Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators DRIVEN By The Behrg They will call her Monster. Child killer. A seething psychopath. Though right now she is just another hapless driver fighting traffic on her daily commute, unaware of the destination to which she will arrive. For her next stop is not a location, but ... #horror #literary Upvotes 3 Reading time 10 View count 939 Comments 0
Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators Headless By Cass Weldon Indigo dismounted her motorcycle with carefully unhurried speed. The moon overhead was bright and silvery, and the noise coming from the house was happy—chattering voices and scattered laughter pouring out from golden glowing windows. The autumn nigh ... #horror #thriller Upvotes 7 Reading time 13 View count 985 Comments 0
Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators Dollie By Miranda Renaé Nora had a love-hate relationship with her job, the smells of a campfire, and fresh dirt being the love. She sat down on a log at the edge of the fire, watching her clients, the bright lights of their phones, and orange spikes of the flames highlight ... #horror #paranormal #urban Upvotes 4 Reading time 4 View count 1149 Comments 0
Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators Spooky By Rae Sterling It was the day before Halloween that I found her on my doorstep. She was just too adorable, a tiny black kitten with huge green eyes just sitting on top of the Jack-o-lantern on my porch like some sort of Halloween postcard. I was supposed to be leav ... #horror Upvotes 4 Reading time 10 View count 875 Comments 0
Ghost Music By Antoinette McCormick An unexpected inheritance unleashes an unimaginable horror. #contemporary #horror Upvotes 2 Reading time 2 View count 531 Comments 0
Excerpt 1 from The Panama Contagion - The Virus By DM Coffman A psychopathic killer unleashes a deadly contagion and a cruise ship laden with explosives heads to the Panama Canal--but the CIA ignores the warning. Yi goes undercover, but can he prevent the destruction after being infected by the Foreigner? #adventure #horror #thriller Upvotes 3 Reading time 22 View count 474 Comments 0
Among Mad People By Miranda Renaé Alice grabbed a white, sleeveless sundress and blue tights from the closet, forgoing the heavy sweater and jeans her mom had laid out for her to wear. Yeah, she'd freeze, but she at least was choosing what she wore, unlike moving here.Everything was ... #horror #science fiction #young adult Upvotes 1 Reading time 31 View count 74 Comments 0
Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators Tethered By Crystal Brinkerhoff The bodies wouldn’t sink. His muscles ached and his back screamed at him. Dragging the corpses into the ocean had been much harder than he’d expected. Heavy with salt water, his crew uniform clung to his body and trapped in granules of sand that chaf ... #horror #thriller Upvotes 27 Reading time 5 View count 1866 Comments 0
Prompt Challenger Encounter By Gerrit Stainer An orienteering exercise for a trio of Boy Scouts turns into something they had never expected. #contemporary #horror #paranormal Upvotes 2 Reading time 16 View count 672 Comments 0
Noteworthy pick by Verso.ink moderators Mistress Mary By Caren Hahn It's bad enough helping her aging mother-in-law sort through fifty years of clutter. But when she finds an antique doll that takes the nightmare to a new level, Mona is ready to call it quits. The doll, however, has other ideas. #horror #humor Upvotes 9 Reading time 16 View count 1340 Comments 0
A Spider's Journey By Natalie Nielson A treat was here somewhere, and Grogle was going to find it. Standing on his back four legs, the front two prodding around, trying to sense disturbances, with the other two poking into buildings. The first few days had been easy, Grogle only had to ... #adventure #fantasy #horror Upvotes 4 Reading time 4 View count 417 Comments 0