A spooky tale with some Lovecraftian elements is my contribution for Halloween this year. It all begins with a return to a decaying family home.
Curious to hear reactions to both story and to the cover image. It's one of the better ones I have generated using AI (I use a site called Nightcafe that offers access to multiple image generation algorithms).
Sonja did not have a cat. So why was this one making itself at home in her house?
Calico Cupid - Summer Love contest entry
The metal singer made Brenda an interesting offer, but was her interest in the music ... or him?
One of my goals with this story was to create something vaguely in the vein of a Cthulhu Mythos story but without some of the more annoying tropes. So you've got the dark multi-generational family secrets, a terrible something lurking at the edge of reality, and even a creepy book in a forgotten language. However, you don't have letter salad names, reams of adjectives, or an italicised over-dramatic closing line. All in all, I think I managed to get some of the atmosphere of a Lovecraftian tale without the bits that don't stand up well today.
Sonja did not have a cat. So why was this one making itself at home in her house?
Calico Cupid - Summer Love contest entry
The metal singer made Brenda an interesting offer, but was her interest in the music ... or him?
