Stories by Silas Blackwood
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The Spectral Analyst of Slakterquay
Author:Silas Blackwood
In the rain-slicked city of Slakterquay, where forgotten magic bleeds through the cracks in reality, disgraced detective Aggie Thorne sees the ghosts of the past. Gifted with a mysterious System that translates spectral energy into hard data, she takes on the cases that terrify the rich and baffle the police. Her first case: a malevolent entity in a billionaire's mansion, a haunting tied to the city's blood-soaked foundations. But by solving one mystery, she may unleash a darkness that could consume the entire city.
The Devil's Barter for a Soul
Author:Silas Blackwood
To save her daughter from death's grip, Elara Vance made a deal with a devil. Now, the price is coming due. Bound by a soul-pact, she is commanded to commit monstrous acts, starting with the kidnapping of two innocent teenagers. Torn between her daughter's borrowed life and her own shattering soul, Elara must navigate a hidden world of ancient magic and infernal politics to find a loophole before her patron claims everything she holds dear, or the world itself erases her for breaking its secrecy.
The Road That Eats
Author:Silas Blackwood
Three urban explorers chase the high of a lifetime, stumbling upon a phantom road that only appears under a cloak of fog and darkness. At its end lies a parking lot of impossible size, a silent graveyard for cars and secrets. But this discovery isn't a random glitch in reality; it's a trap. Now marked by the road, they are hunted by its sinister gatekeeper, a man who harvests the wreckage. To survive, they must unravel the terrifying rules of a place that isn't on any map—a place that's hungry for new arrivals.
London's Last Spark
Author:Silas Blackwood
Elara Vance, a scrappy, off-the-books PI, survives on gut feelings and luck in London's grimy underbelly. But when a simple missing person case forces her to use a power she never knew she had, she's dragged into a hidden world of magic and conspiracy. Her accidental magic catches the eye of the city's most powerful mage, who offers her a deal: apprenticeship or prison. Plunged into a life of luxury and arcane lessons, her new world shatters when her mentor is murdered. Now, framed for the crime and inheriting a sentient, magical house she can't leave, Elara must master her volatile powers to hunt a killer in a world that wants her dead.
The Pastor's Penance
Author:Silas Blackwood
When a pious pastor scams a retired construction mogul, he mistakes kindness for weakness. But this landlord isn't just seeking rent; he's demanding penance. He discovers the pastor's greatest vulnerability isn't his wallet, but his pulpit. In a cold, calculated strike, he will turn the shepherd's own flock against him, proving that while God may forgive, he doesn't. This is a story not of money, but of methodical, righteous vengeance.
The Rot That Binds Us
Author:Silas Blackwood
When Trey Blackburn returns to his decaying hometown for his monstrous father's funeral, he finds the morgue drawer empty. The body is gone. A cryptic warning from a decade-old security tape—"That's not my son! Check the attic!"—sends him searching for a mysterious stone box. He soon discovers his father didn't just die; he evolved. Trey must unravel a dark family legacy tied to the town's rotten core, where the dead don't stay buried and a terrible secret has been festering for generations, waiting for him to come home.