by Jude Mire | Feb 12, 2019 | Horror, Short
Bruce expected some hippy-dippy new age music. It had been like that when he went to get his palm read and at the tarot place. But not here. It was different. There was no music at all. No props. No anything. Soot black and hollow, the back room was an empty shell....
by Jude Mire | Jan 15, 2019 | Fantasy, Short
The iron was cold on Roth’s tongue and his spit tasted like rust as it trickled down his raw throat. The bit, much like a horses harness, kept him from speaking while the other iron, chains and manacles, kept him from moving. “We should kill him.” Came a deep voice,...
by Jude Mire | Dec 31, 2018 | Fantasy, Short
Water. Ripples in water. Aqua-blue hue. A dream dipped in color. The light shimmered and danced gently. Shapeless patterns in azure textured the brick walls in silence; slowly, lethargically. Fingers on skin. If the stones of the alley were anything other than blue it...
by Jude Mire | Sep 30, 2018 | Fantasy, Short
The severed head of the vampire looked up from the metal bucket and bared pointed fangs. “I’ll kill you for this, you filth! Your agony will be unending!” His decapitator smiled. “Like I give a shit. My agony is already unending.” ...
by Jude Mire | Sep 20, 2018 | Sci-Fi, Short
The crater that Sempa materialized in was larger than normal. It wasn’t the typical circular shape either. The edges were rimmed with cracks and a wide crevasse extended off to her right, travelling toward the straight horizon. It made the hole look like it was...
by Jude Mire | Aug 13, 2018 | Short, Weird
Dwe’leh Otoda stood at the crest of a grassy hill and gazed down at the valley below through three pairs of glasses. Each was a different prescription but, combined, they allowed him to see normally. At the edge of the low field, halfway across, were a pair of...
