Life As We Don't Know It (An Anthology)
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  • Parts 8
  • Time 1h 49m
Ongoing, First published Apr 19, 2012
This story is an anthology.  And though it is an anthology, it doesn't mean that I'll get done with each story in one chapter.  Oh no- most have multiple parts.

Something surreal and impossible will happen to each main character for these stories. If something is not answered, then you'll find out what happened for my last short story, which will wrap it up. I don't know how many I'll do for this series, but we'll find out!

  Also, I was inspired from the creepy- yet blood free- atmosphere of The Twilight Zone to write this.  Each story will take place in modern reality.

The short stories~

The Hooded Man

One day, strange things start happening to a woman.  A strange scratching in her head.  'Misplacing things randomly'.  And then, of course- there are the dreams of him.  The Hooded Man.  He shows up in every one of her dreams and makes her spine crawl.  One day she becomes hysterical when her husband suddenly disappears and... something very weird, and very strange happens to her- and death has nothing to do with it.
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