Wisps of gray smoke ascended from the giant blackened pot, as he twirled the burbling liquid inside with his gargantuan pen.

"Hahaha." he laughed, grabbing a book titled 'another fantasy tome' from the shelf on his right. "Down the mix you go!"

The book splashed in the grimy mixture and sank slowly, creating echoes inside.

"Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Adventure," he said. "My favorite..."

His grin washed the room with a chill, compensating the immense heat which radiated from the pot of his creation.

"Who will taste this first?"