Screaming Dreams

Mirror Mere by Marie O'Regan

"A stormy, feral and darkly beautiful tale by a powerful new writer"
— Conrad Williams

Extract

The mirror was a present for their seventh wedding anniversary. It was perfect, exactly the right thing. After several months of renovation, the last part of the house to be done was the downstairs hall, and Sue had decided the finishing touch was a mirror. She just couldn’t find the right one. They’d been searching for weeks and found nothing.

Well, that wasn’t quite true. Mike had seen any number of mirrors he thought would look just fine, but Sue would not be persuaded. He hadn’t complained, though. He just trailed after her, waiting for her to either find the right mirror or give up, and move onto something else.

Then, about a month before their anniversary, Mike saw it. He had come across a little antique shop called Lilith’s on one of his lunchtime walks, and the mirror was right there in the window. The interior seemed every bit as run down as the street outside. No one was in evidence and the place looked more than just empty. It looked abandoned. There was a fine patina of dust over everything, as if no one had been near the shop in months, or even years. He went to the counter and pressed the bell, embarrassed at the loud noise it made in the empty shop. He felt as if he were in church - the air seemed charged, and a little expectant.

“Can I help you?”

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Cover art by David A. Magitis

PDF : 210x148mm : 42 pages

Published 2008

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About the Author

Marie O'Regan is primarily a writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction, and her short stories have been published in such places as The Alsiso Project, When Darkness Comes and Terror Tales 2, among others. Excerpts of her fiction together with further details can be found on her website.

Author's Homepage : www.marieoregan.net

About the Artist

David Anthony Magitis is an international award winning artist, currently residing in the UK. His work has been quoted as dark surreal, revealing the human rabid condition that lurks within. He is self taught and uses a large range of medias from traditional airbrush to digital to complete his work. His art is collected worldwide and has been published in various books and magazines.

Artist's Homepage : www.damagitis.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk