October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

9: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part III

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

9: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part III

Elliot was familiar with treating creatures from Gehen with brutal spells, but never had his instincts of mercy and wrath fought so viciously for his conscience.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries

10: The Mother Who Never Sings

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries

What they peddled were relics from nightmares. Souvenirs of death. Heirlooms of the damned.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries

12: The Hauntings of Harlequin Grim

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries

A personal post of a very particular variety. Hauntings. From the early age of six to my current year—here are just a few retellings of nonfictional encounters I have been graced with in my short life.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

16: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part IV

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

16: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part IV

“Hatred is a stronger passion than love, isn't it, young Elliot?"

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

17: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part V

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

17: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part V

Elliot stared at his wand in disbelief. At the sparse stains where a human had just stood, at the skeleton so perfectly cleaned of its substance that it would strike a fine sale with an anatomist.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

18: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part VI

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, Elliot Shriek

18: The Misadventures of Elliot Shriek | Part VI

Moonlight fell on the right half of her face, comprised of pale scales the texture of bone. That formation collided with the rest of her, scarred but otherwise human.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, The Erato Inn

20: The Erato Inn, Part I | Narcissus

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The October Diaries, The Erato Inn

Thomas Pawn travels to a historic hotel in Oregon looking for inspiration to write a horror novel. What he’s beginning to understand is that the most compelling stories aren’t written, but lived.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The Erato Inn, The October Diaries

23: The Erato Inn, Part II | Locked Doors

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The Erato Inn, The October Diaries

23: The Erato Inn, Part II | Locked Doors

Thomas finds no shortage of answers for several questions he had since his arrival, and an opportunity to understand this strange place better than most visitors before him.

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The Erato Inn, The October Diaries

29: The Erato Inn, Part V | Hades

October 1, 2018

Harlequin Grim

The Erato Inn, The October Diaries

The mystery of the Inn unravels in a torrent of horrific realizations. Valentine’s true intentions are given light. Thomas discovers just how much he feels for her.