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On the Boulevard Under the Swastika: A Heartwarming Tale of Hate, Part 3

VII. Jimmy stands up and sways, a little then a lot. It took a moment to get right with gravity and the Earth’s rotation. They set off among the live…


The Excommunication of Pine Sol Guy

I’ve already covered most of the characters in my gym, but one creeper rules them all. The lord and master of all Gym Weirdos is Pine Sol Guy. I…


Ticklebear

Am I a pervert? Dennis wondered, sitting at his desk. After years of thinking about looking at pornography at work, Dennis started looking at…


Terror House Radio, Episode #9: Kathoey Patootie (with Matt Lawrence)

On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney welcomes Terror House Art Director Matt Lawrence to the show to discuss his book The Chronicles of…


The Grey Block

Cyrus Goodman sat in the bar, twisting his wedding ring around his finger. He hadn’t felt this nervous since he’d been 16 and hauling a tarp across…


Underhill, Part 1

I. "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." --- Edgar Allen Poe Kingsport’s history has long been overshadowed by that of its more…


In the Shadow of the Belt, Chapter 8: Old Colony, Part 5

Burnt Summer was over. Autumn had come, and study had come. The beginning of classes was marked by a tragic death: one of the younger students of our…


“Flowing Down Green River,” “Old Bunyan,” and “A Writer’s Hell”

Flowing Down Green River Out in that Washington wood she took a swim, Flowing Down Green River So pale, so lovely splashing in that cold, cold……


The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 13: Trip to Milwaukee

I got to work, rushing to Wyla’s desk to share my vivid night terrors. “You have got to hear this!” Wyla got up from her seat and put her hand up to…


“The Panathenaea in Ancient Athens,” “The Longing,” and “Shrouded in the Spartan Gloss-Fire”

The Panathenaea in Ancient Athens Paulus and Martin both sons of a Roman emigrant in bewitched Sparta went to Athens to participate in the dreamy…