The Last Stair Into Darkness, a Collection of 20 Dark Tales by Cliff Barlow

Author:Cliff Barlow [Barlow, Cliff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION/Horror, Horror, Fiction
ISBN: 9781629210124
Google: IhAXAwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Thought Catalog
Published: 2014-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

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I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. It was 2:34. I am a deep sleeper and rarely get up in the middle of the night.

What could have awoken me?

Soon, I received an answer. Loud scratching noises were filling the void of silence in my bedroom. I brushed it off initially, but the noise persisted. As a matter of fact it only grew in volume and proximity. My heart began to race.

What the fuck is making that sound?

The fact that my room was pitch black was not helping matters. I slowly got out of bed and turned on the lamp on my nightstand. The second the light illuminated the darkness, a crashing sound filled the air. This noise was so loud that I literally jumped into the air. The anxiety already coursing through me reached a fever pitch when I realized the source of that sound.

It was coming from my closet.

I unplugged the lamp, the only thing I could find to defend myself, and carried it in my hands. I slowly inched my way toward the closed closet door. I opened it. Blackness greeted me. With my free hand I pulled at the string to turn on the closet light.

Nothing in the world could prepare me for what lay within.

I dropped the lamp as it shattered into a hundred pieces. Standing in my closet was the doll with the red smile. No longer merely inches big, but life size. Frozen in place, I stared at its face. Its beady, lifeless eyes stared right back. I looked at its stomach as the silver pin gleamed in the light of the closet. Behind the doll, I could see what looked like a crude tunnel excavated from the apartment next door. My mind reeled.

As the doll began to walk toward me, its hands stretched out. The crimson smile grew larger. I kept backing up and eventually fell onto my bed. The doll continued to follow suit.

A hand clasped onto my shoulder.

I turned to see Timize’s smiling face crouched next to my bed.

“Now, you see what he done. No matter… he smiling now… he smiling…”

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