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Distorted view of *something* in canning jars.

Sinister Minutes 2:10 Guest author K.G. McAbee serves up a tasty treat she calls 'Aunt Clytie’s Canning Jars.'

Then it's time to clean up a sticky mess with Tim's 'Ectoplasm III.'

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Closeup of stethoscope and blood pressure cuff against a grainy background.

‪Sinister Minutes 2:9 provides an opportunity for patients to show their patience in "Waiting Room."

Then slip into a horrific composition called "Tone Poem: It Bites"

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Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe

‪Sinister Minutes 2:8 is a tribute to Edgar Allen Poe, including a haunting rendition of the Tell-tale Heart, a bleak look via the Conqueror Worm, and an original composition called Mummy Dust.
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Creepy looking doll head with cracks and peeling paint. Image by kalhh from Pixabay

‪Sinister Minutes 2:7 brings a fairy godmother gone wrong, a haunted parking lot, and a creaky staircase in the middle of the night.
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The Sinister Ministers on stage at Mayfaire

Sinister Minutes 2:6 provides a taste of a live performance, featuring excerpts from the recent Black Masquerade and Mayfaire shows.

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This is now canon 🤖

Image by Dieter from Pixabay A hodgepodge of odd items, including a naked mannequin in a bathtub filled with small jars, a collection of beer bottles, and a witch statue standing behind.

Sinister Minutes 2:5 features a fictional meal in "Best Served Cold" and "Eldritch Porridge" for a musical dessert, with a little Tempus Fugit and a mouse thrown in for good measure.

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It's E21 of S22. The voices are calling with tales of sudden cessation.
✍️ Tommy and Margot Ellis, Eric Holsinger, Joan Tierney, Stephen Hill, J.C. Lynch, Rebecca Cuthbert
🎨 Catriel Tallarico
🎹 Brandon Boone

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Microscopic image of blood cells flowing through a vessel. Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay

Sinister Minutes 2:4 features "Blood on the Keys," featuring a writer finding his muse and opening a fresh vein of creativity.

Then, time for a hot date with "Insidious Mistress."

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Sinister Minutes S2, Ep3
Elmo the Ghost Cat is one bad-ass feline, faithful to his pet human for a life well lived—and beyond.

Then some insomnia fodder with "Nightmare III"

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‪Sinister Minutes S2, Ep2
Conjuring demons, desecration of the dead, murder, revenge, and some delightful bone collecting. Plus today's disturbing musical interlude "The Empty Crypt."
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#horror #introverts loving their #pets? How sick.

Heart of Fire - Graveyard Procession | Sinister Minutes

Sinister Minutes: dark fiction set to disturbing music. Horrific, fantastic, dystopian...at the very least, tinges of sinister darkness. All to leave you feeling NOT okay.

We can check off your folklore, myth, horror, nature, and witchy boxes 😈

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Heart of Fire - Graveyard Procession | Sinister Minutes

Sinister Minutes S2, Ep1
How would you react if you awoke to find a dragon crammed into your bedroom, unable to stretch or yawn without incinerating the building?
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Sinister Minutes Season 2, Episode 1
How should you react if you wake to find a giant dragon crammed into your room, unable to stretch without sinking its talons into everything, unable to yawn without incinerating the entire building?
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It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay A surreal spiral view of a clock superimposed over an image of a sunset. Or maybe a sunrise?

‪Sinister Minutes 26: How far would you go to help a friend discover the true meaning of life? Find out on "Going Home."

Then, if the story doesn't leave you unsettled, the music just might. Eldritch, from Tim Parker.

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Portrait of Ambrose Bierce, author.

Sinister Minutes 25: a tribute to a master of short horror fiction, Ambrose Bierce. The Boarded Window (death on the frontier), and An Inhabitant of Carcosa (a rough awakening). Also new music from the maestro called "Pandemonium 3."
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Art by Mert Özbağdat from Pixabay Surreal image: a bust of Medusa split apart against a background of nighttime desert.

Sinister Minutes 24 presents adventures in mythology. Apples of immortality, selkies slipping their skins, and the latest gorgon hairstyles, as well as new music from Tim.

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large collection of dice: multiple different numbers of sides and colors

Sinister Minutes 23 asks, what if life really is a game? Guest author Maurice Forrester steps up, rolls the bones and throws us a tale called A Need for Disorder. After the story, there's new music from Tim, "Midnight Visit."

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Person sitting, hands clasped behind their head, staring at a large distorted chalkboard.

‪Sinister Minutes 22: Life Coach, plus Shake My Bones

A little feel-good, motivational advice never hurt so much.

If this short story is any indication of where my writing is headed in the near future, it's gonna be a long, snarky ride.

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Skeleton wearing a Santa hat.

Sinister Minutes 21 kicks the last remnants of the holiday season down the stairs with "Hell of a Holiday," where getting hit by a bus is the nicest part of the day, then "Lady in White," original music from Tim Parker.

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Krampus figurine, complete with a bundle of sticks and a naughty child under the arm.

Sinister Minutes 20 is all about unboxing: Is "A Box of Hope" worth opening? Can you handle something "Delightfully Intense?" "Why is the Cellar Door Open," original music from Tim Parker, will leave you wondering that very thing.

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Sinister Minutes Episode 19 features "Can't Leave Without You," a YA dark fiction piece from Tracy Minsterman; and "Under the Bed," original music from Tim Parker. Check it out!

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Sinister Minutes performing live at the Black Masquerade