By Joel Bryant
“You done changing yet?” his angry voice barks from the other side of the door. He’s always like this when he needs to eat.
I am not ready, nowhere near. I have lost track of time again.
Flustered, I realise I have no choice. I will just have to go as I am. My new, pretty disguise will have to be abandoned.
“Will be with you in a minute, my love,” I respond.
Carefully I put my human skin back on, and with a pang of regret, leave my cosy nest.
“Hungry?” he asks with a slight smile.
“Starving,” I reply.
Creating something as sinister as that in so few words is extremely skillful, especially in the horror genre – which often relies entirely on explicit descriptions of blood and gore.
Clever title as well 🙂
Very belated response, apologies. Thank you Tim, for your very generous words.
The first line hooked me and the rest fascinated me – wonderful!
Thank you, Harris Hawk, You are too kind.
Put my human skin back on is a great line!
Thanks Mike. Much appreciated.
I agree. So much underneath the surface here. And of course, the line about putting human skin back on can’t be beat.
Thanks Ed, I was quite proud of that particular line.