The mane six take shelter in a place that is, for now, safe from a disaster occurring outside.

This gruesome tale of violence and death is not recommended for colts, fillies, or the faint of heart.

Flurry Heart has requested a very unusual bedtime story. Shining Armor senses something is up, but he also knows that children occasionally come across feelings they don't have words for yet. Books can supply those words.

On a less cerebral note, hopefully there’s some entertainment to be had watching Shining Armor flounder through a novel that common sense dictates he shouldn't be reading to a foal before bed. That 'Thriller' tag is present in the banner for a reason.

Now with a written review!

This is an entry in the Snippet Series, an anthology of old oneshots I (and my good buddy Str8aura) wrote based around interesting pics I found. New ones will be posted every Thursday for the foreseeable future.

Sunset Shimmer's been informed of the Cozy Glow debacle, and now she's worried about Cozy’s human counterpart. Is it wrong to suspect someone based on their parallel self’s sins? Snappy character vignette that gives equal POV time to Sunset and human Cozy trying to figure out just what the other’s deal is.

Teen rating for depictions of mental illness and Cozy’s casual use of crass language. Cover image made by me slapping some EG vectors on top of each other in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Written reccomendation by a very reputable user

I know the exact day she will return. I have a good idea of where. I've been planning for this day for hundreds of years. My plans are perfectly in place. I'm sure everything will be fine.

Just one more night, and I'll finally see my sister again.

Maybe.

I don't know if I can face her.

Hopefully, I won't have to.

AN: Queen of Nothing and this one are sister stories. While neither are needed for the other, they complement each other.

Hi, I'm Anonymous! One day I woke up in the magical land of Equestria!

Talk about epic, am I right?

Ow.

Content Warning: stupid

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Double Diamond is having a bad day. He goes to his normal place to order coffee, and they totally screw up the order.

So he murders somepony. Naturally.

Now with at least 50% more metestential dread! It's a word we just made up that means 'read it'!

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Applejack falls out of her own world and into another when a bit of technically illegal treasure hunting goes horribly wrong.

Starlight Glimmer has never been very good at the whole 'friendship' thing. Her track record speaks for itself about her poor decision making in the past and all the heartache that has come from her mistakes. She is determined to do better with Twilight Sparkle and her new friends in Ponyville.

Except that Starlight is not very good at learning from her mistakes.

Written for the FiM Barcast's 'Halloween in April' Horror Contest

Late at night, when Wallflower is all alone with herself, the bad thoughts in the corners of her mind get harder to ignore.

A 'micronarrative' is a personal story or revelation that happens at an individual level but can be expanded to the universal. A 'metanarrative' is a grand, encompassing idea that persists throughout time in media or culture—something like 'love conquers all' or 'man vs. machine'. A 'monomyth' is the ur-condensation of these ideas, the proposition of a pattern to the development of all narratives or events that can be traced back as far as the beginning of time: The Hero's Journey.

This story is about none of those things.

In a place before words or time, Two Sisters lived together. Many cultures have different versions of what happen next. This is simply our interpretation.

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