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The Wingbuilder by Joe Pitkin

February 7, 2020
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by Joe Pitkin   “Maybe we can stay here,” the boy says. “Here on this pillar?” I ask. “I think we’ll be ready to climb down by morning.” “No, I mean here. The Sanctuary.”…

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Night of the Rats by Luke Tebb

November 27, 2019
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by Luke Tebb   Article from The Layton Times entitled ‘Giant Rats Invading Homes in Rider Way’:   Rider Way is usually a quiet area where not much happens. In the past few weeks,…

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Silken Snares by David McDonald

November 26, 2019
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by David McDonald   Paul’s heart hammered in his chest, his mouth dry, as he leant on the fence and watched the wet laundry flap in the wind. At first glance he had been…

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Bromley by Patrick Loveland

November 25, 2019
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by Patrick Loveland   A low rising hum and crackling of static electricity woke Richard Stuart in his hospital bed. Through bleary eyes he looked around, seeing he was flanked by beeping machines. Pierced…

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Sunken Song by Avery Malone

November 15, 2019
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by Avery Malone   “Tell me again what kind of cult it was,” he said, eyes scanning ahead, both hands on the wheel. Both hands on the wheel meant he was paying close attention…

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Seagulls by Dmitry Kostyukevich

November 13, 2019
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by Dmitry Kostyukevich   “Ruslan! Stop feeding them!” Aunt Masha grabbed Ruslan’s thin wrist, and the boy nearly dropped the cookie. He pursed his mouth and looked plaintively at me. I stroked my son’s…

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Defragmented Souls by Jeff Gard

October 18, 2019
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by Jeff Gard   “Do I have a soul?” “No.” G3R1 clocks the response at less than a second. Not bad for a human, but in that amount of time, it could have read…

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Down by the Water by Cordelia Harrison

October 18, 2019
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by Cordelia Harrison   Celia Mulligan was found dead; floating face down in the murky waters of the river Bourton. Her dress originally a sparse white muslin, was stained green with numerous strains of…

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The Streamer Man by Paul Alex Gray

October 11, 2019
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by Paul Alex Gray   It’s late on a Saturday at Sarah’s house. Her mom goes out and won’t be back for hours, so the girls pull a bottle of fruity wine from the…

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One Week Getaway by James Rumpel

October 9, 2019
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by James Rumpel   The exceedingly elderly man sat in his hover chair, surrounded by numerous tubes and wires. The primary purpose of the gadgetry was to maintain the decrepit man’s existence, though they…

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Aphotic Realm is a literary website and magazine founded in 2017 dedicated to strange and sinister horror, sci-fi, and dark fantasy fiction.

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