Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Something Wicked
    Something Wicked
    Something Wicked
    Ebook28 pages22 minutes

    Something Wicked

    By Logan Bell

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    The thing in the mirror isn’t Harold. He tried to forget the past, tried to forget what he did. But some secrets will not stay buried, and Harold has good reason to be afraid. Something wicked his way comes...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLogan Bell
    Release dateJan 5, 2012
    ISBN9781476280394
    Something Wicked
    Author

    Logan Bell

    Writer. Mancunian. Optimist. Writing perfect sized reads for your commute.

    Read more from Logan Bell

    Related to Something Wicked

    Related ebooks

    Horror Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Knock At The Door

      Mar 1, 2020

      A Knock At The Door
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Loss of Heaven

      Dec 1, 2020

      He weighed 210 pounds buck-ass naked; 217 in his leather jacket and boots, which he wore that crisp March evening to the bar along with a gold pin in his lapel. It was shaped like a spade, a gift from his wife when they were young, once she’d discove

      22 min read

    • Article

      An Unspoken

      Mar 3, 2020

      Hal Parker runs out to his wife’s hydrangea bushes. He’s trying to scare away the neighbor’s black Lab, Major. Hal claps his hands in front of him and shouts, but Major’s already peeing on the bush. It seems to Hal that lately the dog just won’t stay

      11 min read

    • Article

      The Orphan’s Dilemma

      Aug 10, 2021

      In a few minutes they’re going to say, “It’s your turn, Harold.” He will face Ms. Wickham with her thick black frames and smiling, slightly bugeyed look, the question more in her eyes than on her lips because he already knows what that question is. H

      11 min read

    • Article

      A Lost Prayer

      Feb 2, 2023

      A Lost Prayer
      10 min read

    • Article

      Clifton’s Place

      Mar 1, 2018

      THE SIGN outside the bar had appeared only recently. It announced the bar’s name and hours of operation, clear indications that this was not just another townhouse basement. Still, despite the listed business hours, no one got in before the sun went

      32 min read

    • Article

      All My Tomorrows

      May 10, 2022

      It was Misha’s first day minding the shop, and already she’d broken the fifth rule. Always lock the door immediately. When you had the most valuable merchandise in the universe, you had to take the utmost precautions. She hadn’t meant to disobey. It

      13 min read

    • Article

      Cromer

      Mar 11, 2022

      Cromer
      21 min read

    • Article

      Beyond The Door

      Jun 30, 2020

      Beyond The Door
      10 min read

    • Article

      Fitting In

      Oct 1, 2021

      Fitting In
      6 min read

    • Article

      His Neighbor’s Wife

      May 10, 2023

      The autumn air was crisp as the Subaru idled in the residential street. Despite the early hour, the Enforcers lined the sidewalks, passive as they fulfilled their obligation. They were there to witness the act and were not to engage with the players

      8 min read

    • Article

      Intarsia

      Feb 6, 2020

      Intarsia
      6 min read

    • Article

      Gabriel & Holly

      Feb 8, 2021

      The first day was the most daunting. It helped that she’d arrived last night to settle herself in the cottage annexe before first contact this morning. Still, nerves attacked her as she stood before the door of the imposing but charming ivy-covered 1

      6 min read

    • Article

      Harold

      Nov 24, 2021

      Harold
      6 min read

    • Article

      Good Bones

      Mar 19, 2020

      Good Bones
      18 min read

    • Article

      Big BIRTHDAY

      Feb 14, 2024

      Big BIRTHDAY
      3 min read

    • Article

      Human Contact

      Aug 10, 2022

      Beer tasted like wet money—or maybe just bad beer did. Viola had never tried any other kind. She preferred white wine, but there was no white wine at this party. “Drink it like medicine,” the guy manning the keg said. “It’ll loosen you up.” He wore a

      18 min read

    • Article

      I Saw Plenty

      Jun 1, 2020

      I Saw Plenty
      6 min read

    • Article

      High Ground

      Apr 23, 2020

      High Ground
      4 min read

    • Article

      Echos

      Jan 10, 2019

      Before Corrine’s husband abandoned her in Berlin, he liked to say that her name reminded him of the word “corrupt.” But ending in a twist rather than a split. Her last name was the French word for “swimsuit” but he never mentioned that. This seemed s

      17 min read

    • Article

      Lay Your Burden Down

      Mar 1, 2019

      Lay Your Burden Down
      15 min read

    • Article

      His Neighbor’s Wife

      Jan 10, 2021

      The autumn air was crisp as the Subaru idled in the residential street. Despite the early hour, the Enforcers lined the sidewalks, passive as they fulfilled their obligation. They were there to witness the act and were not to engage with the players

      8 min read

    • Article

      ABATH For All SEASONS

      Jul 4, 2019

      ABATH For All SEASONS
      7 min read

    • Article

      Death FOR SALE!

      Oct 16, 2019

      Death FOR SALE!
      2 min read

    • Article

      A Real Man

      Sep 18, 2020

      A Real Man
      6 min read

    • Article

      Open Short Story Winner Tight Situation

      Apr 4, 2024

      When Carol first wakes up, she thinks it must have been a dream. The ringing phone had been distant, muffled as if the landline device had been buried in a bag of something soft like cotton wool - the packing material stuffed so tightly into its bag

      6 min read

    • Article

      Euthanasia

      Aug 10, 2023

      On a frigid December morning, Hank Sanders stomped the caked mud off his worn boots and entered Discount Hardware. He couldn’t shake his cousin’s remarks. Put her down, he’d said. The words had rolled so effortlessly off his lips, as if her life mean

      11 min read

    • Article

      The Kobold in the Corner PART 1

      Oct 1, 2022

      THE CARVING HAD stood off to the side of the chimney for years upon years, so long, in fact, that Friedrich had forgotten when it was put there, or why. It was a curious thing, fashioned from elm wood in a crude yet appealing style. It looked like a

      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Something Wicked

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Something Wicked - Logan Bell

      Frame1Frame2

      Something Wicked

      By

      Logan Bell

      Something Wicked…

      By Logan Bell

      Copyright 2012 Lee Mather

      Smashwords Edition

      Thankyou for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free ebook, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, and distributed for commercial or non commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      "The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown."

      Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus

      It was colder that morning than many expected. A layer of thin frost covered the garden like sprinkled icing sugar on a cake which meant there was little chance of the buds on the rosebushes developing into flowers in the near future.

      It’s supposed to be bloomin’ Spring, Harold Harper muttered to nobody in particular as he eased the wrought iron gate shut. The metal was freezing cold, and despite his fingerless woollen gloves, the sensation was quick to seep through into the bones of his hand.

      Harold took his time to shuffle up the path to his house, careful not to slip on the icy approach. His hip was already giving him jip and he was quick to blame this on the irksome weather.

      Frost in bloomin’ April. What chance have you got? he mumbled, setting the key in the lock.

      Harold gave one final glance in both directions and exhaled loudly in disappointment. The street was empty and he would have

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1