The Taste of Ashes
After a global pandemic, collecting the dead and bring them to the burning pits is a legit way to make a living. On her first day on the job, a young woman needs to learn the basics, and learn them fast.
The Domovoi
A strange mansion. A young servant. A rich couple. And a house spirit watching everything unfold.
The Cleaner
Margaret’s a great cleaner. She leaves places spotless. You won’t recognise the place.
Sweet Tooth
Someone is killing kids in the projects. Bryce thinks Mama Shug, the neighborhood candy lady, might be responsible…but the truth is far more sinister than he realizes.
Mother’s Love
Hannah finds her life thrown into chaos when she has to figure out how to care for her unexpected child: a blood squid.
Smiles
“In the countries that are more uniform, people were more likely to smile to show they were superior to one another.” Can a smile really kill? One of these two men is about to find out.
Mr. Chew
Cammie has grown up in foster care since the accident that took the lives of her parents, for which she blames herself. She was alone until recently, when her little brother Jason was returned by his adoptive family and joined her in a foster home. She tries to scare Jason by reciting a nursery rhyme about a monster called Mr. Chew, but she is the one who is scared. She sees Mr. Chew every day, staring at her and creeping closer and closer.
I, Beloved of Other
An isolated man undergoes an otherworldly – and sinister – experience after a meteorite lands in his back yard.
Swallow
A predatory young man chooses the wrong girl to follow home from the Halloween disco.
Honey Bear
“Come outside, dearest mine.
Come taste the spring honey
drip-drip-dripping from every hive.” Read this dark poem by Avra Margariti.