"I'm going to kill that bitch," Sabella said as she ran through her brand new home trying to escape the rain coming down through the leaky roof overhead. "I'll never purchase a house online again as long as I live." Sabella wanted to kick her own butt for not having the house inspected like she knew she should have, but she saw no reason not to trust a wo...
The Haunting -- of the Daughter by the Mother Released in 1963, the original version of The Haunting lives up to its name. Directed by Robert Wise, the black and white film opens with a shot of a large old mansion in shadow. A narrator tells the audience, "Hill House had stood for ninety years and might stand for ninety more . . . Whatever walked there, wal...
My wife and I had bought a house in a very small town when we were around twenty years old. It was a older two bedroom home right on the corner of a quiet street. One of my wife's friends lived acrossed the street with her husband and two girls. In the summer time we would go over there and swim with them and cook out. Then came the day they told us that the...
Cast of Characters [Note: Spoiler Alert - this includes updates that may ruin some plot points] Life as a New Hire By Nut Ranch and FinalStand Impossible gratitude to Nut Ranch who not only made this list - he made it thrice. Only my ineptitude had kept the first two creations from the light. As always, the subject matter is my responsibility. If you li...
Edited by the incomparable "Wires" as was TATTLETALE. To my eternal shame I failed to annotate TATTLETALE to credit Wires for his assistance. I hope he forgives me. His efforts have improved all my stories he has edited and this one is no different. Emily sat at the table crying while she watched her husband and best friend walk from the restaurant quietly...
Before I get into my story I would like to explain to the readers that I am blind and a paraplegic. I became a paraplegic after contracting polio in 1959; even though I had received the polio vaccine. In 1983 my sight had deteriorated to the point where I was legally blind because of retinitis pigmentosis. Unable to continue my studies; I left university; de...
This story is divided into three sections to maintain the flow of ideas: Chapter 1: House Hunting Chapter 2: Life in the new house Chapter 3: Radhika’s web Enjoy! Chapter 1: House Hunting Radhika was new in town. She had landed a great job in Geographic Information Systems industry. The pay was good to start off her career with and that is what brought he...
Turn right on the lane. Go over the bridge, past a cluster of trees we refer to as "the woods", round the curves, and continue on this old country road. You come around the last bend, and there it is. The farm. The old homestead. All you can see is trees. Summer is upon us full force. The only thing that shows it's more than another clump of "woods", is...
This story is inspired by a recent party I went to, and someone I made out with. While this didn't actually happen like this, it is fun to imagine! I tried to write it in such a fashion that you could picture yourself being the other person, no matter your sex or gender. Enjoy! Please be nice in the comments. :) ***** It's Friday night. I, as usual, have...
"By the end of the school year, you'll be deep in the know about 'all things Alden'," said Anne, chuckling at the end of the sentence. "This college has a heart, a soul, and maybe a few things haunted." I had not heard Anne laugh out loud when I came to Alden College for the first time to interview for my new job. Her laugh struck me as part naughty, part wi...