The Things He Heard: A horror novella

by Matt Shaw

But there was something wrong with him. Just because others couldn’t see it, it didn’t mean it wasn’t there. It was most definitely there, buried deep in his brain and - daily - whispering to him, constantly. His cancer.

Alice couldn’t stand the silence as it allowed herself to get lost in her unpleasant thoughts

one another and - still - Alice didn’t know what

part of her which was scared of the answer he’d give. As it turned out, she didn’t need to

It had been a bitch of a day and all she wanted was to get home, lock herself away in her bedroom and cry until the following week. First the dog and now this. As the stress continued to weigh heavily on her shoulders, she couldn’t help but to break down in tears.

Without the dog pacing around or lazing on the floor close to the living room sofa, it just didn’t seem right. Sammie had been such a big part of their lives that he’d left behind a large, black hole of “nothingness”

I feel this so hard since losing Sorsha 🥺