Stories by L.J.Ravenstone

 From Apples to abandoned scout huts to boxes of fear these stories are written to shake your senses, stir your mind and question what you think you know.

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Robin Hollow

Poor little Robin, once full of love, light and gifts.  People took you for granted taking more and more from you. You gave all you could and more, and they took and they took. You asked them for help but they didn’t listen. You still gave them your all your light and gifts. And now you’re Robin Hollow, no longer full of light.

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Meet Cherry, from a short story about a young woman with supernatural gifts inspired by the song Four Walls by Bastille.

I forgot the whole title of the song when coming up with the character of Cherry, I guess it was a happy little accident. The complete song title is ‘Four Walls (The ballad of Perry Smith).

This story might be added to my first book, I’ve not decided yet.

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I’m working on some final edits, then finalising all the short stories and picking the best ones for my first book that will be out later this year

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Black Annis

You just wanted to be left alone, to eat in peace in your home, in your cave. It wasn’t your fault that children was the only thing that cured your appetite. In your peaceful little cave outside of the village, you kept to yourself. You never wanted to cause any pain to the villagers, but you needed to eat. The villagers never understood and drove you from your home, now you get your revenge with all the chaos you create.

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Mr Jangles

A shapeshifting demon. Created by the Witch, Black Annis. Named by the children who hear you at night as the keys to their souls jangle against your bones. Your true form rarely seen, some say you’re a skeleton wearing a worn out suit and top hat. Your ribs seen through the holes and the keys swinging inside. You take whatever form you want, to get the child’s soul you want to devour.

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A rough sketch of the character Mr Jangles. He’s one of my favourite characters to write about. I hope you’ll like the stories about him. I’ll be posting a few of them throughout the year

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Editing time

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Creepy painting by Stefan Koidl

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Diner lights through the evening fog, Brattleboro, Vermont

Taken December 2018

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Six Hills

Six Hills, a building surrounded by six hills, which is how it got it’s name. There’s nothing for miles around and yet the road to and from the building is always busy. You might wonder why and the answers you’re looking for are contained in the walls of Six Hills, for it holds some of the greatest and most gruesome specimens of the human race inside.

[sam-shatsky]

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PNW Gothic

There’s something very old in these woods, it’s been there for as long as people can remember. The elders of the town try to keep everyone safe from the darkness, but it sometimes seeps through.

The tree line encloses the town, sometimes it feels like its suffocating when the darkness gets too close.

The ones who have been taken by the dark stand amongst the trees chanting for you to join them. Don’t listen. And don’t stare. Keep going.

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North Cascades | Laura Marshall

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Black Forest Gothic

Driving through the gigantic forest you’ll find small quaint German towns. Some welcoming, some close their doors to you. Whispers, murmurs and questions of how you made it through the forest linger in the air, long enough just for you to catch them.

Thousands of eyes watch from the trees as you drive along the winding roads.

This is the land that inspired the brothers Grimm of course. They may have long gone but the inspiration for their stories still roam the forest

Don’t enter the forest at night.

And don’t go into the forest alone.

The forest remembers the old gods and creatures, do you?

[lukepownall]

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