My Father's Mask

This e-short story from Joe Hill's collection 20th Century Ghosts introduces a diverse cast of characters, from a deceased young woman awaiting her fate in a theater to a lonely boy with a talent for attracting abuse, an unhappy transformee into a giant locust, and a boy trapped in a bloodstained basement communicating with the dead via a mysterious telephone. Set against a backdrop of mystery and supernatural elements, the story weaves together their intriguing lives and fates.