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• Steady, repetitive and constant the anoying sound of water dripping brought him to the room. Only to remember there were no taps. KnaveoG
• Her blood ran hot in her veins. It warmed my hands Noel Rainford
• I looked into the eyes of evil and knew the monstrous deeds he had done. I know because I look in the mirror. Cameron McCrorie
• Behind the wheel of a white van, Charlie picks his nose so deep he tickles his right eyeball. betweenthereandhere
• I saw where my sat-nav had brought me. The killer always returns to the scene of the crime: I was lured here by a vengeful ghost. Dan Shenton
• Black mould, creeping along the wall. Its spread began after the first death – reflection of my festering, murderous soul? Dan Shenton
• “I’ve come to ravage your mortal soul,” spat the demon. “Knock yourself out,” I shrugged. “I’m Vernon Kay and I have no soul.” andywinter1
• An isolated sleeper awakes to find themselves paralysed. Blood drips profusely from their neck. Then the door unlocks. cateali cateali
• He choked me. I tweet his confession. He doesn't know this. He sleeps. Find me. Find me. Before he wakes, please find me. tonypressley
• Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. . The clock struck twelve, his heart beat fast. Tick. Tock. Tick... The clock, like his heart, stopped. Noel Rainford
• Mr & Mrs Lee, thanks for making Monster Cookies! Don't know what those flour/sugar things under the bed were, but kids DELICIOUS! Joy Fleisig
• Hmmm. That's a bit odd. I'm sure there was a head there before… williamtheblood
• The heat of its putrid breath perspires on my ice cold neck, frozen to the spot I cannot escape this doom as its jaw clamps shut. Rob Powell
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• Hung so high, I can see my house from here. But I'm too far away to make them hear me. Even if I screamed. Even if I wasn't dead. Damien Kelly
• There was something in the floor, that he knew for sure. Something red and warm and beating, that he knew was slowly eating. Zachary Carango (nice Poe-esque vibe going on there, Zach! – SFX )
• The light flickered in the attic as he reached for the hammer & nail. Looking down, he closed the box & her world went dark. Kathryn Johansen
• I saw the bullet flying directly at me. Bah, I would be fine. But my skin burnt as it pierced a hole. OH HELL a silver bullet. Haunted Hourglass
• “He’s outside. I can hear him breathing by the front door. His knife tapping on the window. He wants in...” Mathew Trask
• An eerie fog seeps out from the coffin and fills the tomb with an all-encompassing evil. The Count has dropped his guts again. 4077th
• No longer resisting the temptation to look into his brother’s urn, he carefully pried the lid and saw the glass eye. It turned. Patty
• The tweets keep coming,I feel it I should reply, keep the conversations going. No one knows I've taken his place. Iain McNally
• Why create a Zombie virus if you're not going to use it? You've got about 24 hours to say your goodbyes. If you're lucky. Stuart Owen
• …And as he looked into the grave he noticed the rotting corpse inside was HIMSELF! Andy Robson
