9 Works in One Week of Terror (The Terror)
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Attracted to his shy neighbor Billy Gibson, Cornelius Hickey devises a plan to win him over by sneaking him a love potion. That plan goes horribly awry when Hickey accidentally takes the love potion himself.
Written for One Week of Terror prompt "Witchcraft."
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Perhaps he couldn’t change the pace of time or make money appear in their pockets, but if a story was all Harry was lacking, Henry would be happy to oblige.
Fill for One Week of Terror 2020 day 4: "rattling bones" "legend has it..."
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- Part 4 of Tommy's OWOT2020 fills
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“Here.” Ned was handed a beaker of something foul and bright green. “Drink. It’s something of my own creation. A blend of science and magic.” Goodsir puffed up a bit. “I’ve done a lot of research.”
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Ned Little would like his werewolf problem fixed. Goodsir thinks he knows how. He is mistaken.
One Week of Terror Day 3: witchcraft/ moonlight/ weird science Free Space!
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- Part 3 of One Week of Terror 2020
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How could a so-called medium, even one who placed advertisements in a prestigious ladies’ magazine, possibly have any intelligence of Sir John’s missing expedition? But once Lady Jane had her mind set on something, there was very little that Sophia could do to dissuade her.
Sophia tries to discover information about the fate of the expedition and gets a little more than she bargained for. Written for One Week of Terror prompt "We shouldn't be here."
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It was a scene most unnatural.
Fill for day 3 of One Week of Terror: "moonlight" "weird science"!
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- Part 3 of Tommy's OWOT2020 fills
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“Who still wears costumes?” Francis asked.
“Not a costume party,” James countered. “But if you like, when we get back, I can put on the devil horns and nothing else.”
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The Halloween party does not go according to plan. Hickey is almost entirely to blame.
One Week of Terror Day 2: "We shouldn't be here."
(James does not in fact put on the devil horns and nothing else, at least in this story)
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- Part 2 of One Week of Terror 2020
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Henry bolted up in bed gasping. He was sweating through his nightshirt despite the frigid air and his heart was thundering, beating out of his chest the way it always did when he remembered - but this was no memory. Or— It was not his own memory, but he thought he knew whose it was.
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- Part 2 of Tommy's OWOT2020 fills
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The wind was screaming tonight, and the waves crashed harsh and frighteningly familiar on the rock of their little island.
My offering for One Week of Terror Day 1: "Haunted" "It's just the wind."
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- Part 1 of Tommy's OWOT2020 fills
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“Nightmares?” Francis had asked, both of them on the floor, seated awkwardly. It was uncomfortable, but he did not want to get up, to move away from James, to whom he was now tethered, regardless of whether he wanted to be.
“And guilt,” James replied, nodding and looking down, a finger digging into the rug.
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Francis and James return from the arctic. They're not the only ones.
One Week of Terror Day 1: "It's just the wind."
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- Part 1 of One Week of Terror 2020