The temperature had dropped as soon as the sun went down and the children were shivering as they crested Cross Hill. The hill was the unofficial half-way marker between the town of Yance and the deep woods that even the federal government had all but abandoned. As the twenty children reached the top of the… Continue reading Sacrifice – Halloween 2014 Story
Category: Story
A sampling of my stories and poems giving you a glimpse into the darkness.
Analog Heart – a poem
I haven't tried to write a poem in YEARS but was inspired to try my hand at one. I post this without editing, straight from the cooker. Not sure what I feel but I DO feel this so that's a start. Analog HeartThump. Thump. Thump. Goes my analog heart as the world moves digitally on. My… Continue reading Analog Heart – a poem
The Lady In The Past
This is a new story that was inspired by the desire to do a short, nasty little thing that turned into this, a longer, creepy thing. I REALLY like it. I hope you do to. Fair warning - this is one pass with no edit - so if there are issues they'll be fixed some… Continue reading The Lady In The Past
STORY TIME! – The Raging Stallion
Gaze in wonder upon the ridiculousness that is my sort of attempt at romantic fiction. I wrote it for a 'zine some friends and I do occasionally. Yup. The Raging Stallion by Christopher Scott Ringler Meredith was sunning herself by the pond when she first saw the stallion and until then she had been… Continue reading STORY TIME! – The Raging Stallion
I Believe – Christmas Story 2013
Every year I try to write a Halloween and Christmas story. Here is this year’s story. Enjoy, dear reader. I Believe We are taught even as children that magic isn’t real. That the world is made up of math, and science, and reason, and there are no gray areas and no shadows where magic can… Continue reading I Believe – Christmas Story 2013
Bites From A Cemetery Earth
I don’t think they eat us out of hunger, I think they eat us out of hatred. I have been watching them for weeks now, for weeks upon weeks, and I don’t think they eat us out of hunger. They are withering, these things, these monsters, withering like unfed flowers, no matter how much they… Continue reading Bites From A Cemetery Earth
What The Living Forget…The Dead Will Remember
The things crawl and caper and drag themselves from their Mother and emerge into the world and thus begins the Dead Age. The world sleeps as they rise but as dawn breaks screams chase the sun into the clouds as blood paints the streets. A man falls into wakefulness at the sound of something… Continue reading What The Living Forget…The Dead Will Remember
MILK MAN – story
MILK MAN The bells over the door chimed and the old man looked up and grimaced. His hearing aid was up too loud and everything came at him like giant screaming children in Hell. He turned his attention to the teenager at the register and shook his head as he saw that the young man… Continue reading MILK MAN – story
MOMENT – a story
MOMENT Her smile was more blood than teeth but there was a wild joy in her bright blue eyes full of enough joy to make my heart want to explode. It was the last thing I expected to see as I pulled her back to her feet, the pulse of the crowd like that of… Continue reading MOMENT – a story
CEMETERY EARTH–Out Now!
After what seems like ages, and sorta was, my newest novel is officially out! CEMETERY EARTH is a book about the end of the world and the dawn of the Dead Age when the living dead walk the earth. I love this book and think you will too. It is available for $15 on… Continue reading CEMETERY EARTH–Out Now!
CEMETERY EARTH–Out Now!
After what seems like ages, and sorta was, my newest novel is officially out! CEMETERY EARTH is a book about the end of the world and the dawn of the Dead Age when the living dead walk the earth. I love this book and think you will too. It is available for $17 on Amazon… Continue reading CEMETERY EARTH–Out Now!
CEMETERY EARTH Sample – Meaningless Signs
The following is a sample from my new novel Cemetery Earth. This is a story that details the beginning of the end of society and the rise of the dead. If you’d like to read the full book it is available as an e-book for $5 here. Meaningless Signs Maybe it started with rain.… Continue reading CEMETERY EARTH Sample – Meaningless Signs
My Monster – a story
My Monster Last minute story I conjured up today. I suppose it’s in honor of the ending of another year. No one would take you. No one. So I did. I took you. I took you and brought you home. What else could I do. You were my monster. And I loved you. I loved… Continue reading My Monster – a story
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 