Tag: Surreal Reality
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John Johnson and the Winter Queen
During the cooling latter days of the year, a pesky plan was afoot to cause a right royal commotion. A servant by the name of John Johnson was using his utmost stealth and skill to smuggle and store gunpowder into a cellar, in readiness to blow up both the King of England and Parliament. He…
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There will be no need for garlic
I’ve just managed to get out of my car. The courtyard outside is flooded. The rain and the wind seem to have reached monsoon levels. Well, maybe not, but that’s how they appear. After I paddled across the courtyard to reach the front door, trying my best not to get wet by doing my best…
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Feardrop Before Dawn
Helpme,helpme,nighttime starKeep themonsterswhere they areKeep the monsters well awayKeep them from me from this dayI see them when I look around,but then they’re gone without a sound.I hear them scuttle across the floorI hear them tapping on the doorI feel them brush my cheeks at nightthey wake me up with such a frightthey whisper words…
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The Face by the House on the Hill. Part Two.
Earlier today, I posted an image that I was going to use as a setting for a ghost story, but all ideas for the story went out of the window when I noticed a ghostly face peering out from the lower centre of the picture. I’d tweaked the colours on the image, and removed a…
The Mansionic Perspective 