Featured Review on this writing by Kevin Michael Smith

"So now the need to understand this is getting intense. We have this character (about 95% certain its a girl) being forced into this place... the character seems to be touchy about style, maybe beauty in society. Then there is a succubus in a mirror no less! Not sure if this is intentional but as a statement on society THAT IS BRILLIANT for a soul sucker to be synonymous with a mirror for a girl with beauty issues.
At the same time, of course, its a good story."

Dark Mirror

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Status: Finished | Genre: Horror | House: House Of Ten Thousand Exotic Rooms

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A book inspired by the images on the 'Dark Mirror' Oracle card deck by Lara Sava and Riccardo Minetti.
Cover design by Booksie member Fatal Exit

Horror strange reflections dark-mirror

Chapter 1 (ver.1)

1. The Fog

Submitted: January 22, 2019

1. The Fog. Living here, I have become quite used to the fog that will suddenly descend. It seems to appear from nowhere,... Read Chapter

Chapter 2 (ver.1)

2. I've Never Seen This Place Before

Submitted: January 22, 2019

2. I’ve Never Seen This Place Before. Tall wrought-iron gates stand in front of me. Even in the filaments of fog that s... Read Chapter

Chapter 3 (ver.1)

Triumph Of Lies

Submitted: January 22, 2019

3. Triumph Of Lies. For a moment when I manage to reopen my eyes I don’t remember where I am. Even the fog i... Read Chapter

Chapter 4 (ver.1)

4. The Temple Of My Body

Submitted: January 22, 2019

4. The Temple Of My Body Time is meaningless in the darkness. Too disorientated to stand, I sit, hugging my knee... Read Chapter

Chapter 5 (ver.1)

5. Obsession

Submitted: January 23, 2019

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Chapter 6 (ver.1)

Is This Me?

Submitted: January 26, 2019

6. Is This Me? The sudden disappearance sends me crashing to the ground. I can’t find the will or the strength to even si... Read Chapter

Chapter 7 (ver.1)

Gilded Regret

Submitted: January 27, 2019

7. Gilded Regret The fire seems to burn for ages in that mirror. I cannot feel its heat but also I cannot silence the screams that ... Read Chapter

Chapter 8 (ver.1)

Alone In The World

Submitted: January 29, 2019

8. Alone In The World Instead of darkness the room, cell, whatever it is I’m in, is now flooded with bright light. Too... Read Chapter

Chapter 9 (ver.1)

Sacrifice

Submitted: January 29, 2019

9. Sacrifice. The sense of isolation intensifies, magnified, maybe, by the fact that here I am indeed alone. Should I call out for he... Read Chapter

Chapter 10 (ver.1)

The Child I Was Meant To Be

Submitted: January 31, 2019

10. The Child I Was Meant To Be. Stunned. There is no other word to describe how I feel. I don’t want to look any more, do not wa... Read Chapter

Chapter 11 (ver.1)

Envious Gluttony

Submitted: January 31, 2019

11. Envious Gluttony Where did she go, the child I was or was meant to be. Lost amongst the scattered wishes and broken dreams, I f... Read Chapter

Chapter 12 (ver.1)

Colorless Angel

Submitted: February 01, 2019

12. Colorless Angel Its hands, or whatever they are, bang against the mirror, the claw-like nails screeching as they scratch against ... Read Chapter

Chapter 13 (ver.1)

Addicted

Submitted: February 02, 2019

13. Addicted. I would have thought that by now I had become immune to the mirror’s shocks. I’d seen so much, so fast, that my min... Read Chapter

Chapter 14 (ver.1)

Artificial Heart

Submitted: February 03, 2019

14. Artificial Heart The horse picks up speed, pulls on that chain and that decaying angel is pulled by the neck to stumble and try t... Read Chapter

Chapter 15 (ver.1)

Blinded To Pain

Submitted: February 04, 2019

15. Blinded To Pain There is silence for a while, as I crouch down in agony. I try to reason with myself, tell myself it was not real... Read Chapter

Chapter 16 (ver.1)

Hiding Your True Self

Submitted: February 05, 2019

16. Hiding Your True Self Of course it is me in the mirror. Or at least a copy, a fake version. She does not seem to see the flies th... Read Chapter

Chapter 17 (ver.1)

Masquerade

Submitted: February 06, 2019

17. Masquerade I wait for something terrible to happen to the two women in front of me, but the picture seems to have become frozen. ... Read Chapter

Chapter 18 (ver.1)

Black Flower Fragrance

Submitted: February 07, 2019

18. Black Flower Fragrance. “You can’t be crying over him. Don Juan that he is. You are nothing to him other than a toy to amuse ... Read Chapter

Chapter 19 (ver.1)

Forgetting Oneself

Submitted: February 08, 2019

19. Forgetting Oneself “Go Black!” he repeats once more, but this time not shouting but with such force that his words reverberat... Read Chapter

Chapter 20 (ver.1)

20. Naked Before The Stars

Submitted: February 09, 2019

20. Naked Before The Stars. He....it....doesn’t let me plunge over the edge of the abyss but lets me hang on to the numbness. It is... Read Chapter

Chapter 21 (ver.1)

Parasite

Submitted: February 10, 2019

21. Parasite. He laughs long and loud this time, relishing my reaction to the total ugliness in front of me, beside me, behind me. I ... Read Chapter

Chapter 22 (ver.1)

Downcast Pride

Submitted: February 11, 2019

22. Downcast Pride “How pitiful,” the voice says, without even a hint of compassion. And it is. What I am seeing in the mirro... Read Chapter

Chapter 23 (ver.1)

