Mystery Stories

A story in the Beyond the Wall of Sleep Universe
Part of Gothic Horror Challenge
She's a killer gift.

She has always been invisible—until the world can no longer look away.

On an exploratory road trip to the east coast I found the perfect home in New Hampshire. Now, if I could buy it I'd be happy...If I could find someone to sell it...If I could find out who owns it...and what about the fine red lines surrounding the house when it's foggy? Why do most of the old men look alike and why are the women young, buxom, blond and beautiful. But, most of all, what casts the shadows on the windows?

The school called at 4:02pm. A little girl hadn't been picked up. She was asking for me by name. I don't have a daughter. I have never had a daughter. I drove to that school to prove it. I was wrong.

Michelle searches for a missing Vietnam War veteran on behalf of a fellow vet organizing a reunion. The missing vet doesn't want to be found and when she discovers why it may already be too late for both of them.

Michelle learns she's marked for death by the son of a recently deceased mob boss who blames her for his father's demise. Lured into a trap, she must outwit her captors and escape before she's tortured and murdered.

An orphan kid - David encounters in unknown past and the family he never knew.