Tales From The Arcanist

This week, we've got some questions regarding logistics in the hereafter, and there's an...angelic new performer we can't wait to see. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the twelfth day of horror, we're learning what it means to never let go, trying our hand at a new career, and anxious to spend the holidays with those we love. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the eleventh day of horror, we're learning all about moths, discovering the new restaurant downtown is to die for, and brushing up on our French. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist 

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the ninth day of horror, we're taking a closer look at our home appliances, and the weather takes a turn for the surreal. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horro

This week, we have an appointment in one of England's smaller places of worship, and we're ready for a healthy, playful dose of nostalgia. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the ninth day of horror, we're taking a closer look at our home appliances, and the weather takes a turn for the surreal. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horro

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the eighth day of horror, a tall tale is tracking us down, and we have a few questions for our next-door neighbors. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horror are

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the seventh day of horror, a famous classical piece is back to haunt us, and something strange is going on regarding the lampposts. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Day

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the sixth day of horror, we're facing a miniature version of a cosmic phenomenon, and we find our private anxieties much more frightening than we thought. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the fifth day of horror, we're having trouble adjusting to parenthood, and we can't prove it, but we're certain something sinister is afoot. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and T

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the fourth day of horror, we're worried about what the full moon might bring, and we find our wildest wish has come true. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horro

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the Third day of Horror, we're facing cold spouses and even colder climates. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horror are produced by the editors of The Arcanist

This week, we're looking into some fringe zoology, and we're realizing how deeply some scars run. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the Second day of Horror, we're visiting one of Scotland's more haunted homes, as well as one of The US's bloodiest battlefields. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days

Welcome to a special series from The Arcanist Team. Over the next twelve days, we'll be featuring flash fiction from Christopher Stanley's collection The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales. Welcome to The Twelve Days of Horror. On the first day of horror, we're facing ghosts old and new, and there's a game we can't seem to put down. Christopher Stanley is the author of numerous prize-winning flash fictions, the darkest of which can be found spreading misery and mayhem in his debut collection, The Lamppost Huggers and Other Wretched Tales (The Arcanist, June 2020). He’s also the author of the horror novelette, The Forest is Hungry (Demain Publishing, April 2019). Follow him on Twitter @allthosestrings or visit his website: christopherstanleyauthor.com Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist and Twelve Days of Horror are produced by

This week, we're relearning what it means to tell a story, and we're acclimating to our new reality one day at a time. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

This week, we've made a brand new friend, and we're remembering a classic from Blue Oyster Cult. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

This week, we have a new side hustle we'd love to tell you about, and we're brushing up on our Norse mythology. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

This week, we have an appointment for some ink, and we're learning all about the importance of scale in artistic theory. Love speculative literature? Read hundreds of other science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories online for free at TheArcanist.io. To support our writers, visit Patreon.com/TheArcanist.    Tales From The Arcanist is produced by the editors of The Arcanist. Music by Spaceinvader from Fugue.

With heavy hearts, we must report that Elizabeth passed away Monday, October 24th of an unexpectedly aggressive metastatic breast cancer shortly after this story was accepted. In honor of Elizabeth, The Arcanist is duplicating her story payment and donating it to Girls Love Mail, a nonprofit that gifts handwritten letters to women newly-diagnosed with breast cancer. This charity combines Elizabeth’s love for writing while supporting breast cancer patients. We encourage you to donate as well. We are honored to welcome Elizabeth into The Arcanist family and share her story with the world.