Alone in the Dark

A Killer Thriller Short Story

By: Shawn Raiford

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He watches. He waits. He chooses.

From the shadows of parking garage, Cecil studies the passing stream of distracted female customers from the neighboring mall. Most never look up from their phones. None never notice him. That’s what makes them easy.

Hidden inside his grimy, foul-smelling van, Cecil Cobb locks onto his next target—a young woman alone, darkness surrounded her. She was absorbed in her phone's screen. She has no idea that someone is watching. No idea that someone has already decided she won’t make it home.

Because for Cecil, the thrill isn’t just in the hunt. It’s in what comes after. And it only takes a single moment—a moment alone in the dark—for everything to change.

If you crave tense, compulsive psychological thrillers, Alone in the Dark will make you think twice the next time you're walking to your car.