#fridayflash The Skull II (Death) by Robert A. Read

The Skull I Monique: The biography of a ghost. “Booo!” “Oh… hello Monique.” I answered without turning my head from the computer screen. Are you not pleased to see me? “I would have been an hour and half ago. You’re late.” She giggled. “The late Monique Patrise. Sorry, something came up.” “What could possibly come up? You’re dead for heaven’s [...]

 
#fridayflash Wildcard from Hell by Blaze McRob

Deuces wild. High stakes: in fact, the highest. Joe is desperate to do whatever it takes to save his son. Johnny has a rare blood disorder requiring copious amounts of blood transfusions to keep him alive, transfusions costing many thousands of dollars a month. His insurance was paying for it: until Joe was laid off and his insurance was dropped. [...]

 
#fridayflash Death Goes On Strike by Lisa McCourt Hollar

Lisa McCourt Hollar is a #fridayflash veteran who has been writing to our prompts in her own blog. We love her stories and welcome her to the Vamplit Blog. Author Notes: If you haven’t read the previous post, please do. It is the story of what happened to Death prior to this. Read story… “Death, what are you doing?” Death [...]

 
#fridayflash Dying to Win by T.K. Millin

The wheels of the plane sat down on the tarmac with the screeching announcement that Vincent Peele’s lifelong dream had finally come true. He made it to his Mecca; Las Vegas, Nevada, and the land of promised riches. The Captain thanked everyone for choosing Lucky Air and the rowdy passengers broke out in applause and high pitched whistling. Not Vincent. [...]

 
#fridayflash Death's Bastard by W. J. Howard

Hugh Hall awoke suddenly from a bad dream, only to be reminded his reality was worse than any nightmare. His mother was dying in her hospital bed beside him. He had meant to remain awake, but it was late, and the flickering light from the television screen accompanied by hushed background noise had lulled him to sleep. The doctors had [...]

 
#fridayflash Life’s Little Changes  by E. A. Irwin

Standing in front of my refrigerator, reading the note my husband had supplied left no doubt. He was going to be home at the same time—again. An audible groan escaped me. Nothing ever happened which changed his life or perfect punctuality … or it seemed mine either as I stood, something I did every morning, and hoped a paper reminding [...]

 
#fridayflash The Ace by Sue Mydliak

Sarah Jane, now there’s a name you can’t forget.  She was wild as they came and with that wildness spelled trouble.  Boy’s liked her and not because she was smart.  Was I jealous of her, no, truth be known I wasn’t very good at hiding my emotions, so I guess you can say I was envious of her…oh heck, I [...]

 
#fridayflash The Substitute by Timothy C. Hobbs

The vampire strolled down the nursing home hallway. He wore a fuchsia polo shirt and tan khakis. A pair of brown loafers covered his bare feet. His alabaster skin gleamed under the dimmed lights, his pale beautiful face markedly outlined in a cave of black hair falling loosely to his shoulders. Most of the aged and infirm residents were deep [...]

 
#fridayflash The Skull by Robert A. Read

Gardening, no matter what people say, is neither therapeutic nor relaxing. My life would be less traumatic had I not made a gruesome discovery while clearing that patch of ground. No expert in anatomy, I first thought the rib bones belonged to a large animal, a sheep or pig. Until the shape of a skull left no doubt they were [...]

 
Vamplit Talks to Ryan Kift

Welcome to Vamplit Blog Ryan and thank you for agreeing to talk to us about the making of Zombies from Ireland, your Indie zombie film made here in Wales. Anyone who has read my blog post earlier this week will know I’m a fan even before I’ve seen the film. I loved your whole approach to making your film and [...]

 
#fridayflash Everlasting by Carole Gill

She was young this bride and sad, now for her husband was distant. The spark that had flamed their passion was gone or if not gone it seemed to be dying. He had as good as his word taken her to live in his magnificent beach house, a veritable mansion. How she loved it. She had always been drawn to the [...]

 

Feeling the electrical anticipation of the feed, he lofted to a door on a second story balcony—leading directly to his quarry. It was locked, but the mere desire for it to be open was all one of Nebuchadnezzar’s power needed to make it so… and being invited? Such was but… superstition—by the young and inexperienced of his kind. Entering silently, he was greeted immediately by the overwhelming scent of the blood! That heady, intoxicating nectar that was life itself! Satiation at hand, he—

 

Banging and fanging, shaking the bed
making out with the unholy dead.
Screaming and dreaming all through the night
the beast with two backs is never contrite.

 
My Friend The Vampire

‘Before I found you, David, in all the world I had had only one friend and he was without a doubt, the kindest, most gentle man.  He liked women and their conversation, not keen on cats though, well neither am I, so we were suited.  He wouldn’t eat my cooking, but I can’t eat my cooking either, so I wasn’t insulted.  [...]

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