Some say it marched out of the sea under a bloody moon, here to expel our town of all hope - a monster to punish the naive prospectors of Maple Oaks who spent their gold on false witch hunts; an avenger of the young women burnt at the pyre, drowning the land for rebirth. Others say it was summoned...
L_T99 • 35 min • 0 reads • supernatural • urban-legend
They called them the 'Blue Boys' because by the time the sea spits them back out, the cold has dyed their skin - tracing their veins indigo; turning firm, strong lads into stiff statues of bloat and salt. We’ve buried three this month. Three half-empty coffins, as the water doesn't return all it...
L_T99 • 34 min • 0 reads • haunted • cosmic
Scarecrow - an object made to resemble a human figure, planted in virgin fields to scare away the birds. An object of baseless fear; a patchwork of straw and burlap. But Cropsy was crafted different, by older hands with older seams. And he provided far, far more. From my bedroom window, I could...
L_T99 • 36 min • 0 reads • psychological • creature
No Christmas lasts forever. The puppy from the box will lose its novelty, and grow big and stink - maybe make a mess on the floor once in a while. The decorations return to the attic and gather another year's worth of dust, assuming they remain in the same home at all. Extended families go back to...
L_T99 • 36 min • 1 reads • supernatural • entity