upset and tense. My wife was outwardly calm, as she always was in a crisis. But inside, she was shaken to the core. There was a TV o...
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Open It I Must
I dropped it on floor. I blame it on the terror. I didn’t hate the person. I never did. But it scared me. To open it would mean that I would open the black hole of missing someone that is no longer around. And to open it might have meant that I w...
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Medical Malpractice
“Whe…where am I?” The Patient asked coming out of his slumber. “Oh hush love, your in the operating room.” said a nurse. “What? For what?” “You had a terrible fall, but don’t worry, the doctor will ...
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Escape
In the dim light I nearly ran into it. Valctor and Feela were sobbing for breath. Both looking to me for a solution. Down the tunnel behind us, the feeders were closing the distance – us, their escaping prey trapped. The passage blocked off with ...
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An Ill Wind
The cool air that swept in from the sea was a refreshing change from the summer heat. It heralded the creeping fog that obscured the horizon and carried the acrid chemical smells of vinegar and smoke. Perched on the back of her bicycle, a young girl wa...
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Home Alone
There was something in the house with me. My family had gone out to dinner. Thanks to two tests on Monday, I stayed home to study. There was no one to help me. I was alone. Except for the curved lamp in my room, the whole house was dark. Sounds combini...
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First meeting with Cadre
And here he comes now. All 274 pounds of him. He is the last one any of us wants to meet, but we all know that someone is going to have to do it. We all just try desparately to avoid being the one unlucky one. Keep your back straight, eyes foward, hand...
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Invasion
I could see the shadows passing under the closet door. I closed my eyes and tried not to breathe. At 7:13 tonight the door was smashed in and three men entered the house. I was up in my room when this happened. I heard several gunshots and closed mysel...
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Killing her with a D3
Have you ever felt terrified, I mean, terrified, iron knot in the stomach, chest heaving, pissin’ on your pants terrified? This is how I have lived since I was ten. She comes suddenly and she disappears as suddenly. She comes out of shadows, in b...
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Ashes Ramain: Chapter One;; Part 2
Before me now stood a large black man. A bead of sweat dribbled down my temple as I gulped what could have been my last breath. The creature opened his gaping mouth, “I am sorry, truly sorry to tell you this, but the corporation is having to make...
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In Between Minds: The Price
The world swam before my eyes. I tried to remember what had happened last time- hallucinations? There was a part of myself locked away, trapped on the other side of the gulf inside my mind and I had just pushed it even further away. Reality fell apart....
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Tunnel Vision
I’ve been digging for hours. The scree under my feet rattles and scatters as I swing my pick against the temporary walls of my confinement. I couldn’t see any ore if I was looking for any. Even the happy glimmer of a gold vein would be lost...
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Trade In
“Mommy, mommy!” Seven kids rushed into the room led by my daughter. Breathless she ran, tiny shoes tapping against the hard wood floor, and threw her arms around me, trembling. “What’s wrong, Nadya?” “I didn’t ...
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World is Collapsing.
Her wandering arms faltered, and she concentrated on reaching air first, before attempting to stand in the now chest-deep slime. Her diary must have fallen in the ruckus, and was probably ruined, laying sodden and useless underneath all of the gunk. St...
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My Soul To Keep
Sept 11, 2011 My Facebook Blog Google News reported this morning that another Al Queda sleeper cell was raided and taken down by SEALs. Black helicopters over Pakistan – pilotless drones in the tribal wastelands; will this war never end? I rememb...
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Run For The Hills!
Just to hand…an alert about a new breed of monsters reportedly terrorising our citizens. What the??? Since the IMFA, the International Monster Freedom Act, was submitted and passed in 87% of this planet’s nations, I thought nothing more wou...
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The Non-Monster
The sounds from outside my window aren’t real. I know that, and I also know that if I stay behind my bed, wedged between the wall and dresser, whatever it is that is making that sound will never be able to reach me. I press my back against the wa...