Frightful Flash Fiction, vol 3

It's time for another flash fiction roundup! Join Aurelien for a quick tour of the latest strange, spectacular, scary, sweet, surprising short fiction she's loved lately. No spoilers!   "Horror Story" by Carmen Maria Machado: http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/horror-story/   "Bashee Lullaby" by Chazley Dotson:  https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/banshee-lullaby/   "Gotta See the Candy" by KC Ball: https://everydayfiction.com/gotta-see-the-candy-by-kc-ball/   "The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly" by Alix E. Harrow: https://firesidefiction.com/the-ransom-of-miss-coraline-connelly   "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1064/1064-h/1064-h.htm   Interesting word of the episode:  habiliment  noun Usually habiliments. clothes or clothing. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc. habiliments, accouterments or trappings.   -- * Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod * Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com