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Category: Dark Humour

Bite-Sized Horror #43: Hairy

13th Sep 201911th Sep 20193 Comments

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“It’s the dog’s bollocks!” she said.

—

As I swallowed my last mouthful of the meatballs.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #42: Sorrow

Bite-Sized Horror #42: Sorrow

12th Sep 201911th Sep 20191 Comment

After the relationship ended, I cried my eyes out.

—

The doctors are still trying to put them back in.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #41: Branch

Bite-Sized Horror #41: Branch

11th Sep 201911th Sep 20191 Comment

“His bark is worse than his bite,” joked Dad, as he wheezed for breath.

—

The tree tightened its grip around our waists.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #40: Monitor

Bite-Sized Horror #40: Monitor

10th Sep 20199th Sep 20191 Comment

“Try to catch me,” said the smug voice.

—

My wife and I stared at the baby monitor in horror, knowing it was already too late.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #39: Listening

Bite-Sized Horror #39: Listening

9th Sep 20191 Comment

“I’m all ears,” I said with a grin.

—

The radiation really messed me up.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #38: Doctor

Bite-Sized Horror #38: Doctor

8th Sep 20196th Sep 20191 Comment

She refused to let him practice his surgical skills on her.

—

But she later had a change of heart.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #37: Feed

Bite-Sized Horror #37: Feed

6th Sep 20195th Sep 20193 Comments

“Are they going to kill us and eat us?” I asked, as the tribe carried our tied-up bodies.

—

“Not in that order,” said my translator, as all the colour drained from his face.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #36: Attraction

Bite-Sized Horror #36: Attraction

5th Sep 20193rd Sep 20195 Comments

She caught his eye whilst wearing a pretty red dress.

—

She never knew a body could explode like that.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #35: Thoughts

Bite-Sized Horror #35: Thoughts

3rd Sep 20192nd Sep 20193 Comments

“Just try to think outside of the box,” I said with a grin.

—

Then I gently placed his brain on the table.

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<< Bite-Sized Horror #34: Kitty

Bite-Sized Horror #34: Kitty

2nd Sep 20191 Comment

“Black cats are bad luck,” says Dad.

—

I glance in his direction seconds before the jaguar attacks.

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