THE NEW NEIGHBORS There was a lot of optimism for Johnny and Sue when the ‘For Sale’ sign went up on the lawn of the house next door. The old couple next door were finally going to move out. Hopefully there would be some new neighbors. Their optimism was rewarded when a new family moved in with a son and daughter exactly the same age. Teddy was 19 and his s...
This is the final installment of the Sailor's Wife series. It would probably be best if you've read the first four stories before this one. Please bear in mind that the timeframe of this series in the early 1970's. There are some anachronisms here, and to judge the story by the standards of the 2010's would be, I think, unfair. And a point of comparison, $2...
* * * * * * * * * * Author's note: I wrote this story as a birthday present for cuddlydbear. Happy (early) Birthday, Dee. * * * * * * * * * * Thrusting Butte, rising rampant over the surrounding flat plain, was black against the twilight sky. The seven young men had finished setting up their camp and stood at the mountain's base, contemplating the precar...
A NIGHTMARE REBORN: FREDDY VS. JASON 2 CHAPTER 01 BASED UPON CHARACTERS CREATED BY: WES CRAVEN: A Nightmare on Elm Street VICTOR MILLER: Friday the 13th JOHN CARPENTER: Halloween EDITED BY: Miriam Belle CREATIVE CONSULTANT: Sean Renaud, Tessa Alexander and Miriam Belle AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story takes place after "Freddy vs. Jason," but before the...
On a warm day in July, Dorothy Estevez strolled through the Benthamsthwaite College Faculty club, smiling and waving to those she met. Approaching a featureless paneled wall in the common room, she touched a knot and stepped back as a concealed elevator door opened. She rode it down two stories to the basement, exited and walked to where Teddy, the college's...
If you like this series, how about going back and reading some of my others. And don't forget to vote and comment, please. The iron-bound oak door to the Benthamsthwaite Faculty Club basement opened on well-oiled hinges. Teddy heard the faint sound, felt the disturbance in the air and smelled the two humans who entered. It made what corresponded to a sat...
"NO!" Everyone froze. The whirl of activity that had ruled this nightmare came to a screeching halt. "NO MORE!" The roars had come from me. Everyone looked shocked. My voice had a volume and command I had just not been able to muster during the events of the last hour. But it was there now, and I was the center of attention, once again. Directly in front...
This is the next installment of my awakening during my freshman year in college. I hope you enjoy it. If you find yourself a bit lost with the characters, I suggest you read the earlier chapters for both background and a thrill. * When I woke up the next day, I realized that Maggie still hadn't come home yet. I assumed she must have really hit it off with...
We were late. Not that either of us minded the reasons why, but we still needed to get a move on. I left Beth to sort herself out in her bedroom and her own en-suite bathroom while I cleaned myself up and got dressed in the main bathroom. I then turned to go downstairs, calling through her doorway. "Shout if you need any help, Beth. Although last time I do...
The house had been too good of a deal to pass up. It was only after the deal had gone through and the day before she was to move in that Jennifer found out why the price had been so low. "People claim it's haunted," the real estate agent told her with a wink to show he didn't believe it, but that the local yokels did. Jennifer had laughed at the time. The ho...