Stories: Armageddon, Betrayal, The Cabin, Darkness, Deathly Silence,
Don’t Speak, The Flavor of Death, The Frame, Night of the Living
Stomach, Mystery of the Living Stomach, The Silence, Speak of the Devil,
Transmission of Salvation, Whispers In the Dark
Flash Fiction, Horror
Publication Date: September 23, 2024
Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by twenty-five authors. From
creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking
in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.
Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect.
Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and
what’s more terrifying than that?
Featuring drabbles by Bernardo Villela, D.J. Tuskmor, Paul Lonardo, Joshua
Ginsberg, Amanda Bergloff, Kelly Barker, Zari Hunt, Yuliia Vereta, Andrew
Buckner, T.L. Beeding, K.J. Watson, Kelly Matsuura, Jonathan Reddoch, Petina
Strohmer, Jacek Wilkos, Kailey Alessi, Vanessa Bane, Andreas Flögel,
Natalya Monyok, Mattie Hernandez, Ken Whitson, Liam Kerry, C.L. Hart,
Geneviève Lowe, and J.E. Feldman.
Excerpt
Night of the Living Stomach
The body was dead but the stomach was not. It lurched its way out of the
incision and landed with a plop on the autopsy room floor. It inched along
tasting cleaning fluid until it found the spotless break room. It climbed
onto the pristine counter and enveloped the shiny coffee maker.
The stomach recoiled in disgust at the flavor of more cleaning products
combined with bitter coffee grounds. It missed its host. Isaac Head never
failed to feed it on command. In fact, he’d been about to bite into a
juicy burger when he plowed into an oncoming semi.
About the Author
C. L. Hart is the owner and sole employee of Ornery Owl Ventures, is an
editor who writes or a writer who edits. She is described as The Mad Scribe
of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author
That Should Not Be.
When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian
fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to
upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes
will be considered palatable.
Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult
son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early
Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be
found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch
horrors.
Ms. Hart is a member of ACES Editing Society, The Denver Horror Collective,
First Coast Romance Writers, The H. P. Lovecraft Society, Passionate Ink
(writing as Lil DeVille), and Rocky Mountain Romance Writers.
