List: Phantasmagoria | Curated by C. L. Nichols, Author

Nov 8, 2024
24 stories
PhantasmagoriaMicro stories, vampires, time travelers, shadow people, dystopian worlds, sci-fi, thrillers, suspense, horror stories and other real & imagined scenes from the macrocosm.
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Phantasmagoria: ClairaudientCrouching next to the makeshift grave, Billy looked at the detective standing across from him on the other side of the hole.
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Phantasmagoria: HazMat“I’m sorry, Ma’am. You might have it too, now.”
Nov 1
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Nov 1
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Phantasmagoria: CascadeRain had beat down all morning.
Oct 27
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Oct 27
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Apotheosis — a microstoryHad there been a military attack while they’d been gone, or perhaps a terroristic one?
Oct 20
Oct 20
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Phantasmagoria: Harry & SueOn a stormy evening in the aftermath, Harry comes upon Sue’s bungalow.
Oct 14
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Oct 14
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Phantasmagoria: Beyond Here Lies Nothin’This way lies madness.
Oct 10
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Oct 10
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The Cereal Chronicles — a parallel universe microstorySuddenly, I was transported to a world where breakfast cereals held the key to time travel.
Oct 2
Oct 2
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Phantasmagoria: Primate Penmanship Projecta Brief 7-Act Play
Dec 5, 2023
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Dec 5, 2023
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Phantasmagoria: Till Death Do Us PartVampire hunter? Paul Hutton looked mockingly into the rearview mirror. Like you have a lot of experience in that line of work.
Sep 22
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Sep 22
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Phantasmagoria: SILENCE, She ScreamedSande is a loner. Call her a survivor.
Sep 16
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Sep 16
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Phantasmagoria: Jump! — a short storyA utility worker trying to restore power in a storm works in a high bucket in the gusting wind.
Sep 11
5
Sep 11
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Phantasmagoria: OrbDirectly above her prone figure on the bed, a white ball puffed into existence.
Sep 7
2
Sep 7
2
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Phantasmagoria: The Silent ChatterSpecial deliveries of the dead? Manic missives from deep space? Creepy crawlies through some rupture in the fragile membrane of reality?
Sep 1
Sep 1
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Phantasmagoria: Jimmy Didn’t Come Home Last NightA young vampire’s coming-of-age.
Aug 24
1
Aug 24
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Phantasmagoria: The FootWhat had he seen? A car with an open trunk with a foot sticking out.
Aug 20
1
Aug 20
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Phantasmagoria: Childhood EncounterI barely hear the brittle grass crunch under my feet as I cut across my front yard, but I’m fully aware of the panic that climbs my throat.
Aug 14
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Aug 14
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Phantasmagoria: The PoetFlags unfurled by broken-beaked doves, flesh-encrusted pearls start the push and shove, parallel worlds and misbegotten love empty in…
Aug 11
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Aug 11
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Phantasmagoria: Quickie“Sit,” she commanded in a soft voice.
Aug 6
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Aug 6
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Phantasmagoria: Crank & Boomer“Looks like barbecue,” Boomer said as he jabbed his buddy in the ribs and grinned.
Aug 3
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Aug 3
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Phantasmagoria: Toolie the Time TravelerToolie Ingersoll sat on the padded seat he just installed yesterday, staring at the console in front of him.
Jul 30
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Jul 30
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