Macabrre Monthly

By Christopher Ridge

A magazine of original horror and science fiction stories that bite and bleed. This is a magazine of the grosteque and gore and extreme horror science fiction. If you like your stories bloody and brutal this is for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christopher Ridge
• Release date: Jan 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386279365

Christopher Ridge

Christopher Ridge is a creature feature horror and sci-fi writer. He enjoys B horror movies, aliens, monsters and mutant insects and such. To get an idea of what his stories and short novels are like think ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES, THEM, and IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. He lives in Indianapolis Indiana with his wife and two sons.

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INTRODUCTION

Hi there. Welcome to the first issue of the Macabre monthly magazine. A magazine of horror and the grotesque. A magazine of splatter and gore. The type of magazine I've always wanted to read but can't seem to find enough of. So, I created my own. The stories in this magazine are all original and are mine. I do have some plans on other things I want in the upcoming issues  such as horror movie reviews and articles by other writers, some poetry. But as with the beginning of anything new it's a matter of getting started and this is the start. Issue number one and there is no other like it.  I hope you enjoy these stories and please feel free to pass them along and spread the word about the MONTHLY MACABRE.

For those new to my writings my stories have said to be offensive and extremely gory  but  not gory for gores sake. For gores sake. Hmmm. I kinda like that. Has a nice ring to it.

If you like what you see then just hold on cause you can count on more to come. You can follow me on Facebook and get updates on my website https://horrorwriterchristopherridge.wordpress.com 

Special thanks for use of the photo by [e-mail] 

THREE LIL' PIGGIES

W e're sure they aren 't going to be any trouble at all. Karen Riley said. Isn't that right Harvey?

Sure.

Janet couldn't help but notice the slight hesitation in his response. She also couldn't help from noticing the mutilated dolls lying around. White stuffing from the wounds of the severed arms and legs. Pencils sticking out of their bodies.

Children. Come on down. The babysitter is here.

Be right there mommy. The voice of a sweet little girl responded.

Seconds later. Doors slammed. Voices murmured from upstairs as the sound of their footsteps came pitter- pattering down the stairs.

There were three of them. The cutest little girls Janet ever saw. Dressed in flowery white dresses. Their long blonde hair tied up in pigtails. Five. Six and seven years old.

Karen looked down at her little girls. Now, you girls be on your best behavior for the babysitter. You hear me?

Of course mommy, The oldest of the three said. She smiled.

And help the babysitter out with your sisters. They can be a handful at times.

Of course, Mommy.

Yeah, we'll be good, the other two said in unison. They chuckled.

Aren't they the cutest lil' things.

They chuckled and snorted. Licking their lips. YUMNUMNUMNUMNUM

The youngest had red stains on her teeth.

Looks like somebody has been eating some candy, Janet said.

The mother scolded the girl. What did I tell you about eating candy before bed?

Lilith giggled. Janet couldn't help notice the deep guttural sound the girl made.

It's not candy, Mom, the oldest named, Rue said.

Candice chuckled. It's Goliath.

Janet could hear the sound of bones crunching as the girl chewed. Narrow streaks of red dribbled down her chin.

The mother gasped. Oh, no. Not again.

The three girls chuckled.

Who is Goliath? Janet asked, not sure if she really wanted to know.

Goliath is our pet toad.

She eats our pets, Candice said.

Janet's eyebrows rose. Excuse me?

Tell the babysitter about the time she ate the head off Scout and the way he ran around the house without his head till all the blood came out.

Kids. Behave, Karen said.

Then Rue said. Remember that time she pulled some cat's legs off and put them in a box and brought them home?

The three of them giggled and snorted.

Never mind them, Karen said. Lilith here has got this habit of shoving things in her mouth. You know how kids are. She paused. Well, maybe not just yet. You're pretty young.

She does more than shove them in her mouth, Rue said.

Yeah and it's gross, Candice said. She eats them too.

Lilith chewed as red juice dribbled down her chin.

