Posted: An Offering in the Woods

A Monster Worships A Sacrifice

Spencer is chosen to be offered up to a monster in the woods. But instead of being eaten, the monster worships his body instead.

I haven’t really written any horror since What Is Tamed, and it’s very tamed and subdued compared to other horror out there. But that’s about the comfort level I have with the genre! I don’t really read it, but there are some elements of suspense and mystery that appeal to me in light horror.

Like What Is Tamed, this short story is more folky than thriller or contemporary. It’s set in a small town on the edge of a woods. I didn’t add any more details than that, because I wanted to focus on the experience of Spencer with the entity in the cabin. That part was very fun to write!