Introduction Jake Wiklacz I remember the recurring incident clearly. There I am, once again; five years old, lying in bed with the sheets pulled halfway up my face at the…
What you are about to read is a transcription of a leaked audio tape from Matlock State Hospital, a Nebraska state facility housing the criminally insane and those whose sanity…
The sound of my cellphone vibrating against hardwood jolted me awake. Though it’s a no-brainer to tap that moon icon before going to bed, I was always overcome with this…
Prelude - Uncle Victor I once heard a professor of psychology say that “old memories become future personality”. Immediately after hearing this, I thought of a very, very old memory,…
With each Sunday morning always came a familiar scent. The smell emanated directly from the kitchen, and sometimes when you entered, the air was veiled with a thin layer of…
I knew I was onto something when I saw those unmistakeable prints in the dirt. A black bear had been here, a large one. I strapped my hunting rifle over…
I lie down my head, ready to sleep Awake forty-eight hours, too tired to eat Ten hours should do it, help me catch up The way my mind wanders, it…
I gazed at the sea from my balcony, and in that moment, I saw it in a completely different way than I ever had. I became a marine biologist because…
Prelude It seems that every place, big or small, harbors some sort of scary story. To see my point, one need only take a look at the US map and…
Liam was the believing type, but even more so than your average 3rd-grader. Most kids at his age believed in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, but Liam found those…