Scary Snippets: Sibling Edition

Scary Snippets: Sibling Edition

Edited by N.M. Brown

 

Families can be messy and annoying. Family members can inspire the greatest love and the bitterest hate. These authors take a walk on the dark side, telling tales of grief and loss, abuse and revenge, all in the context of the extended family. Some tales are thought provoking, while others are full on gross-out horror. Warning: FULL ON HORROR!

 

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by N.M. Brown reveals a chilling truth.

The Choice by Dan Allen is truly shocking… surely no parent could…

Little Monsters by Amber M. Simpson will put you off foster care forever.

Where Home Is by Chanelle Loftness mixes botanical myth with an abusive mother.

Family Bonfire by Nicole Henning a surprise mating releases a bullied sibling.

The Hole by Chisto Healy features a cat killing brother.

Blood Bond by Trisha McKee makes one aware what it might be like to be alone with an abusive parent.

Certain Responsibilities by Eric Nirschel – I’m not sure how this father got injured, but I shudder to think.

The Beauty of a Stitch by Nicholas Rud takes doll making to a dark place.

A Brother's Outrage by Galina Trefil asks whether there is any hope an abductee can be discovered.

Reverend Brown is to Blame by Robert Halstead is a dark and clever tale that teaches no act of kindness will go unpunished.

No More by Wendy Roberts explores what it would be like to grow up with a sadistic sibling.

The Brother’s Bedroom by Thomas Sturgeon reveals a secret at daddy’s house. 

It's Going to be a Good Day by Nicola Kapron celebrates freedom from abuse.

It's a Cousin Emergency by Alanna Webb is a thought provoking tale that borders on science fiction, involving population control.

Uncle Macauley by Cecelia Hopkins- Drewer is a classic tale of mutation and degeneration.

Not Quite Bled Away by Juleigh Howard-Hobson is told from an unusual point of view.

Only Child by Nerisha Kemraj is a chilling tale of fatal rivalry.

It's Just my Imagination by Lynne Conrad is clever, well written & contemporary.

Games Day by Elias A. G is particularly sadistic.

Full Moon Burger Run by R.C. Mulhare humanizes the shapeshifter and explores difference.

I Know Who I Want to Take me Home by Chisto Healy delivers a shock following several twists.

Dollhouse by Shannon Grant presents a snapshot of a roken family and a child’s forlorn longing.

Family Ties by Brianna Witte involves ancestral possession.

Grocery Shopping for Grandma by Nicole Henning involves a surprise reversal. Who will be the victim?

Berdale the Stepmother from Hell by Aurora Lewis is fairy-tale like as the children have a protector.

Karma Has Teeth, The Vigil, and The Thing in The Shed by Tim Mendees form an interconnected trilogy, written from various perspectives.

The Family Farm by Alanna Webb is really, really, not what you would expect outside of a horror volume.

Teenage Lament by Cecelia Hopkins- Drewer is an angsty poem.

And so Cursed Shall You be by Lamont Turner is a strange tale revolving around fratricide.

Shadow Lane by Neen Cohen involves severe revenge for petty torment.

The Game by Destiny Eve Pifer is a dark and occult tale.

The Liberation of Aunt Theda by Aurora Lewis portrays the victim of domestic abuse.

Cousin Luke's Toad by Joshua E. Borgmann involves a dare and bizarre outcome.

The Devil Under the Stairs by Judith Pancoast is a dark tale of sibling conflict.

A Heartwarming Thing by Galina Trefil is a dark fantasy about Egyptian brothers.

It Sounded Like Angels by Chris Bannor plays with perception versus horrific actuality.

Family Feast by Robert Halstead may have some dark humour involving a group of funeral crashers.

Family Silence by Trisha McKee allows a kidnap victim to finally escape.

Playing Games by Chisto Healy involves a scenario that would be any parent’s worst nightmare!

Twins by Alanna Webb is a cleverly written tale of a fatal moment. 

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