Tag Archives: Horror

(Flash Fiction) The Dream

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Helen

He saw her in the dream. She was darkness, a shadow, always a willowy wisp of negative light. But she was a siren, in any case, calling to him. Sometimes he thought he remembered her from somewhere. He felt, even … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Twelve

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Helen

David knew Claude’s bistro quite well. Two years before he’d worked in a less celebrated accountancy office and it had small rooms tucked away in York Street, so he would often get out of the depression of the place and … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twenty Nine

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Helen

“We’ve worked out how not to see each other when we don’t want to,” Gabriel is saying down the lens, ‘Just for the dramatic effect of the film, you see. And you’re right, Roger was a cheap bastard. He has … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) Broken Birds

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Helen

He liked them brittle. Little, broken birds. And if they were not like that at the beginning, they would surely be that at the end. So he liked the endings best, the final cuts, the final parting words and pleadings. … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twenty Eight

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Helen

  The first shot is of Gabriel and Natalie waving hello to me, excited like children. They looked about ten years old in that moment, like little demon seeds on acid. But they were beautiful of course and completely irresistible. … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Ten

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Helen

Elevated on the sense of success in his pursuit of Schaden, David felt confident in other pursuits. It was almost midday at the office. He’d done two tax returns for clients with more money than sense or morals, and found … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twenty Seven

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Helen

  Part of what they propose? “Go on,” I said, because I had nothing else to say at the time. Natalie had rested her head on my shoulder. It was so close to something completely impossible that I wanted anyway … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Nine

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Helen

Vlad: Did you like the show? Schadenfreude: To all accounts you were very good. Vlad: To all accounts? What does that mean? Schadenfreude: Others say so, don’t you want to know that too? Do you only want my opinion? Vlad: … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – Eight

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Helen

It was also about time to go behind the makeshift curtain because the first couple of acts had almost finished – each, David thought with a sense of self-gratification, ignored by Andrew. Perhaps it was his night after all, in … Continue reading →

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The Others – Twenty Five

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Helen

So, a great victory achieved, I had time to rest back on my laurels. And I’d survived the lunch intact, and as I sobered over time I realized that was a significant fact in itself. Natalie was so grateful I … Continue reading →

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