Tag Archives: darkness

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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Hever House

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Helen

Hever House burned on April 3rd 1928. No-one ever knew what started the conflagration, be it accident of intent. My family, being its owners down a long and dark ancestral line, had some reason for regret at its loss. To … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – The Baths

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Helen

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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(Flash Fiction) Younger

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Helen

When I was younger I had little fear. I suppose those who have little knowledge cannot truly appreciate why one should be afraid. So little of life has touched one in childhood, if one’s childhood and one’s parents are largely … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) Picture on the Wall

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Helen

In my uncle’s house there is a curious picture on the lounge room wall.  It hangs above the television, which seems an odd place for it, for something in its tone and feel is ancient. A thing long before electricity … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Twenty Eight

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Helen

No, screamed Voice. No, you don’t want to know the truth..log out now, leave it alone! You don’t want to know. Shutup Voice, David thought. Vlad: Yes. Yes I do. Schadenfreude: All right, but only because the truth might make … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Twenty Seven

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Helen

He came back to the chat room an hour later. It was empty. Somehow he knew she would also sense this, or guess this, and return. He only had to wait about ten minutes. Her nickname appeared. Vlad: Clever trick … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Twenty Five

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Helen

He had been waiting in the chatroom for Norman, but Norman was conspicuous by his absence. It made him wonder, briefly, when she appeared, if in fact Norman and Schaden were the same person – that Norman wasn’t even really … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Twenty Four

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Helen

The first sign came from the original source – he looked at the comedy sites. Schaden was still posting. Days after the attack. His heart sank. He swallowed the bitter pill of knowledge. She wasn’t in some hospital. Even if … Continue reading →

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The Others – Thirty

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Helen

“Isn’t it beautiful?” Gabriel repeats, this time in real-time. I’m speechless. He seems to understand. We all continue to watch the last few shots of the film. “So, there’s our present to you Peter. We’ve got your revenge on the … Continue reading →

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