Stitched Halloween

(adopts best John Kassir Crypt Keeper Voice) Happy Halloween, Stitchers! Here's hoping you're having an excellent one so far. To assist with the spookiness of this hallowed evening, we've got a pumpkin-full of treats for you. We begin the festivities with Halloween on Charleston Street by Nick Paschall, followed by He Came Home by Briana Robertson. …

Stitched Saturday

Welcome, Horror fans, to another Stitched Saturday.  Hope your Friday the 13th was luckier than usual, and that you managed to take part in some of the Stitched Smile fun from yesterday - if you missed it, worry not - you can recap from this blog. There are all manner of free bits of fiction …

An Excerpt from Tip Of The Iceberg by Ash Hartwell

Welcome to Stitched Smile's glorious Friday the 13th weekend!  Today it's the turn of Ash Hartwell - Stitched Smile recently released his debut novel Tip Of The Iceberg. Tip Of The Iceberg is set on board RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage and follows crew and passengers alike as the struggle for survival. The iceberg is the …

Friday the 13th -“Parting Shot” teaser by Daniel L. Naden

CHAPTER 3 -- THE YARD In the yard, from my vantage point on the deck, I watch an undead zombie-chick stumble. Kind of a stupid thing for her to do, really. She hadn't even been walking, per se. Just shuffling her feet and distantly gnawing on something that looked vaguely like one of Stine's fingers. …

An Excerpt from Humanity’s Hope by Pembroke Sinclair

One Nation Under Zombies Caleb sprinted across the dirt road. His leg muscles burned. He was barely able to get his feet off the ground. The backpack slammed into his lower back with every step—the straps dug into his shoulders. As he approached the low wall, he slid into a crouch, turning so his back …

Friday the 13th – “Broken Birds” teaser by Peter Molnar

1. SHOW US WHAT YOU’VE GOT  Anyone who did not want to see Father Bingham suffer greatly was discouraged from coming. They would only get in the way, as one of the fathers said during their meeting at the Comstock Firehall, Home of Ladder 9. “It would be better if you stayed behind and watched …

In Celebration of Friday the 13th: A Visit From the Reaper …

Greetings all! We all love a good Friday the 13th, but when is it better than when it happens to fall in the hallowed month of October?!? To celebrate, I'm giving you all a peek at the title story of my soon-to-be-released anthology, "Reaper" from Stitched Smile Publications. Enjoy! “Full house.” “Dammit, Thana! Fuck you.” …

Happy Friday the 13th – October 2017

​Hello everyone! We are so excited! This year, Friday the 13th falls in our favorite month: October. Can it get any better for those of us who love the Spooky?  Today, you can help us celebrate. The Stitched Smile Authors are coming together to give you free samples of their written word. If you like …

Beowulf: The Midgard Horror Part 6

Flash Fiction Saturday is upon us! Welcome back to Midgard ... The remnants of Cain's vast descent Examined her with their knees bent. As Alva Dagmar came to be, The offspring of a deity Inbred with such a demonic flare. The child of Angrboda's dare; Her father Loki's lavished glee, And thus she shared her …

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The night before Christmas, and in the truck bed A body or two and a dismembered head A hand flailing outward to hold up each light An axe for the grinding should anyone bite The zombies had plagued us with what's in the curse But I'm not a zombie, no I'm something worse And no, …