Jasper Dunlap gazed up at the enormous statue of metal, glass, - TopicsExpress

Jasper Dunlap gazed up at the enormous statue of metal, glass, plastic, dead insects and more. It stood about thirty feet high and was situated in the Pavoni Gallery’s atrium. Huge ferns stood behind the statue, with a faux creek burbling through a pebble-lined plastic canal encircling its base. The work depicted an enormous octopus-like creature, coiling around a crude brass skeleton. The complex curves of the monster’s tentacles seemed to suggest the spiraling double-helix of DNA. The tentacles were studded or otherwise adorned with all sorts of curious items – gems, rings, baby toys, bottles, condoms, books, shoes, even moths and beetles stuck on pins. Jasper began to write in his notepad, looking back and forth from the art to his notes, back and forth, until suddenly he realized with a start that someone was standing next to him, watching him. “Hello. How’s every little thing?” the woman said. Her voice was low and raspy – a chain-smoker’s voice. But she didn’t smell like smoke. Actually, she smelled like... He couldn’t place it, but it was sweet and somehow familiar. She was pale, thin and angular, and she wore black horned-rim glasses and a navy-blue business suit. Her thick black hair was gathered up in a loose bun, with two yellow pencils stuck through it. She tapped his notepad with a shiny blue fingernail. “Taking lots of notes, I see.” “This piece...” Jasper said. “It’s ridiculous. Trite. Eccentricity for eccentricity’s sake. Do you see its name anywhere?” The woman pointed to an engraved rectangle of dark gray plastic mounted on a small stand next to the statue’s base. Jasper squinted at the tiny white letters: The Embrace Of Kugappa. Vyvyka Megamega. 2001. “The artist’s name is just as stupid as the –” He stopped and turned toward the woman. “Oh, great. I bet you’re this ... Mega-mega.” She managed a small smile. “It’s pronounced Muh-GOM-muh-guh....” -- An excerpt from "The Embrace of Kugappa," one of 25 Lovecraftian #horror stories in the fiction collection, BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM. Available on #Kindle for just $2.99 (also available as a trade paperback). Check it out here: amazon/Best-Little-Witch-House-Arkham-ebook/dp/B00DAJEODW/

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