I awoke to alien surroundings. For a second I was frightened, then puzzled, then, after remembering that I was in hospital after being stabbed by Seb with a filthy syringe, furious. A doctor entered.
  "Good morning Mr. Jackson, how are we feeling today?"
  I sat up, dislodging several tubes and pipes from my body, "What... what day is it?"
  The ( Read more... )

I was profoundly bored. The house was deserted and silent. As I gazed aimlessly into the blue light of my computer, I heard a thumping. I looked around me, but was unable to pinpoint the origin of the strange noise. I was confounded. The noise continued. I stood up; a veritable river of cigarette filters rolling out of my lap and onto the floor. ( Read more... )

And now for the thrilling conclusion!

Max looked up from the checkers game, his large, slightly luminous eyes blinking out of sync. "Jackson," he said quietly, "there's something in the walls."
  We all stopped moving and listened. Sure enough there was something, a rattling coming from underneath the faux wooden paneling, a sinister sound, insect- ( Read more... )