Mace Styx

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.Feems explained, with the use of a tiny bowl, what the whole thing was about and the science behind how it worked. He never quite got to the point where he explained how in God’s name he had convinced them to let...

Enjoy this short UFO story by Mace Styx.BingA new message. She was glad for a little distraction. Without pausing from walking, she let her fingers skillfully reply to the text. The second she pressed the send button, her music cut back on at full...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.I remember waking once from a horrible dream, in which I looked down and saw the clown’s enormous mouth, its massive, wall sized face at the end of my bed and felt myself being dragged… dragged though I kicked and...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx."Don’t be a fool! There’s no such thing as aliens, Roxy” Branden said in a tight, strangled voice. “Let’s get Frank out of this damn water." He wrapped his arms around Frank who was now moaning and wailing like a...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.The photographs, under a title that describes the image’s contents in the crudest possible terms, were of Kristen. In the bedroom, in our living room, getting into and out of the shower. Even standing before the...

The Reaper did not speak. He did not even move, for what need did he have to chase anyone? Everyone comes to him eventually. Men, women and gods all are consumed in his ever waiting black. Clive, sighing deeply, turned to look Death in the face.In the...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.What I always refer to as ‘The thing with Danny’ happened when I was about 16 years old and working as a milkman. Now for you just hatched younglings who have never heard of such a job, I’ll explain.Back in the day,...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx“Guys, it’s open!” Robert inspected the door and called them. When they turned their heads, they saw him standing right next to the opened door of the dead tree. “I’m not getting inside that creepy thing,” said...

Enjoy short stories by Mace Styx:Big BiIl’s voice was getting louder and louder. I was pretty sure that it was reaching the restaurant, and was starting to feel a bit embarrassed since I didn’t want to be a part of the scene he was causing. However, I...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.When she finally picked up the phone Brielle went on heat waves sharing her latest experience with her. Sasha felt a little relieved to know she wasn’t the only one becoming paranoid.“So anyway, the group has...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.As expected, Elly had her head and eyes pointed down at the party. She remained seated on the couch, keeping to her shy self, and refused to mingle with the other students no matter how Hazel tried to push. In...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.George heaved a great sigh, dragging a hand over his face.“Rebecca…do you recall when your mother was pregnant with Orin?” he asked. “I don’t suppose you do.”Rebecca frowned in thought, then shook her head.“Not very...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.He lifted his head and froze with shock. Standing over him, over six feet tall, was a monstrous, goliath of a beast. It had hairs all over its body, staring like an overfed, violent, half-man, half-gorilla. His hair...

Short stories by Mace Styx:I took a short break a few hours later. Breaking through the curtains of vines and intertwined stalks was tiring, especially when I had to fight through the boggy soil that was weighing down my feet. I was near my physical...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx:Amari was just right behind me, and I saw with my own eyes how the beast sunk its claws on his shoulders as he caught him. Amari’s scream of agony only lasted for a second. This freak of nature snapped his neck and...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.She blinked at Sir Farridan’s sudden entrance. He was surprised by how ordinary-looking she was, for a princess – they were supposed to be wispy little things, delicate and ungodly beautiful. Princess Idrun wore a...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.Oliver spoke first, the only one who could initially find their voice and start what they came here to do. “Is anyone here with us?”And just like that, the planchette began to move. Slowly, it made its way to...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.All of a sudden, the light in the room went out, then came back on again. The girls froze in their tracks. They all stared at each other, their eyes regarding one another. Then they began to laugh again. A sickening...

Short stories by Mace Styx:The line on the map, where they had permission to go, brought them very close to the place where Andrew had to go. So they started out, leaving their Jeep at a secure place in the village, and taking all essential gear with...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.He looked as if he couldn’t believe what he seeing, and he was both confused and alarmed. He was struggling to explain what he was seeing in English and just decided to convey it with some hand gestures. He showed...

Short stories by Mace Styx:I had no choice but to lift up the bed, and Becca aggressively grabbed our daughter to stop her from behaving wildly. She struggled to get out of her arms, and she succeeded when she sank her teeth into her mother’s...

Enjoy short stories by Mace Styx.So it was with a great wave of relief that we approached the scene and found blue flashing lights already throwing their ominous glow on the road when we arrived. Somewhere to the left of where the ambulance was...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.(Almost whispering) “In reality, in real actual life, that kind of magic doesn’t belong to one group and the object doesn’t have to look like them at all.It doesn't even have to look like a person. As long as you...

Enjoy this short story by Mace Styx.“So? It’s not like it’s going to kill her or anything. She might just have to go to the hospital for a couple of hours,” Cody said, rolling his eyes. “Anyway, after everything she’s done to us, who cares if she gets...