Around the world, individuals of magickal significance are going missing during the witching hours. Plucky teenager Inoue Risu must step up from being a local monster fighter and uncover a dimension-spanning paranormal conspiracy. With the help of her grizzled sensei Jairuzu, she'll encounter bird-demons, a Pepper's ghost, and nihilistic exorcist bros, as she discovers what it takes to stop an eldritch cataclysm. ✽ Based on the prompt for the Witching Hour contest by @ParanormalCommunity. Ineligible for competition - approx. 6000 words ✽

A pair of police officers doesn't believe the reports about a gruesome creature killing people and stacking the bodies in a bad part of town. Maybe a visit to where the dead ones go will change the officers' minds. "I Know Where the Dead Ones Go" touches on class and whether truth matters.