Twitter Shorts

While writing a story for one of my collections, then checking Twitter, an idea popped into my mind: can a story be written in 140 characters or less?

Finally, she found the trunk release and pulled. Nothing happened. She wondered how long she had as she cried in the dark. #twittershorts
He found himself scratching until he bled, his arms swollen and torn. The itching persisted until no skin remained. #twittershorts
His words echoed in her head, "Don't close your eyes." Had she known she'd never open them again, she'd have listened. #twittershorts
With two broken legs, no more rations & a dying flashlight, he didn't even care when the rock ceiling over him crumbled. #twittershorts
What the audience didn't realize was that the magician's tricks were entirely real and the saws were as sharp as they looked. #twittershorts
"She doesn't live here anymore." He hung up on the insurance agent and smiled. The bound girl on the floor screamed. #twittershorts
The bug bite was more than just an itch or nuisance; it was the first domino that would topple mankind. #twittershorts (featured on OneFortyFiction.com)
The mechanized needle loomed over her, the table restraints holding her down. A voice said to the group around her, "Watch." #twittershorts
It was impossible to fight against his reflection as it reached out, grabbed hold of him & slammed his head into the glass. #twittershorts
The owner dealt the Ace of Clubs. "Bust." The stranger lifted the revolver to his head & pulled the trigger. A shot rang out. #twittershorts
I asked him for his daughter's hand. He agreed. It looks so beautiful on my mantel. #twittershorts
The last sand grain fell and the metal slab over her restrained body collapsed to the ground, crushing her completely. #twittershorts
The chains of Hell clapped around his ankles and wrists. "This is entrapment!" The businessman chuckled, "That's my job."#twittershorts
She was going eighty when the curve came up in the road. She hit the brakes. Nothing happened. She plummeted over the cliff. #twittershorts
The floor opened beneath her, cracking and tearing before her eyes. She was plunged into darkness, and the world fell silent. #twittershorts
The water gurgled. She peered into the tub. A scream came from outside. A hand grabbed hers, and she was pulled into the tub. #twittershorts
The man wept in the shadows. She put a hand to his shoulder. "Sir?" He faced her and showed his ghastly razor-sharp teeth. #twittershorts
"Seth Peterson?" He rose to his feet and looked down at her. His face was already decaying, skin sloughing off. He had turned. #twittershorts
He leaned in, the knife blade just under her eye. His breath was hot on her face. "I don't do well with liars," he growled. #twittershorts
They broke down the door, SWAT spreading out. "Oh god," he groaned. A message was scrawled on the floor in blood: "TOO LATE." #twittershorts
The cards hit the table; two aces, two eights. Blood dripped from the players' pores and they fell, dead. The dealer smiled. #twittershorts
Whispers hovered in the air around her. Scratching could be heard in the walls. And suddenly, blood dripped from the ceiling. #twittershorts
He stood in the back, mixed the high dose of arsenic into the ink, then brought the tray out front. "Ready for your tattoo?" #twittershorts (featured on OneFortyFiction.com)
Turbulence struck, and the lights went out for a moment. When they came back up, the other passengers were bloody corpses. #twittershorts
A creature's long, sharp claws wrapped around her ankle and pulled her down, into the rabbit's hole. #twittershorts
He turned to see his shadow rise from the ground, then screamed as it enveloped him in endless darkness. #twittershorts
"You don't understand," she said, her eyes glowing white. He stared, confused. "It's the end of the world," she whispered. #twittershorts
This wasn't like a movie. There was no music. No screaming. No guns blazing. It was dead silent. And they were after him. #twittershorts
The spikes whirled around her. "Like it? S'my take on the Spinning Jenny." It twirled and moved closer until it crushed her. #twittershorts
He was suddenly falling, endlessly. He tried to scream, but no sound came. They found him in a bloody puddle in his bed. #twittershorts
His arms and legs were tied, forming an X, and his captor laughed. Metal cranked, pieces moved, and he was pulled apart. #twittershorts
"When the light fades away, all that's left is darkness. And in the darkness, you are utterly and completely alone." #twittershorts
It was only when she turned down the hall that she saw the tall figure with no face waiting for her. #twittershorts
"It won't hurt. I promise," he said. She believed him. The spiked end plunged into her, & she screamed as it tore her apart. #twittershorts
You're free from your possession, but you've passed it on to me. Now, when I look in the mirror, the demon's all I see. #twittershorts (1/4)
When I try to tell them, they laugh in my face. It's as if they can't see the wide bloody eyes, the flayed skin, the evil. #twittershorts (2/4)
"Do you have a cross?" I hold it in my palm. It burns. I drop it on the table. My skin is singed, but she sees nothing. #twittershorts (3/4)
Only I can see the symptoms. Only I can see it's face. And as the demon gets a grip on me, my soul will be replaced. #twittershorts (4/4)
They called him Two-Faced, and now she knew why. He sliced hers off. The last sight she saw was her own bloody face, smiling. #twittershorts
"Never thought I'd smoke," she said. He smiled. She stared out the motel window. There's a lot I thought I'd never do... #twittershorts (1/5)
On his bike. On the road. The asphalt heat rose, even at night, warbling their view. One Hell behind them, onto the next. #twittershorts (2/5)
A cigarette rested at the corner of his lips. She clutched his chest with one hand, the other tight on her gun. Prepared. #twittershorts (3/5)
A corpse on the side of the road, the streetlight above casting odd shadows. "Stop?" he asked. She kissed his cheek. "No." #twittershorts (4/5)
The desert road was long and winding, but somehow, a group had come this far. He smiled and floored it. She drew her gun. #twittershorts (5/5)
You'll never see him coming, you'll only hear the sounds of music in the cul-de-sac, ringing through the towns. #twittershorts (1/4)
The eerie tunes of children's songs will find you in the light, you'll think it's safe and go along to get yourself a bite. #twittershorts (2/4)
But don't dare ask him for a treat, just turn and run away, for if he gets his hands on you, you won't see the light of day. #twittershorts (3/4)
Adults say, "It's the ice cream man, you've nothing to fear," but they don't know that Hell resides within the truck so near. #twittershorts (4/4)
But soon, the world would quiet, a giant, empty room. It was too late to put a stop to life's impending doom. #twittershorts
"Two minutes, Mr. Valentine." "Be right there." He smiled & covered the girl with a tarp, licking the blood from his fingers. #twittershorts
He looked around the empty house, clutching his axe. Leaning close to the chair nearby, he said, "Do you hear the voices?" #twittershorts
He slid another hook into her arm and she cringed. "If I'm good, will you come get me?" He kissed her. "Of course, my pet." #twittershorts