A pentagram was painted on the basement floor. It was scrawled in blood, and five black candles were placed at each of the pentagram’s points. Lying in the center was an Anime girl body pillow. The girl drawn on the pillow was a stereotypical Japanese school girl. She had large…

It was supposed to be a quick extermination job, kill some oversized hamsters and be done with it. I was trying to take advantage of the WASP exodus from California and pop up a gated community somewhere in the tropics. My team found a perfect spot down in the marshes…

When people think of horror they tend to think of bombastic and over-the-top films like “Saw” or “Friday the 13th”. Although I do love these fun gorefests, what really draws me to the genre are the films that use it to explore philosophical themes that other film genres just don’t…

From the mangey Chupacabra to the menacing Mothman, the world of cryptids is filled with some horrifying beasts. But as you look around all these monsters you might wonder , “where are the cute cryptids?” …

I did not know what the thing in the lake was, but I knew it was dying. The creature had a long black tail and looked like a giant rat. It swam frantically in a tight circle and looked like a dog chasing its tail. But the look in its…

The SUV swerved into Ed’s gravel driveway and came to a dramatic hault. Ed sighed and said to himself, “Here we go again.” The old man grunted as he stood up from his rocking chair and hobbled towards the vehicle. It was quite professional looking. The SUV was a current…

The fluorescent glow of my Company supplied living pod was just what I needed after a 12 hour shift. Don’t get me wrong, I love doing my part to help the company but I was ready to wind down. I microwaved up a Company brand frozen food bowl and plopped…