PHOTO PROMPT © Karuna
“Dad! One of those things off the news…in the kitchen!” Nicky stammered.
Les reached beside his armchair and picked up a cricket bat. “I thought you’d checked the doors?” he berated his wife.
“Thought you’d done it.”
The thing sat on its haunches, gumming the hide of a cat.
“Poor thing, just a girl.”
She craned her sallow head upwards. Taking a long stride down the wicket, Les hammered a straight six.
Her head thudded into the ceiling before hitting the floor with a squelch.
“Everything alright, Les?” His wife shouted.
“Do these things go in the green or the black bin?”
Written for Friday Fictioneers – a 100 words story based on a photo prompt. Hosted by Rochelle. Read the other entries here.
Michael Wynn 
A glorious piece of horror, complete with dark humour as the satisfying final line. Well done, Michael
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Thanks Neil, glad you liked it
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Dear Michael,
I can’t say it better than Neil already has. I could see this. And the ending line had me laughing out loud. Well done, Mr. Early Bird.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle. I was amazed when I saw myself at Number 2, was singing a jingle from an old time radio charts programme, for the rest of the day, “Britain’s Number Two.”
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ouuuuu. gag, yuck! Great story. Too graphic for my delicate constitution…hehehee! Loved it!
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Yes, I was challenged to write a horror piece, which I know nothing about to be honest, so I concentrated on the yukky side of things
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Hitchcock could not have done better. Glad now that I learnt how to play cricket. I never thought of it as a form of self defend before. 🙂
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Thanks Mike. I noticed your comment about Scouse on RGayer’s piece, are you from Liverpool and do you live there still?
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Haha loved it. A very English apocalypse.
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That’s a brilliant comment, That should have been the title, “A Very British Zombie Apocalypse.”
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Haha! Love that last line – total genius! Very nice spin on zombie tropes, Michael. Bravo, sir
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Thank you, I’ll beam like a lighthouse for the rest of the week just on the genius comment alone.
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Ah, my absolute pleasure! It’s a great tale 🙂
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Oh my, that was intense. That last line was a killer.
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Thank-you, glad you liked the last line. I feel it is something we need to know the answer to. 🙂
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I guess zombies can be recycled, somewhat like Soylent Green maybe.
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I think so too, otherwise what are we going to do with them, they can’t all go to landfill. 🙂
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Green bin with the garden waste, no? Excellent take.
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I think so too, surely they can be recycled in some way.
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A question I often ask. Never about zombie heads though. Yet.
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Not yet, but we need to be prepared, just in case. 🙂
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🙂
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I agree with the others. Your story is very intense….. and creative!
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Thank-you for commenting. I’m pleased you liked it
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Hopefully we won’t need to be factoring zombies into our future waste strategies. I loved the last line and was laughing out loud too.
Hope you’ve had a good week.
xx Rowena
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Thanks Rowena, but if it does become a problem we will need guidance from the council.
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I doubt our council will be abl;e to do much. They can’t even fix a pot hole.
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Heh, I love the casual way he’s treating the situation, and the little bit of cricket in there. Very nice!
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Thanks, it is cricket season after all.
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A wonderful piece of humorous horror! Excellent
Cast Aside – a very short story
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Thanks, much appreciated. Just a little point, I can never comment on yours because you don’t use WordPress, any suggestions on how I can overcome this?
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In baseball, we’d call that a home run. Beautifully constructed piece. I love the nonchalant attitude. This is my favorite of yours so far.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it, it was just a bit of fun.
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Loved this, especially the killer last line.
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Thanks Neel
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I’m not really into the zombie mania, but this made me laugh 🙂
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I’m not either, it’s a tongue in cheek take on the genre really. I was challenged to try and write a horror story
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Throughly enjoyed that. Kind of story I like to write myself
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Kindred spirits, thanks for the comment
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I was chewing my nails and then I burst out laughing – very nicely done 😀
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Thanks Dahlia
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Made me think of “Zombieland” our family cult classic… nonchalant as it is a normal every-day occurrence with some humour to lighten the story.
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Thanks Dale, it was supposed to be a lighthearted take on the genre
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It worked!
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I think that maybe it’s best to incinerate a zombie, just in case it got like that due to a virus! If you mulch it for the vegetable plot, you might end up turning into a zombie after eating your dinner.
That’s a fun story, Michael, in a gross way 😉
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I think you’re probably right but think of the pollution, all those incinerated undead. 🙂
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what a reception. i don’t think she meant harm. she just came for dinner. 🙂
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Yeah and she’d brought her own with her. 🙂
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Really enjoyed the dark humour.
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
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Michael, clever take on the story. I always check our doors – Mike says he locked them – but I’ve found out that he really doesn’t!
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Thank you. Yes, checking the doors are locked is one of those things we leave thinking the other person has done. In time of Zombie attack, this is a dangerous way to behave. 🙂
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Yeah and she’d brought her own with her. 🙂
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The last line is a corker! Loved it.
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Thanks Clare
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LOL. Great tense set up and fantastic relief at the end. Really enjoyed this one.
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Sorry just found this comment you sent. Thank-you for doing so and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Apologies for not replying earlier
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I’m impressed by your writing. Are you a professional or just very kngeoedleablw?
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Thank-you, I’m not a professional, just trying to be. 🙂
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