Free Lurker by Gary Fry

sound like an electrified fence breached by something wet and imperious, a fizzing, frantic hiss. It slivered and cavorted. Then what passed for its face arose, behind which a psyche must surely reside, however unearthly; this nodded with vibrating antennae, its garish mandibles yawning, before leading the beast away.
    It went with a thunderously moist passage, leaving Meg to stand and stare. Kicking aside what remained of the two people from whom it had stolen its latest aides—from Harry, Meg’s husband, and Amanda, his foolish lover—Meg saw some of it hurry toward the doorway, the hall passage beyond, and then the attic above, where it would exit the broken roof and make its way back toward its makeshift habitat, the pitiably inadequate coastal area, perhaps a trillion miles from its true home.
    It was ancient and possibly immortal, Meg understood that well, but she was unable to assess it in more visual detail, because that was when one or several of its bleeding hands relinquished the curtain, and the stretch of falling material shielded the monster from quotidian eyes.
    Meg pictured her dead baby, lying in her arms at the hospital. She thought of Harry’s merciless employer, exploited by senior staff. She considered hideous entities from beyond the stars. Then, hearing the muffled progress of something that might even live forever, she slumped against the intact windowpane, and decided she never wanted to venture inside and observe what organic carnage the thing had left behind.

 
     
     
    About the Author
     
     
    Gary Fry lives in Dracula’s Whitby, literally around the corner from where Bram Stoker was staying when he was thinking about that character. Gary has a PhD in psychology, but his first love is literature. He is the author of many short story collections, several novellas and two novels, including The House of Canted Steps . He was the first author in PS Publishing’s Showcase series, and none other than Ramsey Campbell has described him as “a master.” His latest book is the short story collection Shades of Nothingness (PS Publishing). Gary warmly welcomes folk to his web presence:  www.gary-fry.com .

 
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