CLICK!

The sound of the chamber slotting into place seems much louder than it should within this noisy room. Perhaps it’s the weight of the moment, shining through in auditory protest, reminding me that I should be terrified. As though I need any added reason to be more on edge than I already am.

Sadistic eyes watch me intensely from the surrounding crowd. Their brains ticking, wondering if I w...

I reach for the calm inside of me, but my nerves betray me and i find none. No matter how long I have prepared for this moment, I don't think anything could have truly prepared me for the rush of anxious energy that pumps through my body now.

As I walk through the door, I hear the soft piano music rising and falling in the background. People shuffle about, quietly talking amongst themselves. Eve...

They called the event Masquer-aid. It was sickeningly marketable. A party for a cause. Instead of masks that went around the eyes, everyone was required to wear standard face masks that would be modified in a similar style to the normal fashion of a masquerade ball, to stand out and be dazzling.

Pandemic precautions were taken before this evenings event. Everyone was required to self quarantine f...

The rain thrums hard against the metal roller door, interrupted only by a hiss of releasing air pressure as my knife punctures the top of the aluminium can. Baked beans again. The smell causes the pit of my stomach to churn with nausea. It's hard to remember that there ever was a time when I actually enjoyed them. A time before the world went to hell. Before canned foods became my main source of s...

It's the third time I've been here, the third day in a row. The alleyway seems even more daunting today, with the dark clouds that hang in the sky and the chilled wind whipping at my face. I run my fingers over the embossed lettering on the front of the envelope that sits in my jacket pocket.

MR. ELLIS it said. There was no address on it so clearly whoever had dropped it off had done so in perso...

“I don’t know why they call it a game,” Lily said. Worry and annoyance dripped from the words as she spoke. “It seems rather understated for something that is so absolutely horrific.”

Reina looked up from her desk, frowning as she watched Lily pace back and forth. “Maybe he will take one of the elderly this time,” she offered up half heartedly.

Lily rolled her eyes, “he hasn’t taken anyone over...