The Corpse Flower

By Thomas Zimmerman

Read by Patrice C. Smith

Amorphophallus titanum—a.k.a. the Corpse Flower. A towering eight-foot Araceae, infamous for the sickly-sweet stench of decay it releases when in bloom. They are popular attractions at botanical gardens but only grow naturally in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia. Until now.

When a corpse flower inexplicably emerges on a grass island in the parking lot of a strip mall in Greenfield, Wisconsin, the EPA dispatches botanist Marjorie Gallant to investigate. She expects a media circus but finds only a small band of teenage burnouts drawn to the flower like moths to a flame. The EPA warns her: the flower’s sulfides are more than just foul—they can twist the minds of creatures that breathe them in, driving them to madness. Then, they leave her to face it alone.

Under the flower’s rotting perfume, the night spirals into something dark and wild. Marjorie and the kids slip into a haze of booze, drugs, and the hypnotic rasp of grasshoppers as reality warps and the shadows creep ever closer. Something ancient is blooming, and it won’t be contained.

Fire In The Valley

By Thomas Zimmerman

Read By Sally Benson

Tonight, under a baleful full moon, with a wildfire raging, Nicole Vecchio and Archie Kovac prepare to shoot their most bizarre adult film yet at their mansion in the San Fernando Valley. As owners of Just4U Productions, they've seen it all—but nothing like this.

Their enigmatic client, known only as Mr. X, has spared no expense. He brings in AVN’s Best New Starlet of 2023, Missy McQueen, and deploys camera drones that resemble clockwork herons. The script is far from ordinary; it's a detailed blueprint for an occult sex ritual centered around a painting by the infamous occult artist Jun Kyogo.

As the ritual unfolds, reality begins to distort. Nicole and Archie find themselves unwilling participants in a sinister invocation. As the performers transform before their eyes, the couple must band together to navigate the chaos and survive the night.

Will they escape the dark forces they’ve awakened or become part of the macabre masterpiece themselves?

In the heart of Philadelphia, Martin Espinoza's life turns from triathlete triumphs to a perilous game of survival. Once overweight, now a picture of health, he’s got a date tonight with the enigmatic Anjanette. Little does Martin realize she’s only interested in him for his diabetes.

Anjanette is a familiar of the ancient vampire Kalmakoff, who seeks victims with unique medical conditions to satisfy his insatiable thirst for exotic tasting blood. Martin becomes the unwitting centerpiece of this twisted feast as Anjanette manipulates his condition to turn him into a delectable dessert for her master.

Trapped and drugged, Martin is faced with a harrowing dilemma. Will he succumb to his fate as a vampire's delicacy, or will he find the strength to fight for his freedom alongside the other captive souls? As the night unfolds, Martin must summon every ounce of courage and resourcefulness to outwit his captors and defy the sinister forces that threaten to consume him.