title: In A Corner, Darkly: Short stories to horrify, shock and disturb
author:  Sue Rovens 
description: Sue Rovens continues to write first drafts on her blog, inacornerdarkly.blogspot.com. She lives with her partner, Charlie, who fills her head with interesting music, and two cats, who fill their house with fur.
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  This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are
  products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any
  resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
  means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any
  information storage and retrieval system — except in the case of brief
  quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews — without the written
  permission of publisher or author, except where permitted by law.
  
  Cover Art by Amanda Kelsey of [Razzle Dazzle
  Design](http://www.razzdazzdesign.com/).
  
  Copyright © 1994 and 2013 by Roberta Helmer
  
  First Dell Edition: 1994
  
  First Steel Magnolia Press Publication: 2013
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In memoriam, Paul M. Helmer (1905-1994)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER 1
  
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  “Come out, villain!”
  
  Sunlight lay in a pool of gold around 