Disgraced surgeon Elias Vance abandoned the messy realm of the living for the precise, cold promise of the preserved. His new calling? A grotesque, elevated art: human taxidermy.
Vance doesn’t just halt decay; he perfects the deceased. Using his revolutionary Alabaster Resin—a translucent mineral compound—he creates statues of horrifying fidelity. His masterpiece stands at the center of his coastal workshop: Lily, the Eternal Bride, a flawless monument to stillness.
But perfection has a price. When a single, impossible saline tear tracks down the cheek of his otherwise inert subject, Vance’s logic shatters. He discovers a terrifying truth: the preservation process didn’t neutralize the soul; it trapped it, creating a conscious, frozen prison.
The system isn’t leaking. It’s weeping.
Dive into this chilling tale of gothic horror and medical thriller that explores the ultimate cruelty: inflicting a fate worse than death in the name of flawless art. If you enjoy body horror and stories where science goes wickedly wrong, The Alabaster Taxidermist will keep you up at night.
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