Supernatural/Horror Fiction – Iris Carden, Author

The Garden

The Garden short story by Iris Carden Carla woke up. Where was she? The walls were white. The sheets on the bed were white. She was in a white nightdress. The person leaning over her was dressed in white. “Oh good. You’re awake,” the woman said. “Where am I?” Carla asked. “What do you remember?”…… Continue reading The Garden

The Red

The Red short story by Iris Carden It was Agent Harry Smythe’s night off. Night off, because just as he could no longer work days, he could no longer do anything during the day. He’d not known what to do with a night off. In fact he’d actually asked the Countess Anastasia Arafami, what to…… Continue reading The Red

Nymph

Nymph short story by Iris Carden My job at the museum was “exhibits co-ordinator”. That didn’t mean I got to plan what exhibits were coming or going. That was the work of the Director, who doubled as Curator. No, my job was just to receive incoming and despatch outgoing exhibits, and to display them in…… Continue reading Nymph

Eternal Spring

Eternal Spring short story by Iris Carden Settle in dear reader, while I tell you the strange tale of Kristen, who had a wish come true, and lived to regret it. It was one of those glorious spring days. The Brisbane sky was that special, glorious, intense, blue it only wears in spring. Kristen…… Continue reading Eternal Spring

Dragon

Dragon short story by Iris Carden I was getting out the old Sea Turtle exhibit. It had been in storage for years while its space was given to visiting exhibits. I opened boxes, and carefully unwrapped items. There were things in there I hadn’t seen since visiting the museum as a child. It was definitely…… Continue reading Dragon

Full Moon

Full Moon short story by Iris Carden Jo Burns looked up at the full moon. It looked closer, bigger than it ever had before. There’d been a time when she’d thought the moon beautiful, romantic, even. That seemed like a lifetime ago, before her daughter’s death, before she’d discovered a world hidden from humans, before…… Continue reading Full Moon

Creature

Creature short story by Iris Carden It was Trainee Agent Harry Smythe’s first day back at work after extended sick leave.* He felt weird putting a bag of blood in the lunch room fridge, but was determined to work as normal. The first person he saw was Andrew Harrison, assistant to the pathologist. Andrew, unable…… Continue reading Creature

Countess

Countess short story by Iris Carden HDU Trainee Agent Harry Smythe woke from what seemed an incredibly deep sleep. As his eyes struggled to focus, his brain registered the letter A, nothing else. “Wha…” he struggled to say. “You’re safe now,” a soft female voice said. He drifted back to sleep again and eventually woke…… Continue reading Countess

Hand

Hand short story by Iris Carden Settle in dear reader, while I tell you the strange tale of Evelyn, who learned that dreams can become nightmares. Evelyn had a dream. As dreams go it was a simple one: she would have a little house just outside of the city. It wold be brick, for…… Continue reading Hand

Gingerbread

Gingerbread short story by Iris Carden HDU Senior Agent Jo Burns was sitting across the desk from Inspector David Webber in his office. “I don’t know,” he said. “This could be one of yours, or it could be a run of the mill psychopath. I think I need you on board, just in case.”…… Continue reading Gingerbread