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THE FROG JOURNAL

Tag: spooky stories

  • The clean sweep of the broom challenge

    The clean sweep of the broom challenge

    The clean sweep of the broom challenge Teresa is savagely angry. She slams the door behind her. Then she sets the broom in the corner. With any luck she won’t need it again today. After removing her outdoor shoes, she begins to clean up her muddy tracks on the floor. This takes her all of…

  • The holiday spirit and easy ways to avoid Santa

    The holiday spirit and easy ways to avoid Santa

    The holiday spirit and easy ways to avoid Santa Richard was scared. He was so scared he couldn’t move. That was okay, he didn’t want to move. He didn’t want to take the chance they would see him. So he works himself further into the corner. He focuses all his attention on breathing slowly. Quietly.…

  • There’s no such thing as ghosts, especially in the walls

    There’s no such thing as ghosts, especially in the walls

    There’s no such thing as ghosts, especially in the walls There it is again! Leonard tilts his head and strains his ears. Any second now. Patiently he waits. Sooner or later it will happen. Most likely, right after he gives up. It’s been this way for over a year. At first he thought it was…

  • One free second chance decision

    One free second chance decision

    One free second chance decision It’s late when Roger gets the call. It takes less than a minute for the information to flow through the earpiece. Two seconds after that, Roger is on the road. There isn’t time to waste. There never is with these things. He thinks about these things. It’s been a year…

  • New evidence and root cause the improved connection

    New evidence and root cause the improved connection

    New evidence and root cause the improved connection At long last the truth comes out. In fact, it could be the first real evidence ever recorded. Ellis looks again. It’s definitely not the norm. In fact, this is unlike anything he’s ever seen. He stands and takes a step back. Then he summons the Sergeant…

  • The dog days of summer in the stars

    The dog days of summer in the stars

    The dog days of summer in the stars Under the Sturgeon moon, Brian watches the sky. It has been three days and nights, yet still it is there. Not the moon, the other thing. The moon is brilliant and lights up the night sky. The other thing is strange, and it is also in the…

  • The lodestone mill’s new owner

    The lodestone mill’s new owner

    The lodestone mill’s new owner Sometimes it’s just the place. Maybe it’s old. Or perhaps it’s so dated, time actually stands still when there. Sometimes a place can just have bad vibes. The kind that reverberates throughout. This is especially true of much older, or abandoned, places. Similarly, when a place has been abandoned for…