25 Days of Terror

Day #12, ‘Harmless’ – by Elizabeth Averay Across all social media platforms an ad appears: ATTENTION ALL – this is a must-have product. Developed by Director Allgood. What is it, you ask? The INVISIE MICROCHIP. What’s it for? I’ll tell you. Are you sick of fad diets that don’t work? Sick of working out andContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #10, Hide and Seek – by Elizabeth Averay Having exhausted every possible avenue to progress in the maze, I slump against the wall. After a moment I hear a soft snick and a scraping sound. Turning my head to the left I see a section of wall next to my head has moved toContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #9, Possession – by Elizabeth Averay I can’t believe she did it. She threw my phone out the window! We’re on my parents’ private plane and she just snatches my phone out of my hands and casual-as-anything opens the tiny window and tosses it out. Never mind we’re thousands of feet in the air,Continue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #8, Nightmare – by Elizabeth Averay By morning the three teens in the waterlogged pit had screamed and shouted themselves hoarse. Visitors to the cemetery would look in curiosity and crack up laughing. One person at midday stopped, and asked, ‘What are you doing down there?’ The youngest, thirteen years old, piped up, ‘TheContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #6, Midnight – by Elizabeth Averay A bell tolls in the distance. It must be midnight, the Witching Hour. Time for ghosts and ghouls to roam. A time when nightmares are at their scariest. For me, it’s the start of my work day/night. What do I do, you ask? I’m security for the localContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #6, Midnight – by Amber Averay She crept out the window, moving as slowly and quietly as she possibly could. Lira had been on her best behaviour for the last few months, avoiding notice and sidestepping the trouble her siblings found themselves in; a sly ploy to put her parents at ease. Prove toContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #5, Sleep Over – by Elizabeth Averay BANG. ‘Dad, what was that?’ ‘Easy, Jane. I think we blew a tyre.’ Pulling over to check, Dan finds two tyres have blown out. ‘Crap.’ Looking up at the sky, he grimaces at the thick black/grey clouds mounting up. Leaning out the back window, Greg asks, ‘So,Continue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day #4, Costume Party – by Elizabeth Averay INVITATION! You and a friend are invited to the exclusive North Grove Cemetery Halloween Party. Theme: Supernatural Must be in costume for admittance. Yours sincerely, The North Grove Cemetery Preservation Society Looking at the invite with amazement, I read it again to be sure. I’ve heard ofContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day Three: Trio – by Elizabeth Averay Once upon a time, in a land far away, there were three sisters. Each one beautiful and very different. People would flock to their little town just to see them. The sisters were each a year apart, with similar names: Gina, the oldest, was blonde, blue-eyed, and lightlyContinue reading “25 Days of Terror”

25 Days of Terror

Day Three: Trio – by Amber Averay After the arrival of her twin boys, and the immediate death of the younger, Mother cherished the remaining child. Stanford was her pride and joy, for it is no secret here that males are the preferred gender. I am tolerated for my beauty – blonde, blue-eyed, slender –Continue reading “25 Days of Terror”