Category Archives: Horror Flash Fiction

Birthday Choice (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Helen

She knew her father was different to other fathers. He was far more clever, and some say he had magic in his soul. And she was not like other little girls, she knew that too. How could she be, with … Continue reading →

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Blue Roses (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Helen

He held the blue roses in his hand, petals falling with each moment he gazed from the castle window to the barren, winter land below. Only the harshest flowers survived here, though the woodlands were indeed lush. Blue roses, he … Continue reading →

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Hungry Ghost (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Helen

She was a hungry ghost. One of the new ones that modern medicine so blindly made. Transplants after an untimely death, of vital organs still with a spark of life, seemed a blessing and little else. She’d signed the donor … Continue reading →

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Old City (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Helen

Any alchemist will tell you that it is in the oldest cities that all the power and wisdom of the ancients lies. Down copperstone streets that run like the arteries of the cosmic body or in buildings that rise like … Continue reading →

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Nasty Boy (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Helen

Wilson was a nasty little boy. I always knew it. I was about five years older than him, and he was my neighbour. He looked like a little angel. Shock of pure blonde hair on the whitest of skin, a … Continue reading →

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Possession (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Helen

The priest was weary. Three days and nights this had continued with little respite. The room held an all pervasive stench, and the dark glimmer in the girl’s eyes haunted him even when her eyelids were shut. Crash! Old furniture … Continue reading →

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Ritual Escapade (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Helen

Welcome to the escapade! The ritual escapade! We dance in the forest, an ancient dance, to draw down the spirits of old. The gods that were lost when Christianity spread its angel wings across the land. We did not forget. … Continue reading →

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Park Bench (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Helen

“The young girl was last seen sitting on the park bench on the outskirts of town. You know, that one where the bus to Portland makes its first pick up on its journey?” “Yes. Seen by our resident travelling salesman … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Girl (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Helen

I cannot tell you what it is to be a butterfly girl. My lips are closed when words might be spoken and only open at their command for other services. My eyes shut more often than they allow in light, … Continue reading →

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Fortune

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Helen

I will read your fortune. Sit quietly and concentrate on what you want to know. Sometimes we don’t really realise what our true questions are, so let them rise. The cards will know, and tell their story, but you may … Continue reading →

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