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#FridayFlash – Silhouette

February 13, 2015 by Icy Sedgwick 17 Comments

I’ve not been well this week so this is a repost! Enjoy!

Green digits flash in the darkness, proclaiming the hour to be 2am. The bathroom door opens, throwing a rectangle of harsh light across the filthy carpet. Bare feet avoid the sticky patches near the dresser. Serena’s shadow looms large on the wall, the sickly glow from the muted TV turning the silhouette into a twisted monster.

She sits on the edge of the bed, pulling her knees up to her chin. The shadow shakes itself free from her bare feet and stretches. Its talons rake across the stains and tears of the carpet. Serena watches the shadow slide across the room and under the motel room door.

It will return before dawn and she will wake with blood on her hands.

 

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  1. Marc Nash says

    February 13, 2015 at 11:33 am

    no Valentine’s Day slush for you then Icy! There’s nothing quite as menacing in a dark room than coloured LED clock digits like eyes staring at you…

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      No, Valentine’s Day has very little meaning for me.

      Reply
  2. Kandy says

    February 13, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    Chilling!

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:49 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Feidor S. LaView says

    February 13, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    Creepy and melancholic somehow.

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:52 pm

      I like to strike a balance 🙂

      Reply
  4. Steve Green says

    February 14, 2015 at 12:38 am

    The sticky patches near the dresser make me tend to think there is already blood on their hands.

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:50 pm

      I think this has probably happened before…

      Reply
  5. Catherine Russell says

    February 14, 2015 at 1:50 am

    Sheesh, that was creepy!

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      I try my best!

      Reply
  6. Chuck Allen says

    February 14, 2015 at 5:45 am

    Very creepy! And with such an economy of words. *shivers*

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      Every now and then I do like to keep it short.

      Reply
  7. Katherine Hajer says

    February 16, 2015 at 5:38 pm

    I remember this one! Good stuff.

    Get well soon!

    Reply
    • Icy Sedgwick says

      February 16, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      Thanks, I’m much better now so should be back to usual service 🙂

      Reply
  8. ~Tim says

    February 17, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    Nice and creepy. Well done.

    Reply
  9. D. Paul Angel says

    February 20, 2015 at 6:21 am

    Well, if she didn’t have insomnia before, she certainly does now! Nicely crafted.

    Reply

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  1. The #FridayFlash Report – Vol 6 Number 37 | Friday Flash says:
    February 14, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    […] Silhouette by Icy Sedgwick ~ @IcySedgwick ~ Between 100 and 500 words ~ Horror […]

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Icy is a folklore blogger and host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast. She is based in the north east of England, where she was born and raised amid the folk tales and legends of Tyneside and Northumberland. Icy is fascinated by history, cinema, art, and the occult, and griffins will always be her favourite mythical beast. She also writes dark fantasy novellas, Gothic short stories and the occasional weird Western, and she holds a PhD in Film Studies!

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