No one believed seven-year-old Scotty Schmekmeier, that kindly old Dr. Krappendorf was in reality an evil son of a bitch who visited unspeakable horrors on the children of Phfiffenburg. No one did, until a search for the missing doctor revealed the contents of his root cellar, and what was stored in those dozens of jars of formaldehyde.
Tag: horror
To a good home
People are always giving away pets and some of them say they’ll visit but they never do.
Me and my brother are forever grateful as we lower the mewling bucket down the well to Dad.
Social Status Rules
The jump rope lay bloodied where young Lucy had played before Lady Murphy run amok down the street with her scythe. Damned aristocracy.
I tried to sell my soul to the Devil once.
He told my my asking price was too high.
Bad Seed
In order to stop my four-year-old son from swearing, I told him that with every curse a fluffy kitten dies. Our back garden is now littered with tiny graves, but the boy has got to learn about consequences.
Release
With the last two bites, the tendons severed. He was free.
Eerie desires
So one day, I accidentally cut my finger and blood started oozing out, and dripping on the floor. Like always, my polite housekeeper asked, “Sir, can I finish your leftovers”?
Alien invaders
The tiny creatures came through the rift from another universe. They look funny, with only four limbs and single head, but they taste great.
It Sees You
As I watched the eyeless apparition stare off into space, I couldn’t help but ask, “What are you staring at?”.
It smiled and extended its mangled arms, reaching for something as it whispered, “The Reader.”
The cave
I don’t know how long I’ve been down here, but the battery in my phone died some time ago. My only chance of escape is finding where the whispers are coming from.
Watching
You know that sensation like a cold, icy finger on the back of your neck, that lets you know someone’s watching you?
You should.
First day jitters
“Good luck on your first day of school honey!” my mom yelled from the kitchen. Today would have been five years since cancer took her away from me.
New Clothes
I put on my new clothes to show my husband.
I can tell by his hollow and corpse eyes that he really likes it.
I’m home
My husband stopped by my room to say hello tonight, as he always did after work. He passed away two years ago.
Selfie
I was alone when I took it. That wasn’t the case when I posted the selfie on Instagram.
Formaldehyde
Mother: Do you think she will live forever?
Father: Yes, as long as she stays inside the bottle.
The Anatomy Lesson
Having driven the wooden stake cleanly through the sleeping vampire’s heart, Luke thought it was all over. He would soon learn, though, that some vampires have two hearts.
The Anatomy Lesson
Having driven the wooden stake cleanly through the sleeping vampire’s heart, Luke thought it was all over. He would soon learn, though, that some vampires have two hearts.
The Firefighter
He failed his exams and felt the pain in his heart as his mind revealed the bright light of his catastrophic nature. He followed his nature and became the fire starter.
The worst neighbours in the world
She asked them nicely not to throw loud children’s parties, to keep their garden clean and their cats out of her flowerbeds, but they didn’t listen. After things had quieted down, she kindly volunteered to clean up the garden and help search for the missing cats, even though she knows exactly where they are (the children too)… but she isn’t telling.