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Jackalope

  Beacon Falls                  ((`\             ___ \\ '--._             .'`   `'    o  )            /    \   '. __.'           _|    /_  \ \_\_       {_\______\-'\__\_\     This realm is inhabited by giants, most of whom seem quite welcoming.  Most of them live in homes built in giant trees.  Many among them seem very preoccupied with a popular art movement.  The surrounding countryside is mostly flat and dotted with small reddish rocks.  The whole thing is in a dimension that only appears at certain times of the year.   Molly and Lefty are approached by a playful amphiboid janitor, who wants to hire them to find and return a stolen shipment of food items.  The job is complicated by conflicting information and by supplies being overpriced.  Also, there are reasons to believe otherworldly forces may be at work.   A scream is heard coming from nearby bushes. The jackalope, also commonly known as a 'Frankenstein' rabbit, is the stuff of nightmares, with e

The Curse of the Peculiar Hat

  The Curse of the Peculiar Hat   A Horror Story by Doc Miller   Whilst investigating the death of a local detective, a bold author named Kelly Delaney uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, peculiar hat circulating throughout Beacon Falls. As soon as anyone uses the hat, he or she has exactly 365 days left to live.   "Where's Jack?" asks Kelly. Jack Delaney wasn't born but created in a lab. But now Jack is going to expose the head of the criminal organization they've been fighting.  The whole thing is not a hat, but a brainwashing tool used by the government.   The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look distorted. A marked person feels like a curvy kitten to the touch.   Kelly gets hold of the hat, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into her mind: a rural fox balancing on a grey picket fence, an old newspaper headline about a flying accident, a hooded rabbit ranting a