This is Part 17 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ]   Part 17: How Strange the World Could Be The police found them the next morning, asleep and

This is Part 16 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Last Part ▶   Part 16: The Gleaming Tracks By full dark, they were exhausted. Barton’s

This is Part 15 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 15: He Didn't Stay In the next couple of hours, there were a lot of

This is Part 14 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 14: Timekeeper By 9:30AM, her breathing was more laboured. He knew

This is Part 13 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 13: No Stopping Rudy had said the eastern station had been around

This is Part 12 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 12: You Scream Until The End Barton woke, still cradling her. The

This is Part 11 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 11: Burned, Burned, Burned Barton didn’t move for awhile, not until

This is Part 10 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 10: Goodnight After his shift, Barton went to Gabby's tenement, but

This is Part 9 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 9: Tired Eulogies The next day, Barton cornered Rudy at the library.

This is Part 8 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 8: Draining Away Summer drained away, marked by the presence of cool

This is Part 7 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 7: Always on Time After a moment, Barton became aware that he was still

This is Part 6 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 6: Pay Attention “Dare you to walk to the tracks,” he said. She stood

This is Part 5 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 5: The Dare Once they were outside again and moving, Barton felt more

This is Part 4 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 4: One Hundred and Three Years Getting into the library was no challenge.

This is Part 3 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about it here. ◀ Previous Part • • • [ List of Parts ] • • • Next Part ▶   Part 3: People Need Stories Barton flushed. There was Gabriella, standing

“The Starlight Spectre was a night route, y’see,” continued Rudy, “The conductor was one McGee or MacGee..."

A note to Royal Road administrators: this account belongs to RR author ashgreyfog and I intend to syndicate this story to Royal Road! :) /// This is Part 1 of a serial horror novella. Learn more about