Jerry J. Davis

New Horror Story for Halloween

Happy Halloween! Instead of candy, I’m giving out a story… “Thirteen Minutes into Doomsday.”

He fought the urge to open the featherweight box and look. Instead, he placed it back on top of the computer and slowly moved away. Work on the sculpture, he thought. Finish it before the end came.

Quick as possible, because he could feel the end coming soon.

Walking felt wrong. His body felt too light, too limber. There was a buzz in his head, a 60-cycle hum coming from the back, and his teeth felt like plastic.

Am I drugged?  he wondered. Or did the computer … do something to me?

You can read the whole thing, free, here on my short story website: Short Stories by Jerry J. Davis