paranormal

The Mat by Paul Goodwin I bought a large mat to cover a stain on the floor. It was chestnut and cream with a geometric pattern of circles, triangles and leaves. Its effect was...

Tat by Donna Gum “Who are you?!” A red-faced man glared at the elderly homeless woman seated on the stained cardboard across from Michael’s workplace. As Michael watched through his office window, the well-dressed...

Avram by James C. Clar In the oldest part of the city stands the once-grand National Library. There, in the basement reading room, I saw Avram Yandek for the first and the last time....

Carrigan’s Challenge by Ronnie Cassano Everywhere I look I see blood. Final blood. The last drops oozing out of some poor bastard’s body. Scenes so grotesque I know they will haunt me forever. They...

Agrapha Dogmata by Luke Miller At the end of August, my boss was finally retiring. His departure meant that I would be promoted to Head Librarian. I’d been working in the library at Westminster...

Post-Apocalypse Prix Fixe by Emily Gennis First time guests at Il Trucchetto could be forgiven for passing right by the restaurant without even realizing it’s there. They will observe the corrugated metal sheets, the...

The Night Shift by Callum Matthews Sarah had worked the hospital’s graveyard shift for three years, but she’d never seen anything like Mr. Harrison in Room 412. Something had been wrong from the moment...

Just Add Water by Laura Shell Chloe Marshall had a growth on the back of her neck. She noticed it as she brushed her long, black hair after a shower. The size of a...

What Comes in the Night by Paulina Torres When I was younger, they used to tell me these old folk tales that would scare me into going to bed. They’d say la Llorona will...

First Date by Carver Welsh Portland was typically a dreary, rainy place. Today was no different; The rain gently hummed against the roofs, bits of the sun peeking out from between the clouds. A...