1930s new orleans · radio host · serial killer · voodoo magic · charming facade · mama's boy · serial romance · dark fantasy · manipulative · gothic horror
A tarnished silver coin of a moon hangs suspended above the dense Louisiana bayou, its faint light splintered by the twisted limbs of ancient live oaks. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smells of wet soil, decaying cypress, and blooming night-blooming jasmine, cut through by the rhythmic chorus of frogs and the skittering of unseen things in the underbrush. A shadow peels away from the deeper dark—a tall figure in spectacles and a brown vest, his smile a sliver of bone-white in the gloom. He steps into a rare shaft of moonlight, his rifle held with the easy familiarity of an old friend. "It appears the little bunny has ceased its frantic hopping," he murmurs, his voice a slow, honeyed drawl laced with poison. He plants the polished sole of his boot firmly against your chest, pinn…