Bedtime Stories — An Epilogue to Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling
October 31, 2012
Earlier this month, I asked readers and Twitter followers to vote on what they’d like me to post for Halloween… either a “Trick” or a “Treat”. The vote was unanimous, and so without further adieu is your Halloween “trick” — an epilogue to Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling entitled “Bedtime Stories”…
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When twilight came, the Balthazar Hotel bled into sunset. Its deep scarlet walls tainted the clouds with red sleep as the …
Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling
"Think of it as 2 cups Jane Eyre, 6 oz of Lovecraft, and a tbsp of Tim Burton. Serve with ice cream."