Bryan's Horror & Sci Fi

A collection of my stories that are other than just pure literary. Here you will find my Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror stories.

Alpha Card

Linda gives Jim a card that brings the dead to life. Linda uses it to visit her dead father. Jim finds that the card has unexpected features and flaws.

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Ugly Stick

A memory device is invented to help him avoid his feared dementia. The device that looks like an ugly stick endures past the end of the world. A short story that becomes and epic tale.

From: Bryan_Costales

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First Day

Two children are raised and taught by a wall and a bust of George Washington. Their world ends as foretold by a clown's balloon but not before their parents were reabsorbed into the Never...

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 04 / 20 / 2010

Boot Hill

A young boy finds a way to escape and save the "People" from a horrible death by readiation. His rebirth does not save his brother, however, who suffers from too much guilt. This is a sci...

From: Bryan_Costales

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Half Inch North

Don and Sendora drive into the desert to find a treasure. Along the way we discover their differences and why the treasure effects them differently.

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Drips

Fran hears her father complaining about drips, even after she cleaned up the overflowed bathtub. Turns out her father was asleep the whole time which helped to save her brother.

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 04 / 27 / 2010

World's End

The Rapture happens while Crystal is buying a pack of cigarettes in a corner liquor store. But the Rapture happens in a manner that is unexpected.

From: Bryan_Costales

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Jealous Corn

Breezy made the corn jealous on her birthday which caused the crops to fail. Her mother showed her how to put things right again, but not in the way you might expect.

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 05 / 15 / 2010

Coming Storm -- Short Story

Read entire story for free, or pay to download this horror story about a drive through the desert

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 05 / 20 / 2010

Poems

Zeta is fired for the second time for writing a poem. Will she finally realize they went unread by the boys she loved? Science fiction set in the (perhaps) not so distant future.

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 05 / 25 / 2010

Two Future Cellphones

Two alternative views of cellphones in the future, the pastoral view of a young boy's new phone, followed by the horror of a reporter's experience.

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 05 / 27 / 2010

Sombrero

A planet with low-density dirt is not a good place to have marital problems, especially if you are only allowed three personal items. A vindictive wife may drive you to do the worst thing...

From: Bryan_Costales

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Hot Bath

A filthy older couple bargains for a hot bath and a meal using olives and the husband's wedding ring. How could the shop owner's dead father affect the bargain? A science fiction story by...

From: Bryan_Costales

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Monster in the Toilet

A growth on Steve's back turned out to be far stranger then either he or his wife June could imagine. A horror story by Bryan Costales

From: Bryan_Costales

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The Box

Tom finds a magic box that made a homeless man disappear. He took it home to experiment with only to encounter a frightening something from beyond and the disappearance of his daughter.

From: Bryan_Costales

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