By: Wesley Richards the Cat Mayor Suru suru SCHLIP! Young Saito listened to lots of music— loved the tunes, the beats, and what the lyrics said. The music often burrowed deep to make earworms that repeated songs deep inside her head. She would listen to songs so many times they would echo on and… Continue Reading
By: Oscar Burlin I Need a Volunteer In elementary school I had the meanest of all teachers. Mrs. Poole was supposedly a magician so everyone was excited the first day. But she walked in looking mean and angry. She was as cruel as she was ugly so… Continue Reading
By: Clyde Lamm The Whispers in the Walls I awoke on one particular Saturday morning to the sound of whispers in the walls. Perhaps you’ve heard these whispers, too. Just as you’re waking up. You swear you can hear people talking, as if your parents were in the next room chatting over breakfast.… Continue Reading
By: Dale the Salesman Beary Christmas Christmas night was a dark one. I was working at a taxidermy shop. Despite its strip lighting, the shop seemed darker than outside. The building stretched back so far it dissolved into shadows of stuffed beasts and then into complete darkness. The boss… Continue Reading
By: Gummy the Toothless Werewolf The Depraved Dentist I’d heard tales of The Dentist my whole life. ‘The Dentist,’ two words, just like that and every kid knew who you were talking about. The Dentist was an actual dentist, but so evil he’d rip out all 32 of a patient’s teeth.… Continue Reading
Pretzel Broomsticks Runny Rotten the witch, here. I want to share a simple recipe for one of my favorite healthy snacks. You certainly won’t need a broom to clean up these tiny broomsticks as these tiny morsels will fly right off the serving tray. The recipe can be altered for however many people want to have a snack.… Continue Reading
By: Melody the Banshee In a Room Thick with Darkness In a room thick with darkness, an inky, stirring starkness, you see the form—four corners, like a block of night but starless. —– On the far wall of the room, a window of light is burning. It makes all the shadows dance; the floor… Continue Reading
Pumpkin Patch Scones Runny the witch, here. I want to share the recipe for one of most wicked good tea time snacks this side of the grave. Pumpkin Patch Batch of Scones! They’re sure to please ghouls and guests alike. You can sink them in milk and tea or bury them in delicious clotted cream or jam! The recipe… Continue Reading
By: Sunny the Vampire Emergence When I awoke on that particularly normal summer morning, I found myself changed in my bed into a monstrous beast. Lying on my back, arms crossed as was habit, I quickly noticed they were no longer arms. My fingers stretched out with a good foot and a half space where a… Continue Reading
Blinded Wes Noyer, P.I. Sunday, OCT 2 Last evening, I nursed a few saucers of cream while I nursed the fresh lump on my head. It had grown so much it was nearly the size of a third ear—making the usual valley between my two peaked ears into a continuous range. After studying my… Continue Reading
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