Though the town of Ordito is not known for its wealth, there was once a particularly rich merchant there, one Messer Acerbi, a Venetian who had a daughter of great beauty, whose chastity he guarded with great zeal. When this merchant found a young actor, Rosaccio by name, had taken an interest in his daughter, […]

Placing the candle on the floor, I step into the flickering darkness of the attic. The wooden floor creaks. I tread lightly, confident the howl of the storm outside will mask the sound. The painting is as I left it. I could not destroy so valuable a work of art, but neither could I have […]

Chuck was a very important man. He wasn’t some loser who worked a cash register at a grocery store. Chuck worked at the bank and made decisions every single day that affected people’s lives. He deserved something nice in his downtime. Chuck’s nice thing was his car. A classic car as old as he was, […]

Sam did not forget that he wanted his revenge. The winter in the woods was long and carried well into May. Vinnie stopped worrying about keeping Sam fed. With the bodies of water frozen over they couldn’t even get to the fish, but the boy’s strength did not diminish. He craved no food, but occasionally […]

Vinnie had tried to talk him out of it, but Sam had eaten the shape. Whatever it was, that strange peudo-lifeform from the other side which he had killed, Sam instinctually decided he could eat it. And that he should. Sam had dug his hand into the vague mass and pulled it out holding a […]