
The Thing With Chains
“At dusk, Benji watched the other boys make a game out of turning on every light in every room they could find, until all of Palazzo di Bacco glittered on its bluff high above the Pacific like a neoclassical temple of marble and light illuminated from within...”
“An unsettling look at desire and power, sacrifice and fulfillment, and the ending is a sensual and chilling moment, brilliantly captured. A great read!” — Quick Sip Reviews
Featured in The Dark Magazine, Issue 78, November, 2021
Featured in THE DANCING BEARS: Queer Fables for the End Times, coming from Lethe Press in March, 2024.
© 2021 Rob Costello