fiction – Page 6 – Jacob Marsh

31 Days of Dread – Day 20

The Halloween Heap! How to dispose of unwanted Treats! In these trying times, one can’t waste good sugar! If you finish the Halloween season with a mound of candy, think of it like any other ingredient. Sorted and melted, you will have access to uniquely flavoured syrups you can use like honey or treacle. ItContinue reading “31 Days of Dread – Day 20”

31 Days of Dread – Day 19

Getting decorations from the basement? Make sure to follow these rules! Don’t enter your basement at night. Natural light is more reliable than electric. Check to make sure everything is where you left it. If something is out of place or unfamiliar, calmly leave as if nothing is wrong. DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING WITH YOU!Continue reading “31 Days of Dread – Day 19”

Part 6 – Slice After Slice

Daisy thinks she’s in for a peaceful night slinging pizzas at the crossroads. Then the phone rings.

Part 5 – Just Another Day at the Crossroads

Tom arrives at work to discover

Part 2 – Not Everything is a Conspiracy

Sophie inspects the damage down at Crossroads Convenience. What drove Rodney to such a violent act?

Part 3 – Dear Staff

Bradley addresses staff concerns with a team email. How long will they believe his well-meaning lies?

Part 4 – Meat and Potatoes

Kat agrees to meet her aunt for a last minute brunch. Surly, she has no reason to be nervous, right?

Part 1 – The Creep

It’s blinding. That fluorescent light, shimmering like a dance of petulant electrons. A wave of radiant denial. I can barely see the surrounding store, shelves full of tat and garbage that looks oily beneath that unnatural glow. Rancid trash radiating its putrid stink, slick to the touch and poison in the veins. It’s disgusting. ButContinue reading “Part 1 – The Creep”

Part 18 – All Red

Kat Tomato sauce splashed as a ladleful fell onto a pale crust. She spread it, suddenly reminded of her own face, and how red it must have been. Kat tried to focus on the task at hand. She had an order of four medium pizzas to get into the large industrial oven, so she didn’tContinue reading “Part 18 – All Red”