Category Archives: Horror Flash Fiction

Normal

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Helen

Reggie was never a normal boy, let’s be honest. He was hopeless at school. Bright enough, but never in sync with the other kids. A loner they said, though you could see him sometimes, sitting on his own, gazing at … Continue reading →

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The Shrink

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Helen

“What do you see?” I asked the shrink, just like he’d ask me with all those damned Rorschach tests in his cold clinic rooms. I held up my art, my handiwork. The creativity of it thrills me just to think … Continue reading →

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Little Light

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Helen

She followed the little light into the forest. At first it was a glow into distance, down a pleasant, welcoming track. It beckoned her with a promise of light and warmth, and the night was very cold and very dark, … Continue reading →

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Darkness Castle

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Helen

The tour guide promised a visit to an historic site ‘steeped in blood and mystery.’ They called it the ‘Darkness Castle’. It was abandoned now, and ruined by centuries of weather and the indifferent cruelty of time. Still, that seemed … Continue reading →

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Can You See It?

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Helen

Can you see it in my eyes? In my smile? I see you, behind the mirror, my other self, my best self. You are smiling back at me. You are pleased. Did the blood on my hands soothe you? Did … Continue reading →

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Do Not Call Them

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Helen

Listen children as I tell you a story. The one story you must be told and must believe, and with the one moral you must always follow. And the moral is so important I will say it at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Emergence

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Helen

Out of smoke and fire they came. At first just as strange and unthreatening as seeing a face in the clouds, the creatures born of smoke and fire came. Friendly at first, their faces smiling, their words sweet, the terrible … Continue reading →

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Cold Castle

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Helen

He will invite you to his cold castle, so elegant, and so refined. You will be charmed by his words and his intense attention. You will feel for a time like you are adored, so warm in his gaze you … Continue reading →

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The Happiest Tree

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Helen

They call it the Happiest Tree. They say on some nights, around twilight, before the sun has completely dipped below the horizon, it glows there, up on the hill, and seems to smile down at you. I always thought that … Continue reading →

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Play

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Helen

Johnny liked to play. He was a baseball star in high school, and he had big, big dreams of playing for his State, or even the country. Big, big dreams are risky. Better perhaps to have smaller aims and avoid … Continue reading →

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