A man who once loved animals more than anything confesses from death row how a single act of drunken cruelty against his beloved black cat set him on an inescapable path toward madness, murder, and supernatural vengeance.
Tag: horror anthology
The Rules We Follow at a Paranormal Army Base in the Desert
I thought my new coworkers were hazing me when they told me the rules of this desert Army base, but then I met the faceless men in the sand.
A Girl Made a Wish… Her Descendants Paid Every Christmas In Human Flesh #SpookySanta
Two centuries ago, a desperate young servant girl buried a piece of amber in the frozen Nova Scotia earth and summoned something with rows of gleaming teeth and an ungodly stench. Every Christmas Eve since, it returns to collect its payment — in flesh.
WEIRD AFTER DARK: “The Monkey’s Paw” and “Pickman’s Model”
Our Ghost Stories discuss tales from two master storytellers, two very different nightmares, one devastating truth — whether you’re wishing on a cursed talisman or descending into an artist’s cellar, some doors should never be opened. Join your ghost hosts as they dissect the hidden horrors lurking beneath W.W. Jacobs’ domestic tragedy and H.P. Lovecraft’s subterranean terror.
“The Monkey’s Paw” & “Pickman’s Model”: W.W. Jacobs & H.P. Lovecraft, Masters of Dread
A grieving couple’s desperate wish brings something to their door in W.W. Jacobs’ 1902 classic, ‘The Monkey’s Paw.’ Then, H.P. Lovecraft reveals the disturbing truth behind one artist’s unnervingly lifelike paintings in ‘Pickman’s Model.
THE YELLOW SIGN: The Cursed Play That Drives Readers Insane – Robert Chambers’ Masterpiece of Madness
A New York artist’s world unravels when a strange symbol and a corpse-like church watchman draw him into a nightmare from which there is no waking.
THE RED HAIR HAUNTING OF LUCY: Scrambled Channels Between The Living And The Dead
Lucy begins coughing up long red hairs and finding them throughout her apartment. As she searches for answers, she learns an unsettling truth.
SOURED MEAT AND A MOTHER’S LOVE: A Tale of Twisted Devotion and Love Turned Rotten
A frustrated farmer’s attempt to force his adult daughter toward independence sets in motion a horrifying chain of events that will forever change his understanding of family loyalty.
