There's a house, in the south, with a room I once dreaded. No-one was murdered there, no-one beheaded. I loved the house, the home of my cousins, But I hated that room, and for that, there's no reason. On a bend on the stairs, was a step to a door. I wo...
At last I am free but I must wait just a little while longer. These aged walls no longer hold me and yet I cannot shake off these earthly shackles until my soul is absolved. They don't know my name, no-one ever did, Uncle made sure of that, but now my bon...
So, Doctor, what can you tell me? I see. So you think he was a young boy, then? Between what, nine and twelve years old? What about the time zone, have you got the results of the carbon dating? Interesting. So about the time of the crusades then? Are you...
Have you noticed anything odd about this wall? It seems out of place somehow. Don't you see? Look, it is much thicker than the other walls. I looked upstairs, at the rooms above this one and they are much thinner. Fine, yes, I understand this is a cellar...
No! Please! Don't shut me in here. What have I done to you? I thought you were my friend, Uncle. Like a father to me whilst my own father fights in the Crusades. It is so dark in here. Come back, Uncle, let me out... Please! Where are you? Is it night? Is...
Look at them! Every day they visit the house. When they have seen enough, they return to their comfortable lives. How I envy them, their freedom. I see them but they don't see me. Oh, they think they do, some of the clever ones who think they have the gif...
I had a phone call this morning. I wasn't happy because it was early and I was warm in bed. I reached out and picked up the handset. “Hello?” It was my friend, Stacey. “Can you come over and help me... please?” She sounded desperate. “My windows,” she sai...
I went for a walk recently with my son and his dog which duly did its 'duty' on the first grass verge. He turned a bag inside out on his hand and picked up the warm smelly mess but, as he turned the bag the dog jerked the lead and the contents landed in h...
My Princess Why do you look so sad, as you stare out from the screen?Why do you look so sad, with beauty like I have never seen?You do not belong here, with those eyes so beautiful and blue.You do not speak yet I see into the heart of you. What has happen...
It began. It was just a feeling at first, but I knew it was coming. I couldn't stop it, all I could do was wait and hope it passed me by. It didn't, it just grew and grew in intensity. But then... Wait! Had it stopped or was it just lurking, waiting to ta...
When she awoke, she was alone. She couldn't make sense of it. Only a moment ago she was sitting with her mother and father and two brothers having breakfast, but now it was dark, and she was alone. She tried to move but something was holding her, crushing...
The wires screeched in protest as the strain pushed them towards their limit. There was nothing she could do but cover her ears and wait as the unbearable cacophony built to a terrifying crescendo and then... it happened! The strain on the wires became to...
My head felt as heavy as an iron wrecking ball. The pounding was so loud that I could hardly hear the voices... Voices? I kept my eyes closed and tried to make sense of the babble. There was something about trending, about 'Tats,' something about my son a...
PING! I took the coffee from the microwave but it was still cold, I had forgotten to press the button. I put the cup back inside and pressed it. Funny though, I definitely heard a really annoying 'Ping.' I sat down again and waited. There it was again,...
I sat at the kitchen table with my head in my hands. The pain was unbearable, the throbbing in my temples and the hissing in my ears. I knew something had happened last night, something bad but I couldn't remember what. I remembered the party, I even reme...
