Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “Lay-Brother” - Rackham, Arthur, (1867-1939), via Old Book Illustrations   PRIDE COMETH: A Short Horror Play Cast of Characters: Brother Albert: A younger, more energetic monk. Brother Edmund: An elder, more serious monk. The Leucrota: An animal that can mimic the sound of human speech. It is the same size as an ass, but with a horse’s head, chest and legs like a lion, hind quarters like a

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “The Bear and the Beehive” - Griset, Ernest (1844-1907), via Old Book Illiustrations The following is a report from the wildlife management team’s investigation of the “Slim Bear” incident. Subject: Slim Bear Found inside the ruins of a disused train station initially by a former staff member, who contacted local authorities. No further contact made from either party, triggering intervention

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of four tales to tell before Halloween ‘Reptile with Spawn Abundant’ - Doré, Gustave (1832-1883) “ You’ll catch your death, going out tonight,” the fisherman warned. “The fog’s hiding all sorts of mischief too.” Peter undid the rope tying his boat to the shore, before pushing it off the stony beach and into the shallows. The sliding pebbles punctuated the silence for a moment, before a short splash marked a return to calm. “Ha

There is a tree outside my office.  It cuts across a thin white building with large,   black-framed windows.    The trunk starts...

Above all, a good man. Standing outside the slipstream Of mourning Makes someone's death less interesting than a cocktail.

A short screenplay about twelve year old cabin boy Enoch. Forced to be complicit in a mutiny, he learns a lesson on betrayal and ship safety