The Curse of the Cursed Newspaper
A Horror Story
by The Invisible Man

Whilst investigating the death of a local police officer, a gentle detective called Dick Stick uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, cursed newspaper circulating throughout Ireland. As soon as anyone uses the newspaper, he or she has exactly 33 days left to live.

The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look mirrored. A marked person feels like a tall horse to touch.

Dick gets hold of the newspaper, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into his mind: a contented badger balancing on a tender police officer, an old newspaper headline about a magic accident, a hooded kitten ranting about elbows and a drinking well located in an urban place.

When Dick notices his feet have horse-like properties, he realises that the curse of the cursed newspaper is true and calls in his son, a author called Gay Barr, to help.

Gay examines the newspaper and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. He finds the contented badger balancing on a tender police officer particularly chilling. He joins the queue for a supernatural death.

Dick and Gay pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded kitten. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?

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