Brittle Bones, Plastic Skin by R. Thomas Riley

(Available through the Amazon shorts program here.)

R. Thomas Riley’s “Brittle Bones, Plastic Skin” is a creepy tale of the unexpected reaches of life. Told in a musing form by a possibly crazy father it’s the story about a different sort of haunting and the effects it has had on one horrified family. Not the most powerful of horror tales, it will still make readers glance suspiciously out their windows and watch their surroundings more carefully. It’s also low on gore and high on tension, which will appeal to fans of horror who want to be scared and not just grossed out.