STORY REVIEW: Morella
Tim MatassaWhen Eros is uninvolved in your marriage, the results may be less than ideal. Plus, the only thing better—or worse—than one Morella is TWO Morellas.
Short Stories
STORY REVIEW: Berenice
A young man’s affliction causes him to obsess over the tedious things in life—like his cousin’s teeth.
STORY REVIEW: Silence—A Fable
The only thing more terrifying than chaos is being trapped with your own thoughts. Or does this story have a more positive reading?
STORY REVIEW: Shadow—A Parable
Before “The Masque of the Red Death,” there was “Shadow”—and try as these revelers might, no amount of partying in hiding can keep Death at bay for long.
STORY REVIEW: Lionizing
Robert Jones has an epic nose, and everyone admires him for it. Plus, schnozzes, proboscises, and Nosology. It’s noses everywhere!
STORY REVIEW: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
A Dutch man tries to outrun his creditors by flying a hot air balloon to the moon. Plus, bulging eyeballs and ugly aliens—but is it all a hoax?
STORY REVIEW: The Hand
Did a severed human hand commit murder all by itself? Plus, does the supernatural exist, or is anything we can’t explain just “inexplicable”?
STORY REVIEW: The Monkey’s Paw
Three wishes from a mummified monkey’s paw… what could go wrong?
STORY REVIEW: The Assignation
A baby falls in a canal, and only one man can save the day. Plus, a goddess adored by all of Venice, a sinister husband, and a lovers’ pact for the ages.
STORY REVIEW: The Wolf and the Man
A wolf attacks an armed huntsman with nothing but brute strength—but was he goaded into the fight? And does he deserve praise for having more guts than brains?