A spine-tingling collection of bloodcurdling microfiction inspired by the "30 Days of Spooky Tales" prompts offered up by the @adultfiction, @ChickLit, @MicroBytes and @Paranormal profiles.
It was soft enough that I should've gone on sleeping without so much as twitching an earlobe in its direction. Why oh why did I not have a nightlight on the bedside table?
My nerves jangled wildly. Was there a squirrel in the wardrobe? Perhaps a pigeon? Trembling, I opened the door just a nick and retched on the smell of rotted fish and seaweed. Something scooted, no, slithered past me, all squelches and fart sounds. I lunged for the light switch.
A thin trail of slime lead across the bedroom and behind the curtain.
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