Horrorween

  • Horrorween Day 7 – Names – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “How many times have I told you not to call me by that name?” “I’m sorry okay, it’s just force of habit, you do something for so long you ju….” “I don’t care, my name is Simone now, not Peter. It’s about respecting who I am, not who I was!” “Don’t you dare throw that…

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  • Horrorween Day 7 – Names – 50 Word Story

    “How many times have I told you not to call me by that name?” “I’m sorry okay, it’s just force of habit, you do something for so long you ju….” “I don’t care, my name is Simone now, not Peter. It’s about respecting who I am, not who I was!”   Keep an eye out…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 6 – Crossing Over

    The room spins, he tastes the saltiness of blood on his tongue, he tries to move, but the pain that rips through his body, is agonising, paralysing him to the spot. Seconds, soon turn into minutes, as he lies there, starring up at the ceiling, before finally, trying again. This time, he manages to push…

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  • Horrorween Day 6 – Pathetic – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “Why Vincent? Why does all this have to happen?” “You know why, you know what you did.” “Is this still about Becca? It was an accident, you know it was. I never meant for it happen the way it did, she wasn’t supposed to be with Kyle, she was supposed to be…” “Don’t, just don’t.…

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  • Horrorween Day 6 – Pathetic – 50 Word Story

    “You make me sick, your kind always do, leeches, bottom feeders, scum. You survive by feeding on the weak and vulnerable because you have no skill, no strength, no real power, you’re pathetic, just like the rest of your species!” “Untie me and find out, or are you too scared?” You can read the 50…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 5 – Moments To Forget

    Jar drags deeply on the cigarette as Marilyn makes her way out, onto the roof, and passes him a coffee. “Well it’s official, it’s been four hours since the last reported death,” she says as she looks out, over the quiet city. “Do we have a final tally?” “Unofficial numbers sit at twelve million, give…

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  • Horrorween Day 5 – Pay Day – 50 Word Story Expanded

    He drives the baseball bat into the things skull, knocking it to the ground, “RUN!” he yells, the boys, at first, look on in fear as the thing slowly gets to it’s feet again, he turns to them, his face stern, resolved. “Run for fuck sake, let me do this!” “DAD!” one of the boys…

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  • Horrorween Day 5 – Pay Day – 50 Word Story

    He drives the baseball bat into the things skull, knocking it to the ground, “RUN!” he yells, the boys, at first, look on in fear as the thing slowly gets to it’s feet again, he turns to them, his face stern, resolved. “Run for fuck sake, let me do this!”   Keep an eye out…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 4 – Through The Looking Glass

    You can read part 1 HERE, part 2 HERE and part 3 HERE. Jar sits there staring, studying each of the sheets of paper that are pinned to the wall, each piece, a clue, a tale of death, destruction, and more importantly, a tale of the beast. He doesn’t notice Jimmy make his way into…

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  • Horrorween Day 4 – Heart – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “I’ll rip you’re heart from you’re fucking chest if you don’t let me go!” He yells, spit flying from his mouth, she laughs as she slowly walks around the cage that holds him. “You are in no postilion to make threats Maynard, it is I who hold power, not you!” “Don…..” The scene freezes, and…

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  • Horrorween Day 4 – Heart – 50 Word Story

    “I’ll rip you’re heart from you’re fucking chest if you don’t let me go!” He yells, spit flying from his mouth, she laughs as she slowly walks around the cage that holds him. “You are in no postilion to make threats Maynard, it is I who hold power, not you!”   You can read the…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 3 – Severed Throats

    You can read part one HERE, and part two HERE. Jar’s eyes rattle around in his head like a slot machine, his heart beats quickly in his chest, and he struggles for a breath, as he, like the rest, try to make sense of the moments that just took place. He forces himself up, from…

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  • Horrorween Day 3 – Only Me – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “Through the darkness, I have fought, through the cold, I have battled, until, only I stand here, before you, ready to finish this war,” he says, his heart pounds in his chest, he grips the hilt of his sword tightly, and readies himself, as the gigantic beast charges towards him. He drives his shield into…

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  • Horrorween Day 3 – Only Me – 50 Word Story

    “Through the darkness, I have fought, through the cold, I have battled, until, only I stand here, before you, ready to finish this war,” he says, his heart pounds in his chest, he grips the hilt of his sword tightly, and readies himself, as the gigantic beast charges towards him.   You can read the…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 2 – The One After The Preludes

    You can read part one HERE. He walks into the apartment, catching her eye immediately, she faintly shows signs of a smile as she gets up and makes her way over to him. “Jar, where the hell’ve you been? You were supposed to be here an hour ago.” “Where haven’t I been? This town is…

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  • Horrorween Day 2 – Apple – YouChallenge Short Story

    “Are we really going to do this?” He says nervously, looking towards her, she smiles, and he feels his heart beat, rapidly increase. “Are you scared?” “He said not to, out of everything, all of it, he only ever said, not to touch that, so, yeah, maybe I am.” “Pathetic, how did I get paired…

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  • Horrorween Day 2 – Skinner – 50 Word Story Expanded

    “You’ve got to get up Cassie, you have to! He’s coming, please Cassie, please!” she screams as she tries to get Cassie to her feet. But she is beyond help, her eyes stare blankly off into the darkness, and her once bright, orange skin, slowly turns a shade of grey. “What a pity, I was…

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  • Horrorween Day 2 – Skinner – 50 Word Story

    “You’ve got to get up Cassie, you have to, he’s coming, please Cassie, please!” she screams as she tries to get Cassie to her feet. But she is beyond help, her eyes stare blankly off into the darkness, and her once bright, orange skin, slowly turns a shade of grey.   You can read the…

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  • The Roundhead, Part 1 – You Are My Sin

    He leans back in his seat as he reads over the stories last paragraph, and lets out a satisfied release of air as he presses down on the enter button, scheduling the final post for his Halloween masterpiece. From the corner of his eye, he sees a notification pop up in the top portion of…

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  • My Journey So Far…

    My Journey So Far…

    A little over eight months ago I set about breaking the frustration I was feeling of working on, what one day, I hope, will be a completed multi book story, I’ve been working on for quite a few years. I did this by writing short stories and sending them to various publishers throughout the world,…

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