D3F1L3 (he/him)
@d3f1l3.bsky.social
Civilly conversing into the void.
Kate was the youngest #associate in company history. So close. She had the penthouse flat. A corner office. Jag in a space with her name on it. Only a few more #weathered old men to hex out of her way. She patted the book and it purred hungrily
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
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#vss365
#horrorprompt
October 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Kate was the youngest #associate in company history. So close. She had the penthouse flat. A corner office. Jag in a space with her name on it. Only a few more #weathered old men to hex out of her way. She patted the book and it purred hungrily
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
We were on watch for violence. A frontal assault, or maybe a covert subversion. But it did not come. There was no #clash. No #feathers flew. It was the greater intelligence we wished for and when it arrived, we bowed to it as an inevitability.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
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#horror
#microfiction
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#vss365
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October 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We were on watch for violence. A frontal assault, or maybe a covert subversion. But it did not come. There was no #clash. No #feathers flew. It was the greater intelligence we wished for and when it arrived, we bowed to it as an inevitability.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Somewhere in the dark a radio played. A song. An #advert. Call letters.
Red smiled. Signs of life after so many years of #corruption chewing on the building’s bones.
He’d have to deal with them, eventually. But for now he enjoyed the music.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Red smiled. Signs of life after so many years of #corruption chewing on the building’s bones.
He’d have to deal with them, eventually. But for now he enjoyed the music.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
October 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Somewhere in the dark a radio played. A song. An #advert. Call letters.
Red smiled. Signs of life after so many years of #corruption chewing on the building’s bones.
He’d have to deal with them, eventually. But for now he enjoyed the music.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Red smiled. Signs of life after so many years of #corruption chewing on the building’s bones.
He’d have to deal with them, eventually. But for now he enjoyed the music.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Randal chewed. The ugly fruit tasted awful, #toxic, but he hadn’t eaten in days. Poisoning seemed better than starvation, so he took another mouthful of the disgusting, spongy #pulp. He choked it down, and hoped this bite would finally end him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
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October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Randal chewed. The ugly fruit tasted awful, #toxic, but he hadn’t eaten in days. Poisoning seemed better than starvation, so he took another mouthful of the disgusting, spongy #pulp. He choked it down, and hoped this bite would finally end him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
The witch screamed, her disguise contorting like hot #elastic. Her concentration had broken and her #elemental servant wasted no time. It shoved Kay aside and with one stone hand, pulled its master’s head apart like a large, harry marshmallow.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
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October 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The witch screamed, her disguise contorting like hot #elastic. Her concentration had broken and her #elemental servant wasted no time. It shoved Kay aside and with one stone hand, pulled its master’s head apart like a large, harry marshmallow.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
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#horrorprompt
That was it. Bill’s world was gone. Somewhere another timeline continued, but here the causality storm had eaten and eaten until all that was left was the #oasis where he stood. And soon it and he would follow. One #finalgasp before oblivion.
#horror
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#horror
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October 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
That was it. Bill’s world was gone. Somewhere another timeline continued, but here the causality storm had eaten and eaten until all that was left was the #oasis where he stood. And soon it and he would follow. One #finalgasp before oblivion.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Prue stifled a gasp. She thought it was just a #breakin, that if she hid long enough the intruder would rob her and leave. But this guy wasn’t normal. He had no face. She could tell he was smiling, but where his face should be was just a #blur.
#horror
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#vsshorror
#vss365
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#horror
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October 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Prue stifled a gasp. She thought it was just a #breakin, that if she hid long enough the intruder would rob her and leave. But this guy wasn’t normal. He had no face. She could tell he was smiling, but where his face should be was just a #blur.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
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The frozen body looked mummified, its moisture #sublimated away long ago. And yet it spoke. Its #hollowvoice rang through Bill’s skull, making his teeth hurt.
Worship me, it said, and all shall be yours.
Bill fell, and the snow swallowed him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Worship me, it said, and all shall be yours.
Bill fell, and the snow swallowed him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
September 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The frozen body looked mummified, its moisture #sublimated away long ago. And yet it spoke. Its #hollowvoice rang through Bill’s skull, making his teeth hurt.
