Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 15, 2020Member-onlyMarcus PaulosPhoto courtesy of Pinterest Marcus Paulos (Summer of 1976) Unable to remember how he’d gotten there, nor what had happened, Marcus Paulos hovered above his own bullet-riddled body. A man had just rushed from the room and a hint of…something lingered in the air. Sulfur? He’d seen the guy jump onto a…Horror4 min readHorror4 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 14, 2020Member-onlyUm…Sarah?Photo is author’s friendHorror3 min readHorror3 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 13, 2020Member-onlyRed Sky at MorningPhoto courtesy of Unsplash Red Sky at Morning An excerpt from my novel, Inherit the Earth. Photo courtesy Unsplash A steady breeze from the stern aided the crew of Currahee to stay her course with minimum effort. At dawn, Richard exited the cabin, stretched, and gazed at the horizon. …Horror Fiction11 min readHorror Fiction11 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 12, 2020Member-onlyEndgame (The ultimate horror)Photo courtesy of Unsplash Excerpt from the novel Inherit the Earth by David Poynter Endgame (The ultimate horror) Phera, the original mutant bedbug, had lain more than twenty-seven thousand eggs in her lifetime. Her multi-greats grandchildren numbered well into the hundreds of trillions and occupied every inhabitable landmass in the world. Having never been…Horror8 min readHorror8 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 11, 2020Member-onlyRoughing ItMutant bedbugs have infested homes and apartments worldwide. Lester Johnston checks his wife out of a mental hospital and hits the road as a nomadic lifestyle is the only way to stay ahead of the poisonous insects. Cars and trucks lined the freeway frontage road for a couple of hundred…11 min read11 min read
Oct 5, 2020Member-onlyLa HondaPhoto courtesy Heather Backus (December 21st, 876 A.D.) Rough bark pressed into Ekehno’s back as he hid behind a giant redwood tree that stood between a large four-point buck and the deep-water stream. Daring not to breathe heavily, he took long, silent intakes and exhales of air. His arrow already…3 min read3 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 5, 2020Member-onlyBabyPhoto is the author’s Baby Not your typically hateful Chihuahua, Baby loved everyone. The plumber, a total stranger to the pup, got tickly licks on his butt-crack, making everyone who saw it happen laugh out loud. Even Simon, an employee of We R Roto-Rooters, though embarrassed, chuckled, pulled up his trousers…6 min read6 min read
Published in Scary Horror Stuff·Oct 5, 2020Member-onlyThe Love of His LifeA serial killer finally captures Ms. Right Photo courtesy of Heather Backus Rebecca Lynn Black, of the Troutdale Blacks, had not been the traditional debutante. She’d worn green and red wooly socks with the formal white gown at her coming-out party. Only two years later, at the age of twenty…Horror16 min readHorror16 min read
Sep 26, 2020Member-onlyDescent into MadnessMelody had gone downhill since her twenty-two-year-old son died in an automobile accident. She had never been overweight, but her sunken eyes and pronounced cheekbones had become the topic of conversation by the few who’d seen her. “Poor Mel…” they usually began. Besides her appearance, personal hygiene was lacking. For…15 min read15 min read
Sep 26, 2020Member-onlyTerry does ElsieTerry frequently felt a touch of guilt for all the animals he’d killed over the eight years before leaving home. But thoughts of his father’s murder always brought a smile to his lips. For the first two years, he’d hopped freights and hitchhiked all over the country. It thrilled him…8 min read8 min read
