Friday Fiction: The Neighborhood (Part 2 of 3)
We’ve already begun this drop into unspeakably scary things, but we’ve yet more to see of what there is to discover.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 28th, 2023
We’ve already begun this drop into unspeakably scary things, but we’ve yet more to see of what there is to discover.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 21st, 2023
Dear reader, today we have a story about unspeakably scary things. It’s a tale about a neighborhood and its residents. A tale of unexpected horror. A family’s normal life is about to intersect with something alien and dangerous.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 14th, 2023
Nowadays, you can order most fandoms’ merchandise through a website. But back when Unspeakably Scary Things was being printed, it wasn’t uncommon to cut out a coupon in the back of a comic to get novelty items.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 7th, 2023
The ‘70s are far enough back in history that we don’t have as many recordings. Media can get lost. It’s not unfeasible for a niche horror comic to rise to enough prominence to sustain a brief but impactful run and then fade into the annals of history.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 30th, 2023
Allegedly, a magazine called Unspeakably Scary Things went into circulation back in the ’70s. It was a horror magazine with a lot of pulp-style writing, but no authors you’ve ever heard of.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 23rd, 2023
This story is a trick. The happy title hides a much more terrifying narrative. If you embark on this, you must know what you’re getting into. This is not a tale of whimsey.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 16th, 2023
Have you ever had a coworker steal your lunch? Ever found that the meal you brought from home was no longer where you meant it to be? What if, in this hypothetical scenario, you also could make almost any piece of technology you wanted and had basically infinite resources?
By Brandon Scott on Jun 9th, 2023
If you could wish for anything, dear reader, what would it be? And, more importantly, how would you phrase that wish to avoid it backfiring?
By Brandon Scott on Jun 2nd, 2023
Dear reader, to say much more than the title of this story ruins the surprise. The horrific gut punch at the center of this odd tale. So, I must ask you to trust me on this one.
By Brandon Scott on May 26th, 2023
It’s a long-ago established idea in science fiction that we might live in some computer program. And thinking about it can lead down so many roads of thought. What does that mean about our lives, about our personalities? Who are we outside the simulation?
By Brandon Scott on May 19th, 2023
Words have so much power, dear reader. Apple. Car. Battery. Simply by reading that, you likely pictured some or all those objects.
By Brandon Scott on May 12th, 2023
In human history, the things people regularly drink have profoundly affected the course of civilization.