Worship me, it said, and all shall be yours.
Bill fell, and the snow swallowed him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Worship me, it said, and all shall be yours.
Bill fell, and the snow swallowed him.
#horror
#microfiction
#vsshorror
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Reposted by D3F1L3 (he/him)
Prompt no. 1960: hollow voice
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt. Share your work with #horrorprompt and drop it in the replies to join the horror community.
Big thanks to Kunal @poetickunal.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt. Share your work with #horrorprompt and drop it in the replies to join the horror community.
Big thanks to Kunal @poetickunal.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
September 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Prompt no. 1960: hollow voice
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt. Share your work with #horrorprompt and drop it in the replies to join the horror community.
Big thanks to Kunal @poetickunal.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt. Share your work with #horrorprompt and drop it in the replies to join the horror community.
Big thanks to Kunal @poetickunal.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
The rusty #escutcheon creaked as Tim slid it aside. He put his eye to the hole, but saw nothing. This had to be the door. How many free standing, #blackmoon embossed doors could there be in these woods? He straightened to knock when it swung slowly open.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
September 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The rusty #escutcheon creaked as Tim slid it aside. He put his eye to the hole, but saw nothing. This had to be the door. How many free standing, #blackmoon embossed doors could there be in these woods? He straightened to knock when it swung slowly open.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Kaz pushed the door open. A foul wind stole in, #billowing their cloak. At first the space beyond appeared empty, but then Kaz saw glints. Eyes, in twos, threes, and more peered back, #scrutinizing this new intruder. Something beckoned, and Kaz followed.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
September 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kaz pushed the door open. A foul wind stole in, #billowing their cloak. At first the space beyond appeared empty, but then Kaz saw glints. Eyes, in twos, threes, and more peered back, #scrutinizing this new intruder. Something beckoned, and Kaz followed.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
A #sonorous howl shook the sky as the thirteenth seal was broken. Those that yet lived did not even look up. If they had, they would have seen a shockwave rolling across the land. A #tsunami, not of water, but of despair. And in its wake, only silence.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A #sonorous howl shook the sky as the thirteenth seal was broken. Those that yet lived did not even look up. If they had, they would have seen a shockwave rolling across the land. A #tsunami, not of water, but of despair. And in its wake, only silence.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Helloc chose a #tiny form to incorporate its will into. A fly. Small and stupid. Small was less mass to wrangle and brains were strange machines. Smart avatars started out #capricious and quickly progressed to insane. Later maybe. Small and stupid for now
#horror
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#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
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September 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Helloc chose a #tiny form to incorporate its will into. A fly. Small and stupid. Small was less mass to wrangle and brains were strange machines. Smart avatars started out #capricious and quickly progressed to insane. Later maybe. Small and stupid for now
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horrorprompt
Cress peaked out from his shed. The ruckus had died about half an hour ago. He wondered if it was finally gone.
The #night air reeked with a #malignant humidity. A byproduct of all the spilled blood next door. All quiet now. Not even the crickets spoke.
#horror
#microfiction
#horrorprompt
#vss365
The #night air reeked with a #malignant humidity. A byproduct of all the spilled blood next door. All quiet now. Not even the crickets spoke.
#horror
#microfiction
#horrorprompt
#vss365
August 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Cress peaked out from his shed. The ruckus had died about half an hour ago. He wondered if it was finally gone.
The #night air reeked with a #malignant humidity. A byproduct of all the spilled blood next door. All quiet now. Not even the crickets spoke.
#horror
#microfiction
#horrorprompt
#vss365
The #night air reeked with a #malignant humidity. A byproduct of all the spilled blood next door. All quiet now. Not even the crickets spoke.
#horror
#microfiction
#horrorprompt
#vss365
Reposted by D3F1L3 (he/him)
The problem with Plato's cave is that we know what caves, fire and shadows are. We can say they carry no #malignant intention because they are trapped in our imagination. We cannot but imagine what's outside.
We are not in a cave; we are in a p̶s̶c̶åùl̶g̶h̶îd̶d̶œ, and we know nothing of escape.
