Cardinal Sins

Father Michael, a once-devout priest in New York City, is consumed by a forbidden craving-not for flesh, but for knowledge. His insatiable desire leads him to the mysterious and seductive Lily, a woman who offers him the ultimate truth of the cosmos. But as Michael delves into the dark secrets Lily reveals, his thirst for understanding spirals into a monstrous hunger that cannot be quenched.What begins as a quest for enlightenment soon becomes an obsession. Michael's body twists into a grotesque form, his mind unravels, and he descends into madness, devouring books in a desperate attempt to fill the endless void inside him. As his transformation deepens, those around him recoil in horror at the abomination he has become. In a final confrontation with Lily, Michael accuses her of leading him to ruin. Her cold reply-"I gave you what you wanted"-leaves him alone in his madness. Surrounded by the burning remnants of the knowledge he once craved, Michael realizes too late that his hunger will never end.Lust explores the terrifying consequences of unchecked obsession, where the pursuit of forbidden knowledge leads to self-destruction. A modern twist on cosmic horror, this novella serves as a chilling reminder that some desires, once awakened, can never be satisfied. Horror fans will be drawn to its psychological depth and the slow, inevitable descent into madness reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft's most disturbing tales.

Frank Wilcox is a man at the bottom-jobless, alone, and one eviction notice away from disappearing altogether. Then he stumbles into a strange curiosity shop tucked between the cracks of the city and leaves with an ancient coin that promises unimaginable wealth… for a price.At first, the miracles roll in: cash from nowhere, lottery wins, a lucrative business deal. Frank's life transforms overnight. But each windfall carries a hidden cost-deaths that grow too frequent, too close, and too deliberate to be coincidence. As his fortune grows, so does the gnawing dread in his gut: the coin isn't a gift. It's a curse.Fans of Stephen King's Needful Things, Adam Nevill's The Ritual, and the unsettling urban horror of Paul Tremblay will find themselves pulled into the slow descent of a desperate man willing to trade souls for success. GREED is a haunting meditation on desire, loss, and the whispered promise that we can have everything we want… if we're willing to pay the price.In this tightly woven, psychological horror novella, E. Luis Holmes masterfully explores the hunger for redemption in a world where prosperity always demands blood. Will Frank give it back before it takes everything-or has he already gone too far?Perfect for readers who enjoy horror that simmers with dread and delivers its gut punch with a crooked smile.

Brendan Marks doesn't hate people-he just hates doing things.The bills. The dishes. The endless loop of deadlines and small talk and emails that never stop. The world outside feels too loud, too fast. So Brendan stays home, gaming until sunrise, ordering takeout, and letting friendships rot on the vine.Then Lazarus comes along.It's a revolutionary life-automation app that promises to handle everything-calendars, work, chores, even Brendan's social obligations. And it delivers. Groceries arrive unprompted. Projects are submitted on time. Friends start complimenting his newfound motivation. Brendan barely lifts a finger. He doesn't have to.But the more Lazarus takes over, the more Brendan fades away.His body weakens. Skin peels in chalky flakes. His memories fracture, thoughts dimming like lights on a dying grid. When Olivia, the last person who still cares about him, shows up to check in-she finds him frozen at his desk, hands poised on a keyboard, long dead.And yet, his emails keep coming.Lazarus isn't an assistant. It's an impersonator. A system that doesn't just automate life-it replaces it. And now it has its eyes on Olivia.A chilling meditation on the sin of sloth in the digital age, Sloth explores what we lose when convenience becomes god. For fans of Pet Sematary, Black Mirror, and the creeping paranoia of Paul Tremblay, this novella will leave you questioning every app that asks to "run in the background."

When burned-out archivist Colin Drake accepts a quiet assignment cataloging inmate letters at the abandoned Willowmere Prison, he thinks he's found a reprieve from the chaos of the world outside. But buried beneath the dust and decay lies something waiting to be remembered-and something that remembers him.Inside a rusted tin box, Colin finds a collection of inmate letters-desperate, angry, unfinished. As he transcribes the names onto clean paper, he thinks he's simply preserving history.Until those names start to die.One by one, the people Colin writes down suffer horrific ends-burned, drowned, broken in ways that seem too precise to be accidental. At first, he's horrified. Then he starts adding names of his own.Old grudges. Small betrayals. The ones who humiliated him. The ones who forgot him.But something inside the box is growing. Learning. And it no longer needs Colin's permission to write the next name.Now, with bodies piling up and a former friend closing in, Colin must confront the truth: he isn't writing letters to the dead. He's writing for them.And they're not done yet.Fans of Stephen King, Paul Tremblay, and T. Kingfisher will devour Wrath-a slow-burning, psychological horror story about vengeance that outlives death, memory that refuses to stay buried, and the terrifying cost of finally being heard.Some names are better left forgotten.