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Art and Artifice

Victor Langret graduated from high school, signed a few yearbooks, wished his friends a good summer, and went home to kill himself. He spent an hour struggling with a length of rope before he realized he had no idea how to tie a hangman’s noose. After a quick trip to the library for a book on knots, he sat on …

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Tumbling dice, illustration for science fiction story Art and Artifice

Id

A Short Horror Story “Black twenty-two!” called the croupier. That made twelve numbers in a row I’d lost. I started to wonder if that was enough to make it look believable. Well, it was too late now. My tiny friend and I had already agreed on the thirteenth number. The little guy had a thing for the number thirteen. I …

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roulette wheel, illustration for short horror story Id