Monster Under The Bed Novels & Stories

Laura said as she threw every item she could find against the monster. "Get away from me," its eerie, cranky voice mimicked her. "No…" Twelve limbs moved at once, each leaving a black swampy stain on the floor. Its boneless neck twisting at impossible angles. Two hollow holes on its head but somehow it managed to see her. Throwing herself over her bed, she felt a wet grip around her leg. "Hmmm…Noo…" She was pulled back violently, feeling the spikes of glass before she collapsed to the ground. Her eyes met the blade hidden under the dresser.

The monster under the bed. This was me now. This was what i was now. I heard the leaves rustle. Followed by footsteps behind me. Shit!! Of course he followed me, like a stubborn fly. I started to rise again, getting ready to run again, but then… "Don't!" I froze, more like my body stopped, like someone had pressed pause on me. My whole muscles refused to listen to my command, to move, no matter how hard I urged it to, I couldn't move.

And I was left staring at a broken boy in a hoodie. But deep down? I knew the monster wasn’t gone. He was just sleeping. And I might be the only one who could wake him.

Not the ballroom or the blood or the woman in the red dress whose face I still can’t fully see. The detail that followed me into this car is the boy. Sabias. Seven years old, holding his sister Mira under a bed in a guest room with a nightlight still glowing because someone on my staff knew the child was afraid of the dark and cared enough to plug one in. He was telling her to be quiet. That if they were quiet enough, the monster would leave. The monster didn’t leave. I flex my fingers against my knee. Open, close. Checking that the nails are blunt and human and that the things under them are not pressing through.

“You don’t touch anyone without permission. You don’t hunt. You don’t lie.” A faint, humorless smile touched his mouth. “You’re not in a position to make rules.” I stepped closer, close enough that he could smell my fear—and my resolve. “You’re chained to my bed,” I said softly, “bleeding out, and asking me for help.” Our eyes locked. Finally, he nodded. “Fine,” he said. “Name your price.” Outside, Kraithan breathed on, unaware. Inside my apartment, I stared at the monster I’d dragged home and realized something terrible and undeniable.

He didn't say a word, but he put his hand on the headboard of the bed—a silent promise. "Is the monster gone?" Leo asked, looking at Silas. Silas looked at me, then down at our son. "The monsters are in cages now, Leo. And we’re the ones with the keys.

I don't want to carry his monster baby. My eyes stayed glued on him as I reached down, under the bed. My fingers fumbled around until they found the piece of wood I had kept earlier. I took it into my hand and dragged it out from under the bed before standing back up straight. Kaden is still unhinged, asleep. As I stood there, stake in hand, a surge of emotions washed over me. The man lying on the bed seems so different from the monster I want to run from. The vulnerability in his sleep tugged at my heart, planting seeds of doubt.

They talked through the door for a few minutes and then she opened the door and Monster came out. By ten o’clock, Reese and Helen were back over in their house and JD was watching a movie in his room. Monster lay on the bed with his head on JD’s legs. He was gently massaging the dog’s head as they both watched the TV. Down the hall, a door opened, and then bare feet shuffled down the hall. Monster’s ears perked up and his cropped tail began to move, and his rump soon followed. Dean walked into the room and went to the far side of the bed. JD flipped the covers back and she crawled up into the bed. Placing an arm around her shoulders, he covered her up with the blanket.

Her body stiffened, and her eyes widened with shock. “Julie, what’s wrong?” Richard, the male nurse accompanying her, asked with concern. Julie didn’t respond. She ran closer, dropping to her knees beside Elizah’s body. With trembling hands, she removed the cloth covering the girl’s face. In an instant, Julie recoiled, her body trembling violently. “Elizah ....” she whispered in disbelief. “This can’t be.” When Julie tried to embrace her, Elizah screamed in terror. “Aaaah! Monster! Bastard!” she cried, shoving Julie away. Her body twisted wildly, her arms protecting herself as if fighting off a shadow only she could see.

"Now time for some fun." Within a blink of an eye, his large form clashed with the surface of the bed, causing it to dip significantly. I scrambled backwards trying to get as far away from the monster as possible but that only causes another sickly smile to stretch over his features and he got down on all fours, slowly inching towards me with his thin bottom lip in between his teeth.