The Sweater

by Michael Reynolds

A young couple, Tom and Anne Settler, live normal, just-making-it lives. Tom's job pays the bills, mostly. When a mysterious entity threatens their way of life, as well as their sanity, will they be able to hold things together? Or will the shadows claim them?

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2011

Reviews

[Brandon Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short!

This very very short and quick tale is fine. Not much too it and is very condensed. If you like short stories it might be for you.

[Wren Emerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given a review copy of a short horror story called The Sweater by Michael Reynolds. I was excited because my absolute favorite thing to read are horror short stories. I hoped for a fun and creepy read and I wasn’t disappointed.

I don’t want to give too much away, but the plot centers around a young couple who struggle to make ends meet and try to find fun where they can. They score the titular sweater and a matching 50’s style woman’s outfit from a thrift store and are quite pleased with their finds. As an avid thrift store shopper myself, the story almost felt tailor made to unsettle me.

It’s a great story and I look forward to seeing more work from this author. I’d recommend this story to anybody who loves short horror.