Not every demon we face is clearly seen…
The knock of the stage manager on the starred door received no response. "Miss Hamme, are you in?"
No answer. A second knock, a second summoning. Silence was the only reply.
They arise when we least expect them.
Frowning in confusion and concern, she proceeded to the stage.
And the brighter the spotlight…
The sight that awaited her took her breath away. Lea Hamme, lead female actress of the Bard's Stars Touring Company, was swinging from a noose over the stage, one of her coworkers walking away from the scene like a member of the undead.
The darker the shadows that emerge…
Unable to summon the fortitude to do anything else, stage manager Adrian Andrews let out a shriek.
"No… No! Not this! Not again! I can't watch it again!"