Poetry | Horror
A Stretch Too Far
Jul 9, 2026
Press enter or click to view image in full size![Carved stone head with a look of surprise or terror (its mouth wide open as if screaming; its eyes bulging and also wide open) looking down at the viewer from the top right angle of a medieval arched door or window.]()
Creak!
Creeaak!
I scream!
The gaoler
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grins, the rack stretching
my body till sockets pop and
tendons tear, and I
scream again
with my
last
breath….
©2026
