3rrornightshift
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Sparrow, a disabled writer, crafts Urban Fantasy, Psych Thrillers, and Queer Literature. They enjoy spending time with their spouse and dogs, and playing horror and cozy games.
Stories (22)
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The Ocular Pact . Content Warning.
Cal Martialis loved summer and its activities. Since he didn't have any friends, he usually did things alone. However, Cal will be spending the summer with his grandfather. He was upset by this fact, as he had already planned out his summer, but he knew there would be no arguing with his father. The next day, he was dropped off at his grandfather's home, located in the mountains, as he lived in a small village.
By 3rrornightshift17 days ago in Horror
Nightmares that Breathe. Content Warning.
Recently, Sasha Jones was assigned a client who had not slept in twelve days. This young man, Lucas Porter, looks dead on his feet. His eyes are bloodshot, his skin pale, and his hands tremble as he reaches to shake hers. She frowns, greeting him with a nod and motioning for him to sit in her office.
By 3rrornightshift21 days ago in Horror
The Haunting Smile
According to documents left behind in an old church. They were struggling to control an epidemic. It had all started when a woman came to their town. There was a strange and too friendly smile on her face. She never raised her voice above a whisper saying the same two words over and over.
By 3rrornightshift22 days ago in Horror
Snapshots in the Dark
Insomnia and sleep deprivation were two things that plagued Morgan the most these past few years. He thought about going to see a doctor quite a few times, but decided against it and relied on over-the-counter medications. Medications that didn't do jack squat to help. When he didn't get any sleep, Morgan decided to use this time to work on things he had put off—a mini mountain of art projects, a TBR pile of manga, and house repairs. During the night, he would stay awake, and just a few hours before work, he would crash and sleep for about four and a half hours.
By 3rrornightshift23 days ago in Horror
Girl on the Train. Content Warning.
As I sat with my grandmother during a summer night in Dudley, she told me a story she hadn't even told her mother or children. She was around eight then, and they traveled by train to visit some family nearby. She was sitting by herself, looking around at the other guests, when she spotted a girl close to her age motion to her from a nearby corner.
By 3rrornightshift23 days ago in Horror
Bound by Blood
Nicolas Winters had taken a long time to get everything together, including a storage unit locker from a place no one would go snooping. He'd also need someone who would take care of it in his place. Who, though, could he give it to? Nicolas remembered that he had a cousin on his brother's side of the family who had a son. They would be the perfect person to inherit this curse he had gotten himself into.
By 3rrornightshift25 days ago in Fiction
Lover's Bridge. Content Warning.
In the small town of Matlock in the 1940s, a bridge was constructed to connect the shopping and office buildings to the suburbs. It made travel a lot easier for a lot of people, even a sidewalk for those who do not drive. Not long after the construction of the Locke bridge, it had its first death as well. A bride-to-be named Jo Walker, had been left at the altar. Overcome by sadness she committed suicide by hanging herself over the side of the bridge.
By 3rrornightshift26 days ago in Horror
The Uniform. Content Warning.
The Capulins were a small family of three which consisted of two parents and a son. Oliver was very intelligent and had been accepted into a known private school. Ada was proud of her son and couldn't help but smile when he first put on that uniform. Not his father was the first to notice that something was wrong with his son.
By 3rrornightshift27 days ago in Horror
The Doll Maker. Content Warning.
Funeral dolls are normally used at a wake. Which allows the mourners to see their loved ones one last time. However, during the 1800s, some people found it too much to bear seeing a dead infant. So, they used wax dolls that look like their children, even using real hair. From this study, a small village adapted this practice, creating life-sized dolls for people to keep.
By 3rrornightshift27 days ago in Horror
It Lurked in Darkness. Content Warning.
Ray enjoyed investigating abandoned places with his friends. It was something of a hobby now that they all started as just a fun thing to do when they spent time together. This weekend they would be visiting the Halloran Manor a long since abandoned home that had been forgotten by time.
By 3rrornightshift28 days ago in Fiction
