Something Wicked
Frosted grass and dirt slipped from the clutch of his gnarled hands.
He tightened his fists, bunched his sinews, and lunged upward. The clods fell away. His lungs spasmed and expanded with cold air as he blinked at the bright stars. Ah, the nights, the wealth, women, and wine.
… the knife in his back and the b—ch who put him in that grave.
His heart seemed to beat. He yanked his legs free of the frozen mud, tested his strength to stand, and shambled from the cemetery.
“Nora, darling,” he croaked in the dark. “I’m coming for you!”
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Friday Fictioneers: 100-word stories
photo prompt: Liz Young
Muninn's Memories 
April 26, 2017 at 6:33 am
Hopefully he’ll trip on the bench and his decomposing limbs will fall apart. Good stuff.
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April 26, 2017 at 6:35 am
Surely it can’t be that easy. After all, he just dug his way out of a grave. 🙂 Thanks for reading, J Hardy.
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April 26, 2017 at 7:15 am
Good one! 🙂
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April 26, 2017 at 7:43 am
Thank you. 🙂
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April 26, 2017 at 9:26 am
I could almost sense the cool of the clear night air after the claustrophobia of the grave. Nicely done Kecia, as always.
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April 26, 2017 at 9:32 am
Thank you, Sandra. You’re too kind.
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April 26, 2017 at 9:28 am
Oh, fantastic! I want to know what he did that caused Nora to put him in that grave. And was she the one who put the knife in his back? And does she deserve his revenge? Hahaha Great story, Kecia. A lot of fun for 100 words, but then again I love anything that resembles horror…maybe that’s not fun to most people.
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April 26, 2017 at 9:35 am
😀 I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been trying to tighten my writing so I’m not all over the place. I felt this piece succeeded. Thanks so much.
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April 26, 2017 at 10:03 am
I loved this a lot. Very grim and gripping.
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April 26, 2017 at 10:26 am
Thank you for the warm praise.
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April 26, 2017 at 11:11 am
I hope dearest Nora has really good locks.
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April 26, 2017 at 11:25 am
Hehe. I wonder if a wooden stake would be effective for whatever this thing is.
Thanks for commenting.
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April 26, 2017 at 11:26 am
😀
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April 26, 2017 at 11:50 am
I don’t know why, but I find it slightly humorous with horror these days… on the other hand I don’t think Nora will laugh.
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April 26, 2017 at 12:18 pm
I think the line between horror and humor is thin. I’ve recently written two, suspense/thriller stories for a contest, and I can’t pull it off without a grin. Both stories I plan to submit are more whimsical than horrible. I guess I’m not the next Stephen King.
Thank you for reading and commenting, Bjorn.
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April 26, 2017 at 1:54 pm
I could smell the mud! Don’t know what that was the one sense that struck me but …. Good job.
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April 26, 2017 at 2:33 pm
Thank you so much.
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April 26, 2017 at 2:43 pm
Loved the second section, it worked so well.
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April 26, 2017 at 2:45 pm
That’s good to know. Thank you.
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April 26, 2017 at 3:23 pm
Creepy. Great job.
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April 26, 2017 at 5:28 pm
Thanks.
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April 26, 2017 at 6:41 pm
Run Nora! Run! :o) Great!
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April 26, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Hehee! Thank you. 🙂
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April 27, 2017 at 8:06 am
Very well done, Kecia! I could so imagine his freedom from the grave!
And yes, Run, Nora, run!!!
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April 27, 2017 at 8:52 am
Haha! Thank you, Dale.
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April 27, 2017 at 8:16 am
Are we in for attack of the zombies lol
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April 27, 2017 at 8:52 am
Could be! Thank you for reading.
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April 27, 2017 at 9:58 am
A great take on the prompt. Watch out Nora.
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April 27, 2017 at 10:09 am
Thanks, Mike. 🙂
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April 27, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Oooh! I loved this one. Spooky! Good luck, Nora.
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April 27, 2017 at 2:12 pm
Ha! Thank you.
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April 27, 2017 at 8:16 pm
Creepers. If I believed in this stuff I’d be afraid to go to sleep tonight!
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April 27, 2017 at 8:43 pm
I hope it was a fun-scary. Thank you for reading.
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April 28, 2017 at 6:00 am
Hey, Nora! Johnny’s home!
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April 28, 2017 at 6:06 am
😀
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April 28, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Nora is in trouble! This was delightfully creepy and so well written!
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April 28, 2017 at 1:13 pm
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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April 29, 2017 at 5:10 am
Fantastic! Scary…. poor Nora…
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April 29, 2017 at 6:10 am
Thank you. 🙂
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April 29, 2017 at 7:44 am
Scary. Great write.
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April 29, 2017 at 7:50 am
Thank you. 🙂
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April 30, 2017 at 7:20 am
By the pricking of my thumbs … it doesn’t sound like Nors’s long for this world.
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April 30, 2017 at 7:35 am
You may be right. Thank you for reading, Liz.
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May 1, 2017 at 10:59 am
Well written, creepy tale. Run, Nora, run!
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May 1, 2017 at 11:10 am
Thank you. 🙂
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May 1, 2017 at 11:13 am
You’re welcome. Really enjoyed it! 😊
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May 24, 2017 at 2:30 pm
This reminds me so much of one of the stories in Creepshow – Father’s Day.
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May 24, 2017 at 2:32 pm
Oh! That picture’s perfect. I was in a Weird Tales magazine zone for a while. I think I’ve cleared the werewolves and zombies out of my system for a while. Thanks for reading.
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May 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm
Weird Tales, huh? Well, with Lovecraft, Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Robert E. Howard, etc etc etc… you’d be in excellent company.
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May 24, 2017 at 2:56 pm
😀
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