THE HEART OF THE MATTER

What wonders are there to be,

Deep among unexplored Amazon tree debris?

 Time might as well stand still in this primal land in reverse!

Animals and plants and man are stuck in a primitive universe!

And the secrets there might change you into something to frightening to see!

SKM

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

Matthew Vance is back in the USA with his crew of scientist/explorers after three years in the Amazon!

All seven of the men are silent with the information about their time seemingly lost inside the deep jungle.

They refuse to give explanations... of why they all have a large chest scar over where their heart is located.

They harbor a dark secret... he knows all hell will break loose when the chest x-rays are examined by the doctors.

SKM

A HELL OF A ROLL OF THE DICE

An obsessed man has just thrown a pair of hell spawned dice against a dusty wall.

A monstrous creature that smelled of sulfur and death,

Standing off to the right side of the room partly shrouded in darkness,

 Looked on in great interest.

This man who is potentially facing a horrible sentence just threw...

A Hell Of A Roll Of The Dice!

WMM

A HELL OF A ROLL OF THE DICE

Mason Digg's quest to find immortality has come to an end on this quiet night in Atlanta, Georgia.

He is out in the horse stable behind his house... talking to the demon creature he conjured from hell.

"Nothing comes easy in these transactions!" Growled the beast as it handed Mason a pair of glowing dice.

"Roll sixes and you live forever," it explained. "Roll anything else... and you will die forever... in immortality!"

WMM

A THEORY OF CHAOS AND ORDER

What drives the wheels that makes the universe move?

Here is... A Theory Of Chaos And Order!

RLJ

A THEORY OF CHAOS AND ORDER

Today, Chaos told its younger brother, Order, that it was going to give Order today to rule.

Chaos, far more powerful than brother Order, realizes that chaos comes from order...

So, being a cruel brother entity, it never told Order of this manipulation that keeps the fires burning.

But, Order is smarter than Chaos thinks it is... it knows it will eventually outlive its evil older brother!

RLJ

A CITY BURNS BECAUSE THE LAW IS BROKEN

When the law is not trusted by the people,

Outlaws rise up and terrorize everybody.

And if some of the law are outlaws, then...

A City Burns Because The Law Is Broken!

RLJ

A CITY BURNS BECAUSE THE LAW IS BROKEN

As the night falls in Charm City, the angered human horror walking the streets is in control.

The horror has been allowed to grow into a monster by a government allowing mistrust to fester.

One day, politicians will get the point... when the violence and the horror invades their neighborhoods!

But tonight, part of a city burns... until Washington, DC puts the hammer down on rogue law enforcement!

RLJ

HUNTING FOR WORMS IN THE BIG APPLE (AN EXCERPT)

Nobody knows where it came from.

Nobody knows where it had gone.

Everybody knows it killed and ate at least 72 people.

And now, the creature hunt is on.

It has not been seen in weeks...

But it is still out there somewhere.

It must be found and exterminated because...

As the creature attacked and terrorized the people of NYC,

It might as well had been... Hunting For Worms In The Big Apple.

AMO

HUNTING FOR WORMS IN THE BIG APPLE  (AN EXCERPT)

...The lizard monster terrorizing New York City had hidden itself well from its prey turned enemy.

After 32 days of laying low in the deepest bowels of the city sewer system, it was now hungry again.

Instincts welled-up from deep inside its DNA... directing it to use a different approach to hunting.

Stealth hunting is now on its mind... not for long, though, because human beings taste so very good!...

AMO 

WHAT THE CAT SAYS WHEN TAB'S OFF HIS MEDS

Tab knows his mind better than the doctors do.

At least, he thinks so.

He gets all the affirmation he needs from his furry friend.

All that really matters to him is...

What The Cat Says When Tab's Off His Meds!

SSN

WHAT THE CAT SAYS WHEN TAB'S OFF HIS MEDS

Tab Marlowe hates to take the heavy medication the team of doctors force upon him.

