Chapters tagged possession

by Zeebop

Chapter 23

Anya smiled. She rose to fetch the next candle. "Some legends have a hint of truth to them. Some legends are so powerful that people want them to be real. Want them so badly that, perhaps, they come true. I call this story... > THE GREAT BEAST RETURNS Sleepovers are better in...

by Zeebop

Chapter 26

Leroy's face was unusually pensive. He stared out into the darkness, and Latoya put the candle in his free hand, the other still gripping his sister's shoulder. "I know another story about rings. I heard it when I was small. We had a great auntie who took care of us, a midwife w...

by Zeebop

Chapter 32

"I have heard of a necklace like that," Roberta said, as she rose to fetch the next candle. The wind had died again, as though the night held its breath. "It was part of a matching pair. The other takes the form of a gold vulva, on a smaller chain to be worn at wrist or ankle. I...

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Chapter 45

From behind a grave marker, Asenath brought out a bottle of water and took a sip. She held the candle in her hand, burned almost halfway down. "Horror," she said. "Can arise from the most mundane things. The things you can't do without. Can't escape. It's what keeps germaphobes...

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Chapter 65

"With all this talk of magic and practitioners," Anya said, as she stepped among the stones to fetch a candle. "It may come as no surprise that Dagon's Hollow attracts a different sort of crazy. Which is how I heard the story of > THE WITCH-HUNTER Amanda was walking home from t...

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Chapter 68

The darkness was palpable now. Leroy cradled his candle, and seemed to search its flame for a moment. As if trying to remember something, or debating how to start. Then he spoke, in a low, sepulchral tone: "This story is called > WHERE'S MOMMY? There's no old folks' home in Da...

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Chapter 69

"Leroy didn't press further," Latoya said, as she held her candle. "But I did. I saw what happened next. I call this story... > WHERE'S JENNY? Who cares for the caretaker? I admit, I didn't care much at first. Not until Leroy told me what he had seen. That got my attention. Whe...

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Chapter 81

"Many people need help in their marriages," Roberta said, a hint of tiredness in her voice. She rose and found the shortest candle, the one nearest to going out. "And they do not always appreciate that help, but may benefit from it anyway. Such a thing happened in this very town....

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Chapter 90

Latoya held up her candle, and her smile died. It was a black candle, and there was not much left of it, so the flame seemed to hover an inch above her palm. "Where my brother shied away, I grew closer. I contacted Mina Wolff. We became friends, and began to meet up weekly for c...

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Chapter 95

"This final case," Roberta said, as she secured one of the final candles. "Is more personal than the others. It involves my brothers, August and Winter, and the unexpected consequences of a well-meant gesture. I call it > THE CASE OF THE BROTHER'S GIFT They were twins, August a...