Tiny Tales of Everyday Horror
We were at the farm house. That’s what we called it at least, because that’s what it was, but it was more like a log cabin. Us girls would sleep up in the attic. One night I awoke to my older sister shrieking. She was running around, shaking her head, and waving her hands. It […]
MoreI didn’t really think of this as horror, because I figured it was pretty much the experience of every kid growing up in Florida. Now that I don’t live in Florida anymore, I realize this is not a shared experience in the rest of the world. Sometimes when you’re swimming or snorkeling in the ocean, […]
MoreI was staying in a hotel for business. I had my wallet and keys on the end table next to the bed. When I woke in the morning, my wallet was gone. Yeah, it sucks to have your wallet stolen, but what bothers me the most about it is that it was the far nightstand. […]
MoreI didn’t realize how scary this was until I was older, but one time, while walking home from school with my younger sister, we were approached by a man in a vehicle. He offered us a ride home. It’s hard to imagine that it was my sibling as the voice of reason in this situation […]
MoreI’m a travelling minister and have given sermons around the world. I also happen to be a black belt in taekwondo. One time, while waiting outside of a venue in the Philippines, I mentioned this to a young man. Now, I’m a big guy, so this kid refused to believe that a guy my size […]
MoreEureka Springs was a wellness retreat due to the supposed healing waters of the springs. The trouble is, the people who came here to not die, still did. Some just from whatever ailment they were trying to cure themselves of, others from gross mistakes and/or negligence that killed many at a time. They say this […]
MoreThis is my grandmother’s story, but what makes it mine is the way her voice and demeanor would change when she would tell it. This would have been when my mom was a kid. My grandfather was out of town for some reason or another. Maybe it was a convention? Anyway, he wasn’t there. It […]
MoreI said, I don’t care, I’m never using your bathroom again, after she told me that copperhead came up through the toilet. -Linda O.
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Spiders In My Bathtub 