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The Devil’s Footprints: Black River Crossing

Flash Fiction Black River Crossing The snow was coming down in thick sheets when Eddie Sloan saw it. A figure stood in the middle of County Road 14, pale in his headlights, tall and still. Eddie stomped the brakes. The truck fishtailed, tires screaming on the ice, and came to a shuddering stop. The road […]

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Devil’s Footprints: Ashes on the Moor

Flash Fiction Series Ashes on the Moor The storm came out of nowhere. Mara Keene had been cataloging the burial mound since dawn, her boots crunching through the frozen crust of Dartmoor. By mid-afternoon, the wind whipped up white walls of snow, swallowing her tent, her tools, and all traces of the dig. When the […]

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Folk Horror Folklore

The Devil’s Footprints

When I need to destress, I watch monster movies. This weekend I discovered the 2014 film Dark Was the Night. It’s character driven and creepy enough with some great acting. Although the monster was a little lacking in my opinion. It’s based on the unsolved mystery The Devil’s Footprints. The Devil’s Footprints: A Victorian Mystery […]

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