The drugs make him non-homicidal, lethargic and makes his mouth taste like he is sucking on rusty metal.

Dr. Joe tells him to keep on his meds and to stay away from cats because they trigger his psychosis.

But, Tab know the cats hate his meds... because they can't tell him what to do when he is drugged!

SNN

BACK FROM THE DEAD

What did you do to deserve these cold, decayed, rotted hands strangling you to death?

You better think fast and make your amends with your maker because your attacker is...

Back From The Dead!

PDN

BACK FROM THE DEAD

Sometimes a dead entity will return from death to wreck revenge on that which killed it.

In the case of alive human beings, their minds take the resurrection personally... and often fear it.

Despite myth, often times the resurrected is clueless as to the why and the how it is now undead...

 But, the driving force for revenge is all that matters... as it tracks you down to show you true horror!

PDN

SOUP FOR ONE

Ah, the ultimate comfort food...

With a dash of that special ingredient!

I love making my... Soup For One!

ZAS

SOUP FOR ONE

I love a little homemade soup a few hours before I go to sleep every night.

In three cups of water boil a dash of pepper, one half onion, one flavor cube, one stalk of celery, 

And one half green pepper for three minutes... then add one package of Asian noodles.

Cook for two minutes... excellent taste... oh, don't forget the two dashes of human blood!

ZAS

CATSUP IN MY HEMOGLOBIN (AN EXCERPT)

It is a big world,

This planet called earth,

Full of creatures who feed their appetite how they must.

Blood is so tasty...

And consumed by so many living souls...

Rendered so much tastier with -- Catsup In My Hemoglobin!

SLA

CATSUP IN MY HEMOGLOBIN  (AN EXCERPT)

(Tarija, Bolivia)

...Rolando Alma is so old he doesn't even know when he was born, let alone changed into a Abchanchu.

He recalls the old days, so many centuries ago, when food was scarce and hunger often drove him mad.

When white men first invaded his homeland, that was the beginning of the end of the innocence of the land.

Their religion and their ignorance brought dark times... but, their rich sweet blood sustains him to this day....

SLA

DISRESPECT NATURE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Only a fool paddles down that river by himself!

Be the fool and... Disrespect Nature At Your Own Risk!

MAJ

DISRESPECT NATURE AT YOUR OWN RISK

(Camden, Alabama)

"What a friggin' bad idea this was," bemoaned Chadwick as he pulled his canoe onto the Mangrove roots.

The Alligator bit a big hole right through the back end of his boat... allowing the swamp to swallow him.

He thought it would be a big stress relief to paddle out here miles away from civilization for a few hours.

But, the Alabama River is an unforgiving hell with ancient dinosaur demons waiting to consume disrespectful humans!

MAJ

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

A whole lot of children across the great country of the USA take care of themselves.

Ineffective parents, drug addicted parents, alcoholic parents...

And so much more badness at the parental level...

Force many children to raise themselves.

Meet Silas Ray Paulson!

His circumstance is extreme...

And he will tell you, "I Can Take Care Of Myself!"

DRM 

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

32 year old Silas Ray Paulson has a few mommy issues that cause him nightly nightmares!

From his birth, his mom was a prostitute heroin addict... and she was violent when she drank!

At 15 years old, Silas snapped when his mother hit him the last time... his mind left his body!

Since that time, he has totally taken care of himself... and his mother... and the suitcase she resides in!

DRM

MEAT IN THE POT

From the point of view of the explorers of this section of the thick rain forest,

They were attacked by uncivilized savage native people who made off with Ron.

They armed themselves with guns and flashlights...

But where would they begin to look for him?

To a man, they thought... 'Hope he isn't Meat In The Pot!'

ENN

MEAT IN THE POT

The tribal elder was known to be a serious minded leader who put his needs last.

He was beloved by the tribe members... his willingness to share was the best example.

Meat is scarce deep in this thick jungle, so capturing something delicious puts sharing to the test.

