Horror

From It Came from Amherst, Mildred Faintly’s just published annotated and selected poetry of Emily Dickinson. A careful reading of Dickinson makes it clear that she, far more than Poe,…

Howdy there new neighbor! I’m Li’l Disappointment. Leastways that’s the name they gave me when I moved in. You’ll get a new one too! I’m Coordinator of Resident Onboarding and…

This house is heaven. That’s what my mum always told me, growing up: “Treat this house with the respect she deserves, love. This is our sanctuary, our little slice of…

“Billy,” said Joshua McIntyre. “Why don’t you get yerself a girlfriend steada watchin’ all that DVD porn?” Billy Babbitt and Joshua McIntyre, friends since their college days, were sitting in…

Jamie’s shift was almost over when the call came in. “East wing bathroom. Noise complaint,” crackled the radio. Another night, another chore in a dying mall barely clinging to life.…

I had always been very clever about hiding my tracks. The computer just made sense to me. I’d been born into it, and from a young age could use it…

Oh my god my father. He goes on the front porch in his bathrobe and those, those slippers, to get the Sunday paper. And stands there puffing his pipe where…

I will give a faithful account of the strange events that took place in the courtyard at the Archbishop’s residence. But to do so I will need to share some…

My husband talks in his sleep. His chatter is about fixing things. Always. What exactly he is fixing is never clear. All I know is that they are so, so…

It took Teddy first. This made sense in a way, because he was always running barefoot in the dirt and never washed his hands, but it was still surprising because…