Tag Archives: Kathleen McClusky

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Collector     by Kathleen McCluskey  It looked like a marble, an ordinary blue marble. Just one small, glassy blue sphere laying at the base of the well where the Peterson girl had … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Keeper of Souls  by Kathleen McCluskey  Smoke curled into the morning mist, soft and fragrant, masking the bitter truth beneath. To a passerby, she was nothing more than a gentle village woman … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Echoes in the Mortar  by Kathleen McCluskey     I don’t remember the blow, just darkness and the sound after, silence. It was a sharp, wet crack that ended my life. Then nothing, as … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Porcelain Teeth  by Kathleen McCluskey     The K-9, a black German Shepherd named Ranger, pulled hard on the leash. Deputy Morales struggled to keep pace in the thick underbrush. They went further into … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Shadows of the Old Line  by Kathleen McCluskey  The Tennessee sun roasted the ground into cracked gravel and dead grass. Jake wiped sweat from his brow, the metal detector whining as he swept … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Burning Roots  by Kathleen McCluskey     No one knew when the tree first appeared. It stood in the town’s center, ancient and gnarled. Its roots sank deep into soil that had never … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Reflections of Her  by Kathleen McCluskey     Samantha always hated mirrors. As a child, she’d cover them with sheets, refusing to meet her own gaze for fear of what lurked beneath the glass. … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Climbing Curse    by Kathleen McCluskey  The stairs stretched before her, a twisting path of cold marble disappearing in the darkness. She places one foot on the first step, her breath coming … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Beneath The Mountain Mist  by Kathleen McCluskey   The cabin sat low near the water, nestled against the backdrop of a sprawling, mist-covered forest. Outside, the lake reflected the sky’s shifting hues. But inside, … Continue reading →

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! The Frozen Bloom   by Kathleen McCluskey     Deep in the remnants of Eden, where no human foot should tread, a single branch grew. Encased in an enamel sheath of ice, it stood as … Continue reading →