Just this once, the elder kept a little more for himself... white men tasted too good to share, really!

ENN

THE ROAD BENEATH MY BMW

Victor expects a double-cross at the meeting place.

His former gang bros... his former partners in crime... kidnapped Anna.

And now they are using his sister as bait for money.

Oh, he got the money just in case they are straight!

But he expects the worse... and so, he is prepared to get bloody tonight.

Somebody has to die tonight!

VAM

THE ROAD BENEATH MY BMW

The gas tank in my +BMW X5 is full and the road beneath it is disappearing under the front end!

I am rolling down highway 66 at the speed of a never tiring cheetah... and I don't have spots!

I've got two hours to get where I need to be in two hours... and I cannot be one minute late!

I've got their hostage money... and my AK-47, too... because they're not letting her go without a fight!

VAM

THE BLACK BIRD KNOWS YOUR SECRET

The eyes of the bird perched on the Oak Tree branch reflected a higher intelligence!

It knew something profound about tomorrow night!

'Lucas Cranach the Elder' could since the knowledge inside this darkened creature.

Suddenly, like a man possessed, he took up his woodcutting instruments.

He now knows that... The Black Birds Knows Your Secret!

EMM

THE BLACK BIRD KNOWS YOUR SECRET  (An Excerpt)

...Was the unmoving black bird perched on the Oak Tree branch outside my bedroom window a Crow?

Upon closer inspection, it was definitely a Raven... and it knew the secrets and mystery about me.

Tomorrow night, the moon would be a full circle of silver... reflecting the light that transforms me.

Why is the it here... and, what will the Raven do when the moon calls me forth to appease it with a kill?...

ECG

THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE (AN EXCERPT)

In the year 2123,

Dr. Max Marcus created the machine that would change the world.

Everyone around the globe felt the hope that his invention promised.

But the jockeys the USA's government are very jealous bastards...

They Do Not Want You To Have What They Have!

HMB

THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE
(An Excerpt)

...The mad scientist's experiment, turning water into wine, looked very promising, indeed.

Actually, his "Midas Touch" transmogrify collider proved to be a device that could eliminate hunger.

Wine was just a pet project... changing trash into edible food sources could be a paradigm shift...

Until the Republican Senate and the Republican house voted to force the FDA to take over his work!...

HMB

SMALL MEANS DEADLY

Naegleria Fowleri is a miniature monster most vicious.

The fact that some people continue to flirt with it is frightening.

What, you dare to dance with it in its own medium of life?

You better remember... Small Means Deadly!

RLJ

SMALL MEANS DEADLY

The microscopic creature floated in the warm water of the lake alongside the shoreline.

During its normal lifespan it was the most innocuous tiny creature flitting about the water.

It is a single cell organism existing to exist... mindless and innocent... studied under cover glass.

Not evil, until it has a purpose... to enter the human nose to eat the human brain from within!

RLJ

THE END OF THE ROAD

Even though the man was shot eight times in the back,

Bleeding and dying right there on the sidewalk as feckless police officers looked on,

He had enough life left inside his mind to realize that this was...

The End Of The Road!

SEL

THE END OF THE ROAD

The dead man concluded that the light at the end of the tunnel of life is brighter as life grows dimmer.

Some of the voyagers of a long hard life of ups and downs... seeing more ups... see the light in focus.

Others... the ones who live in the harsher downs, more than the ups... may not see the light at all.

It is all metaphysical bullshit, in the end... he doesn't even know it he wants to enter the goddamn light!

SEL

THE LAST INVASION

Ancient items, cursed and dangerous...

A spiritual being forever charged with their entombment...

The evil inside these ancient artifact objects contained...

Until modern man intervenes again,

Prompting the spiritual being to declare --

This is... The Last Invasion!

XLK 

THE LAST INVASION

(Gordium, Turkey)

From the point of view of the apparition, this human invasion of its resting place was sacrilege.

It observed in silence as a combination of one dozen men and women began to touch its artifacts.

