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  • Lilith and the Womb of Oaths

    There once stood nestled at the foot of a lonesome mountain, a small yet peaceful village, hidden from the world beyond and wholly devoted to their local goddess Lilith; mother… Read more

  • The Bloody Garden

    Agnethe had borne the curse of age for many long winters, her weathered skin and aching bones warped beneath the weight of time. When she reached her eightieth winter, she… Read more

  • Rusalka

    In a village swallowed by marshlands and plagued with monstrous creatures that roamed the night, there lived a poor man and his wife, Myla. Though their world was bleak, treacherous,… Read more

  • The Boggart

    Fifteen long years had passed since the incident, but it wasn’t until now that I had decided to speak out about it. “Would you like to tell me what happened?”… Read more

  • Jorogumo: Spider Woman

    In Japanese folklore, Jorogumo is a spider yokai which can take the form of a beautiful human woman to lead men to their doom. I loved my wife. Being in… Read more

  • Possession

    An extract from a book I started to write I woke from a dream, a terrible dream, as the mark on my shoulder burned incessantly against my skin. My mind,… Read more

  • Wraiths; Souls of the Tormented

    The porter halted at the threshold of the front door, setting my belongings down beside him with suspicion clouding his eyes. “I’ll go no farther.” He insisted tightly. I nodded.… Read more

  • The Keres; Demons of the Battlefield

    The air had grown thick, hot with the stench of death and fire that suffocated us all. The sun, red and swollen like the wounds that streaked my chest and… Read more

  • Shtriga

    I was tasked with helping a young woman in distress, tormented with insomnia which she insistently claimed was caused by a demon on her ceiling. Now I had encountered many… Read more

  • El Sombrerón

    Rosalia was a woman of such remarkable beauty that left every man in town captivated by her. She had received countless abundances of flowers from admirers, endured the longing, often… Read more

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