Stories tagged “unnatural”

  • The New Face

    The rain knocks about outside with a clamor not unlike gunfire. Eve huddles with the baby under the awning and occasionally I lean out to peer upwards at the dark sky, wondering if it’s true that chickens can drown in the rain just by gawking up at t...

  • Rememberance of the First Sighting

    I am beginning to give credence to the idea that my house is haunted. At first I thought it was the fever-dreams, because that’s the first time I really remember seeing- it. I had woken up with my face buried in a sweat-soaked pillow. The only li...

  • Cirque de la Lune

    A trickle of moonlight crawled inside the tent, casting a shadow onto the ringleader’s face. He grinned widely, twirling his cane in a gloved hand. Music played softly in the background. “Welcome to Cirque de la Lune, held only at midnight!...

  • Chew

    The apple rolled across the shack’s dusty floor, its body vermiculate and emaciated. It tucked into the corner of the room near a large mouse-hole. Not long after, a rotund mouse padded out of the hole. Circling around behind the sickly fruit, th...