The Darker Realms
This blog is about the darker realms, the places where nightmares and dreams lurk below conscious thought. Join me in a journey into the night.
Tag Archives: cruelty
The Wild One
They called her ‘the Wild One’. It might have been her red eyes, peering out from the room in which she was held. It might have been the groans and growls she emitted anytime someone passed by. It might have … Continue reading
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Tagged captured, cruelty, evolution, experiments, freedom, Horror, horror flash fiction, Wild
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Movie Mayhem
He had a reputation for taking his films to the very edge. Love scenes verged on pornography, death scenes verged on snuff and psychological horror famously drove various studio unfortunates completely mad. Darious King ensured, like his name, he was … Continue reading
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Tagged cruelty, death, fame, film, Horror, horror flash fiction, movies, sacrifice
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Captured
They caught her on the morning tide. Raised her up, heavy and frightened and squirming in their nets. The moon had not even forfeited its dominion in the sky, and even some stars still flashed their dying light on the … Continue reading
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Tagged captivity, captured, cruelty, greed, horror flash fiction, ignorance, mermaid, mythical
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Broken Chair (Horror Flash Fiction)
A desolate house and a single broken child’s chair was all the police found upstairs. The house had been deserted, clearly, for many weeks. The man who lived here was long gone, and only these memories remained. Underneath the house, … Continue reading
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Tagged children, cruelty, darkness, death, family, Horror, horror flash fiction, murder, serial killer, woman
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Blue Roses (Horror Flash Fiction)
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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Tagged cruelty, darkness, hatred, history, Impaler, impossible love, love, Vlad, warfare, warrior
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Butterfly Girl (Horror Flash Fiction)
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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Tagged butterfly, cruelty, darkness, death, Horror, horror flash fiction, innocence, memory, mind control, ritual, sacrifice
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Flash Fiction – The Baths
After the pain they would bathe you. After the torture there was usually blood, or bruised skin and aching muscles. With some little kindness, sometimes they used epsom salts in the baths. You would sink into them, ignoring the dirt … Continue reading
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Tagged baths, cruelty, darkness, fear, Horror, horror flash fiction, memories, torture
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The Darker Realms 