π MAD Alex Presents: The Celadon Vase, by John Murray Reynolds
Messer Lorenzo Fiorelli does not take kindly to the infidelity of his wife, nor the overtures his dishonorable secretary makes upon her. The two pay the price for the deception.
π MAD Alex Presents: The Deserted Garden, by August W. Derleth
Come, gather round and experience the terror as Archeologist Jerym Waring stumbles upon an ancient garden in which the rites of elder gods arise, resulting in his death.
π MAD Alex Presents: The Novel of the White Powder, by Arthur Machen
It is medicine. Purely to alleviate the symptoms. Do not disturb me, for I have much reading to do. And nevermind the smell. Or the sounds. With every word I read, I am becoming much greater than my former self, I assure you. This medicine is helping.
π MAD Alex Presents: The Illusion of Flame, by Paul Ernst
A withered stranger from far-off Tibet showed the Great Caprini a bit ofterrible magic that made the blood run cold in his veins. A curious tale, and one not without a touch of horror.
π MAD Alex Presents: The Disinterment of Venus, by Clark Ashton Smith
A bizarre tale of the strange yearnings and carnal desires that beset a brotherhood of monks when the statue of a pagan goddess was dug up in the abbey garden.
π MAD Alex Presents: The Mystery of Black Jean, by Julian Kilman
Man trains bear. Woman trains man. Manβs attempts to reclaim man. Man and ex mysteriously disappear. And thatβs not even the worst part of this story.