Armitage's eyes flattened into reason. "I've been hearing confessions for twenty years. Some men carry guilt like weight; others carry it like a torch. This—" He hesitated. "This is older."
To call the Nightmaretaker simply "possessed" is like calling an ocean "a bit of water." Traditional possession manifests in convulsions, vomiting of nails, and speaking in ancient tongues. The Nightmaretaker’s possession is subtle, patient, and infinitely more dangerous. His demonic master did not grant him strength or flames, but a far more insidious gift: —the threshold between wakefulness and sleep. The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed by the Devil
The Man Possessed by the Devil Genre: Psychological Horror / Supernatural Thriller / Noir Format: Narrative Concept / Short Story Outline Armitage's eyes flattened into reason
Today, the whereabouts of the Nightmaretaker are unknown. Some say he is confined to a private institution; others believe he is still out there, moving from town to town, waiting for the sun to set so he can begin his harvest once again. This—" He hesitated