Short Stories

by C. Rommial Butler Author Profile Skrellorg plunged his tentacles into the holding vat and pulled out a humanoid specimen.  Skrellorg’s sightless eye-sensors felt the intense buzzing of life from the specimen, though he sat silently, catatonic with shock.  Skrellorg often wondered what, if anything, the specimens thought about. This was a male of a sexually dimorphic mammal species from a blue and green planet a couple galaxies back, so probably their strange mating rites.

Surviving in a hellscape of undead nightmares is nothing new. That's just war.

Faith in a higher power will bring us closer to the heavens. And we will see the face of true horror.

By Charles Butler “I got an email from Helen, Steve. Did you?” Constance asked. On the other end of the phone line, Steve was silent, but...

By Patrick Okoi When no one moved, the house sighed. When no one listened, it shifted its weight, timbers settling as though something...

In the midst of the summer heat, I foolishly ventured into the forest to hunt the witch. There had been whispers, tales of missing...

Story by Mr. Manicotti Images by Misplace.Lost Well, they finally did it. After years of holding out and letting us work remotely, my...

Private Jordan Strong Reporting. We combed the entire city. Not a soul; not a sound. No signs of struggle or violence. It was as though...

The studies of Dr. James Ripley on the persistence of consciousness in the undead. Personal log of Doctor James Ripley. August 13, 1987....

The Devil’s Mare SCP 5165 Officer David Rattenborough I was a patrol officer no more than 6 months out of the academy when I got the...

In 1979, police in Port Gibson, Mississippi responded to an anonymous call about a possible hostage situation. Officers arrived at the...

Hey guys. I debated writing this and honestly I may not post it or even delete it when I’m done. I just felt like I had to get some...

By Mr. Manicotti Images by Keith Ivy Wham! Something struck the door, wrenching me out of my half sleep. Wham wham! I sat up and blinked...