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Rated: 18+ · Book · Horror/Scary · #1565217
In a house on a hill, the Devil's children dance.
For Lance.



Maison Diable is my take on horror's classic "haunted house" theme.

The idea to write a horror story can be largely attributed to the Phantom Manor ride in Disneyland, and wondering what the story behind it could be, or rather: what it would have been if I had written it. The result is still mainly in my head, waiting to be put down into story format. Horror is not really a genre I usually venture into, so this project is entirely experimental. It's turning into something deeper and darker than I thought I would write. There are references to demonic rituals, human sacrifice, and other kinds of violence. Although on the whole they are only hinted at or mentioned in passing, I think it merits an 18+ rating.

Literary references abound; there are many great writers whose works have helped this story take shape in my head, and to whose greatness I can only ever aspire. These great minds include Dante Alighieri, Christopher Marlowe, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, and H.P. Lovecraft. If this story achieves nothing else on its own, I hope it may still at least provide a vaguely amusing game of "find the references".


Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.
Divina Commedia: Inferno, Canto III; Dante Alighieri
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Chapter 2 The Picture 13.23k

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