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Tag: Horror

Pollen

On 26 Mar 202229 Mar 2022 By pocketfictionzineIn HorrorLeave a comment

(2 minute read) by D.C. Houston (Canada) They knew better than to cut down the last standing rainforest on earth. They were warned that the consequences would be cataclysmic. But greed knows only one currency. The world sat silent and still, as the creatures emerged from their slumber. In ancient mythology, honeybees were born from …

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The Office

On 15 Feb 202215 Feb 2022 By pocketfictionzineIn Horror, Weird TalesLeave a comment

(2 minute read) by Roland Gray (U.K) Annabel peered out across the open plan office. Dark holes left by the emergency lighting were ideal for sheltering monsters. “I don't believe in monsters,” she quavered loudly enough to believe her words. She was a child again, in the loo at the top of the stairs. Her …

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Retribution

On 24 Aug 202124 Aug 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn Magic realism, Weird Tales2 Comments

(20 minute read) by Roland Gray (U.K) Catrin Carlyle was waiting to be counted through the opening credits of the evening’s main news bulletin - her sour scowl and snappish attitude unfamiliar to the millions of regular viewers enchanted by her sunny on-screen persona. But as far as work was concerned, she was a perfectionist, …

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The Stray

On 22 May 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn Horror, Weird Tales1 Comment

(7 minute read) by Anne Lowe (U.K) The sound of scratching accompanied by the lashing rain forced Lydia awake. She must have dozed off in front of the TV. There it was again. She turned down the volume, opened the door and found the cat, a scrawny creature and not one she recognised from the …

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The Boy on the Bike

On 2 May 202116 May 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn HorrorLeave a comment

(6 minute read) by Stevie Metcalfe (U.K) Look! You keep seeing him, that same little boy. He follows you everywhere. You go to the supermarket, he’s there. You pull onto your street, he’s stood on the corner, watching your every move. He sits outside your house, perched against that battered old bike of his, looking …

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Supermarket Baby

On 2 May 202116 May 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn Horror2 Comments

(10 minute read) by Emma Overton (U.K) Grandma burst into the kitchen through the side door. The twins looked up from their crayons and pastel cardboard. “Where is he? Where is the precious new baby?” The twins exchanged a look. 3-minutes older, Nell took the lead. “It’s in there,” she said, pointing to the door …

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A Lift Opened…

On 29 Apr 202116 May 2021 By pocketfictionzineIn Weird TalesLeave a comment

(4 minute read) by Roland Gray (U.K) A lift opened with barely a whisper. M looked up long enough to register that the interior was empty then dropped her head back on the cushion, made by her arms and knees, as she sat opposite. The lift sighed close and carried on its way; up or …

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