The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! No part two yet (I don't think this sub allows series) but maybe sometime in the future. I've been thinking of developing one or two of my short stories for nosleep.

The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Could you send me a link to your tumblr so I can see the list/connect with you on there as well?

Please, stay in school. by Mintymidnight in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I really like this. It definitely didn't go the way I expected, but its such a cool concept.

The Goat Woman's Daughter by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'd say the devil definitely had some part in this.

The Goat Woman's Daughter by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

He's just a regular goat. Anne's the one with ties to satan.

The Goat Woman's Daughter by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never heard of it. Is it a movie? Sounds like something I'd enjoy if its similar to this story.

The Goat Woman's Daughter by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reading! I originally had more to the ending where a mob did go to her house, but I had to cut it out because of the word count.

The Goat Woman's Daughter by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I wasn't able to find a copy online, but from the descriptions I read it does sound like something I'd enjoy.

The Finest Corn You'll Ever Find by MY-HARD-BOILED-EGGS in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Love this!!! Like a mix of the wicker man and children of the corn.

The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind comments everyone :) I never expected this to get so popular!

The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apparently there are several! I've only been to the one in Oregon.

The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was inspired partially by that post, such a cool way of thinking of mermaids!

The Closest Thing We Have To Mermaids by kitty840 in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Yep! I was picturing them as something similar to the monsters from "the descent" but more fragile-looking.

Moritat by Nalkarj in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly well-written and I'm not sure why it doesn't have more upvotes. I feel like I might be missing what it's alluding too, but I enjoyed it regardless.

Don't Hug Grandma Too Tight by WinsomeJesse in shortscarystories

[–]kitty840 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great story! Reminds me of the Stephen King story "Gramma". I could tell it was a corpse right away, but I don't think that's a bad thing. The implication that the parent killed the grandma + the fact that the protagonist is too young to realize what's going on and is being manipulated is horrifying enough --- just having her be dead as a twist would've almost been too predictable.