#vss365
We are not in a cave; we are in a p̶s̶c̶åùl̶g̶h̶îd̶d̶œ, and we know nothing of escape.
#vss365
August 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The problem with Plato's cave is that we know what caves, fire and shadows are. We can say they carry no #malignant intention because they are trapped in our imagination. We cannot but imagine what's outside.
We are not in a cave; we are in a p̶s̶c̶åùl̶g̶h̶îd̶d̶œ, and we know nothing of escape.
#vss365
We are not in a cave; we are in a p̶s̶c̶åùl̶g̶h̶îd̶d̶œ, and we know nothing of escape.
#vss365
Had to get moving. The atmosphere this deep was thick and #acidic. The hull must already be smoking.
Just a bit more, he muttered looking for a charged e-cell. Just a bit more.
A deep growl vibrated the swirling, caustic fog outside. He searched faster.
#horror
#scifi
#microfiction
#HorrorPrompt
Just a bit more, he muttered looking for a charged e-cell. Just a bit more.
A deep growl vibrated the swirling, caustic fog outside. He searched faster.
#horror
#scifi
#microfiction
#HorrorPrompt
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Had to get moving. The atmosphere this deep was thick and #acidic. The hull must already be smoking.
Just a bit more, he muttered looking for a charged e-cell. Just a bit more.
A deep growl vibrated the swirling, caustic fog outside. He searched faster.
#horror
#scifi
#microfiction
#HorrorPrompt
Just a bit more, he muttered looking for a charged e-cell. Just a bit more.
A deep growl vibrated the swirling, caustic fog outside. He searched faster.
#horror
#scifi
#microfiction
#HorrorPrompt
Zed chuckled. Mirth. A strange sensation. Not beyond him, just rare. His kind weren’t known for their #joviality.
Apologies, he said to his guest.
The youth on the table whimpered feebly.
Take it as a compliment, Zed continued. You have been uncommonly entertaining.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
Apologies, he said to his guest.
The youth on the table whimpered feebly.
Take it as a compliment, Zed continued. You have been uncommonly entertaining.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Zed chuckled. Mirth. A strange sensation. Not beyond him, just rare. His kind weren’t known for their #joviality.
Apologies, he said to his guest.
The youth on the table whimpered feebly.
Take it as a compliment, Zed continued. You have been uncommonly entertaining.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
Apologies, he said to his guest.
The youth on the table whimpered feebly.
Take it as a compliment, Zed continued. You have been uncommonly entertaining.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
Paul watched his blood drip, cutting rivulets through #dust and grime. Around him men shouted and died. He wondered who was winning. Too late for him either way. Someone fell against his back and he slipped further down the shaft. More blood. He couldn’t feel his legs.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
January 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Paul watched his blood drip, cutting rivulets through #dust and grime. Around him men shouted and died. He wondered who was winning. Too late for him either way. Someone fell against his back and he slipped further down the shaft. More blood. He couldn’t feel his legs.
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
#horror
#microfiction
#vss365
Mark crawled closer to the #threshold. Darkness spilled from it to drift on the ground like a black fog. He just needed a little more.
He gazed in and immediately felt it gaze back. His mind reeled and a sigh escaped. He sank to the ground as the dreams returned.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
He gazed in and immediately felt it gaze back. His mind reeled and a sigh escaped. He sank to the ground as the dreams returned.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
December 16, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Mark crawled closer to the #threshold. Darkness spilled from it to drift on the ground like a black fog. He just needed a little more.
He gazed in and immediately felt it gaze back. His mind reeled and a sigh escaped. He sank to the ground as the dreams returned.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
He gazed in and immediately felt it gaze back. His mind reeled and a sigh escaped. He sank to the ground as the dreams returned.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Mr. Lam, Claire’s biology professor, was dead on the ground. Her brain stalled out.
No more midterm. All those worms, #planarian, maricola, paludicola, terricola. No point studying now.
She heard a crunch in the dark classroom. Fear jolted Claire back to the present.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
No more midterm. All those worms, #planarian, maricola, paludicola, terricola. No point studying now.
