ExCerpt: Better Living Through Alchemy

"These are clutches of eggs. I can smell something in them, not alive exactly but…growing. Smells like goats and spiders and something else."

Video originally hosted on YouTube by Brad Proctor, part of 31 Days of Horror 2023.

THE HUSBAND SUIT

"I got tired of swampin’ it in Florida, wanted to put down some roots. I mean, not literally. Hubby doesn’t have roots. He has—other things.”

Originally published in audio format by Tales to Terrify. Story begins 21:20 minutes in. Narrated by Tena Kolakowski.

THE PARACHUTE

"The body is a strange and miraculous thing."

Originally published in print and audio formats by Forbidden Futures. Narrated by the author.

THE CHEMICAL BRIDE

"Maria's a genius. They do some foul things."

Originally published in Nowhereville, ed. Scott Gable and C. Dombrowski.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

"This wing is for show, as is the next. Investors and other guests may observe the experiments with reduced risk of contamination."

Originally published in Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire, ed. Vince Liaguno.