Jippā (a short horror story)

KM Zafari

Mar 2013 · KM Zafari

About this ebook

 This short horror story is based on a nightmare I had some time back.
Excerpt:

No one believed him that the monsters were real. His uncle grew frustrated and impatient with the nighttime fears the boy should long have outgrown. His aunt was more sympathetic and well-intentioned, but she dismissed them as being merely nightmares. 

Only he knew that, at night, the truths always revealed themselves.

After the lights went out and all was dark, the silence of his room was broken by quiet scratching and moans. He covered his ears against the screeches, but they grew louder and louder until they filled the air, and he could feel them even in his lungs. 

Then, when a scream threatened to burst forth from his throat, and he could bear it no longer, there was silence. Not one sound. It was the same disquieting nothingness as in a forest filled with animals that sensed a new predator. 

The monsters were still, but he knew they were there.

He uncapped his ears and glanced at his little sister, asleep in the bed next to his. Quiet and undisturbed, she’d slept through it all. He envied her peaceful slumber; she always looked like an angel.

Then, there was another noise. Whispers. “She’s coming,” they said. “She’s coming. She’s coming.”

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed this very short story! The author should've had the guardian monsters send warning messages to the boy somehow but it failed because he was to afraid to believe. The author should've also made it known the monsters under the little boy's bed was monster guardians protecting him from the witch all his life but his fear for them cause them to lose him to the witch, who takes over young children's bodies.

I literally saw the twist that the woman was evil from the start. Also this story wasn't very scary at all. I will give you 3 stars though because it wasn't terribly written

Its kind of fishy .... don't take it cause Google asks u to give ur credit or debit card number even when then book is for free.....it makes all ur thrill to get the book over...be intelligent and listen it

About the author

KM Zafari has been writing for a long time, but this is her first foray into publishing. 

She is busy but friendly and welcomes feedback, both positive and constructive. She can be reached via her website at http://thebatinthehat.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/thebatinthehat.

She is honored to have you read her work.

Note to libraries and schools: she does not impose an expiry date on any of her work.