Under 250 Words

Horror stories sized at under 250 words.

The Halo

Her halo proved she was free of sin, but anyone who touched her would pay the price.

A grieving child struggles to move on as comforting reminders of a lost mother become something far more unsettling.

He checked into the hospital, but no one remembers admitting him.

My daughter came back from the accident, but something else came back with her.

After the accident, I survived. But something else came home with me.