In which I attempt the impossible… again! I know, it’s madness, but someone’s got to do it. This time, it’s my favourite series of fantasy/scifi/horror books… Hit me up with yours, or simply tell me why my choice is wrong 🙂
Tag Archives: horror
Podcast – Award – A Horror Short Story
Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.
This week’s story is called Award
The MUM awards celebrate the best in mothering from all over the world. But for Rebecca Trafford, therey’re a reminder of something she’d much rather forget.
Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns
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Podcast – Rain – A Horror Short Story
Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.
This week’s story is called Rain
Some meetings finish with coffee and a chat. Others, with an axe in the face. And when the deal goes sour, there’s always a body to dispose of. Lucky, then, that it’s raining and everyone’s staying indoors…
Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns
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Podcast – Pain – A ‘Horror’ Short Story
Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.
This week’s story is called Pain
Pain is a survival tool. Only when it feels pain does the human body know it’s alive. Sometimes, though, that pain can be used for other things…
Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns
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Podcast – Watching – A Horror Short Story
Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.
This week’s story is called Watching.
When the spade turns the soil, there’s a feeling, a sense of finality that can’t be replicated, not by anything else. It’s not quite as potent as the moment the body thuds into the hole, but it’s close.
Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns
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Podcast – Mist – A Fantasy Horror Short Story
Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.
This week’s story is called Mist
Every year on Halloween, Rebecca waits at the window. As the morning mist parts, the mysterious warrior she’s seen every year since her birth emerges to march across the field and share a brief glance with her, a look that promises more than it ever delivers…
Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns
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