Hannah tapped the CO2 and Air Quality monitor with the top of her broken nail. “Must be broken,” she said, holding down the reset button....

Dan rose early. A light sprinkling of rain left an early morning dew that still dripped off the leaves. Mist still gently lingered,...

A short tied to my horror novel, Sinner's Pass

Hunted is a short story set 200 years before the events of Sinner's Pass . In March, the horror lovers at The Lunatics Project, read...

Reaper in the Sky combines a real military exercise with a horror series I am working on. The Lunatics Project read Reaper in the Sky ...

Officer Jon Tolmich had been at the epicenter as things went from bad, to worse, to total societal collapse. He was on duty when the...

James had run with the Lieutenant wildly into the dark. The city was a cacophony of nightmarish sounds and images. He swore he saw the...

James had run with the Lieutenant wildly into the dark. The city was a cacophony of nightmarish sounds and images. He swore he saw the...

Officer James Matthews stepped into the station, having overlooked the desolate streets of his once proud city. The once vibrant city had...

Update 3/31/2025 Michael Parkes narrated his short story on Birds with Words ! Portraits is the first short story by a guest author!...

The moon cast an eerie glow over the desolate street as Emily stumbled through the darkness. Her heart pounded in her chest, and her...

The sun had long since disappeared beyond the horizon, leaving behind a veil of darkness that engulfed the dense forest. Sarah was alone,...

The sun rose on a world ravaged by chaos and despair. Beyond the colossal decay, where the streets were littered with debris, and the air...

Security Operational Detachment, S.O.D., simply called SOD, was the newest addition to the laundry list of specialized units the...

Sherman had to guess it had been hours since they had taken him hostage. Early on, Sherman had considered they were taking him off into...

In the still air of their sarcophagus, neither Sherman nor Don dared speak above a whisper. Their phones were dead, and they quickly...

“Get inside!” Sherman screamed. The five scientists that had been staring dumbly at the muzzle flashes in the distance. The distant...

Don had allowed Colm to invest time into the prehistoric plants. They had collected three live specimens, but no toxin was identified...

Don Freeman moved down the long hall in wide strides. His pulse began to skyrocket. The surge from his heart had begun to cause jitters...

The family waited until first light before venturing out to try to seek the missing bull. Sherman peeked out of the ranch first. The cows...