Excerpt:
"When the twin moons fade along
with the night sky and the distant sun rises, he stirs. He has slept
well--dreamless and comforted within the confines of his dwelling.
His home is nestled within the cover of sand dunes.
It is but a shelter of palm leaves and wasted bush leaves he has woven himself. He climbs out to breathe in the tangy breeze. Soon
he will climb atop the dunes to stand and gaze at the only world he knows. The
only world he has ever known.
It is a timeless place—his world, his life. So
little is known—so much is desired.
He makes his way up the sandy rise with difficulty. His legs trouble him and his tail. Climbing painfully, he eventually reaches the top.
The shore is beautiful--silken and half wet. It
gleams in the muted light of a crimson dawn. A sea vast and seemingly unending
stretches toward the horizon.
The sea is life to him, for it carries within it
gifts of food--small winged crabs—and little horned fish.
He always finds them; they’re always there when
his stomach pains him. But thirst now, for his throat is parched. He gazes around and picks up a hollow--an empty
shell of a vegetable he has already eaten.
He takes the hollow and turns away from the beach.
His destination is a great lake—perhaps as big as the sea.
It supports some life. Massive heads appear
regularly far from the shore. They frighten him, for they stare at him for long
periods before disappearing into the purple waters below.
He looks for them now, but they are not there. So
he kneels down, scooping the water into his vessel. When it is quite full he
gulps it down.
Relief.
Once he saw his reflection in the still water—and
he studied it. He had at first thought it was another being. He had hoped it
was another being. But when he reached out to touch it, he saw it was merely a
reflection.
He has felt his face many times since then. He
doesn’t know that the hard ridges he feels are actually small bones. All he
knows is he has felt them.
He had been pleased to see himself—it was like
having company. But then it saddened him to know he was really alone..."
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In this horror collection you'll find stories of vampires, zombies, murderous midgets, demon clowns, evil dolls, haunted cemeteries, a real shop of horrors, taxidermy gone haywire, serial killers and more!
Your worst fears and nightmares dished up for you with extra helpings of blood-curdling terror!
Review:
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~Joshua Skye
DARK MEDIA
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