Kitty Cat: One Hundred Word Horrors

By Samira Daukoru

"Kitty Cat: One Hundred Word Horrors" is a flash fiction collection composed of twenty-five stand-alone pieces, each set in its own little universe where common features of everyday life are terribly, delightfully distorted. In as short of a space as any, the collection pays homage to an array of horror subgenres, with a special focus on paranormal, supernatural, and surrealist themes. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Samira Daukoru
• Release date: Apr 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393659242

Book preview

1

Kitty Cat

Joanie had clicked on the thumbnail without much thought. As the title - Kitty Cat - promised, a white kitten napped on a table. There was a man peeking out at it too, his body curled underneath. She grimaced as his face rose into view. His eyes were small and sunken in, and his jaw hung down at an angle, as if broken. He smiled into the camera. His jaw dropped further. As drool dripped onto the kitten's back, Joanie moved her cursor to exit the video. A weight dropped abruptly onto her head. It felt like a man's chin.

2

Offending Parts

I moaned and sobbed when the blade bit skin and sawed through the muscle and bone underneath. Tears leaked from my eyes as freely as the blood that flowed from the widening gash.