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Death by Banana, by Rachel Green
On any other day, Detective-inspector White would have left a case of ‘death by bees’ to the coroner’s court but today his casework was slow, the office,stuffy and he fancied a drive out to the...
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Forbidden Fruit, by Nick Johns
“In the Second Age of Man, the Great Enemy rose again and seduced the sons of Man by the ease of his inventions, all the while ensnaring them. They heeded not the ancient warnings of their sacred...
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Last Boss, by Troy Neenan
“Die. Die. Die.” Nick yelled, trying to kill the master of the mansion. He dodged. He ran. He used all the weapons at his disposal, but nothing seemed to work. Nick only needed to kill the final boss...
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Stalker, by Audiowriter
The footsteps were almost undetectable at first as I turned back to look down the deserted alley, but no one was there. I began walking a little faster and the footsteps followed suit. I turned again,...
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A Good First Impression, by Grove Koger
At first the light was blinding, and we stumbled about with our eyes squeezed shut. What a sorry bunch we must have looked after all that time—disheveled, disoriented, most of us gibbering like fools....
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Swamplands, by Paul D. Brazill
Elvis awoke in a cold, dank sweat, hungover from bourbon and bad dreams. The nightmares had consisted of him being hunted through a swamp by the murderous spectre of Jesse, his stillborn twin. His...
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Roadside Vendor, by Jaimie Engle
I drove three counties to try one. Greasy meat cooking from the sidewalk stand, pumped out like an aphrodisiac. I ordered a double. “Too late. Sold out.” I stood planted, not going anywhere. The vendor...
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The Monster Parliament, by Reed Beebe
The Monster Parliament met at midnight, but the matter under consideration lacked consensus. As there was no full moon that night, the werewolves were absent without proxy. The reactionary mummies...
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Issue 8: Tiny Tall Tales—Drabble Issue #2
© drizzd – Fotolia.com We’ve got a total of twenty-five 100-word stories in this issue and all of them are worth a read. The authors drabbled about everything from a government of monsters to a video...
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Inspiration, by Reed Beebe
Sid Sagendorf always attends the Salem Comic-Con. The convention is a small event, attracting mostly local collectors and comics aficionados. The convention’s organizers invite comic book artists to...
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The Girl on the Wall, by Eric J. Krause
Josh figured he would hurt a lot more than he did. He didn’t feel much at all. Wasn’t it supposed to be painful when you got hit so hard that you went to sleep for a little while? Uncle Lenny would...
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Issue #9: Crossroads—The Realms of Death
Image credit: © Vitalez – Fotolia.com This issue is all about ghosts, ghouls, the undead, and the places they haunt. I’d like to thank all the readers and especially the authors for their patience...
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Sparks and Dark, by Kate Morrow
The walls of the warehouse were blackened by the desert sun. On the outside, they were baked too hot to touch. The inside was better, but the smell was stale and red. The blood and sweat of the ones...
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The Samson Museum, by Matthew Pegg
© DM7 – Fotolia.com The Samson Museum is hidden within a remote wing of the Royal Hospital in Greenwich. Old and new sit in uneasy juxtaposition: oak panelling, dark with the patina of decades, ice...
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The Main Attraction, by Reed Beebe
Ten years after her ascension, the Queen decreed that a celebration occur at the Palace to mark the anniversary. After all, under the Queen’s rule, the world had been conquered. Science flourished. Her...
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The Mission, by Iulian Ionescu
He releases the locking mechanism on his helmet, still smiling, happy to be the first man to set foot on Mars, at least the first in millions of years, as the recent unmanned exploration missions...
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The Silver Scarab, by Dana Wright
© theogott – Fotolia.com “I hate it.” Desi looked at the tiny metallic scarab and barely stifled a shiver. It was almost Halloween and the costume shop was cleaned out. Getting something together for a...
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A Tinker’s Damn, by K.R. Smith
© Vladislav Ociacia – Fotolia.com Detective Myers stood next to the body lying in the garage, scanning the area for any clue as to what had happened. Finding the only thing unusual to be the bloody...
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Issue #10: The Little Magazine of Magnificent Monsters
I sit around and mentally poke my gray matter, trying to come up with new ideas for magazine themes. I write them all down and put them aside for a day or two, like a vintner who has picked fresh...
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Stone City Old as Immeasurable Time, by Kelda Crich
This story was first published in Lovecraft E-Zine 2011. I stood in front of the temple entrance. It was unlike any building I’d ever seen. Instead of straight lines, the facade was cascade of spirals...
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