99 Words of Horror Contest

my trophy :)






Here is my entry for Matt D's contest over at Fireflies in the Cloud.

It's a pretty sweet contest, so check it out if you're interested.

So, without further ado.



Midnight Snack

My wife can’t stand the guttural growls of the refrigerator at night.

People have looked at it. Nothing’s wrong with it except for the groans like a hungry stomach.

She screams at it in the middle of the night. Sometimes her words devolve into gibberish. She hits it, too. Then, on a particularly bad night for my wife, it stopped. I figured she fixed it once and for all.

In the morning, my wife’s side of the bed was cold. She wasn’t in the kitchen. I grabbed the refrigerator handle and opened the door. Light poured out.

And blood.