Nightmare Novellas Pt. II
Put down your tablets and gather ‘round the campfire, kiddies! We have yet another evening’s worth of Nightmare Novellas lined up to pluck at your nerves and pique the imagination. You can always reach out for a hand to hold if you get scared… just check to make sure it’s actually attached to the person next to you!
We’re pleased as punch to present the following Drew Rausch illustrations for spooky stories that never were, in hopes that they might serve as story prompts during the long, dark nights ahead. Who are these creeps, and what do they want? Where do they go when the Halloween season ends and everyone’s rotted pumpkins are turned to compost?
That’s for you to know, and for us to find out!
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Fuchsia Eyes Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe color and scent were indistinguishable, and inescapable.
Blood-tinged raspberries oozing into globs of blackcurrant and red plum. -
Hatman Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe isolation had been dreadful, but anything was preferable to this.
Scarlet musk, red oud, opium poppy, and tobacco absolute.
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Hollow Hallow Perfume Oil
Add to cartTheir ears rang with that silent echo, a spreading emptiness.
A suffocating pumpkin kyphi soaked in dark red wine and darkened by vetiver, opoponax, and black oud. -
Jolly Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe tone of her reply was lower than expected, and more demanding.
Pumpkin cream, caramel-coated marshmallow, crushed candy corn, lemon peel, and belladonna honey.
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Leaf Spirits Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe cost of protection proved to be more than any one person could pay.
Smoky vetiver, flaming sparks of black pepper, clove, and nutmeg, charred wood, and dark amber.
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Sleight of Hand Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe trick finally played, now treats could commence.
Incense-tarred patchouli, opoponax, blackened cloth, frankincense resin, and black moss. -
Slowly She Turned Perfume Oil
Add to cartStraining to hear, she wondered who the applause might be for. Surely not herself?
Flaming amber, queen mandarin rind, yellow peppercorn, scorched yellow roses, and a hint of decay. -
Sweet Tooth Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe mouth opened and closed like an eye, like a door, like anything but a mouth.
Scorched candy corn and melted toffees
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The Autumn Folk Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe chord vibrated in the air between them — a connection point.
Hay-dusted oak, honey mead, pumpkin rind, vetiver root, corn husk, and maple leaves.
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The Bell Witch Perfume Oil
Add to cartWhether arising from mischief or malice, the calamities were undeniably linked.
Rusted iron, mandrake root, burnt vetiver, and patchouli leaves -
The Treat Keeper Perfume Oil
Add to cartThe smile widened and the long neck bowed, offering.
Dried apples, sour apple mash, and molasses.