She heard a crunch in the dark classroom. Fear jolted Claire back to the present.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
December 9, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Mr. Lam, Claire’s biology professor, was dead on the ground. Her brain stalled out.
No more midterm. All those worms, #planarian, maricola, paludicola, terricola. No point studying now.
She heard a crunch in the dark classroom. Fear jolted Claire back to the present.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
No more midterm. All those worms, #planarian, maricola, paludicola, terricola. No point studying now.
She heard a crunch in the dark classroom. Fear jolted Claire back to the present.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
It didn’t even look like Uncle Frank anymore. Just bones wrapped in a web of #mycelium.
Tendrils of the stuff were everywhere. Like cobwebs, but musty and dripping with condensation.
Beside the corpse sat a huge fungal fruiting body. Swollen and ripe with spores.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Tendrils of the stuff were everywhere. Like cobwebs, but musty and dripping with condensation.
Beside the corpse sat a huge fungal fruiting body. Swollen and ripe with spores.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
December 5, 2024 at 5:33 AM
It didn’t even look like Uncle Frank anymore. Just bones wrapped in a web of #mycelium.
Tendrils of the stuff were everywhere. Like cobwebs, but musty and dripping with condensation.
Beside the corpse sat a huge fungal fruiting body. Swollen and ripe with spores.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Tendrils of the stuff were everywhere. Like cobwebs, but musty and dripping with condensation.
Beside the corpse sat a huge fungal fruiting body. Swollen and ripe with spores.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Fran reacted like she’d #trained all her life for this. Whip quick, she caught the boy by his throat and twisted. His flesh was soft and doughy.
Blood gushed and he rag-dolled to the floor. All she could do was stare as the rest of her first graders started screaming.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Blood gushed and he rag-dolled to the floor. All she could do was stare as the rest of her first graders started screaming.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
throat.er
November 29, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Fran reacted like she’d #trained all her life for this. Whip quick, she caught the boy by his throat and twisted. His flesh was soft and doughy.
Blood gushed and he rag-dolled to the floor. All she could do was stare as the rest of her first graders started screaming.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Blood gushed and he rag-dolled to the floor. All she could do was stare as the rest of her first graders started screaming.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
The road wound back and forth, down the valley. For Jeff it was like dozing into a forgotten dream. Strange yet familiar.
He hadn’t been #home in years, but found the old path like he never left. And at his return, the long dormant darkness of this place began to stir
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
He hadn’t been #home in years, but found the old path like he never left. And at his return, the long dormant darkness of this place began to stir
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
November 29, 2024 at 6:03 AM
The road wound back and forth, down the valley. For Jeff it was like dozing into a forgotten dream. Strange yet familiar.
He hadn’t been #home in years, but found the old path like he never left. And at his return, the long dormant darkness of this place began to stir
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
He hadn’t been #home in years, but found the old path like he never left. And at his return, the long dormant darkness of this place began to stir
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Through the trees he saw a pale glow. It was fitful, like fire light, but with no warmth. Each flare also produced a loud pop.
Bill gauged the #delay between flash and sound. About a click away. He prayed that nothing had come through yet and quickened his pace.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Bill gauged the #delay between flash and sound. About a click away. He prayed that nothing had come through yet and quickened his pace.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
November 27, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Through the trees he saw a pale glow. It was fitful, like fire light, but with no warmth. Each flare also produced a loud pop.
Bill gauged the #delay between flash and sound. About a click away. He prayed that nothing had come through yet and quickened his pace.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Bill gauged the #delay between flash and sound. About a click away. He prayed that nothing had come through yet and quickened his pace.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
Mike stared hard. Snow whipped in from the darkness and away again. He turned around. Same thing. The sun was down and he couldn’t find the #horizon, much less any stars. His fingers were numb. Toes too. He really shouldn’t have thrown his compass at that bear.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
November 24, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Mike stared hard. Snow whipped in from the darkness and away again. He turned around. Same thing. The sun was down and he couldn’t find the #horizon, much less any stars. His fingers were numb. Toes too. He really shouldn’t have thrown his compass at that bear.
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365
#microfiction
#horror
#vss365