Tag: Gothic Fiction
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The Monster Detective
For fifteen years, Detective Miles Graves had made a living exposing monsters. Not real monsters, of course. Every town had its legends. Lake serpents that turned out to be escaped alligators. Haunted mansions hiding insurance scams. Werewolf attacks that were actually large dogs and a particularly hairy mailman. Miles became famous for solving these “monster…
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The Orchard of the Undying
Most people know the ancient warning: eat the fruit of the dead, and your soul will be forever bound to the Underworld. The story appears in countless forms across cultures and centuries, always carrying the same lesson. What few people realize is that the opposite is also true. If a soul escapes the realm of…
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The Vampire’s Hiss
“So, fledgling. That’s how we vampires kill and feed. Any questions?” The ancient vampire folded his arms and watched his newest progeny wipe a smear of blood from his chin. The fledgling looked uncomfortable, not because of the feeding itself, but because of something else that had clearly been bothering him. “Yeah,” the young vampire…