Challenge
October drabble challenge: OH, THE HORROR!
Spooky season celebration! Give me exactly 100 words of HORROR fiction. Please use standard punctuation, spelling, and grammar to craft a prose tale of exactly 100 words. Gimme something that reads like a scary story to send chills down my spine. I'll pick the winner and read all the entries somewhere near Nov 1.
To the top
My calloused fingers were slipping off the side rails as all my strength was drained already but I did not dare to stop climbing.
The ladder was shaking and rattling with the power of the monster following me. Its gruesome grunts continued to remind of the danger I was in and at the same time it made me move with a further urgency.
Suddenly, the steps stopped and my hands had nowhere to climb anymore. I looked to the top and there was no escape.
The grunts approached quickly. Then sharp claws ensnarled my ankle, pulled me down and —.