Living Suspensefully

A cold chill went up Red's spine as a breeze rustled her crimson cloak. The wind caused the tree branches to dance, casting ominous shadows in the moonlight. As she took the first step up to her grandmother's door, it creaked open revealing a dark living room. Candle light flickered in the distance, down the hall in her grandmother's bedroom. Red knew something was wrong, her grandmother's house was never this dark and uninviting. Curiosity got the best of her so she slowly made her way to the dancing orange light. As she approached the door, she heard a low, heavy breathing. Her hands trembled and a muffin fell from the basket of goodies she had brought for her grandmother. "Come closer, my dear." A scratchy voice whispered. Red looked to the bed where the blankets rose and fell with each wet breath. The mass in the bed much larger than her grandmother. Slowly, she approached the bed, getting a better glimpse of the creature claiming to be her grandmother. A...

Do you like horror? Suspense? Thrillers? You are in the right place. Do you like being kept up at night? Have nightmares? Sleep with your covers over your head? Or even sleep at all? Me too! No, we're not normal but, that's okay! Are you friends with the voices in your head? No? Just me? Well, I guess I'm alone there. Haha! But, that's what it's like to be a writer. I like to tell people that being a writer is a form of Schizophrenia, the only way to get the voices to shut up, is to write them. So many characters that scream at you to tell their story. Some people have romance, fantasy, and science fiction characters just bouncing around in their head, others have a particular fascination for what lurks in the dark and lives under your bed... These people are not normal! I am one of those people! I accept my fate. If you enjoy scary stories, stick around! I'll be posting short fiction every week (to keep those voices at bay). I hope you enjoy these stories. They...