It had spent three centuries resting in peace and keeping the evil deep inside this tomb from escaping, again.

It allowed the evil to murder these "archaeologist"... now sated, it could more easily contain the evil, again.

XLK

A SONG OF THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

Xeni Snowbird cried as she read the words of the song she just created.

She just composed... A Song Of The First Nations People.

AKS

A SONG OF THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

...We are still Kimsquit, of the First Nations People of British Columbia, and we are spirit people.

We have communed with the Yellow Cedar and the White Spirit Bear for millennium... for we are nature.

Our people are caretakers of Eagles... and  guardians of the Salmon to return to their rivers of their births.

Despite white men's horrors of decimating slash and burn heresy, we're still here... for, you can never kill a spirit!...

XKS 

INTO THE EAR AND INTO THE BRAIN

Intense pain...

A trip to the ER...

The slightly sarcastic wink from the nurses...

And you left horrified!

It went... Into The Ear And Into The Brain!

EEM

INTO THE EAR AND INTO THE BRAIN

Derrick sat bolt upright in his couch... the sudden pain in his right ear jabbed him like an ice pick.

The sudden onslaught of the ear pain forced him to run down the street to the neighborhood hospital ER.

One hour later, an ER nurse pulled out the stunned roach... from the Lidocaine drops she administered.

Later still, neatness fanatic Derrick spent the rest of the night in hell... how could he ever fall asleep again?

EEM

FLIPPING-OFF THE TORNADO

Real world horror comes to the land's surface when nature swirls the atmosphere.

Everything on the grounds pays the price for the violence.

People, though, seek revenge on nature...

By rebuilding right where nature tried to destroy them.

They look forward to... Flipping-Off The Tornado!

RLJ 

FLIPPING-OFF THE TORNADO

The tornado sounded like an off-the-rails locomotive crashing through the trees in the distance.

The houses of the innocent denizens of the neighborhood stood directly in the destroyer's path.

Hell on earth is on the way... but, this "nature out of control" is about to get a reality check.

Sure, the victims to be hide in shelters right now... but, they will soon show this tornado Kansas spirit!

RLJ

THE FISH BELOW

One Cuban family could not wait on the promises of untrustworthy politicians.

They needed to get away, now!

The boat was already built.

The children were already prepared.

They had thought of everything they needed to do.

Except considering...  The Fish Below!

RLJ

THE FISH BELOW

The huge sharks circling the small raft continued to bump into its sides and to ram it from below!

The three children on the raft were still screaming as the four adults tried to keep them calm!

The ropes connecting the segments of the reed boat were loose, now... and a dangled foot would be lost!

The coast of Florida is just a mile away... and the teeth of the monsters are just feet below!

RLJ

THE ANGEL OF DEATH WASHES AWAY HIS SINS

The dirt of life is filthy, indeed.

For a dealer in horror,

A long shower at the end of the day almost makes it better.

Imagine... The Angle Of Death Washes Away His Sins!

SLG

THE ANGEL OF DEATH WASHES AWAY HIS SINS

Here is a darkly mysterious man, standing in the shower in the bathroom, washing away the sins of his day!

Only he knows who he is... because, in his line of business, death comes swiftly to those who know him!

His only possessions are the cloths on his back, his knives, his cell phone and his Swiss Banking account!

He is The Angel Of Death... and he is screaming out his anguish into the running water... before his next mission to kill again!

SLG

WHAT DOES NOT KILL YOU AS A CHILD

When you return,

As an Adult,

To the play-places you conquered as a child...

Remember this --

Dangerous things you innocently navigated around as a child...

They will kill you as an adult!

ACS

WHAT DOES NOT KILL YOU AS A CHILD

(Boa Vista, Brazil)

The vacation to Brazil was going just fine and dandy for Thiago and Trixie Santos.

Thiago had not been back to his home town near the Branco River in 15 years.

It is now the dry season... so, he could explore his old haunts along the river bank from his childhood.

