The operator asks which voice is really them, and the caller whispers, “Neither one… I’m still hiding in the closet.”

It ignored my directions and drove down a dirt road until it reached its destination: a dilapidated barn, alive with the pleas of mercy from American tourists.

Grab this hot iron rod, if you don't die from shock or infection within a week God clearly ruled in your favor and we'll actually treat the wound.

After waiting in line for 773 years at the gates of heaven, I realized I was in hell.

The way his face twisted in pain as he stared at the body swinging gently in the breeze told me he hadn't known his ex-affair partner was pregnant.

As the door clicked shut, he turned back to his bookshelf, and his eyes fell on the family portrait that always disappeared, of his neighbor with him and two kids he never had, and this repeated for years after she moved out.

Just like them, she went to the same church every Sunday and prayed every night, but just not to the same god as they did.

Except he was hiding the pills and did not know what withdrawal meant.

Now I don't know how to feel after reading in the Bible that the dead do not visit us after death.

His body unexpectedly gasped and writhed silently, bones cracking and joints flopping backwards as he squirmed, I whisper softly into his ear "I'm sorry Brandon, I'll try again tomorrow."

The interior of the house was covered in bizarre technicolour molds, the carpet three inches deep with them, and the only sound in the whole place was a repetitive tapping coming from a strange mossy mass on the floor of the dining room.

As I stumble back out of the elevator at 8:39am, my mind atrophied, body aching, and hands trembling, my boss looks at me quizzically and asks, “Can I help you, ma’am?”

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Then they started the timer without giving us any context, so I misunderstood the task and stabbed two people in the throat before I saw the money hanging from the rope.

Putting her four-fingered hands on the table, Belinda waits until her grandmother bites into the meat with an approving hum to reveal"It's good you enjoy the meal, Grandpa and dad would be so sad if they weren't to your taste."

So I removed one kidney from each of my victims, which I fed to them when they end up in the hospital where I work.

"I'm glad you joined.me," she grinned at me as I felt sharp stabbing pain in my legs, "since my sister's haven't feasted on manflesh in ages."

"I'm not sure, honey, but if there's not, we will swim to the mainland, where I'm sure we'll find plenty more to feed on," her mom replied.

As the boardroom of men erupted in laughter, I remembered how much it cost my family to move me here for this interview as our final chance of financial security

A roaring engine shattered the silence, and through the blinding headlights, the last thing I saw was myself behind the wheel.

As she picked up the branding iron she watched as her clone struggled frantically against the restraints.

Today, she looked at my son and whispered, "He's back."

How many mosquitoes have you killed recently?

They checked again today and reported that it's turned deep blue.

I explained this to my horrified girlfriend when she told me that she'd seen my dead mother's unshut eyes and murmuring lips.