And then the spiders attacked. Waves of legs scuttling across bough and root, tuft and shadow, as multitudes of vicious eyes sought their prey. Almost silent on their own, the swarm’s venomous, tiny teeth scratching and scraping together and the stomp of eight-million little feet crescendoed through the quiet field[…]
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Not All That Is Wicked Is Evil
It was late when she realized that he was not coming. She had been waiting for ages, and now she was truly alone. Her Prince Charming was not running away with her. She could not go back. That was not how this worked. With or without him, she was not[…]
Read moreBuying a Soul
“Souls! Souls! This way, sir!” the enchanted shadow calls, his form is pitch-black except for the white shirt indicating that whoever he was stolen from was wearing a suit, “Souls, souls, souls! Big ones, small ones, angry ones, loving ones… This way, sir, we have them all.” I nod and[…]
Read moreShadow of Nobbs Road
There was something off about that part of Nobbs Road. When I stood there in the day, it felt like home. Yes. Indeed, I had lived there for a number of years in a creaky old house with beautifully kept wooden floors and a large, ornate, green gate made of[…]
Read moreWhen the Darkness Answered Back
He had always liked the occult. Even if he believed that a lot of it was rubbish, it still felt good to have knowledge that most other people did not have. It made him feel special like he was elite and set apart from his fellow man. He had never been[…]
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