Natalie Gray
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Welcome, Travelers! Allow me to introduce you to a compelling world of Magick and Mystery. My stories are not for the faint of heart, but should you deign to read them I hope you will find them entertaining and intriguing to say the least.
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The Carousel of Dreams
It's very vague by now, but I'll never forget the first time I saw it. My parents stuffed us all in the back of my aunt's faithful old Ford Explorer, along with three of my cousins. Where were we going? I had no idea, nor did I care really. I seldom paid attention to such details at that age. We rode for what felt like hours to me before the car finally stopped... and when I stepped out of that giant white SUV, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven on the spot.
By Natalie Gray3 months ago in Humans
Doxxing Shayna. Content Warning.
"Man, what's taking so long?!" "I just need a few more seconds," Pete grumbled, "this is an art, Davey, not a science!" Davey groaned in exasperation and flopped onto Pete's bed, not that Pete paid him an ounce of attention. One hundred percent of his brainpower was laser focused on his computer screen, and his task at hand. His fingers flew across they keyboard at Mach 5, weaving a tapestry of ones and zeroes so beautiful that it would make the old Dutch masters weep. Or, at the very least, his computer science teacher.
By Natalie Gray3 months ago in Fiction
The Boy Who Lives in the Wall
"Mommy?! Mommy, wake up!" Heidi groaned and rolled over toward the small voice, wishing her dream of mai-tais on the beach and hunky cabana boys could've lasted just a little longer. It took a few seconds for her bleary eyes to adjust in the dark. The second the frightened little boy standing at her bedside came into focus, she was wide awake.
By Natalie Gray4 months ago in Fiction
Tattie-Bogle. Content Warning.
Molly stared out the window with her pale, freckly cheek resting on her fist, completely lost in her thoughts. Beyond that thick pane of safety glass, acres upon acres of rolling, hilly farmland zipped past. Every now and then, there would be a break in the endless yellow-green fields full of waving cornstalks, yielding room for a little pasture. These tiny patches of dark green were almost always occupied with a few sleepy cows, lounging under wide, shady trees or enjoying a lazy afternoon graze.
By Natalie Gray4 months ago in Horror
Christmas Eve is Magic
For many who celebrate the Holidays, "Christmas" feels synonymous with "tradition". You dust off the good Winterberry plates; test the light strands you bought at K-Mart fifteen years ago to make sure they still work (and surprisingly they do); pilfer mom's old recipe box for that recipe you make only once a year, and hope you can still read the writing on it. Then there's the shopping, and the giftwrapping, and the baking, and the carols. All these little rituals - large and small - are meaningful in their own way, and some have more meaning than others. One in particular, however, has a special place in my heart every Christmas... and it happens before the blessed day ever kicks off.
By Natalie Gray4 months ago in Humans
The Legend of Long-Shanks. Top Story - October 2025.
Goody Patience had just laid her head upon the pillow when it happened. For a moment, she believed she were dreaming, so she rolled over and paid it no heed. Her eyes snapped open again the same second she closed them, however, when she heard it once more: a sharp knock-knock-knocking on the front door downstairs.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Fiction
Spelunk
"Okay, Chet, gimme a hand," Brett grunted, hauling their climbing gear out of the back of his mud-stained old Prius. His twin brother wasn't even on the same planet as him, though; too busy standing at the base of the cliff, gazing up at the sheer, ninety degree rock wall inches from his sneakers.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Horror
Clack-Clack
Richard and Martha Stone believed they had it made: a beautiful house in the suburbs, a white picket fence, and two beautiful children they absolutely adored – Howie and Lucy. What they never planned on, however, was adding a third to their brood. Nor did they plan on how, exactly, their third child would come to be a part of their family.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Horror
Three Wishes
It pleases me to no end that you've stayed by my campfire for so long, Friend. My travels oft take me to far-off places, with strange tongues and even stranger customs. To that end, it is a comfort having a familiar face around. I believe you'll enjoy this next tale, but forgive me if I get a few details wrong; I collected this story from far in the Orient, and it twists and turns almost as beautifully as the language I first heard it in.
By Natalie Gray5 months ago in Horror
