Halloween
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Kenneth places the bloody scalpel onto the table with a trembling hand and cast a fevered glance over to Cathy as she stands watching him with wide terrified eyes. “I-I-It, it’ll be over in a-a-a moment m-m-my love,” he stammers through shaking lips, as he turns his attention back to the large incision he had…
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5 Minute Twisted Story – The Lie Not Told – A Short Story From The Upcoming A Twisted Halloween 2023
His bottom lip twitches feverishly while his eyes grow wide and wild. “W-W-W-What d-do you mean y-y-you l-l-lied?” he stammers. Corey shrugs his shoulder and smiles awkwardly. “I mean, I lied, about it all.” “A-A-About it all?” Corey nods his head in agreement and squeezes one eye shut, while opening the other eye wide. “Yep,…
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He places the bloody knife gently on the tabletop and chews on his bottom lip for what seems like an eternity. Then, without thinking, he raises a blood-soaked hand to his lips and gently nibbles on the tips of his fingernails with the skill of someone who had spent a lifetime perfecting the technique. Then,…
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The world screams at him like a small child wanting dessert, but Joel knows there’s no time for custard and cake. He mumbles a quick prayer, draws an invisible cross from his forehead to his chest, holds his breath, clenches his teeth tightly, closes his eyes, grips his groin as hard as he can with…
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“You don’t seem to understand the simplicity of the device, so give me a few careless moments and I’ll search my mind for words you’ll easily understand.” Harley says with a quivering smile coating the outside curls of his lips. “The apparatus is attached to a mirror system set up to not only reflect what…
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Blake drops to his knees and lets out a stuttered sigh of exhaustion. He casts a wandering glance towards Sydney’s motionless form, allowing his eyes to follow the trail of blood as it runs down the uneven concrete floor, and slowly forms a puddle in the corner. His heart skips momentarily as the thrusting engines…
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He places the phone on the bedside table and pushes his head into the pillow, sinking into it as if it was fluffy sand. For several seconds his eyelids flicker erratically before gently falling shut, and his world is swallowed into darkness. A sea of soft comfortable cushions engulf him while the rhythmic sounds of…
