Shawn M. Klimek
SHAWN M. KLIMEK is the author of more than 200 published poems and short stories in several genres. As of June 2021, he is featured in 25 BHP publications and accepted in 10 more.
Inheritance
by Charlotte O’Farrell
All my life, Uncle Harry’s name was spoken with a pitying hush. “He never recovered from his son’s disappearance.”
He lived thirty years after my cousin vanished. Harry was never at family events. Maybe he avoided them, maybe he wasn’t invited at all. People think grief and tragedy are contagious.
He left me his house, surprisingly. I was thrilled. His garden would be perfect for my dog, Fluffy.
The first day there, Fluffy dug for hours.
I called him in at sunset. He emerged from the flower patch with a tibia in his jaws. Degraded, child-sized bones littered the garden.
Charlotte O’Farrell
Charlotte O’Farrell writes horror and all manner of the weird and wonderful. Her work has appeared on the Horror Tree, the Drabble and the Rock N’ Roll Horror Zine, among others. You can find her on Twitter @ChaOFarrell or Facebook AuthorCharlotteOFarrell.
Aberrant Foliation
by Dennis Mombauer
The train stopped. Sanesh awoke with a start. His own reflection stared at him from the window. Blackest night reigned outside, and the jungle brushed against the carriage.
“What is going on?” The compartment was abandoned. The ceiling lamps flickered.
Someone knocked on the door, and the metal shuddered. Sanesh turned and found his reflection gone, the window just a square of empty darkness.
Another knock.
“Who is there?”
Sanesh inched closer. The handle moved, the door swung open.
As the train accelerated again, Sanesh awoke with a start: and from within the window, he stared at his own reflection.
Dennis Mombauer
Dennis Mombauer currently lives in Colombo as a freelance researcher and writer of speculative fiction, textual experiments, and poetry. He is co-publisher of a German magazine for experimental fiction and has published fiction and non-fiction in various magazines and anthologies. His first English novel, “The Fertile Clay,” will be published by Nightscape Press in late 2019.
Homepage: www.dennismombauer.com
Darkness Falls
by Kim Plasket
Darkness falls across a sea of blood. Closing eyes to the horror of the day, demons scurry in fear as the killer starts to draw near. Hellfire and insanity are not far behind.
You think you can survive until the day draws to a close, then you realise it will only get worse as the day ends. Your only hope is to die quickly.
Your open grave waits for you to climb into its cold embrace, you know the killer waits for you somewhere. Stepping into your grave, you find him there waiting, sharp knife ready to end your suffering.
Kim Plasket
Kim Plasket is a Jersey girl at heart relocated to sunny Florida. She enjoys writing horror and paranormal stories. She lives with her husband and 2 kids. When she is not slaving away at her day job, she can be found drinking coffee and planning the demise of some poor character. Find her on Amazon : .www.amazon.com/-/e/B074YCLRCF