As a teenager, I’ve always dreamt of having a girl knocking on my bedroom window.
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I wish the thing with the sewn-up eyes and the long teeth would go away, though.
Bite-Sized Horror #24: Hormones
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Bite-Sized Horror #23: Craftsmanship
The builder my wife had hired was fantastic.
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So, I knew I’d never escape.
Bite-Sized Horror #22: Nape
I felt her warm breath against the back of my neck.
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The grizzly had found me.
Bite-Sized Horror #21: Alter
He had done it; he’d gone back in time and changed history for the better.
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Then he felt himself beginning to fade.
Bite-Sized Horror #20: Precipitation
Shortly after the familiar pitter-patter began, my wife grabbed her umbrella and headed outside for a walk.
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Five seconds later she started screaming: “BUGS!”
Bite-Sized Horror #19: Learning
My baby daughter has just started learning to crawl.
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I wish I knew how to get her down from the ceiling.
Bite-Sized Horror #18: Slab
“Is this a joke?” I asked, shivering.
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“She was right here,” said the diener, gesturing towards the bare slab.
Bite-Sized Horror #17: Search
After he confessed, they searched day and night for the bodies.
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It never occurred to the police that they might have moved on their own.
Bite-Sized Horror #16: Window
“What’s that noise?” asked my four-year-old daughter.
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“Just trees in the wind,” I said, whilst blocking her view of the window.
Bite-Sized Horror #15: Beautiful
Mom said she was just putting her face on.
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I walked in without knocking, thinking she was talking about makeup.
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