First published 2019
The narrator stares at a small wooden container that fills him with dread. The box sits before him like a pistol case, crafted from dark wood and reinforced with brass ribbings. Its cubic foot dimensions and unusual height set it apart from any ordinary container. But the box carries an appendage that captures his attention completely. This attachment suggests not a receptacle but the weapon itself. From the moment their conversation began, terrible doubts had seized him. Now, examining what lies before him, those fears seem justified. The wooden box represents more than a simple object. It embodies a threat that transforms casual dialogue into something far more sinister. M. Kellermeyer presents this collection of Victorian horror tales where ordinary objects become instruments of terror and everyday encounters spiral into nightmare.
Genres: short-stories, 20th-century, horror, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: everyday-encounters-spiral-into-nightmare, unreliable-narrator
Period: Victorian
332 pages · Paperback · Independently Published