Too bad he left Trixie at the hotel because he forgot that 8 foot long electric eels occupy the mud along the river!

ACS

THE LAST HOPE FOR THIS ANIMAL

The twelve year Atomic War,

Between Russia and the rest of the world,

Was devastating to planet Earth.

Billions of people died... and more billions of animals perished, too.

The scientist must experiment on the animals before they turn to healing the people.

Is this... The Last Hope For This Animal?

 WNN

THE LAST HOPE FOR THIS ANIMAL

Number 6 swiped at the cold water with its dinner plate size claw... stunning the huge salmon-clone.

Deep inside Number 6's genetic code was the confused memories of instincts long lost to science.

It scooped up the stunned fish and greedily ripped open its belly... happily munching on the huge juicy eggs.

Six genetic scientists smiled from behind the observation glass... tomorrow, they introduce the last female bear-clone alive into the enclosure.

WNN

THE HOMICIDAL DEAD (10)

Even brain dead, former human, zombies can defeat a lock.

I tend to forget that unforgettable fact, ever so often.

Last night, I almost paid a dire price for my folly.

It will not happen again!

JAC

THE HOMICIDAL DEAD  (10)

What a goddamn nightmare of a surprise to awaken in the middle of the night to a fight for my life.

Somehow, a stray zombie managed to push its way past the front barrier and make it into my sanctuary.

It went for my left foot, the closest body part to the door... startling me awake to its teeth in my shoe heel.

A hard jab of the iron poker into its rotted brain killed it... leaving me feeling less secure than ever before in this unsecured apocalypse! 

JAC

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

When you make a bet on sports while swilling hard liquor,

The result might be...

You Bet Your Life!

JOM

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

(Campeche, Mexico)

Pablo Juarez realizes he had probably bet away his life at the local bar last Wednesday night.

He is sitting on his couch in morbid anticipation of tonight's NCAA Final Four games.

He has never been to any of the states represented by the respective universities about to play.

But with Tequila comes delusional brevity... enough to bet his life on a win, or loss, to a Los Zetas recruit!

JOM

TWENTY-TWO SECONDS OF HORROR

So, you're sitting in your home minding your own business.

Suddenly, absurdity forces itself into your life... 

As you're sitting there on your living room couch.

Can anyone really question your reaction during those...

Twenty-two Seconds Of Horror?

SSL

TWENTY-TWO SECONDS OF HORROR

Officer, I heard the noise approaching my house long microseconds before the impact.

I was watching the ball game on the TV when the sound came to my ears... before the implosion.

My living room wall suddenly was a slow motion special effect splattering debris all around me.

Then the car, with its drunken driver, was inside my house... I don't remember dragging him from his car and pummeling him!

SLL

MUSIC TO KILL BY (AN EXCERPT)

The sounds of the streets,

Accented by apropos beats,

Can be... Music To Kill By!

KBJ

MUSIC TO KILL BY  (AN EXCERPT)

...Under the late night brooding darkness of a hot Summer night, four hit-men for hire are on the hunt.

Their target, a person they know only as "Mister Red Coat", is about one mile away from his final fate.

Tonight, the four serial murderers have decided to ride to hell with the CD of Pink Floyd's Animals.

"You gotta set the mood, you know," Say's them all... as they get ready to bring horror to the streets, again!

KBJ

DID YOU CHECK UNDER THE FUTON

Some things can hide from you in plain sight.

You can bring them inside your house with you.

Is it good or bad?

And, Did You Check Under The Futon?

GEN

DID YOU CHECK UNDER THE FUTON

 Young Ayako's eyes were as large as saucers... something from under her new futon just grabbed her hand.

Her Haha visited a futon'ya yesterday to buy the futon because her old one had dangerous sharp edges.

It didn't make any sense, even to Ayako, that the touch of it was... warm and reassuring.

Minutes have passed... it has not let go... she is not afraid... and it is now time to look under the futon!

GEN