Chapters tagged undead

38 - The Case of the Final Affliction by Zeebop

Chapter 39

Roberta rose, and took measured steps to retrieve her candle. They were more than a third gone now, wax dribbling down their sides, and the night hushed as the darkness deepened. Without preamble, she launched into her story, declaring this: > THE CASE OF THE FINAL AFFLICTION T...

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62 - Ninth Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Dead Woman's Tongue by Zeebop

Chapter 63

Miu rose once again. She stepped carefully among the stones, once more going for the furthest candle, the one nearest the darkness, and brought it back. "There are many traditions that Japanese people have brought to this place. Shinto, Buddhism, Daoism, from Japan, China, Korea...

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76 - Eleventh Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Graverobber by Zeebop

Chapter 77

"Today, the bodies of the dead are cremated before they are interred in this cemetery," Miu said, as she found one of the remaining candles. "Yet before that, when bodies were buried whole, the families feared the predations of > THE GRAVEROBBER A shadow crept over the wall in...

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87 - The Case of the Mandrake Root by Zeebop

Chapter 88

"Fertility," Roberta said, as she held a candle in both hands. "Reminds me of a strange case I had. Unusual. Detective Oldman called me in during the investigation. I call it > THE CASE OF THE MANDRAKE ROOT The bloodstained mattress was the centerpiece of the scene. The...

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90 - Thirteenth Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Corpse Candle by Zeebop

Chapter 91

Miu picked up the furthest candle from the dark. There weren't many left now. Everyone sat wrapped in shadow. "There was a story, that young women would tell each other," she said. "That a young bride who died a virgin would become a ghost, and prey on the bridegroom and his fam...

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94 - The Case of the Brother's Gift by Zeebop

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...

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97 - Final Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Return of the Slit-Mouthed Woman by Zeebop

Chapter 98

"Our game nears its end," Miu said, as she picked up her final candle. "But legends live on. For my final tale, I wish to revisit the oldest horror in this cemetery, one that still remains. So let me tell you about > THE RETURN OF THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN It was a moonless night,...

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