Chapters tagged transformation

44 - Something in the Water by Zeebop

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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59 - The Case of the Japanese Prisoner by Zeebop

Chapter 60

Roberta was quiet for a moment, as she fetched the next candle. When she had sat down again and smoothed her skirts, she said: "The curse did not end there," she said. "And ties into what might be the darkest, ugliest chapter of Dagon's Hollow's history. A time not so long ago....

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66 - The Case of the Terrible Merkin by Zeebop

Chapter 67

"Sixty-six," Roberta said as she picked up a candle two-thirds burned down. From her pocket, she drew a notebook, and flipped it open, holding the candle close to read from it. "How far we've come, and so far to go. I want to tell you of a story that haunted me, since I first ran...

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69 - Tenth Tale of the Japanese Cemetery - The Watery Grave by Zeebop

Chapter 70

Miu stood and stepped out to find a candle in the growing dark. The points of light were shrinking, and in the darkness, her white kimono and mask seemed to reflect more of the light. She sat, once again, at the foot of the shrine, and began simply: "This is the tale of > THE W...

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74 - Transporcine by Zeebop

Chapter 75

"Of course, not all horrors are about old things," Leroy said, as he fetched another candle. "There are plenty of new horrors. I knew a woman who learned that firsthand. I call it... > TRANSPORCINE Chronic illness is not something you can escape from. Not a curse that can be br...

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79 - Something Extra by Zeebop

Chapter 80

There were so few candles left now, compared to when they had begun. Even Asenath in her white dress looked like a corpse in a shroud as she picked one up. "I remember a story from the 1920s. A woman who wasn't satisfied with her lover, and thought she found a way to improve thi...

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81 - The Stone Healer by Zeebop

Chapter 82

Leroy stood, and found two candles, handing one to his sister. He settled down again, and gave a little grin. "Of course, not every story that begins in Dagon's Hollow stays there. One of the Thothson clan leaned to cut stone, and that was their ticket out of town. To Rome, the...

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89 - The Night Terror by Zeebop

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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91 - Tale of the Sideshow - Zipperlips by Zeebop

Chapter 92

Jason selected the nearest candle. Held it in his cupped hands, elbows on his knees for an uncomfortably long moment. At last, he broke the silence. "Let me tell y'all about > ZIPPERLIPS We had a dancer working the pole in the regular shows. How much she took off in a show dep...

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93 - Hyde by Zeebop

Chapter 94

Asenath picked up one of the few remaining candles. Her white dress reflected the light a little, as she held it close to her stomach. It made her lower face seem to glow, but her eyes looked like glimmers in the darkness. "Desire can make monsters of us all. Let me tell you abo...

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