Now you two. Don't be telling the babysitter all these stories. You're going to scare her away.

That's okay. I can have some fun with that. I can appreciate kids who enjoy some morbid humor.

Well, these three definitely have that, for sure. You three lil' piggies behave yourselves while we're gone. You hear?

They made snorting pig sounds.

The mother and father snorted and grunted in return as well. Harvey pulled a smoke from his pocket and lit it. Kids. Funny how they make you do the silliest things.

That is true. They do, do that, Janet said.

Karen handed her a piece of paper with her number on it and the place she could be reached. If you need anything.

Thank you. I'm sure they'll be fine. We'll play some games.

They giggled and snorted. We love games, they all said in such unison. 

We shouldn't be no more than two to three hours at most.

That's fine. You two go out, have a good night.

Remember, piggies. Be good while we're gone. Karen snorted and grunted like a pig.

The three kiddies grunted and snorted back.

Janet had to admit this was an odd family. At least everybody seemed easy going and the mother and father seemed really nice. Everybody was playful, unlike most of the kids she'd watched in the past where they did nothing but play video games the whole time and give her a hard time when it was time for bed.

These three little angels didn't seem like they were going to be any trouble at all. And she was getting paid fairly well for it.  Twenty bucks a head for three hours was an easy $180.00 bucks. This would give her some extra money to go to the mall and get that purse she'd seen the other day at Charming Charlie's.

She was so glad she bumped into Karen at the store that afternoon. Who would've thought getting accidentally bumped into with a shopping cart by some kid would lead to a part-time job?  Karen was nice and the kids were so friendly. And they all seemed well behaved. Unlike some of the kids she'd seen throwing stuff and talking back, running rampant like little beasts. It was comforting to see such well-behaved kids.

The three lil' piggies waved goodbye to their mother from the living room window.

Janet closed and locked the door.

The kiddies giggled and snorted.

Wanna see our baby dolls? Candice asked.

Sure. Janet said. Been a long time since I played with dolls. What kind of dolls do you have? Are they Barbie Dolls?

Lilith and Candice giggled. Janet never saw such giggly kids. It was comical.

Go get'm, Lilith. Let's show her our dollies.

They looked at Rue as if asking permission.

Rue nodded her head telling them it was okay and motioned for them to get them.

Lilith smiled a bright stained red toothy smile. If you say so.

Lilith and Candice went upstairs that left Janet and Rue.

So, what grade are you in, Rue?

Rue remained silent and shrugged her shoulders.

Oh. I see, Janet said. You don't talk much.

Rue shrugged again. This time looking at the floor. The silence was making Janet feel uncomfortable.

Janet got down on her knees so her eyes were level with Rue. Is there anything special you girls would like to do tonight? Popcorn and a movie? Or play dress up?

Rue smiled. We love to play dress up. Her voice was guttural.

Okay then. Dress up it is.

Janet put her hand on Rue's shoulder. Rue screamed and bit Janet on the forearm and ran upstairs.

Janet rubbed the mark on her forearm. The little twit had broken the skin. If she hadn't pulled away fast enough she was sure there was going to be a serious amount of skin missing.

She couldn't help but look over the room while she waited for them to come down. The severed dolls. The way they snorted like pigs. The bite on her forearm. She knew they were just kids. Kids will be kids. There was something a little sinister about this.

Are you ready for us, Babysitter? Rue's voice called down.

I'm ready. She heard them giggling.

Come find us, Lilith said.

Oh, I see. You want to play Hide N' Seek?

They giggled and snorted.

Okay. I will warn you I am the Hide N' Seek champion. Janet said.

Bet you're not as good as we are? Candice said.

We'll see about that.

Janet walked up the stairs stepping over the severed dolls scattered over the steps. Her mother would've killed her if she'd done all this to her dolls.

A large doll head smacked Janet in the face causing her to lose her balance on the steps. If it wasn't for the wobbling handrail she