Bride In A Cage

Submitted: February 13, 2019

22. Bride In A Cage. It takes me a long time to recognize that the grey is darkening. It is a strange grey though, like a cloud tha... Read Chapter

Chapter 24 (ver.1)

I Won't Cry For You

Submitted: February 14, 2019

24. I Won’t Cry For You “You do not weep for her, then. That caged bride.” The voice sounds perplexed, had expected some kind o... Read Chapter

Chapter 25 (ver.1)

Revenge

Submitted: February 14, 2019

25. Revenge Just before I black out, he, it, loosens his grip and flings me down towards the floor. I was not expecting it, was not p... Read Chapter

Chapter 26 (ver.1)

Queen Of My World

Submitted: February 16, 2019

26. Queen Of My World With a snap of his fingers she is gone, taking her swords with her. For a fleeting moment I had almost hoped th... Read Chapter

Chapter 27 (ver.1)

Fated To Suffer

Submitted: February 17, 2019

27. Fated To Suffer “Of course, that is just on interpretation of the image. You could still be Queen but have become somehow....lo... Read Chapter

Chapter 28 (ver.1)

Peaceful Among Thorns

Submitted: February 18, 2019

28. Peaceful Among Thorns He, it, does not say anything either. It stays completely silent as I stare at that image, trying to decide... Read Chapter

Chapter 29 (ver.1)

Fragmentation

Submitted: February 19, 2019

29. Fragmentation It does not take me long to realize quite how right I am with those thoughts. He is going to exert his power and he... Read Chapter

Chapter 30 (ver.1)

Perchance To Dream

Submitted: February 20, 2019

Perchance To Dream Total sadness envelops me as I watch the weeping of the stone face. A single tear at a time runs down to fall, to ... Read Chapter

Chapter 31 (ver.1)

Anger And Chains

Submitted: February 21, 2019

31. Anger And Chains I refuse to open my eyes, to move in any way. Perhaps by staying completely still I’ll be able to re-establish... Read Chapter

Chapter 32 (ver.1)

Calling The Storm

Submitted: February 22, 2019

32. Calling The Storm I can bring a stop to this. I can end this torment right now. To hell with him and his visions, all of his sick... Read Chapter

Chapter 33 (ver.1)

Atonement

Submitted: February 23, 2019

33. Atonement It comes to me, that storm, answers my call. Lightning slashes it’s way through the chamber, the cell or whatever it ... Read Chapter

Chapter 34 (ver.1)

Today For Tomorrow

Submitted: February 24, 2019

34. Today For Tomorrow I can’t bear it, what I have done. I collapse in on myself, try to make myself vanish. The view of the destr... Read Chapter

Chapter 35 (ver.1)

The Dark Mirror

Submitted: February 24, 2019

35. The Dark Mirror How can he know all this? It makes no sense. He is reading my mind but he could not have met her, my mother, she ... Read Chapter

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Mike S.

Comment | 14 words

Tue, January 22nd, 2019 8:05pm

Sounds like me trying to find my car in the bar's parking lot--excellent, Hull!

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Comment | 3 words

Tue, January 22nd, 2019 12:14pm

Ha! Thanks, Mike!

Jeff Bezaire

Comment | 46 words

Tue, January 22nd, 2019 8:16pm

Terrific imagery and some great sensory descriptions! I love the idea of walking through a thick fog, though one that smells like eggs and is leading me somewhere unfamiliar doesn't appeal to me. But I love the imagery and the mood it casts. Great work, Hully!

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Tue, January 22nd, 2019 12:30pm

Thanks, Jeff.

Sue Harris

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Tue, January 22nd, 2019 8:31pm

Very atmospheric and menacing. A great opening chapter, Hully, one which drew me in.

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Comment | 29 words

Tue, January 22nd, 2019 12:33pm

Thank you, Sue. This will be a much darker write than 'Mystical Moments', both of which are inspired by oracle card decks. The artwork of these can be phenomenal.

Miss Midnight

Comment | 39 words

Wed, January 23rd, 2019 5:22pm

What a beginning. I've never been fond of fog myself, but this fog seems to be alive in the worst way, lol.
Beautiful descriptions and well paced.
I was starting to feel a little tight chested myself.
Great Chapter!

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Comment | 7 words

Wed, January 23rd, 2019 9:45am

Thanks so much for that, Miss M!

Markie Bee

Comment | 16 words

Thu, January 24th, 2019 7:56am

There is something quite appealing about this, already I'm taken in. Looking forward to the rest

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Comment | 11 words

Thu, January 24th, 2019 5:39am

Thank you, Markie Bee. I hope I can keep your interest!

Keke Serene

Comment | 27 words

Mon, February 11th, 2019 11:01pm

A transporting fog perhaps? I'll have to read on to find out! A figured it was a symptom of pollution but perhaps something more or less sinister...

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Comment | 10 words

Tue, February 12th, 2019 2:50am

Oh, a bit more, I think. At least in weirdness.

Kevin Michael Smith

Comment | 99 words

Tue, February 26th, 2019 8:37am

So right away I've got lots of questions, which is of course a good thing. It's a strange mix between modern(the character uses phrases like freaking out) and fantasy (crazy world with fog)
A few things... we don't yet know if this is a girl/boy/human which is fine but kind of sets up an expectation that the answer will be a surprise.
We also have no idea why this entity was walking in the first place. where is it going? what was its original intention.
Knowing you these questions will be answered in a future chapter.

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Comment | 38 words

Tue, February 26th, 2019 9:26am

All of that turns out to be somewhat irrelevant as you get further in to the story. I hope you stick with it, but it is not one for everyone.
Thanks so much for giving this a read.