Explore a collection of haunting and mysterious tales centered on vengeance, betrayal, and redemption. Each story takes readers into a unique world where wrongdoings are met with supernatural or karmic justice, spanning varied themes from supernatural curses to moral lessons and mythic justice.
Supernatural Retribution:
In The Mezzotint, a museum director discovers a shifting image that seems to capture the essence of a long-past tragedy, haunting him with its dark connections to a missing child. Similarly, The Curse of Yig unveils the horrors of a snake-god’s wrath, where a settler’s fateful act against Yig’s offspring unleashes a nightmarish transformation. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein’s creation, abandoned and rejected, turns to vengeance, revealing the consequences of scientific ambition and isolation.
Nature’s Justice:
The Passage of the Yabebirí* tells the tale of a man protected by stingrays he once saved, who now defend him against predatory tigers in a fierce struggle between natural allies and foes. In The Flamingos’ Stockings, the flamingos’ vanity leads to a painful lesson when they attempt to mimic the coral snakes and are left with permanent red markings.
Betrayal and Revenge:
The Rose-Tree* recounts a chilling family betrayal as a murdered girl’s spirit, reborn as a bird, exacts revenge on her stepmother. In The Flute, a man avenges his daughter’s murder by her jealous stepmother, ultimately finding solace only in pilgrimage and music.
This collection captures the range of vengeance-driven stories that deliver chilling and thought-provoking twists, each showcasing how actions echo in surprising and often darkly poetic ways.