Halloween revelry sadly comes to a close tonight, but Schlock has been gearing up for the ghoulish festival all week with a series of dark, quirky and downright disturbing flashes for you to enjoy – all of which can be found below. Special thanks go to Eleanor for providing us with a suitably atmospheric cover [...]
Sad skeletons sip cheap wine from plastic tumblers. A vampire spits out fake fangs. The make-up is starting to run. One hell of a party. I look around for the inevitable grim reaper – there’s always one. I spot two of them huddled in a corner, touching scythes. It’s good to know PR are doing [...]
Story by Michael Vella T is for Tom, who is laughing laughing, so hard, as he hides behind the green wood bench. His father twirls around and shouts, “Boo!” Tom ducks behind the slats and laughs. He runs to the next bench and ducks, happily waiting for the next surprise. His father walks casually to [...]
What’s the difference between real life, and the movies? None, there is none. If you get disappointed along the way then hey, that’s your problem. There’s love and death in movies and guess what, there’s love and death in life too, and romance and war and all that stuff. And don’t tell me people don’t [...]
“What’s going on with you guys tonight, then?” Tomas from the labour office asked, before chewing down on a final fry. “Party at Shasta’s that is what is going on! You should join us!” Philippe exclaimed. His bulk nearly occupied an entire bench in front of his two seated companions. “Right, Marek?” Marek scowled. “Not.” [...]
I always liked to wear a carnation on special occasions. Of course, they aren’t at their best in October, but – then again – a preserved blossom on my breast is perfectly appropriate. And, these days, this is the only special night the year has in store for me. I’ve had everything prepared for weeks. [...]
‘T’ is for Tiresias on Prezi It is with pleasure today that we introduce to you our brand sparkling new feature, a series of weekly posts in which, like the intertwining of our schlocktopus’ tentacles, Schlock’s core members join forces in the intermingling of ideas, concocting all sorts of interesting collaborations. In this week’s post, Tee, Teena [...]
Schlock’s podcast returns! Yes, yes, it’s ever-so-slightly late – but never mind that, since we still have the now-standard mix of flash fiction, discussion and features of general interest. We’re told Halloween is nearly just round the corner (not that we wouldn’t know that), so the podcast opens with facts and history on exactly that. Then… [...]
