Night and Day in Misery

In "Night and Day in Misery," a mother named Stella returns to the hotel room where her late husband and son spent their last night, seeking a connection to her past eight years later. As she grapples with feverish nightmares and haunting visions, the boundaries of reality and the supernatural begin to dissolve, culminating in an urgent message from the other side. This chilling short story, part of Catriona Ward's collection The Shivers, explores lingering grief and the unsettling presence of the unknown.