The Dark Corner

The Hanged Man by Tadhg Walsh

“The tree put forward an image of immense beauty, the keeper of secrets long forgotten and a barrier to the passage of time. It was the keeper, lock and key to distant memories, and seemed almost ethereal in its beauty. 

It was unfortunate that there was a body strung up there.” 

A Treacherous Vow by Jasmine De La Paz

“And it just so happens that there was recently a change in the castle. It no longer sits dormant. So, as I await the arrival of my sweet sisters, I will finally explain it all. Please read this with an empathetic mind, husband, and remember the love we once shared, so long ago.  

It began the night of your demise . . . ” 

Abstract Reanimate by Michael Anthony

“In the last decade of the 21st Century, humanity achieved what Christ was fabled to have done; restoring the dead to life. A combination of technologies enabled the creation of electronic representations of the minds of long-dead humans. One might call it “digital resurrection.” This has given us the power to transform our world in ways that have only begun to be understood.”

So Beautiful, So Corruptible by K.A. Schultz

“Is it morbid 

To think you have never looked so beautiful? 

For the wells that once held your eyes 

Are far lovelier now, blood-filled to their brims” 

 

Prisoner Zero by Eric Woods

“For the record, Maine abolished the death penalty in 1887, Mr. Burke. Otherwise, the bastard would’ve been hung a hundred and thirty years ago. Then again, who’s to say he would’ve died.” 

The Vengeance of The Shrew by Katharine Hanifen

“She always saw the world more clearly than me. I just wish it didn’t take me so long to understand her and the way she chafed at the restrictions put upon us as women. There was a time when I thought that painting roses on the chains that bound me would make their weight less heavy, that their pull would weaken on their own. But they’ve only ever wound tighter.”

Pica by Dan Eady

“Eastman’s eyes were still drawn to the timber pole and the bizarre markings which lined it all the way up its length. Deep rivets in the wood, like animalistic scratchings or when a puppy chewed the furniture – but much bigger than any dog Eastman had encountered.” 

The Final Cut by Alex Hunter

“Sam fought the scream which choked in the back of his throat, gritting his teeth against this violation of his body. The whisperers seemed to revel in his discomfort, and he squeezed his eyes closed to block out that terrible flickering light and the horrors contained within. ” 

In Death’s Embrace by Andrea Cartmill

“Three gentle knocks sound on the door of the bed chamber and Lucy peeks her head out from under the covers. The two candles at each side of her bed suddenly flicker out, and her heart quickens, a sick feeling building in her stomach. 

Knock. Knock. Knock.”