Shock, Horror!

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Book by: hullabaloo22

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Status: In Progress | Genre: Flash Fiction | House: Booksie Classic

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A collection of short stories exclusive to this volume. Cover image by Booksie member, Markie Bee https://www.booksie.com/users/markie-bee-223538

Flash Fiction horror exclusive short-stories

Chapter 1 (ver.1)

Rats In The Attic

Submitted: August 15, 2018

Rats In The Attic They seem to be very noisy tonight, those rats that somehow manage to find their way into my attic. I’ve been rou... Read Chapter

Chapter 2 (ver.1)

Green Fingers

Submitted: August 16, 2018

Green Fingers Stan Hepplethwaite was annoyed. His tree grew the best apples in the county; this was well known and undisputed for had... Read Chapter

Chapter 3 (ver.1)

The Invitation

Submitted: August 19, 2018

The Invitation Patricia wasn’t too sure who the invitation was from. A friend of a family member, it said, but she was not aware of... Read Chapter

Chapter 4 (ver.1)

Perfect Alibi

Submitted: August 22, 2018

Perfect Alibi Gavin let himself in to his flat, turned on his light and stopped dead. “Abbi? What are you doing here?” “Oh,... Read Chapter

Chapter 5 (ver.1)

Choose Your Poison

Submitted: August 29, 2018

Choose Your Poison. The first thing he became conscious of was a pain in his head, so severe that he could barely open his eyes. So... Read Chapter

Chapter 6 (ver.1)

Aerobatics

Submitted: September 01, 2018

Aerobatics The silence of the house was broken by a loud clang. If there had just been one, the family would have probably all gone... Read Chapter

Chapter 7 (ver.1)

Late Night Bargain

Submitted: September 02, 2018

Late Night Bargain It’s become a habit of mine to leave shopping until just before closing up time. If anything is going to be mark... Read Chapter

Chapter 8 (ver.1)

Squelch

Submitted: September 02, 2018

Squelch. A squish, a squelch. There is almost a slurping sound as something seems to struggle to unstick itself from the ground. ... Read Chapter

Chapter 9 (ver.1)

A Bit Too Modern

Submitted: September 09, 2018

A Bit Too Modern The four of them sat around the table, if not really serious then pretending to be. The ouija board sat there in t... Read Chapter

Chapter 10 (ver.1)

Railroad Crossing

Submitted: September 16, 2018

Railroad Crossing. Sometimes it’s tempting to take the short cut home from school, especially if it is cold, wet and blowing a gale... Read Chapter

Chapter 11 (ver.1)

Road Rage

Submitted: September 19, 2018

Road Rage There’s something strange about driving a long distance on an almost straight road, especially when there is hardly anoth... Read Chapter

Chapter 12 (ver.1)

Exhibition of 'Fear'

Submitted: September 30, 2018

Exhibition of ‘Fear’ We’d been to the city so many times that it was hard to find anywhere different. Shops opened, then after ... Read Chapter

Chapter 13 (ver.1)

A Cut-Throat World

Submitted: February 04, 2020

A Cut-Throat World As if it was not bad enough by itself, they were not even going to give me a chance to sulk over the injustice in ... Read Chapter

Chapter 14 (ver.1)

The Exhibition

Submitted: February 07, 2020

The Exhibition The tickets sold by word-of-mouth, although word-of-finger would be a more accurate way to describe it. No one was qui... Read Chapter

Chapter 15 (ver.1)

Those Misty Eyes

Submitted: February 08, 2020

Those Misty Eyes He pulled his head back away from hers. Something was wrong, for those lips, usually so full of passion, were far fr... Read Chapter

Chapter 16 (ver.1)

Damage

Submitted: February 09, 2020

Damage “So, tell me, Hank, did you ever finish your training?” Fraser walked around the large crate inspecting it for damage. ... Read Chapter

Chapter 17 (ver.1)

Ranchers

Submitted: February 19, 2020

Ranchers “You’ve done what?” I couldn’t hide my incredulity. “Calm down, Sal, it’ll be fine.” Wilson turned back to... Read Chapter

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Mike S.

Comment | 20 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 11:33am

Oh, we haven't had any rats in the attic THIS year, knock on wood, but every other year? Excellent, Hull!

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Comment | 22 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 11:39am

Thanks, Mike. These stories will only be posted in this and not singly, like I do with a lot of the others.

Sue Harris

Comment | 10 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 11:51am

Rats in the attic... more like aliens! Great story, Hully!

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Comment | 8 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 11:55am

Glad you enjoyed it, Sue. Thanks for reading!

Markie Bee

Comment | 38 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 1:33pm

Worthy of a Stephen King story that one. We had mice one year running over our rafters. Kind of brought it all back. Love the twist, I thought you were going to do something but didn't know what.

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Comment | 33 words

Wed, August 15th, 2018 1:37pm

Thanks for giving this a read, Markie Bee. I'm not posting the stories in this singly, just in the book. I don't know how often -- whenever one comes to mind, I guess.