(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 …
Tag: Horror
The Boy on the Bike
(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 …
Supermarket Baby
(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 …
A Lift Opened…
(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 …
