Tales of Terror

With a loud thud, the door closed behind them. Three friends were trapped in the dark corridor, their only exit now sealed with a large iron door. Two boys and a girl, in a completely dark and unfamiliar environment.

"What do we do now?" asked one of the boys. Before anyone could respond, a faint light appeared ahead of them, emanating from within what appeared to be a flowing gown. In a swift motion, something, possibly two pairs of arms, or tentacles, reached out and grabbed the boy who just spoke, then pulled him away. A muffled scream was interrupted with what sounded like a paper being torn, then a faint moan that faded.

The girl panicked, and started to run. She felt something wet and sticky under her bare feet as she ran, but didn't stop. She kept running, hearing a rustling sound gaining on her. She closed her eyes and let out a faint, terrified moan as she sped up. She felt a dirty, sticky creature's limb on her shoulder, piercing her skin. She broke free and kept running, but felt herself starting to slow down. Opening her eyes, she found herself standing in the middle of what appeared to be a faintly lit temple. She tried to turn around, but found that she couldn't. Whatever that hideous creature did to her, it was paralyzing her.

Moving her eyes downward, she could see that she was standing on what appeared to be an altar. She could hear the boy arriving behind her, and the rustling sound becoming louder as the creature turned around to face him.

"Let her go you freak!" he shouted, and the rustling grew even louder. She couldn't see what was happening, but she could hear the tearing sound, over and over again. The rustling started to weaken, then the thud. She found that she couldn't move anything, including her eyes.

"Hold on," said the boy. "I'll be back with help!" he moved away.

She stood helplessly in the middle of the temple, only able to see ahead now. All around her, faint rustling sounds started, and rhythmically became louder as their sources drew closer. Ahead of her, she could see a grotesque form emerge from a hole in the ground, before she got toppled over face first into the ground.