Tag Archives: Demon

The True Muse

Posted on July 22, 2020 by EagleAye

Brenna found the strange paints in a curio store. She thought it her muse encouraging her to paint a horrific demon. Then the creature stepped out of the canvas. Weeks later, Ankhpethylax demanded she create another minion for it. Exhausted, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged cursed item, Demon, Flash Fiction, Horror, Painting, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, The muse, Urban Fantasy | 19 Comments

Alexandra’s Vengeance

Posted on October 30, 2017 by EagleAye

Alexandra glared into her tablet computer during All Hallows Eve. Deep shadows shifted across her face as her angry grimace menaced the room. She’d seen enough. They would pay. With rusty saw squalling in the gloom, she removed the heads … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Evil Doll, Flash Fiction, Funny, Halloween, Horror, Humor, Nuclear War, Short Fiction, Short Story | 2 Comments

City of Smiles

Posted on October 17, 2017 by EagleAye

Young Ariela did it in a dream. When she awoke, the force still compelled her, and she began drawing. She drew on her bedroom wall, on the kitchen table, everywhere. Two lines and a crescent. On the way to school, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Flash Fiction, Graffiti, Horror, Short Fiction, Short Story, Smiles, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy | 19 Comments

The Power of the Bill

Posted on April 4, 2017 by EagleAye

The creature claimed a solitary tree and an acre of scorched, lifeless land. Locals called it the Demon of Harrow Hill. Some said it had lived there, defeating heroes, for centuries. Cohen Monoghan, the famed killer of hellish beasts, fared … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Devil, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Taxes | 24 Comments

The Psyche Out

Posted on January 15, 2017 by EagleAye

The Chalice of Novotrix had journeyed from the times of magic. Six hundred years had passed since the demon Novotrix had been trapped inside. With people rarely touching the cup, the demon couldn’t see through their eyes. It had no … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Chalice, Demon, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Satire, Short Fiction, Short Story, Urban Fantasy, World of Warcraft | 19 Comments

An Unappreciated Repellent – Mondays Finish the Story

Posted on July 27, 2015 by EagleAye

An Unappreciated Repellent He thought he found the perfect hiding spot, but it still found him. With a growl, he leaped off the shelving, caromed off the printer tray, and landed perfectly behind the curtains. The thing’s evil head rotated, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Missing Socks, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction | 19 Comments

Finding Home – Mutant 750

Posted on July 23, 2015 by EagleAye

Finding Home Phil Eisenberg stared at the street outside the airport. He hadn’t seen anything larger than a deer path in 23 years. After being accidentally discovered by Seal Team 6 in Borneo, and in return saving a Seal Team … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Demon Hunter, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Laphroaig, Racoon, Short Fiction, Short Story, Sorcerer, Urban Fantasy | 12 Comments

Novelist Blues – Mondays Finish the Story

Posted on February 23, 2015 by EagleAye

Novelist Blues The old typewriter had a mind of its own. It wrote some pretty terrifying stuff. Things that would make your toes curl up. Still, as demonically possessed items go, it could’ve chosen worse than my grandfather’s manual Underwood. … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Demon, Flash Fiction, Funny, Goth, Humor, Mondays Finish The Story, Novelist, Short Fiction, Short Story, Urban Fantasy | 28 Comments

Left Behind – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 7, 2015 by EagleAye

Left Behind He sulked against a signpost marking the beginning of Route 66, the oldest and most famous American road. His gold teeth and yellow eyes stood out clearly. Dust marred his black suit, but his white shirt and goat-headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Aircar, Chicago, Demon, Flash Fiction, Route 66, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction | 30 Comments

Fumble-Fingers – Grammar Ghoul Press

Posted on November 7, 2014 by EagleAye

Fumble-Fingers The figure in black looked across the Colorado River from the pedestrian bridge. It was sunny and the light played across the water as kayaks drifted by below. Swallows in orange and blue livery flitted past. It could have … Continue reading →