Short Horror Stories

The Dancing Candles

"Darn!" I said as the light went out. I'm not surprised. The lights went out pretty often at my place.

I searched the kitchen for torchlights. I found one and pressed on but the lights quickly fade. I forgot to refill the battery.

So I lit up some candles and put 10 of then around the round dining table and began doing my homework.

After a while, the light's shadows seemed to move on the paper. I looked up and my face was frozen in horror. The once straight candles were now bent and it's moving back and for in a wave motion, as if it's dancing. The fire started to looked like faces of old people and I heard whispers, "Die... Die..."

Suddenly the light switched on and the candles stopped dancing. I don't know what happened but I'm sure ain't gonna use candles again for a long time.