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Brilliant
As I looked out the stuffy window of my bedroom, I saw the crystal clear icicles hanging down and the majestic sun setting above the dark, silhouetted trees. The dusty orange and soft blue gradient covered the evening sky as I saw a flickering light in the center of the endless painted scenery in front of me. My sister callowly assumed it was a star, but my father made it a point to honorably argue that it could've been a satellite or a planet.
By Caitlin Britton8 years ago in Horror
Descent Into Darkness Prologue
Aerion, Aesteria 1855 A scream came from the birthing chamber of Lillian and Jace Black as the Marchioness was told once more by the midwife to push. Jace was outside the chamber, pacing as he listened to his wife's screams. The Marquess prayed for the first time in years as he ran his hands through his fiery red hair, that his wife would bring safe delivery to their children and survive the night herself. Once again, he listened to her cry out and winced, but the cries that followed brought joy through his fear. He watched as a nursemaid rushed past, giving him a glimpse of the woman he cherished most in this life. She looked exhausted, sweat beads could be seen dotting her forehead, tendrils of her curly onyx hair plastered to her cheeks in the dim firelight. The door closed and he took a deep breath. He had only heard one child cry, there was still another to come but this was the moment in which he feared most. With the last child, his dearest Lillian's fate would be forever sealed.
By Carolynn Reynolds8 years ago in Horror
Descent into Darkness Chapter One
Aerion, Aesteria 1860 Rayvn and Rayne sat silently as they listened to their nanny speak idly of the books they were to read, but neither really seemed to pay attention. Rayvn's ocean blue gaze continued to drift out the window of the castle, watching the sun glisten off the ocean below. From the north tower where they sat, she had a clear view of the sprawling ocean, the wind pushing the small waves against the coast.
By Carolynn Reynolds8 years ago in Horror
The Patient
Back in 1866, at the old Mulberry Psychiatric Hospital in London, there was a strange doctor who went by the name of Dr. Strum. He was known for being kind and caring for his patients, which was very unique and extremely rare at the time. For this reason, he was quite popular amongst the young patients. It is advised for doctors to not get too attached to their patients, he had broken that rule. Over time, Dr Strum had become tremendously fascinated, even obsessed, with treating a certain prepubescent, psychotic, female patient, who had been there for four-and-a-half years. She had elegant dark brown eyes, long flaxen hair and soft rosy cheeks and doll-like features. Dr Strum was so entranced by the young girl to the point he where he could no longer focus on anything else but her.
By Samantha Skene8 years ago in Horror
The Wood Witch
In May of 2017, my husband and I, along with my two small children, moved from the big suburbs of Chicago to a house outside a little town in Rural Northern Michigan. Our lease was up on our small apartment and with two kids, we wanted out of the city. We had visited Michigan earlier that year to be there for my older sister’s wedding and while vacationing, an opportunity had arisen. A friend of the family had offered for us to stay in the vacant house that they had owned next door during our trip so we could save on a hotel. The house had belonged to her father (who was very close friends with my father and practically a relative) but he had passed away a couple years before and the house was sitting empty. We thankfully accepted and before the end of our trip, we had been offered to rent the small two bedroom house for a very good price. We returned to Chicago, packed up all our belongings, and left a week and a half later.
By Nicole Laskey8 years ago in Horror
Underrated Horror Films From the 80s. Top Story - March 2018.
The 80s was one of the best decades in the horror genre. You can't even argue it when you think about how many of the best horror franchises in the world ended up being made at this point in history.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Horror
Techniques Horror Movies Use to Scare You
Even so, a really well-versed horror filmmaker won't necessarily resort to the same old tried and true horror scenes that have made us terrified in the past, but will instead use either a blending of these old kinds, or utilize new, more engaging aspects for truly horrifying graphic scenery unlike anything ever seen before. That's the whole point of the horror genre in the first place, to push the bounds of terror as realistically as can be done. But a good horror doesn't simply scare the viewer, they go far deeper in drawing out both physical and psychological connections so as to send the viewer into a warp hole of considerable unrest. Just watch A Serbian Movie.
By Johnson Bernard8 years ago in Horror
The Knock
Henry Carter froze at his desk, the candle flickering next to him after his sharp intake of breath. His heart pounded against his chest and his lungs felt as if they would burst from the tight hold he kept on his breath, ears straining to hear in the silence, eyes searching in the darkness pressing against the feeble glow of his candle. He had heard it, he was certain he had. Admittedly, he had been dozing off as he finished writing down his story in the journal. He wouldn’t put it past himself to be imagining it. It was a sound that had haunted his dreams since he returned from his expedition to the Arctic; the wailing and the dreaded words, garbled and perverted by the nature of the one who spoke them.
By R. D. Scott-Taggart8 years ago in Horror
