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A Shower and a Change"Ah, damn. God damn."

The stain was small, no larger than a coin. It fell near his right hip, nestled in the dip between crotch and thigh. Still, it was nauseating. Paul stripped off the trousers and walked to the sink, hoping the sliver of hotel soap would take out the spot.

He began running the hot water and paused, staring at the vomit. Resisting the urge to gag, he grazed his fingers over the stain. It was purely liquid and slick like dish soap, but the sickly brown could only be vomit. He slowly raised his hand to his face and sniffed his fingers. Nothing. It seemed, for a moment, odorless. But no, he suddenly caught a faint

The Host With the MostPaul staggered out into the early morning fog like a drunkard.

He hunched into the raised lapels of this too-thin jacket and wandered away from the hotel, disoriented, shivering--panic gnawing at his gut like a cannibal. "I need help," he thought, "but where?" The nearest hospital was the obvious answer, but the thought of what the doctors would do filled his mind with images of hospital beds with straps, extended isolation with no answers and needles piercing his flesh.

The mass on his thigh was growing--that was certain. Paul could feel it writhing and pushing against his flesh as he walked.

Fight or FlightAfternoon faded into evening and Lysanna cursed herself as mirror shards carved glyphs into her sick-pink flesh. Iridescent black fluid oozed from her wounds and cast a glimmer like starlight into the room's darkness.

That bastard and his lonely little war. she thought.

If he hadn't disrupted the parturition none of this would be necessary.

Lysanna wanted revenge against that harrowed fool but there was no time; survival of the Scion was all that mattered. Her life now forfeit; a sacrifice for the childe. She would inflict her wrath upon her sister - punishment for a millennia of diaspora and her betrayal - before joining the others in th

Odyssey II Chp VI: Something Worse than NobodyPart of his foremost tentacle spun across the room, followed by a trail of shimmering black ichor. Maya’s blade brought a paradox to his senses. His injured limb accepted the cold steel. It felt right when she cut him, as if his flesh knew it was being purified. At the same time, pain screamed through him, reeling from the touch of the metal, causing what remained of the tentacle to spasm.

A seizure. The memory of the subway surfaced, and for a moment he wasn’t in the room anymore. He clung to those little flashes of memory, grasped at every word he remembered in order to keep his mind working, to keep himself. The creature shari

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The Abductionby *Apollomidnight

Community Projects / Projects / Odyssey Project / Clive Barker / Chapter 2 / Artwork

I decided to get out the camera for this submission. I wanted to focus on the abduction aspect, as I felt this was the most important element of chapter 2.

I dont do much photography, but the Odyssey project has been a great opportunity to experiment in different styles for each chapter.

The piece is mixed media using a combination of my photography, acrylics, and Photoshop (and many thanks to David for modeling for me)

For purposes of the project the white border around the image can be cropped off if need be.

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!TylerJamesHudson Dec 26, 2012

so emotive!

~skipshot Nov 19, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

It is funny how nobody ever sees that van. Your pic might explain to how it happens... very clever van

~gregoridesigns Nov 12, 2012

awesome job

~gregoridesigns Nov 12, 2012

awesome job

~holaso Nov 10, 2012 Professional General Artist

I called this a WINNER when I saw it

Congratz!!!

*HansNomad Nov 9, 2012

Nice going--congratulations. Love the imagery with the hands coming out of the van. Very atmospheric. Great job!

*Apollomidnight Nov 23, 2012 General Artist

Really glad you liked how I interpreted the written piece, especially given that you wrote it... congrats on having a winning entry in both catagories

*Micha-vom-Wald Nov 8, 2012

Congrats ! So creepy I have to turn my lights on ... you did a great job.

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~Kor-Skarn Nov 8, 2012

Congrats! Very impressive and it nails the key moment. The experimenting paid off.

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