Go For Stories

Novels while you wait

Year: 2018

Man in Shadow – Chapter One – In and Out

Okay, so, first we had an action/horror/sci-fi. Or was it a horror/sci-fi/action? Sci-fi/action with a twist of horror, shaken not stirred? Whichever it was, we had it. I wrote it, some read it, now it’s done. Onto something new. I thought it might be fun to throw a bit of heroic fantasy your way. Just […]

Hive of Activity

Okay, so I asked for a word. Any word. From there I promised I would make a story based around that word. I also promised I would do it in a week, but I lied. I lied because life is unpredictable. I lied because I may have bitten off more than I could chew. More […]

Goldshanks – A Short Story

Cold. Dark. His lungs burned. He woke, choking and struggling, submerged in briny water. He tried to move. Pain seared through his wrists bound behind his back. He bucked and seized, fighting against his bonds. His chest felt ready to explode, his throat tightening with the effort to hold his breath. He thrashed and shouted. […]

Afterword

There’s that word: Afterword. I know what you’re thinking, it’s what we all think upon seeing it: “But why? Why must we? We just finished the good bits and now we have to sit through some boring spiel about the author’s inspirations and dedications? This is bullshit!” And it is. Absolute and total bullshit, the […]

Chapter Forty – The Final Chapter

“Where are we going?” asked Levi. A wrenching crack sounded nearby and a steel beam fell to the floor between them and the albinoids, expanding the divide between man and beast. “It had better be close.” “Don’t worry,” said Nigel, casting a glance at Audrey, who nodded in return. “It’s close.” “Why is he here?” […]

Chapter Thirty Nine – Is It a Fight You Want?

His feet tripped out a frantic ballet as he hurried to keep up with the collapsing floor. Audrey Ross and Anthony Murchison sprawled forward in front of his panicked form. They too scrabbled at the weakening structure beneath them, not caring that they were running straight for a group of the waiting dead. Nigel kicked […]

Chapter Thirty Eight – The Void Beneath

The landing was sudden, but soft and just a little bit slimy. The impact forced a whoof of air out of his lungs, but he was otherwise unharmed. He rolled to his front, feeling the open chasm beneath his lower legs, and pushed himself up on his elbows to see what had saved him. The […]

Chapter Thirty Seven – Old Friends

Big, wet splats of albinoid guts hit him in the face as the limp figure cartwheeled through the air. He took a shocked breath in, nearly vomiting at the taste of the blood that seeped between his lips. Its bitter palate exactly what he would have imagined if asked to do so. Up until now, […]

Chapter Thirty Six – The Hunt

The taser probes sparked, lighting the darkness in small, confused flashes as they bounced off the inside of the lift doors and fell useless to the floor. As the final spark emitted from the failed shot, it lit the scene for one brief, horrifying snapshot that would burn into Nigel’s retinas. The image of the […]

Chapter Thirty Five – The Lord Taketh Away

The hooked tip of the scorpion’s sting protruded from the open wound in Bec’s chest. She coughed up a stream of blood from her mouth – open wide in surprise – as it lifted her into the air. The top of her head brushed the ceiling and the beast spun her around to face her […]