5.0 (4 ratings)
ThrillerHorrorLiterary Fiction
FLY
A Deadly Silence Story
On a small island off the New England coast, five college dropouts break into an abandoned building, once used as a smallpox institute, that was sealed decades earlier after a deadly outbreak. They come to party, to forget, to escape their stalled lives. What they find instead is a structure that listens.
The building is haunted by something more physical than ghosts: an invisible force that reacts violently to sound. Laughter draws it closer. Screams invite it in. Panic is fatal.
As the night unravels, the group learns the rules too late. Silence is survival—but silence also means watching the people you love disappear without warning. One by one, they’re forced to choose between connection and self-preservation, between being heard and staying alive.
FLY is a relentless thriller novella about silence, isolation, and the cruelty of finally understanding something when it no longer matters.
The building is haunted by something more physical than ghosts: an invisible force that reacts violently to sound. Laughter draws it closer. Screams invite it in. Panic is fatal.
As the night unravels, the group learns the rules too late. Silence is survival—but silence also means watching the people you love disappear without warning. One by one, they’re forced to choose between connection and self-preservation, between being heard and staying alive.
FLY is a relentless thriller novella about silence, isolation, and the cruelty of finally understanding something when it no longer matters.
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5.0
4 ratings
Crystal O.
Inside Story
Aug 15, 2026
Lee Stackhouse keeps you on the edge of your seat and feeling the impending doom that Maude feels throughout this entire short story! If I could give it more stars than 5 I would. You won't regret reading this
John A.
Inside Story
Aug 15, 2026
Lee Stackhouse's F L Y is a short story that lingers far after you've finished reading. What begins as a tale of a college dropout's flight home transforms into a relentless psychological horror that had me holding my breath.
The premise is simple yet terrifying: Maude finds herself trapped in a mysterious building where silence is mandatory. Make a sound, and you're dead!
Stackhouse's prose is hauntingly elegant, creating an atmosphere that was so tense that I caught myself reading more quietly, as if the force might somehow ear me through the pages.
The pacing is immaculate. Stackhouse knows exactly when to let tension simmer and when to strike with visceral horror. Suffocating in the best possible way. And that ending, gut-wrenching and shocking.
Stackhouse proves that the most terrifying monsters don't always make noise, they stalk it.
If you love horror that's equal parts psychological and primal, F L Y is essential reading. Just remember, be quiet!
The premise is simple yet terrifying: Maude finds herself trapped in a mysterious building where silence is mandatory. Make a sound, and you're dead!
Stackhouse's prose is hauntingly elegant, creating an atmosphere that was so tense that I caught myself reading more quietly, as if the force might somehow ear me through the pages.
The pacing is immaculate. Stackhouse knows exactly when to let tension simmer and when to strike with visceral horror. Suffocating in the best possible way. And that ending, gut-wrenching and shocking.
Stackhouse proves that the most terrifying monsters don't always make noise, they stalk it.
If you love horror that's equal parts psychological and primal, F L Y is essential reading. Just remember, be quiet!
Heather S. C.
Inside Story
Aug 15, 2026
I loved this short story! It could be a movie, it’s so good! I devoured this one. It was a chilling, nail biting, and effervescent adventure. I love scary movies, and this story was practically just that. It’ll stick with me for years to come, I’m sure of it. I know what I’m recommending next time someone wants a unique and frightening tale!
tanya k.
Inside Story
Aug 15, 2026
This was a short story with a lot to say! The imagery was great. It almost made me want to hold my breath. The ending was perfect!